Executive MBA in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
CHF 44,800
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* swiss & EU applicants| international applicants – May 1st
Introduction
Your Executive Education comes in 3D!
We have constructed BSL’s Executive Education with one central aim: empowering you as responsible actors of change. We have therefore designed the program three-dimensionally.
Dimension 1 – Specialization: accelerating your career
The specialization in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship aims at educating experienced managers who want to move to more strategic levels of leadership. This educational journey is a transformational, not transactional, experience that facilitates your learning and personal growth as a self-aware, adaptive, and responsible leader for a better world.
Dimension 2 – Focus and Core: fine-tuning a unique mix of competences
Students of the EMBA in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship enhance their capacity as change-makers thanks to their focus on Data Analysis and AI. In addition, they all acquire and develop core competencies in Marketing, Leadership, Strategy, and Finance. The program results in a holistic learning experience that will transform you into a self-aware, knowledgeable, and sustainability-conscious business practitioner.
Dimension 3 – Organization: a learning pace that will suit you
The program is modular, meaning that you progress one step at a time. You can choose between full-time or part-time, thus deciding on the intensity of your learning. The module calendar is available early enough to allow you to make sure the modules will fit into your schedule. All modules are available in Dual-Mode if a last-minute event prevents you from coming to BSL.
Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship
Change is your business’s best friend if you can amend your Business Model or develop another relevant one. In today’s world, the capacity to navigate change has become the crossroads of all other hard or soft skills, experience, and expertise.
BSL has made Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship the heart of its research field. Our Doctoral School gathers 50+ researchers, all aiming at solving business problems through an academic research approach. Many of the Doctoral School supervisors teach in the EMBA program, ensure that they discuss the latest trends in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship in the EMBA courses.
BSL’s take on Business Transformation primarily requires an Entrepreneurial Mindset. Skills in digital transformation, innovation, or big data need to be driven by a constant orientation toward concrete realization, both in corporate and entrepreneurial contexts. Acquiring an Entrepreneurial Mindset will provide you with this driving force.
We have also ensured that our EMBA will provide you with the vital hard skills that will empower your Entrepreneurial Mindset when facing the real-time challenges you will need to overcome in a Business Transformation process. Therefore, the curriculum documents a spectrum of the latest trends in business operations: digital marketing, data science & machine learning, organizational design, sustainability, digital transformation, trends analysis, and scenario planning.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
BSL is proud to offer partial scholarships to worthy candidates on a need and merit base, interested in leveraging business as a force for good! The Admissions Committee reserves the right to acquire financial statements to confirm the financial need of the scholarship applicant. Applications will only be considered when submitted with a complete application file at the initial application stage. In return for a reduction in tuition fees, scholarship recipients will be able to make a positive contribution to the BSL community and have the opportunity to leverage their talents.
Applicants are reviewed on an individual basis and are evaluated based on how they intend to contribute their talents to the community of students, faculty, and staff of BSL.
To apply for a scholarship, you should provide a Scholarship Letter together with your complete file at the initial application stage. Your Scholarship Letter should indicate whether you are applying for a scholarship based on merit or financial need. In the case of the latter, you should emphasize your financial condition and the reasons why you need the funding. Regardless of whether you apply for a merit- or need-based scholarship, your letter should address the following:
- Why do you believe you deserve the merit or need-based Scholarship
- Describe your talent(s) or contribution to BSL and its student community (this should link to specific activities that are provided in the attached process document)
- Describe why your talent(s) would be important and add value to BSL and its student community
- Outline your need and expectation in terms of a % of a scholarship and link this to the scope of contribution to the BSL community
Interested in more information on our partial scholarship program, fill in the form below and get in touch with us!
Curriculum
Core Courses
EMBA
- Strategic Negotiation
- Business Ethics and Compliance Management
- Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning
- Building a Brand in a Digital Age
- Leading Through Crisis
- Executive Project
- Empower Your Future -complimentary module
Specializations
Sustainable Business
- Building Sustainability Strategies
- Implementing Sustainability Strategies
- Creating a Sustainable Value / Supply Chain Focus
- Sustainable Finance
- Leading Sustainably
Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship
- Finance for Entrepreneurs
- Managing and Developing People in the 4th Industrial Revolution
- Innovation and Organizational Design
- Leading through Listening
- Business Transformation Toward Sustainability
Focus
Data Analysis & Finance
- Strategy for Business Transformation
- Strategic Corporate Finance
- Data Analytics, Visualization, and Management
- Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Business
- Trends analysis and scenario planning
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career Support & Employability
BSL’s Career Support & Employability program doubles all MBA and EMBA curricula with a genuine and comprehensive set of services and courses. Self-branding courses, mentor advice, or support for job search will assist your professional growth for career advancement, career transition, or career switch.
Mentoring Program
The Mentoring Program aims to support your personal and professional growth through a structured mentoring program with the participation of experienced leaders and executives from around the world. The program includes one-on-one mentoring, e-learning opportunities, and networking events. It deepens your learning throughout the E/MBA experience and enables you to plan your next professional steps with the encouragement and perspective of senior executives. You can apply for the program as soon as you start your E/MBA experience.
Career Development Course
You will take the “Empower your Future” E/MBA course, which enables you to look at your strengths through the StrengthsFinder 2.0 talent assessment and envision a professional path aligned with your unique competencies, values, and aspirations. You will be encouraged to deepen your self-awareness, learn to communicate your brand effectively and craft a meaningful, stimulating, and fulfilling professional future.
Career Services & Support
Throughout the E/MBA program, you will access our ongoing career services and support.
- Personalized Career Advice: We want to help you find more than a job. We will encourage you to craft a meaningful and fulfilling professional path based on your interests, passions, and strengths. Our dedicated career counselor will work with you throughout the program, providing one-on-one career advice, job search guidance, internship support, resume writing consultation, and recommendations for suitable opportunities.
- Jobs and Internships Online Platform: From day one on campus, you will access our internal job and internship search platform, allowing you to browse Switzerland and other opportunities abroad. The platform is updated regularly with opportunities that come through a broader community of alumni, partnering organizations, social enterprises, and other organizations.
- Guest Speakers and Company Visits: You will expand your network of contacts and meet industry experts through regular guest speaker visits in class. You will take part in organized visits of companies and NGOs in the region, which provide an excellent opportunity to gain insight into how different organizations work, what specific challenges each industry faces, and how different roles and functions work together.
- Global Alumni Network: You will become part of a worldwide network of students and alumni from over 60 nationalities. Many of our graduates have become entrepreneurs and successfully launched their own businesses. Others have chosen a corporate career in multinationals or a service-oriented path in the public sector. Regardless of which way you go, you will be encouraged to reach out to the network as you craft your future employment.
Program Leaders
Program delivery
Duration: 1 or 2 years
- 1 year for the full-time model
- 2 years for the part-time model
Coursework: 16 courses
- 5 Core modules
- 5 Focus modules (Data Analysis)
- 5 Specialisation modules (Business Transformation & Entrepreneurship)
- Courses are scheduled in three-day modules (Thursday to Saturday)
Workload:
- Each module includes 3 days (27 hrs) of class time and 35-50 hrs of independent study
- The E/MBA Executive Project includes 300 hours of study time spread over your program, in parallel with your seminars (1 year full-time or 2 years part-time)
- Weekly time:
- Full-time model: approximately 30 hours/week
- Part-time model: approximately 15 hours/week
Learning Ecosystem
At BSL, a genuine Learning Ecosystem empowers Classroom learning. The EMBA students benefit from various features that will enable them to transfer the knowledge and skills they acquire into their personal and professional development. BSL Career Center provides a structured and holistic pathway toward career advancement, transition, or switch. The program is made of counseling sessions, self-development, and self-branding. It is plugged into the EMBA program through classroom modules, individual meetings, online webinars, and social events.
BSL is the partner of the Incub&Co incubator to provide a space entirely dedicated to entrepreneurial initiatives. Distinguished and inspirational Guest Speakers regularly visit EMBA classroom modules and open direct access to a wealth of real-world experiences and innovations.