Executive MBA Russia (St Petersburg)

Target: Executives, senior and mid -level managers

Language: English

Duration: 16 months

Format: Modular: 4 or 5 days per month

8 modules in St Petersburg,
2 modules in France
3 modules across Belgium, USA and Asia
Teaching responsibility shared by HEC and GSOM

Location: St Petersburg

Cost: 38,000 €

The program is geared towards executives, senior and mid -level managers with:

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a managerial position
• Recognized achievements and involvement in the company strategy
• An international mindset
• The potential to take on greater responsibilities
• Motivation to pursue clearly identified objectives
• Upper level of English (TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS)

Whether based in Russia or working with Russia, the Executive MBA Russia program helps managers to assume positions of leadership in their organizations. While developing a hands-on approach to the issues that are most relevant to participants and their companies, its general management approach emphasizes strategy, leadership, change management and entrepreneurship.

Helping you to boost your career

This program offers you the opportunity to successfully :

• reinvent your career and become a key actor in your company's strategic decision making
• strengthen your personal and professional network
• adapt your skills to a changing environment by developing and implementing innovative leading business models
• identify the critical growth factors and develop the global vision that leaders need to drive corporate success
• deepen your understanding of the international business landscape and immerse yourself in the most vibrant regions of the world

Key Features

• Teaching responsibility shared by HEC and GSOM
• Taught by HEC, GSOM  Professors, 8 modules are held in St Petersburg, 2 modules in France, 3 internationally: Belgium, USA and Asia
• An individual project
• A company group project
• Only 13 weeks out of the office over a 16-month period

Curriculum

With a strong general management focus, the program covers the following themes:

•    Strategic Marketing
•    Accounting and Finance analysis
•    Mastering Operations
•    Mastering Performance
•    Corporate Finance
•    Human Resources Management
•    Competitive Business Strategies
•    Corporate Strategy
•    Management of Technology and Innovation
•    Strategic Implementation
•    Leadership and Change Management

2 study trips
1 company group project
1 individual project

Participants who successfully complete the course of study earn an Executive Masters of Business Administration (Executive MBA) degree in the form of two diplomas from both HEC Paris and the GSOM, St Petersburg. The program is recognized by the French Education Ministry and carries full international accreditation. To successfully complete the program candidates are required to have satisfactory attendance, active class participation and to submit written work for evaluation.

Field Trips

The HEC Executive MBA opens the door to global opportunities! With four international learning trips you will have an opportunity to come face-to-face with an array of management practices.

International seminars in the USA are organized at US universities in partnership with the best American business schools. Focused on the institutions’ areas of excellence, these seminars provide you with conceptual and intellectual yardsticks and bring you into contact with new modes of management. Various seminar formats are on offer, ranging from Management of Technology and Innovation at Haas School of Business, University of California (Berkeley).

Asian study trips to Japan, India or China will immerse you in the economic environment of countries whose cultures diverge strongly from the Western world and/or are in emerging economies. You will get a chance to study corporate managerial practices and meet local executives. Seminars include Corporate Issues in an International Environment (Tsinghua University, Beijing), Understanding India! (Bombay /Bangalore, India)  and Japanese Business Today (Nihon University, Tokyo).

Teaching methods

Developing a hands-on approach to the issues that are most relevant to the participants and their companies, the HEC Executive MBA St Petersburg general management methodology emphasizes finance, strategy and change management.

Taught by world-class HEC and GSOM Faculty, visiting faculty from partner institutions, and renowned experts, this global program exposes participants to a diverse range of international business practices and cultures.

Application form

You need to include a resume, your company's organizational chart, two letters of reference and your TOEIC or TOEFL score. Contact your Program Advisor for further details.
Download the application form

Pre-Admissions

Each candidate will meet a Program Advisor to discuss your profile and professional project.

Selection Criteria

A discussion of your profile will be addressed:
•    Rich and substantial professional experience (at least eight years)
•    Track record of ability to influence your company's strategic decisions
•    International experience
•    Concrete ambition to add to your managerial responsibilities
•    Your professional and personal goals as well as their coherency with the HEC Executive MBA program.
A pre-admissions committee will do an initial vetting of your application.

Admissions Committee

Upon acceptance of your initial application, you will be invited for an interview with Admissions Committee. The interview is made of an oral general management test and a discussion of how well your professional goals mesh with HEC Executive MBA's expectations.
Admission Jury
An admissions panel will review the list of candidates and make a final selection. The entire process is held in strict confidentiality.

To find out more please contact:
Ms Yulia Bogdanova, GSOM
Tel: +7 812 323 84 58