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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

International University of Monaco

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • International University of Monaco
      • 2 Bd Albert II
      • Monaco, 98000
      • Monaco
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 24

    • Classes meet:

        • Every weekend
        • Other
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $28,500.00
      • Non Resident: $28,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 162
      • Full-Time MBA: 24
      • Executive MBA: 19
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 158
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Abilities are checked on the base of applicants professional experience and acadeic background
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $140.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 50
      • Applicants accepted: 50 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 40 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 50 %
      • International: 50 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 10 %
      • Asia: 20 %
      • Europe: 40 %
      • North America: 25 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 5 %
      • Average months of work experience: 100

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 90
      • To: 110
      • Average age: 30

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 29
      • To: 30

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 90 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 20 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 60 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 15 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $75,000.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $50,000.00
      • High: $85,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Finance/Accounting 25 %
      • General Management : 20 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 10 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 20 %
      • Other: 25 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Financial Services: 35 %
      • Manufacturing: 20 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 15 %
      • Other: 30 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 75 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Need, Other
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 63

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 18

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: na
      • Non-Tenured: na

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 21

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 16
      • Non-Tenured: 5

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? No
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 60 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 70 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 80 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 20
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 20
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 14
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2011
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: The EMBA at IUM is a 24 month, 54-credit degree program. The EMBA combiens intensive classroom teaching and distance learning.
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership, Strategy, General Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2011

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The distance learning component of our EMBA program is being modernized, to make the program more flexible, interactive and attractive, as well as to widen the geographic reach in terms of program candidates.
      • Amount spent: $195,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 738
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.monaco.edu
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.monaco.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes

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