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: experienced colleagues, international faculty and a hands-on approach to business solutions.

• Earn both an internationally recognized EMBA degree 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 between 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 (ROI) for you and your company.

Starting in September, based on 12 residential weeks over a 21-month period - In accelerated mode*, it can be completed in 10 months.

*Note: between the 12 residential weeks, your time is devoted to group work and projects. The 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, he or she will be advised to switch to the part-time program.

• Our Executive MBA combines an exciting array of courses in the areas of management skills, abilities, and challenges, with a focus on leadership and global perspectives. In addition, it 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 Executive MBA participant is expected to engage themselves and companies in a strategic consulting project.

Optional: 3-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 Executive MBA 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, Executive MBA participants develop consulting and project management skills while using new knowledge frameworks and gaining experience leading cross-cultural teams.

Our world-class faculty has assembled all the ingredients to develop a unique, participant-centered EMBA. 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 professors 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 continually advances our Graduate School of Management. As an Executive MBA 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 Executive MBA program, you will be part of a group of individuals with strong and lasting ties as well as 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.

Among the main companies and organizations that have sponsored Executive MBA participants in recent years are: Airbus Group, Areva, BNP Paribas, Bourbon, CMA/CGM, CNIM, DCNS, ENGIE, Electrolux, GYMA, McCormick, Michelin, SNCF, ST Microelectronics, Total Group, Veolia, Vinci...

The next session begins in September 2022 and ends in June 2023 for accelerated program participants.

For international applicants: The French government offers scholarships (through the local embassy) as well as 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 or see our scholarship information.

No, the criteria considered are: the quality of your application, including a motivational essay, current CV, transcripts and degrees, professional experience and goals, English language scores [TOEIC: 900], interview with the admissions committee.

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

EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) is an international strategic audit and accreditation system for the evaluation of institutions. It was launched in 1997 by the EFMD, which brought together the main European operators 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 European and world countries, 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, brought 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 can only be obtained by an academic institution and not by an educational program. There are only 64 educational institutions in Europe that have achieved EQUIS accreditation. For more information on the EQUIS website. AMGSM-IAE received its EQUIS accreditation for the first time in 1999. It has been renewed ever since.

Participants in the Executive MBA program will earn two Master's level degrees: an international Executive 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, find the perfect life-work balance for you by increasing your knowledge and developing your inner potential for continuous improvement. You will live an international and multicultural experience.

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

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

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

Yes, the AMGSM-IAE has a very active alumni network with nearly 18,000 members in nearly 120 countries around the world. You can also find an MBA alumni group on Facebook and on LinkedIn.

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