Program Overview

Executive MBA (Geneva)

Overview

The Executive MBA program is designed to educate working experienced executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders, providing them with the latest knowledge at the executive leadership level.

Program Details

Duration

• 12 months

Tuition Fees

• 17,000 CHF

Learner Base

• 150+ countries

Format

• 12 core courses with 4 online elective courses

Specializations

• GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
• HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• GLOBAL FINANCE & BANKING

Academic Calendar

• Click here to view the Academic Calendar for 2025–2026.

Teaching Method

• Our Executive MBA program is tailored for professionals seeking to elevate their careers while balancing their busy schedules. Classes are conveniently held on Fridays and Saturdays, allowing you to advance your education without compromising your work commitments.

Materials

• All reading materials for this course will be made accessible to you through the SSBM Online Learning Portal. Notes for each module are often downloadable, and you are able to save your current learning status and continue whenever you like.
• We provide access to SSBM Connect – an online platform to socialize / exchange / engage and communicate with current students, alumni, professors and industry partners
• Access to the SSBM e-Library andEBSCO (the largest provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, eBooks, and discovery services).

Degree

• Upon successful completion of the MBA program you will be awarded with an MBA degree delivered by SSBM Geneva.

Admissions

• At least 5 years of professional experience
• Undergraduate degree (Bachelor) from a recognized university or equivalent
• Grade transcripts
• Your CV or resume
• ID or passport copy
• One photo
• English requirements: If a candidate is not from a majority English-speaking country, then an evidence of English language competency is required.
  • TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge
  • Intensive English Program certificate
  • Previous education in an English-speaking or Bilingual school with an official certificate
  • Test/Interview with an SSBM staff member (75 EUR cost which will be deducted from tuition fees upon enrollment)

Curriculum

• The Executive MBA curriculum is composed of 12 core topics that you attend. We organize elective courses in collaboration with Deloitte and different industry partners on specific topics relevant to global business and management challenges.
• Program curriculum is the following one:
  • Core courses
    • Global Management (SMG01)
    • Strategic Leadership (SLG01)
    • Project Management (GPM01)
    • Financial Management (FMG01)
    • Human Resources Management (GHRM01)
    • Strategic Marketing (SMGMBA01)
    • Data Analytics and Decision Making (GDADM01)
    • Sales & CRM (GSCRM01)
    • Digital Transformation (GDT01)
    • Supply Chain & Operation Management (SCOMMBA01)
    • Accounting for Managers
    • Tax Management

Student Achievements

• Student achievement key metrics can be found here.

Program Objectives

• The Global MBA program has three main objectives:
  • Help you to make an impact in the data-driven world
  • Learn how to drive change by acquiring business and leadership skills
  • Empower you to achieve your full potential

Learning Objectives

• This program will help you develop an integrated understanding of the essential aspects of business and leadership skills.
• Overall, you will boost your career, employability and grow your professional network. Our Executive MBA program will provide you with innovative leadership skills, a global mindset and the cutting-edge tools through our state-of-the-art learning management technology.

Career Development

• Strengthen your business and leadership skills as you learn to think more strategically and analytically,
• Act more decisively and lead more persuasively.
• Build lasting relationships and a powerful network of business professionals
• Provide practical orientation to management theory
• Get a holistic and strategic understanding of business
• Implement innovative and creative thinking
• Discover latest business and industry trends
• Acquire a collaborative mindset

Alumni

• Networking is one of our core strategic directions.
• SSBM has signed a strategic partnership with MBA Alumni Clubs enabling SSBM MBA students to become members of the MBA Alumni Club. This will provide our MBA students with new networking opportunities to connect with peers from the same as well as different industries, as one of SSBM’s main objective is to have a diverse student body.