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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

IMD

IMD

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • IMD
      • IMD
      • Chemin de Bellerive 23
      • PO Box 915
      • Lausanne, 1001
      • Switzerland
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 20
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 146
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 7,928
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 1950
      • Number of classrooms: 18
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: No

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
        • EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 4
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 47
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 108

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Mastering Technology Enterprise - MTE
      • Partner(s): EPFL & ETH-Zurich:Two Swiss Federal Polytech Institutes
      • Title: One Planet Leaders - OPL
      • Partner(s): WWF International

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 140
      • Full-Time MBA: 90
      • Executive MBA: 50

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $7,160.00
      • High: $69,387.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $80,000.00
      • High: $766,250.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 10 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 83 %

    • Percentage of Participants in open enrollment executive education programs are:

      • Female: 20 %
      • International : 71 %
      • Earning more than $200,000 annually: 35 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 100 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Program for Executive Development (PED)
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 50 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $69,387.00
      • Comments: Building global leaders
      • Title: Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP)
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $13,230.00
      • Comments: The global business program for individuals and teams
      • Title: Advanced Strategic Management (ASM)
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 21 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $37,179.00
      • Comments: Driving sustainable business results
      • Title: Building On Talent (BOT)
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 21 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $29,217.00
      • Comments: Developing the next generation of leaders
      • Title: Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives (BPSE)
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 12 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $28,665.00
      • Comments: High impact strategy and leadership
      • Title: High Performance Boards (HPB)
      • Type of Course: Top Management Programs
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $12,679.00
      • Comments: How board directors make a real difference
      • Title: Mobilizing People (MP)
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 12 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $25,358.00
      • Comments: Helps managers take their leadership skills to the next level
      • Title: High Performance Leadership (HPL)
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $14,884.00
      • Comments: Listen, influence, impact
      • Title: Strategies for Leadership (SL)
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $11,025.00
      • Comments: Empowering women executives
      • Title: The Strategy Challenge (TSC)
      • Type of Course: Top Management Programs
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $10,474.00
      • Comments: Top executive challenge series - develop an interconnected view of your business and the world

    • International programs:

      • Title: The Strategy Challenge (TSC)
      • Type of Course: Top Management Programs
      • Year Established: 2010
      • Title: Dirving Strategic Innovation (DSI)
      • Type of Course: Executive Capability
      • Country: United States
      • Partner(s): MIT Sloan School of Management
      • Year Established: 2003
      • Title: High Performance Leadership (HPL)
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Country: Hong Kong, Brazil
      • Year Established: 2010

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 59

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 51

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 57

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 30 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 71 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 29 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 12 %
      • International: 98 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded to iPad 2 for paperless programs, including full-time MBA, installed IP Telephony system throughout the campus with CISCO 8945 video phones, web conferencing integrated in programs, integrated 2.0 technologies, plasma screens in auditoriums & study rooms, new building with latest generation technology, new learning platform with increased connectivity, new Tandberg video conferencing system with plasmas.

  • COMMENTS

      • IMD is a world pioneer in executive education. More than a business school, we collaborate with individuals, teams and organizations to resolve real business issues, build capabilities and prepare for the future. We do so through a unique Real World, Real Learning approach, which stems from our ongoing partnerships with leading international companies.

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