The Executive MBA (EMBA)
Empower Your Career
This real-time transformational programme is the stepping stone you need to bridge the gap between your untapped potential and the world-class leader in you.
9 Core Courses
Build a comprehensive foundation in managerial concepts
10 Electives
Curate your EMBA with your choice of specialisations
5 International Seminars
Deepen your insights and pool knowledge with your peers
1 International Consulting Project
Tackle a real-world business case within a multicultural team
Financial Times
Ranking (2019)
* With an average 78% increase in salary
Objectives
1
Improve your leadership skills
2
Master the most recent managerial practices
3
Design and deploy a strategy in a multicultural context
4
Drive and develop your entity performance
5
Implement an innovative business model
6
Guide your business and lead your team to transformation
Benefits
1
Develop a personal leadership philosophy that reflects greater knowledge, capabilities and insight in a cross-cultural environment
2
Empower the top-level leader within you and expand your perspective on life
3
Share your experience with a highly diverse group - an invaluable asset in today’s global business environment
4
Leverage your career (with an average 78% increase in salary)
5
Join an influential global network as part of the 60,000-strong ESCP Alumni community, present in over 150 countries
Lindsey NEFESH-CLARKE, EMBA 2009
Founder and Managing Director – Women's Worldwide Web
“My career has taken a quantum leap thanks to the ESCP Executive MBA. It enabled me to develop self-confidence and a sense of the possibilities of management and leadership to embrace this ambitious social venture.”
Peter LINDQVIST, EMBA 2014
Account Manager Oil & Gas EMEA
Trimble Navigation
“If you want a world-class Executive MBA in an international environment while keeping your job, a programme that combines academic theory with the real world application, and to improve your leadership and strategy skills, then the ESCP Executive MBA is the right choice and right place to be.”
Mihai ZANT, EMBA 2014
EMEA Director for JustNOW
“I am confident now to sit at a table with any executive in the world in any country of the world.”
The Executive MBA (EMBA)
Curriculum
Programme Structure
You are determined to take your future into your hands with our Executive MBA. But you will need to find time to study in your busy work week. That is why we have carefully designed this part-time Executive MBA programme highly customizable: you choose where and how long you want to study, and you curate the content. The ESCP Executive MBA helps you to balance your studies with your work and your personal life.
Study Track
No matter which study track you choose among our 6 tracks, it is the same curriculum across all our campuses in Europe and Middle East. You follow the same ESCP Executive MBA.
Itinerant
Intake
Sep 2019
Jan 2020
Berlin-London
Intake
Jan 2020
Paris
Intake
Sep 2019
Jan 2020
Turin
Intake
Jan 2019
Sep 2020
Beirut
Intake
Jan 2020
Blended
Intake
Oct 2020
Online & In-Class
Core Courses
The core courses equip you with all the cross-functional knowledge and managerial skills that a business leader like you will need. You will complete 180 hours taught throughout the year in weekday or weekend sessions, depending upon the study track.
- Corporate Strategy
- Financial Accounting
- Marketing
- Corporate Finance
- Managerial Economics
- Managing People and Organisations
- Supply Chain Management
- Cost Accounting and Management Control
- Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
The nine core courses of the Executive MBA may also be completed as a stand-alone component known as the General Management Program (GMP).
50 Electives
You will choose 10 to 12 electives from a range of 50 electives available across the 5 ESCP campuses and via distance learning. As an Executive MBA Alumni you’ll have the opportunity to complete up to two additional electives every year.
“As an entrepreneur, it was critical to fix my blind spots in business.”
Daisy McDonald, EMBA 2017
Managing Director
Yelesa Moods
International Seminars
Over the course of the Executive MBA, 5 location-specific seminars explore the burning issues in global business. The 5 week-long seminars are an opportunity to pool your own knowledge and experience with that of your peers.
International Consulting Project (ICP)
You will work on this collaborative, multi-disciplinary project as part of an intercultural team over 12 to 14 months. You and your team will complete an in-depth analysis of a situation or an issue faced by a company and make recommendations for actions that can realistically be implemented by the firm.
The outcome of your ICP is a series of recommendations that the company can implement in order to meet the strategic challenge at hand.
“The ICP [...] represents a real challenge from a professional perspective; you and the team go well beyond your comfort zone, your field of expertise.”
Alessandro Rossi, EMBA 2015
Marketing Director
Barilla
Individual Coaching
You can use this time to explore themes that are relevant to your career development. Alternatively, you may choose to focus on personal decision-making and identify the actions that will move you towards your goal.
The Executive MBA (EMBA)
Network
Profiles
Your peers are an integral part of your learning experience at ESCP. The Executive MBA cohort is hand-picked from the highest calibre of business leaders. We select participants from a variety of cultural and industry backgrounds to ensure that the input in class is always challenging and rewarding.
Class Profile 2020
114
Participants
35
Nationalities
38
Average Age
30 %
Female
13 years
Average Professional Experiences
Representation by Regions
Western
Europe
51 %
Southern
Europe
22 %
Eastern
Europe
10 %
Asia
8 %
Africa
4 %
South
America
3 %
North
America
2 %
Industry Sectors
“During 18 months, I developed my hard and soft skills together with high profile professionals who became a family. On the itinerant track, the European Expertise of the teachers gave me the tools to anticipate and identify issues. Now I feel ready for the next step in my career.”
Antonio Fajardo, GMP 2016, EMBA 2018
Product Technology Manager
BASF
Influential Network
As part of the ESCP Alumni, you’ll enjoy access to a truly global network of contacts: over 55,000 business leaders in more than 150 countries. The ESCP Alumni Association offers fun and exciting opportunities to plug into this international network via the national alumni associations, and organizes a range of events and regular reunions across the world.
Within the ESCP Alumni Association, you can also look forward to membership of Club EMBA, which represents 5,000 Executive MBA graduates from the past 25 years of the program. Club EMBA is a high-powered network with a strong community spirit, and organizes regular events including breakfast & learn, networking bars, workshops, conferences, and annual reunions.
EMBA Women's Network
The EMBA Women's Network ensures you have the support you need to head off the particular challenges faced by women seeking to take their career to the next level. Initiatives include on-campus networking events, coaching sessions and elective courses on topics such as Women in Leadership.
“Change can only be achieved if women support each other whenever possible.”
Catherine Gaudry, MBA 2017
Management Supervisor
KKLD* GmbH
“For me, the real plus of ESCP is the strong commitment of the school to develop, support and mobilize female executives.”
Anne Kalu, MBA 2017
CEO/Managing Director
Skyte Global Travels
The Executive MBA (EMBA)
Admission
Admission Requirements
- A previous university degree: Bachelor, Master’s degree or equivalent in any discipline
- A minimum of five years’ managerial experience, based on demonstration of managerial skills and potential for success within your company (recommendation letters)
- Fluency in English: courses are taught in English and all coursework must be submitted in English.
- For non-native English speakers, we require the following minimum scores on the tests (TOEFL 100 / IELTS Band 7 / In-house English Test (free) provided by British Council: CEFR c1*)
*CEFR stands for Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Admission Process
Application deadlines
- 30 June 2019 for the program starting in September 2019 (Paris Track, Turin Track and Itinerant Track)
- 31 December 2019 for the program starting in January 2020 (All tracks)
Step 1
Individual assessment meeting with the Admissions department (in person or by phone or Skype)
Step 2
Applications are made online. To apply for the EMBA you have to submit the following documents:
- Degree certificates or grade transcripts covering all years of university study
- Up-to-date CV
- Two reference letters
- English Language certificate (if you are not a native English speaker)
- Copy of passport or ID
- Application fee of €250
Step 3
Application review
Step 4
On-campus admission interview with Program Directors, Faculty and Alumni
Step 5
Admission decision
Step 6
Confirmation of enrolment and payment of tuition fees (Deposit)
“The Executive MBA was the door-opener that allowed me to make my career change.”
Ali Nouri, MBA 2007
CEO
Areva Italia
The Executive MBA (EMBA)
Fees & Financing
Tuiton Fees
The ESCP Executive MBA tuition fees are €62,000.
Tuition fees include 520 teaching hours, all course materials and online resources, and accommodation expenses for off-campus seminars. Travel and living expenses are not included.
Scholarships
In ESCP we value diversity and want to encourage real exchanges from individuals from many different backgrounds. To facilitate this, we offer the following scholarships schemes to accepted candidates:
These scholarships reduce tuition fees by between 5 and 20 % (maximum) and are awarded to candidates who can demonstrate that they will make an outstanding contribution to the program and to their organisations or community.
If you are interested in being considered for a scholarship, please contact Agnes Honorien (ahonorien@escpeurope.eu) for more information.
Financing
70% of our Executive MBA participants receive some financial support from their employer. Funding may also be available in the form of scholarships or government loans in your country. Our Admissions Officer will be happy to advise you about funding opportunities.
Financial institutions can provide you with a student loan. Our on-campus teams are also available to ease the process with purpose-designed credit facilities such as low-interest loans, tailored instalment schedules, and flexible payments.
“Doing the EMBA over 30 months has been a clever choice for me. This formula allows me to better manage studies and work, while providing more time to digest the valuable information received during the courses.”
Farida Tir, EMBA 2014
LATAM Marketing Manager
Arjowiggins