Investment in your and your company's development
Executive MBA is an impactful and value-growing investment in developing yourself and your organisation's business.
We are living in a constant state of change, where maintaining and expanding one's own expertise, acquiring new skills, and the ability to adapt to changes are winning traits. The Executive MBA develops you comprehensively as a manager. It provides tools and perspectives to succeed in an ever-changing business environment. In a high-level university Executive MBA programme, you gain a multidisciplinary understanding of business and update your skills to meet current and future challenges.
The Executive MBA programme facilitates a dialogue between theory and practice in the most impactful way possible. In addition to personal growth, the programme also aims to develop your organisation. The EMBA studies provide an excellent platform for both you and your company to develop, refine, and apply the latest leadership frameworks. During the EMBA programme, tangible benefits for your company include numerous development tasks tailored to your organisation´s operations, and most importantly, the EMBA Thesis.
EMBA has broadened my understanding of business models and theoretical frameworks, as well as the tools for strategy work and management that I can apply in everyday business management.
Access a network of experienced professionals
The goal of the Executive MBA programme is to develop your strategic leadership skills and increase your confidence in taking on new, more demanding challenges. In addition to the studies, your capital is further enhanced by a diverse network of leaders and experts, consisting of fellow executives and experts, which you can leverage for professional problem-solving both during and after the programme. Networking with other leaders and professionals from the business world opens doors to new business opportunities, collaborative projects, and potential recruitment prospects.
The diverse education and fellow students from various fields bring a wealth of experiences and perspectives to enhance my leadership development
During this extensive university-level MBA programme you will obtain a multidisciplinary approach to business. The programme develops your operational skills as a manager and increases your confidence in seizing new, more demanding challenges.
Concrete benefits of the EMBA studies for your company are the numerous development assignments that can be applied directly to your own business, and particularly your final project, EMBA Thesis. The topic of the Thesis can relate to strategic planning, account management, sense of community at work, development of leadership, financial management, the new concepts of e-business etc. We keep the written assignments and reports produced during the studies strictly confidential. The produced material will not be published or disclosed to a third party. The studies benefit both you and your company from the start!
You study flexibly alongside your work. Thanks to the modular structure and optional components, combining high-level leadership studies with demanding work tasks is possible. If your job duties or career plans change during your studies, you can flexibly adjust your individual EMBA study plan, both in terms of content and schedules, throughout the entire programme.
Your personal EMBA advisor ensures that your studies progress and that you graduate within your set timeline. The advisor is at your service throughout the entire programme, providing all the support you need to successfully complete your studies!
Why to choose JYU Executive MBA?
1 You can immediately utilize what you have learned
The studies combine both theory and practice – you will get ideas and visions that can be taken to practice right away. Diverse, activating study modes help you to apply things you have learned directly to your daily duties. All development assignments and projects will be closely connected to your own organisation.
2 You can study flexibly according to personalized study plan
You study alongside work and the study schedule will adapt to your work and personal life. You can include modules that are most important to you in your personal curriculum – you decide the topics, which you want to devote your time to. Studies also adapt to unexpected situations; you can flexibly update your study plan regarding both content and schedules throughout your studies. It is possible to complete the programme in two years but you have five years' time to do it, if needed.
JYU Executive MBA is a risk-free option, because your studies will be invoiced according to the progress of your studies.
3 You will improve your own expertise and the competitiveness of your organisation
The EMBA programme is an impactful and value-increasing investment in developing both yourself and your organisation. It will boost your expertise and management skills, and you will also get support for self-management. As your expertise grows, you will be able to undertake new and more challenging assignments.
The practical development assignments, and especially your final project, EMBA Thesis, that you produce in the studies, ensure that your company will benefit, as well.
4 You will network with colleagues representing various industries
You will join a wide network of people from different fields and industries and meet other management experts. Our students come from both corporate and public sectors, with diverse industries widely represented. The invaluable network you build during the programme will benefit you also after your studies in professional problem-solving.
5 You will receive top-quality training
The Executive MBA programme of University of Jyväskylä is AMBA, AACSB and BGA accredited. These accreditations guarantee that you receive high quality business education recognized worldwide. Our Executive MBA is the only Finnish-taught MBA programme that has been AMBA accredited and we were the fourth university globally to achieve the BGA accreditation!
The EMBA programme is conducted in collaboration with a vast network of experts – each year over 80 experts and specialists contribute to the EMBA programme! These experts include the most qualified and intriguing thinkers from academia and business world. However, the most significant experts in our programmes are the participants themselves! The programme is built on genuine interaction and collaborative reflection.
6 You have a personal study advisor
You will be appointed a personal study advisor who will support and coach you throughout your studies. The time allocated for tutoring is not limited – you will receive all the support you need to succeed in your studies.
Executive MBA is a strategic opportunity to invest in success!
