
Timeline & courses
The ESMT Executive MBA can help you realize your fullest potential – and drive your career to the next level. At ESMT, we understand that both intellectual and behavioral qualities affect your prospects of success. We integrate academic training with leadership development. Both combined give high-potential executives the knowledge and experience necessary to grow an organization with the sensitivity needed to manage and develop people effectively.
The program begins in October each year and runs for 18 months. It is a rigorous general management program that leads you through three development phases, all designed to deliver the experiences and skills you will need to become an effective global leader capable of thriving in complex international business environments.
The EMBA one-week modules allow students to engage with peers in a “corporate retreat” setting. Six of ten EMBA modules run on our campus in Berlin, Germany. Module five takes students to partner schools in the Global Network for Advanced Management. During module six the students attend the Academy of Management conference in a North American city. A one-week International Field Seminar (Module 9) runs in an important region of global business. Recent modules took place in South America (Brazil, Chile, and Argentina), in China (Shanghai and Beijing), and in South East Asia (Malaysia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong).
Between modules, students pursue independent study, which includes pre-and post-module reading, assignments, case studies, group work, and the final report.