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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

MIP Politecnico di Milano

School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • MIP Politecnico di Milano - School of Management
      • Via Lambruschini 4C
      • IT
      • Milan, 20156
      • Status:
        • Other
      • Length of program (months): 24

    • Classes meet:

        • Occasional week-long sessions
        • One weekend per month
        • Evenings

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $35,690.00
      • Non Resident: $35,690.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Other
        • EQUIS
        • European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)
      • ASFOR (Italian Association of Business Schools)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 945
      • Full-Time MBA: 46
      • Part-Time MBA: 40
      • Executive MBA: 42
      • PhD Program: 17
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 510
      • Other graduate degree programs: Other, Master of Human Resources

  • 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? The written test consists of an analysis of a business case which evaluates candidates' skills in problem solving and problem setting
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $137.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 50
      • Applicants accepted: 95 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 87 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 99 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 26 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Europe: 96 %
      • Dual citizenship: 4 %
      • Average months of work experience: 144

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 72
      • To: 252
      • Average age: 38

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 47

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 91 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 10 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 11 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 50 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $117,484.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $31,420.00
      • High: $204,915.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • General Management : 17 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 31 %
      • Management Information Systems : 9 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 19 %
      • Other: 19 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consumer Products: 30 %
      • Financial Services: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 20 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 10 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Technology: 20 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Yamaha Motor
      • Ferrari
      • Eni
      • ST Microelectronics
      • Italcementi

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 10 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit
      • 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: 167

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 36
      • Non-Tenured: 51

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 40

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 34

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 30

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 30

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 14 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 21 %
      • Lectures: 29 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 7 %
      • Other: 19 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 29 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 68 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 40
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 20
      • Elective courses: 21

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Global supply chains
      • Business law
      • Strategy in action
      • Start up

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 4
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2010
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: A dedicate elearning platform has been developed for Executive MBA Program.The platform is used as a virtual interface between students and faculty . It supports synchronous and asynchronous access to multemedia teaching material and lessons.
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/MIM (International Management)
      • Leading areas of study: Finance, International Business, Organizational Behavior, Supply Chain Management
      • Description: Innovation

    • 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
        • Write a complete business plan
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2010

    • Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

      • Consel - Consortium ELIS
      • CEFRIEL

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The School moved to the new campus in 2009. For this reason all technologies and infrastructure are completely new.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,000
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 4
      • 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://www.alumni.polimi.it
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.alumnimip.it
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? No
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? No
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: During the second year, students who enrolled in a personal capacity, could be helped in their search for new opportunities and professional prospects, through self marketing sessions, counselling interviews, cv editing and job posting service.

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