IMD MBA

1 year MBA Program
Location: Switzerland
About IMD
In a complex and rapidly changing world, institutions and companies need to adapt and respond to the new digital challenges in order to survive and thrive. We constantly innovate our MBA program to ensure we equip our participants to become leaders who are ready and able to play an important role in the shaping of our society. The MBA program is at the center of IMD’s network and ecosystem comprising 50 faculty, over one hundred coaches and 9,000 executive alumni annually. We construct specific opportunities for our 90 participants to explore avenues and build customized supporting networks to enable them to choose the right path. Our Discovery Expedition takes them to hubs where our future is being created: Silicon Valley, Shenzhen and Dublin. Our Digital Lab provides hands-on experience of coding, app design, and agile development. Similarly, in our Innovation Lab, participants gain first-hand experience of human-centered design and rapid prototyping within a med-tech, start-up and design ecosystem. In both cases they go from problem to market tested solution in one week. With our small class size we can be very personalized in our approach and offer one-to-one coaching for both personal and career development. Our Career Services stream is also integrated into the actual curriculum, to develop the skills needed across all aspects of securing a highly competitive job and building a long-term career strategy. Recruiters hire for leadership potential and we have the advantage of being able to offer tailored solutions to companies so that they connect with the right mix of participants for the roles they want to fill. Our MBAs themselves are on average 31 years old, represent over 40 nationalities and come from every industry imaginable. We look for high achievers with an international outlook who can work together, learn from each other and go on to be the best ambassadors for our program and society.
Programme Presentation
IMD is a leading global business school based in Switzerland. The IMD MBA is an intimate, personalised leadership development experience delivering an unmatched emphasis on entrepreneurship, globalisation and digitalisation, while equipping participants with the classic MBA toolkit.
Programme Info

Programme Info

Full time MBA Program
Starting dates:  January
Length of Programme:  12 months
Courses held in:  English
Application deadlines:
Every 15th of the Month from January to October

Accreditations: AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA
Rankings:
#1 for return on investment (Forbes 2011, 2013 , 2017, 2019)
Starting dates:  January
Length of Programme:  12 months
Courses held in:  English
Minimum years of work experience:  2 years

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Student Body

Student Body

FULL TIME MBA:
Number of nationalities: 36

Average Age Range: 25-34
Average Age:  30
Length of Work Experience:
6-12+ years:  78%
3-5 years:  22%

Geographical regions represented:
32% Western & Southern Europe
18% Central Eastern Europe
34% Asia
11% Latin America
2% Africa / Middle East
3% North America

Work sectors represented:
42% Manufacturing Industry
10% Consulting
7% Telecom & Hi-Tech
22% Service Industry
6% Public Sector
13% Financial Services

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Admission Requirements

Admission

FULL TIME MBA:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • GMAT /GRE
  • 2 years prior work experience
  • 1 recommender
Costs

Costs

Tuition and fees: CHF 80,000
Additional mandatory fees: CHF 17,500

Application fees:  CHF 150

Contacts

Contacts

Address: Ch Bellerive 23, Lausanne, Switzerland

FULL TIME MBA:
Telephone: +41 21 618 0298
Website: www.imd.org/mba
Email: mbainfo@imd.org

EXECUTIVE MBA:
Telephone: +41 21 618 0393
Website: www.imd.org/emba
Email: info@imd.org

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