Global Executive MBA

An 18-month accelerated pathway of the Global MBA for some of our most senior MBA candidates. Candidates attend four core workshop residentials as a cohort in Manchester, Dubai and Hong Kong, then choose electives with workshops at any of our global centres.

The Global Executive MBA is a dynamic and highly experiential programme. Whatever sector, job function or global region you come from, this part-time executive MBA degree will enable you to:

• Understand the economic, societal and cultural challenges and differences that emerge when working in a globalised business environment
• Work collaboratively on live business issues and engage with business practitioners
• Gain the practical and analytical abilities, critical awareness and transferable skills you need to function effectively in the current and future worlds of business
• Develop your self-awareness, self- management capabilities, personal networks and networking abilities
• Learn how to engage in life long personal and professional development through reflective practice

Qualification: MBA – Triple Accredited AASCB, EQUIS, AMBA and ranked 5th in UK

Duration: 18 months

Delivery: Blended Learning

Workload: Approx 20 hours per week

Next enrolment: January 2024

Fees: £41,500 (Paid in 3 installments)

Entry Requirements Global Executive MBA

Substantial and significant professional experience in management roles

Applicants should currently be in a senior leadership position influencing the company’s strategy, decisions and goals. They should also:

• Typically, have held a P&L responsibility for a minimum of two years or been part of a team with clear P&L accountability for four or more years.
• Be in senior leadership positions with substantial accountability such as:
  • President, vice president, chairman, managing director, board member, CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, other C-level post within a Corporate, NGO, or mid-market sized business and is, or will become, an officer of the company.
  • General manager, divisional manager, or senior manager with high-level accountability for a business unit/country/region, within a corporate ownership structure, large family-owned family business with formal management structures, public corporation or NGO.
  • Senior management position with high-level cross-functional responsibilities e.g. director of functional department but as part of the organisation’s senior leadership team.
  • Successful established entrepreneur, who has scaled a business or businesses for growth or is developing strategies to enable and support growth of a business.
• Have aptitude and leadership talent to make a real difference in today's global business world with a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability values.

Significant international exposure (preferred)

For example:

• Working in a global environment, operating across international borders, dealing with complexity and uncertainty, preferably across multiple sectors, with experience of leading international teams, or managing virtual teams across geographies and time zones.
• Global mindset developed through exposure to new business cultures and experiences, gained on international placements or through living and working in other countries.
• Good undergraduate or master degree or international equivalent
• Satisfactory admissions test:  We accept GMAT®, GMAC Executive Assessment, GRE® or Manchester Admissions Test
• Proof of English competency (assessed throughout the admissions process)
• All our programmes are conducted in English and participants are expected to have excellent communications skills and English competence to be able to understand, and contribute to, what can be very fast-paced discussions in class.