EXECUTIVE MBA Profiles Publish Date 01/15/08

IMD

International Institute for Management Development

Getting In

SCHOOL BASICS

Chemin de Bellerive 23

P.O.Box 915

Lausanne

1001

Switzerland

School based in:

Non-U.S.

Status:

Private

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Association of MBAs (AMBA)

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

EQUIS

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 72

Executive MBA: 99

Executive Education (non-degree): 46

ENROLLMENT

Total graduate business school: 150

Full-time MBA: 90

Executive MBA: 60

PhD program: N/A Doctorate of Business Administration: N/A MS: N/A MSA: N/A Other: N/A

Graduate degree programs:

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

PROGRAM BASICS

ChdeBellerive23

P.O.Box915

Lausanne

CH1001

Switzerland

EMBA enrollment, 2006-07:

EMBA graduates, 2006-07:

Length of program (months):

16*

Classes meet:

Other (specify)

Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

Resident: $ 101,000

Non Resident: $ 101,000

CLASS PROFILE

EMBA students in newest entering class (2007-08) that are:

Female: 10 %

International : 83 %

Married: 83 %

Entering students from the following regions:

Africa : 3 %

Asia: 5 %

Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 10 %

Latin America and the Caribbean: 5 %

Middle East: 1 %

North America: 1 %

Western Europe: 75 %

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT

GMAT Required?

Yes

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?

N/A

Average GMAT:

580

Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

From: 480

To: 710

TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

Average months of work experience:

174

Middle 80% range work experience, months:

From: 108

To: 240

Average age:

Middle 80% age range:

From: 34

To: 45

Work background:

Have advanced degrees: 45 %

Work at an organization of 100 or fewer employees: 7 %

With title of president, CEO, or chairman: 13 %

EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus:

8 %

Average base salary:

$ 193,500

Middle 80% base salary range:

Low: $ 110,000

High: $ 264,000

Students work in these functional categories:

Consulting: 5 %

Finance/Accounting: 20 %

General Management : 45 %

Human Resources: 2 %

Marketing/Sales: 10 %

Management Information Systems : 8 %

Operations/Logistics: 6 %

Other: 4 %

Students work in these industries:

Consulting: 8 %

Consumer Products: 7 %

Financial Services: 15 %

Government: 2 %

Manufacturing: 20 %

Media/Entertainment: 3 %

Petroleum/Energy: 7 %

Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care Products: 10 %

Real Estate: 3 %

Technology: 10 %

Other: 15 %

APPLICANTS

Application fee:

Resident: $ 165
Non Resident: $ 165

Number of applications to the newest class:

notes

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

43 %

FINANCIAL AID

EMBAs fully funded (100%) by their current employer:

46 %

EMBAs partially funded by their current employer:

39 %

EMBAs receiving financial aid through school:

0 %

EMBA Scholarships:

Merit Based

Need Based

Guaranteed loan regardless of nationality:

Yes

Academics & Lifestyle

FACULTY

Full-time faculty employed by the B-school:

Adjunct or visiting faculty:

Permanent/tenured professors:

Tenured faculty who are women:

8 %

Tenured faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

40 %

Tenured faculty who have owned their own business:

17 %

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

New website with new content, distribution channels & easier customer registration process. Improved alumni club ‘portals’ including a messaging system. Added new modules into Siebel CRM program. Introduced Stellent for document management & collaboration. Updated survey tool for IMD research to Cogix. Implemented Social network system to foster networking. Fitted study rooms with 37” screens & updated all auditorium projectors. Implemented Virtualization Technology. All computers have 1.5ghz+ processors with windows XP sp2 and office 2003 and screens of 17 or 19” TFT.

Amount spent:

$ 7,509,000

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods:

Case study: 25 %

Distance Learning: 20 %

Experiential Learning: 30 %

Lecture: 5 %

Simulations: 5 %

Team Project: 15 %

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

48 %

Full-time faculty assigned to the EMBA program past 12 months:

Tenured/permanent EMBA faculty:

89 %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:

19 %

Average students, core EMBA class:

Average students, elective EMBA class:

Elective courses:

Electives added in the past three years:

67 %

Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

Hours per week in class: 43

Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum:

2006

Joint-degree programs offered:

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

General Management

International Business

Leadership

Strategy

EMBA programs run in another country:

Program Name: Seeendnotes

Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

Program Name: Seeendnotes

In-house EMBA for companies:

Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium?

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

STUDENT LIFE

Programs for the spouses/significant others?

Yes

Child-care support for EMBA students?

Yes

Program include a mandatory trip or project out of the country?

Yes

CURRICULUM

Pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants?

Yes

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants?

Yes

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Distance from major airport:

CLASS OFFERINGS

Access to a health club or gym?

Yes

APPLICANTS

Special student/home/work/life initiatives:

Receive schedule in advance, improved collaborative technology, buddy system in class, encourage to look for synergy between work and program

Recent changes to EMBA program:

Discovery expedition to Bucharest; Module on Execution

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

2685

Active MBA alumni clubs

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

The business school's total endowment as of June 30, 2007

$ 24,600,000

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.imd.ch/networks/alumni

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.imd.ch/networks/alumni/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

EMBA students have access to the career services office?

On campus recruiter interviews?

School policy:

Not permitted

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments:

Program Length: 16 months is minimum. Possible to spread modules and do program over a longer period./../we do not disclose budget information/../App stats not tracked; screen applicants BEFORE they apply, therefore accept/reject stats not relevant/../Affiliates abroad:none, but we run discovery expeditions in Dublin,Bucharest, Silicon Valley and Shanghai

Graduate Comments

The strengths were dynamic teaching style, engaged, interested to get the curricula going, mostly experienced in their field. Weaknesses: only about 50% of faculty was with class throughout the whole program.

The diversity of participants makes this program an unique learning experience across cultures, languages and industry practices.

Quality, content and structure of the program were outstanding and provided me with a lot of learning and new insights. Furthermore, it is a very international program that exposed me to people with very different backgrounds (cultural, professional, personal, etc).

IMD offers real learning environment with multi-cultural class and faculty and a feel at home environment due to the manageable size of the school.

The program structure (modules) and content (foundations, team assignment and company assignment) were optimal. Furthermore the size of the class was not too big (64 students) and it was possible to learn a lot from the peers. The class was very international oriented with a mix from different countries and professions.

IMD is a great place to learn and the Managers of the program are very good at securing our full involvement throughout the year. I particularly recommend IMD for its "learning how to learn approach" which is not only a motto but an attitude.

IMD is leading edge in relation to leadership training and development. It is frankly head and shoulders above other programs that I have come in contact with. Finance and Economics is a strong point - but probably not the best in Europe. Where it is less cutting edge is in the area of Marketing, Business Ethics. These are important and I found myself relying on my classmates for this sort of debate and discussion.

Impossible to improve. I chose IMD (above UK schools, and INSEAD) for their responsiveness at every step of the way. Their responsiveness during the application process was flawless.

I do believe the classroom experience was very good. There was a right balance between presentation, analysis and discussion of cases; frameworks and theory presentation; small groups short assignments in between the whole class auditorium activities. At the same time some energizing and challenging activities spread across the studies helped to raised the levels of stamina, excitement and connection with the whole EMBA experience.

Instructors could know better the students and their strength and weaknesses. More guidance in the team work process.

I think IMD is the best international focused program & I like the way of teaching & practical approach very much.

It is also a relatively small school whit a very keen interest of faculty in the students.

Discovery trips were a highlight in the program and, besides Ireland, Bucharest, China and Silicon Valley, one could also go to India.

With 60 participants, the program size is just right. The peer group was an excellent mix of managers from a diverse background. The professors and the material was excellent as well. The field trips were good. I would probably choose IMD again. However, I might look at other programs and compare.