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IMD - International Institute for Management Development Executive MBA
IMD - International Institute for Management Development

IMD - International Institute for Management Development

Executive MBA

Lausanne, Switzerland

EMBA

16 months

English

Part time

Feb 2026

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The Executive MBA is designed for professionals seeking advanced education to enhance their career. The program focuses on strategic thinking and leadership skills, preparing students for senior management roles. It typically spans 18-24 months and offers a blend of coursework and practical experience, allowing students to apply their learning to real-world scenarios.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in various sectors, including executive roles such as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), or other senior management positions. The program equips students with the skills needed to lead teams and drive organizational success effectively.

The EMBA takes you beyond the basics to a true understanding of the forces that will shape business in the future. It prepares you for senior management challenges and responsibilities - a rigorous modular MBA for fast-rising global business leaders.

Benefits -- Build your future with the IMD Executive MBA

For you


The IMD Executive MBA takes you beyond the basics to a true understanding of the forces that will be shaping business in the future. It prepares you for senior management challenges and responsibilities -- a rigorous modular MBA for fast-rising global business leaders.

You will:

  • Develop strategies for profiting from good ideas fast and effectively
  • Nurture your skills as a high performance leader
  • Understand the effects of global business dynamics on your firm and others
  • Experience firsthand how outstanding businesses succeed
  • Grasp the subtleties of cultural differences and their implications
  • Build a network with outstanding, international manager-colleagues
  • Sharpen your analytical and creative problem-solving skills
  • Learn how centers of excellence emerge and flourish
  • Increase your value to your company and to your customers
  • Master the challenges of execution
  • Earn an IMD MBA degree while continuing your career

For your company


The IMD Executive MBA helps companies keep their best talent on board. The IMD EMBA delivers sustainable value to your company from the day you start. You'll come back from each module not just with theory, but with hands-on experience - new skills and perspectives that you can put to work right away, before you've completed the program. And you'll have many insights to share from your visits to leading-edge, fast-growing companies and regions.

Your company will:

  • Build skills and confidence in high-potential people
  • Reap immediate benefits from company-related projects
  • Maximize learning impact by integrating work and study
  • Choose timing that works for the business

Program Structure -- Flexible modular program designed to meet your needs

IMD’s EMBA program is a rigorous, modular MBA, comprised of four major elements: business fundamentals, globalization, company-based assignments and execution.

Content

Business problems almost never fit into neat categories. That’s why we structure our program around themes rather than around courses or individual functions. The Executive MBA aims to address problems and develop approaches to problems and opportunities in the context in which you’ll find them in your workplace.

There are 6 modules which can be completed in as little as 16 months or spread over 3 years or more. The total time you'll be out of the office is 16.5 weeks. The first two modules of the Executive MBA take place in the Program for Executive Development (PED). You can complete the first two modules over ten consecutive weeks, or with a break of three, six or twelve months between modules. You can then start the third module, your gateway to the remainder of the program, in November of the following year.