IESA - Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración
Global MBA
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Panama City, Panama
MBA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Global MBA is a dual-degree programme from Tulane (US), ITAM (Mexico), Uniandes (Colombia) and IESA (Venezuela). It develops international management skills through classes in six cities, global case studies and multicultural teams of four-plus nationalities. Applicants must be IESA MBA students or graduates, hold core coursework, show English proficiency and have three years of management experience.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may enter international management, global strategy, cross-cultural leadership, multinational operations, consulting or business development. Career opportunities include managerial, director and executive roles in multinationals, regional firms and consultancies, expanding networks across North and Latin America. and international start-ups worldwide.
Global MBA
The Global MBA is a joint initiative of four business schools:
* Tulane University, United States.
* Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), Mexico.
* University of the Andes (Uniandes), Colombia.
* Institute of Higher Administration Studies (IESA), Venezuela.
The objective of the Global MBA is to develop the necessary management skills to achieve a better performance in international business.
Dual degrees will be awarded: MBA (IESA) / Master of Global Management (Tulane University).
Program features:
- Regional: Understanding of the best management practices of North American and Latin American companies.
- Global perspective: Classes taught in six cities, using case studies focused on the strategy of the main businesses around the world.
- Challenger: Work teams made up of students from four or more countries, where it is necessary to manage different cultures and expand the network of contacts.
The Global MBA is aimed at students and graduates of the IESA MBA who have management experience of more than three years, interested in having a vision of the global dynamics of business and identifying opportunities in the international arena.
Requirements to apply for the Global MBA:
- Be a student or graduate of the IESA MBA.
- Students must have completed basic courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, quantitative techniques, accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and organizational behavior.
- Graduates must have less than 5 years of completing their studies.
- Demonstrate proficiency in English (TOFEL, IELTS, ALIGU).
They must have three years of work experience in management positions.
