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Executive MBA

Executive MBA
Master of Business Administration

Executive MBA (Zagreb, Croatia)

Next Intakes
– November 2024 (OPEN)


Executive MBA is taking place in Zagreb, Croatia in collaboration with Deloitte. Deloitte is a multinational professional services network. Deloitte is one of the “Big Four” accounting organizations and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals.

MBA focuses on 3 key areas that deal with Executive aspects:

 LEADING DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

   EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

   TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE

Some of the topics include The continued rise of AI, Feeding a culture transformation , Keeping up with the data eruption, Robots, Increased value for human skills, Automation drives new skill shifts, Ethics challenges for leaders and businesses.

These topics will be heart of the MBA program and will be presented through 12 core courses and 12 executive elective courses (complete list of taught courses can be found here MBA Program Curriculum) by leading experts from Deloitte or other business partners.

Specializations

Specializations

1. Global and International Management
2. Human Resource Management
3. Global Finance & Banking
4. Marketing

Specialization is dependent on the selected elective courses

Overview

12 to 16 Months
24 to 34 Extended Weekend Lectures
12 Core Courses + 13 Elective Courses (student must choose 2-4 elective courses for the program)
24 Contact Hours per Course
Lectures are held on Fridays/Saturdays
60 ECTS Credits
Taught in English

Specialization is dependent on the selected elective courses (at least 2)

There are 13 elective courses to select from for the specialization that deal with following topics*:

• Private Equity and venture capital
• Trading
• Company valuation and M&A
• Digital Gatekeepers
• I as a Leader
• Risk Management
• AI for Managers
• Business Intelligence
• Cross Cultural Management
• Customer Data Driven Marketing
• Strategic Marketing
• Business English
• ESG

* final list of available seminars is subject to change

Our Executive MBA (EMBA) program is designed to educate experienced working executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders and provide them latest knowledge on executive leadership level.

You will enjoy top-class business administration management training.

Overall Executive MBA brings the following aspects to your career development:

  • Strengthen your business and leadership skills as you learn to think more strategically and analytically
  • Act more decisively and lead more persuasively
  • Build lasting relationships and a powerful network of business professionals
  • Provide practical orientation to management theory
  • Get a holistic and strategic understanding of business
  • Implement innovative and creative thinking
  • Discover latest business and industry trends
  • Acquire collaborative mindset
Executive MBA
Tuition Fees
Admissions
Curriculum

Executive MBA

Executive MBA was designed in partnership with Deloitte and aims at executives with several years of career experience. Our EMBA program is easily compatible with your professional life.

Through our core courses and seminars, we attach high importance to practical relevance and direct applicability.

Executive MBA program is offered in English, brings 60 ECTS credits, and is organised into core courses and seminars. Earn your Executive MBA in 14 months or less while continuing to work and building your on-the-job experience

All of the lectures are following high standards and are delivered by our professors or Deloitte lecturers. Our professors will keep you engaged, motivated and will provide high quality teaching experience so you leverage your professional development and advance your career.

Tuition Fees

On campus Executive MBA: 7.500 EUR

Blended Executive MBA: 7.000 EUR

The price is the total price you pay for 12 core courses + 13 elective courses.
There are no other hidden costs.

We offer various scholarship opportunities. We invite you to carefully check which one can apply to you.

Admissions

– At least 5 years of professional experience

– Undergraduate degree (Bachelor) from a recognized university or equivalent

– Minimum of two years‘ work experience

– Grade transcripts

– Your CV or resume

– ID or passport copy

– One photo

Cancellation fee (Zagreb campus)
If Student is forced to cancel the program due to visa denial, all payments and deposits will be returned
subject to the cancellation fee of 1.500 EUR which will be retained by SSBM Geneva.

Student will need to present an official document issued by authorities demonstrating the visa denial.

Curriculum

Executive MBA curriculum is composed of 12 core topics + 13 elective courses that you can attend. Student must choose 2-4 elective courses for the program. We organize elective courses in collaboration with Deloitte and different industry partners on specific topics relevant to global business and management challenges.

Full list of 12 core and 13 elective courses can be found here: MBA Program Curriculum

* final list of available seminars is subject to change

What our students say?

  • Adina Grecu

    “It is a great experience and I truly appreciate this chance that I have received, to study at SSBM Geneva, one of the top 10 European Business Schools offering online MBAs”.
    Adina Grecu, Head of Digital & Online Marketing , Switzerland

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  • Katarina Lasic

    “I completed the Executive MBA program and it has been quite an experience. I have enjoyed myself and my expectations have been exceeded”.
    Katarina Lasic, Finance Director, Novo Nordisk

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  • Alex E. Asampong

    “SSBM is highly efficient regarding information, assistance and all tools one needs to accomplish study successfully. Undoubtedly, I am very proud of my excellent experience with SSBM”.
    Alex E. Asampong, Lecturer Utrecht University, Netherlands

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  • David Annan

    “It was a great experience and I want to thank entire SSBM for an amazing support during my thesis. I’m also proud to be part of DBA mentors after I finished my DBA journey”.
    David Annan, Author and Lecturer, Kazakhstan

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  • Elisa Simeoni

    “SSBM offers high level education with experienced professors and effective learning. This is a great opportunity to boost my career and invest in quality education”
    Elisa Simeoni, Talent Manager, i-surance, France

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  • Aser Matter

    “The greatest benefit of the program was much more than the “piece of paper”…Thanks to the SSBM for the MBA program, I know that I have all of the tools to be a successful and ethical leader.”
    Aser Mater, Director, Jaz Hotel Group

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  • Apostol Georgiev

    “Studying at SSBM Geneva has been extremely impactful for the way I look at business organizations. There are so many things I’ve learned…”
    Apostol Georgiev, Risk consultant at Wells Fargo

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  • Lisa Tamilia

    “I am very impressed with my experience in the DBA program! It is also a great network and collaboration with a professional network of great students around the globe”
    Business Instructor, USA

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  • Rohini Ghavari

    “I’m very happy with the support of my mentor. It is really amazing and I’m enjoying my journey.”
    Rohini Ghavari, DBA Student, India

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  • Abraham G Melgar

    “All the programs at SSBM have been wonderful and the teachers were extremely helpful. In my specific case, the course that helped me pay for the entire MBA degree and set the foundation for my financial well-being in life is the finance course at SSBM”
    Abraham Melgar, Country Sales Manager, Bolivia

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Zagreb instructional site

Lectures are taking place at our Zagreb instructional site located at Veslacka 2A.

Some of the companies our MBA students come from

Check our gallery with student interviews, photos and latest graduation ceremonies.

Experts in Business Education

We are “Experts in Business Education”. Our core values stand on:

  • Innovation
  • Diversity
  • Connectivity
  • Expertise

We offer Swiss quality through unique Experience, Exchange, Everywhere and Engagement.

SSBM Connect

How about connecting with your peers, alumni, students, professors, industry leaders and companies we work with?

SSBM enables this through our unique and innovative “SSBM Connect” platform where you can engage, interact and socialize with SSBM community!

Alumni

Networking is one of our core strategic directions.

SSBM has signed a strategic partnership with MBA Croatia enabling of SSBM MBA students to become members of the MBA Croatia Alumni Club. This will provide to our MBA students new networking opportunities to connect with peers from same but also different industries as one of SSBM’s main objective is to have diverse student body.

MBA Croatia is the leading alumni club in the Adriatic region that has the mission to create better society.

Still Wondering Why Study at SSBM?

SSBM is a truly innovative and leading business and management school that aims at taking education to a new level!
We aim at providing a superior learning experience that will have a direct impact on your professional development.

With our unique programs you will strengthen your strategic visionefficiency and leadership to manage today’s organizations.

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