"It was a great learning opportunity and I gained a lot of practical experience during these three years through a combination of classroom work and individual discussions with the best lectures in the world. I am still visiting the IEDC as I would my parents' house to charge my emotional and intellectual batteries."
Jasenka Gojšiæ, Chief Executive Officer, CARNet, Croatia (PMBA 2001) |
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Education for top executives spread over three years
The Presidents' MBA at the IEDC-Bled School of Management is specially designed for top-executives: presidents, vice-presidents, chief executives, and members from managing and supervisory boards, who value flexible scheduling to participate in an MBA program.
The Presidents' MBA offers the same high-quality education as the one- and two-year Executive MBA programs, but participants can spread out their studies over three years, follow more individually customized schedules, and benefit from individual monitoring by senior faculty.
The Presidents' MBA Program, which is designed to reflect the senior responsibilities and time constraints of participating top executives, prepares them for top management responsibilities in today's dynamic organizations. It provides the same rigorous academic approach, coverage and practical relevance as the one- and two-year programs, but participants can schedule course work more flexibly, and they are offered special coaching sessions with individual professors who guide overall progress, advise on appropriate reading, and deal with individual situations.
Like the one - and two-year programs, the Presidents' MBA covers functional and strategic management, skills training and project work. IEDC will help participants develop an individually designed curriculum, which includes selected courses from the one- and two-year Executive MBA programs, and optional courses that allow them to concentrate more closely on topics of specific interest and relevance.
Project work, an integral part of the Presidents' MBA, is individually defined and focuses on the key business and managerial issues of participants' companies. Under the close guidance of a member of the IEDC international faculty, each PMBA participant prepares an analysis of and a solution to a particular business or managerial problem of major relevance to his or her own company.
The average age of the Presidents' MBA participant is 38 and on average they have 13 years of working experience. Among our alumni, 50 per cent of the graduates held a top management position upon entry; following their graduation, this number increased to 70 percent, with 30 percent remaining in senior management.
Within three years, Presidents' MBA participants have to successfully complete all courses, both required and optional, pass written examinations, and successfully complete and defend their individual project work.
Application and enrolment is possible at any point throughout the year.
In June 2008 the IEDC EMBA program was accredited as a second degree program according to Bologna. Accreditation is valued for all candidates who are or will be enrolled to the program after October 1, 2008. Program is valued 120 ECTS.
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