Executive MBA

• you are a high-potential manager facing international business problems of increasing size and complexity.
• you are looking for broader general management knowledge to enhance your professional growth.
• you need a career boost and hope to expand your personal and professional networks and create new business opportunities.
• you are looking for an Executive MBA with a focus on management and innovation.
• you are looking for an original program offered by a renowned business school recognized in its field.
• you are looking for a strong, diverse, and professional learning environment with experienced colleagues, an international faculty, and a hands-on approach to business solutions.

• Earn both an internationally recognized MBA and a French master’s degree taught entirely in English.
• Discover a solid and proven program that will develop your management, leadership, and consulting skills.
• Increase your confidence while building your professional networks and creating new opportunities for yourself.
• Focus on innovative business activities that enable profitable and sustainable growth.
• Benefit from a shared investment by organizations looking to develop and retain talent and individuals looking to boost their careers.
• Design a strategic consulting project that represents a significant return on investment for you and your company.

The program starts on September 6, 2021 and is based on 12 residential weeks over a 21-month period. In the accelerated mode*, the program can be completed in 10 months.

*Note: Your time between the 12 residential weeks is spent on group work and projects. Accelerated mode is a full-time course that does not allow for simultaneous professional activity. If an accelerated participant starts a business during the program, they will be advised to switch to the part-time program.
Our EMBA combines an exciting array of courses in the areas of management skills, abilities, and challenges, with a focus on leadership and global perspectives. It also offers unique opportunities for company visits, lectures, business simulations, and games.
The program regularly includes intensive small-group projects guided by faculty mentors, such as the entrepreneurial project.
Each EMBA participant is expected to engage themselves and companies in a strategic consulting project.
Optional: Three-week intensive English seminar (Monday, August 16 to Friday, September 3)
 

Adding value to a company and preparing its future

The consulting project is an essential and rewarding part of the EMBA experience. As an integral win-win aspect of the program, participants are required to work with a company and an academic mentor to design and deliver a business consulting project focused on a specific area of growth or improvement. Through this consulting project, EMBA participants develop consulting and project management skills while using new knowledge frameworks and gaining experience in leading cross-cultural teams.

Our world-class faculty has assembled all the ingredients to develop a unique EMBA focused on the participants’ needs and skills. When not teaching, our faculty are leading business researchers in their fields and consultants at some of the world’s most successful and respected companies. Our faculty-to-student ratio is high. In addition to our full-time faculty, we host distinguished academics from the world’s top universities.

A great business school is defined by the nature, strength, and diversity of its community. At Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management-IAE, our world-class community includes a wide range of members. The school and its partner institutions each bring a well-established and internationally significant reputation in technical and business education. Research-oriented faculty, diverse and carefully selected students, top-tier academic partners, dedicated administrators, and corporate sponsors share a unique and symbiotic relationship that ensures our school will keep forging forward into the future. As an EMBA participant, we welcome you to this special and thriving community.

The key to success in the business world is to develop and build personal and professional networks. As a participant in the Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management-IAE EMBA program, you will be part of a group of individuals with strong and lasting ties within an international network of close and diverse alumni who share a belief in the program and can be valuable assets in your next professional steps.

The companies and organizations that have sponsored EMBA participants in recent years include: Airbus Group, Areva, BNP Paribas, Bourbon, CMA/CGM, CNIM, DCNS, ENGIE, Electrolux, GYMA, McCormick, Michelin, SNCF, ST Microelectronics, Total Group, Veolia, and Vinci.

The next session begins in September and ends in June of the next year for accelerated program participants.

For international applicants: The French government offers scholarships (through the local embassy) and specific scholarships for exceptional students from emerging countries (Eiffel-Egide). Financial aid may be provided by the school, depending on your situation. People who work in France can benefit from public scholarships.
For French applicants: French applicants who are currently unemployed may also apply for special admission fees. People who work in France may also be eligible for public scholarships.
Contact our office for more details and our scholarship information.

No, the differents criterias considered are: the quality of your application, including a motivation essay, current CV, transcripts and diplomas, professional experience and goals, English scores [TOEIC: 900], and an interview with the admissions panel. Our GMAT code is: N09-SQ-65.

Yes, thanks to our EQUIS accreditation. Moreover, IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management is the only French public institution in the Financial Times’ rankings.

EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) is an international strategic audit and accreditation system for evaluating institutions. It was launched in 1997 by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), which brought together the main European providers in a joint initiative. As the largest European network association in the field of management development, with 400 members from academia, business, public service, and consultancy in 40 countries in Europe and worldwide, EFMD plays a central role in defining the European approach to management education.

EQUIS was developed through a process of close cooperation between existing national accreditation bodies in the field of management education. Those bodies came together in an association called EQUAL. The role of EQUAL was to define the criteria and procedures for a future European accreditation system. Now that EQUIS is operational, EQUAL contributes to the monitoring of the system and provides qualified assessors for the audit teams. EQUIS accreditation can only be obtained by academic institutions, not by an educational program. Only 64 educational institutions in Europe have obtained EQUIS accreditation. For further information, see the EQUIS website. IAE Aix-Marseille received its EQUIS accreditation for the first time in 1999. It has been renewed ever since.
 

EMBA program participants earn two master’s level degrees: an international MBA degree (EQUIS-accredited, see below) and a French national Master in General Management degree. As an MBA participant, you will have a life-changing experience that will enable you to move forward as a business leader and find the perfect work–life balance for you by increasing your knowledge and developing your inner potential for continuous improvement. You will live an international and multicultural experience.

The EMBA provides a solid foundation in all aspects that are relevant in today’s business environment (finance, marketing, strategy, economics, etc.). We go a step further by focusing on leadership and innovation, which are less tangible but nonetheless essential aspects for success in a constantly changing global business environment. We provide multiple opportunities (through simulations, business games, consulting assignments, case studies, our faculty’s consulting experience, etc.) to get as close to reality as possible—learning from real experience rather than exclusively from textbooks.

We also focus on equipping leaders with not only analytical skills but also action and behavioral skills (Think-Do-Be).
 

The personal and professional coaching sessions provided by the program will help you to define your professional goals. You will also benefit from the IAE Aix-Marseille professional network (company events, round tables, etc.).

Yes, we have a very active alumni network with over 20,000 members based in 120 countries around the world. You can also find MBA alumni groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Yes, we have an international student affairs office that will help you.