IMD News

Updates on the latest developments at IMD and among its community.

September 2019

The IMD MBA – a springboard to success – ranked #1 by Forbes once again

The influential business magazine has consistently ranked IMD’s MBA among its biggest career boosters since 2011

September 2019

Propelling family enterprises toward the future: IMD center of excellence names new Director Peter Vogel

IMD Professor of Family Business and Entrepreneurship Peter Vogel has taken up the Directorship of the IMD Global Family Business Center

September 2019

“Leadership is believing that everybody else has a superhero inside of them”

David Marquet speaks at IMD’s High Performance Leadership (HPL) and Advanced HPL’s 100th program alumni event

September 2019

Changing lives – 60 at a time

IMD’s High Performance Leadership (HPL) and Advanced High Performance Leadership (AHPL) celebrate 100th program

September 2019

IMD partners dominate 2019 Top 100 Swiss Startup Award

Almost one third of the most pioneering young companies in Switzerland featured in this year’s Top 100 Swiss Startup Award have benefited from the support and expertise of IMD EMBA and MBA...

September 2019

MBAs coding their way to the future

“I thought machine learning was like something out of science fiction,” said IMD MBA 2019 participant Chaoyi Zhu. “But during the MBA Digital Analytics week, I learned how it works and it’s the...

September 2019

IMD sustainability progress confirmed by EcoVadis

IMD has stepped up its action and measurement efforts in the area of sustainability in recent years. EcoVadis announced the business school’s Silver rating for 2019, showing a clear...

September 2019

IMD EMBA alumnus Michael Hengartner named new President of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH) Board

This week, the Swiss Federal Council elected Michael Hengartner as the new President of the ETH Board, taking up office on 1 February 2020. IMD EMBA Dean Stefan Michel said, “I congratulate...

August 2019

Future proofing and turbocharging organizations – IMD wins coveted award

The Brandon Hall Group selected two cases by IMD faculty on change strategy and innovative learning programs for its Excellence Gold Awards

July 2019

IMD reaccredited by world’s largest business school association AACSB

AACSB review praises IMD as ‘best practice’ business school

June 2019

Let’s go seize tomorrow’s opportunities!

Orchestrating Winning Performance Lausanne 2019 closes on a high note

June 2019

How can your organization become more purpose-driven?

Understanding the power of purpose – can doing good generate good business?

June 2019

Let’s take your brain to the spa

Executives recharge their batteries at IMD’s signature learning program

June 2019

Bringing down the walls

A lesson in generations and prosperity

June 2019

What makes a great leader in the digital age?

IMD Professor Jennifer Jordan reveals the top qualities of today’s managers at Orchestrating Winning Performance

June 2019

When a country is a threat to your company

Professor Omar Toulan on the risks and opportunities of our volatile times

June 2019

“Humans have given up consent and control for convenience”

Carlos Moreira, CEO of WISeKey, sounds the alarm on life on the web at Orchestrating Winning Performance

June 2019

“Leaders need to have fun”

Peter Voser, ABB Chairman and CEO, on life and leading

June 2019

What is a “Smart City”? IMD and SUTD’s Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities research reveals urban recipe for success

How do we create content and prosperous cities in the age of uncertainty? A new book and ground-breaking research index by researchers at IMD business school and the Singapore University of...