MBA Programme Empower Your Future

The for the World® The INSEAD MBA Advantage

Consistently ranked amongst the top MBA programmes in the world by the Financial Times, there is a myriad of reasons why INSEAD’s accelerated full-time 10-month MBA stands out from every other programme in the world:

Beyond Agility & Diversity Resilience

At INSEAD, everyone is a minority. The intensity of a 10-month With no dominant nationality in the programme equips our students class, you will be exposed to a world with the ability to multitask, Multiple Perspectives of new perspectives. respond to changes and tackle complex situations.

A Typical MBA Class 1010 25–32yrs Students Average age range Global World-class (two intakes: Jan & Sep) Community Faculty & Research

The bonds fostered with one With a wealth of experience 88 354 another during the programme often and talent, our faculty creates Nationalities Women translate to lifelong friendships and top-notch programmes and business opportunities. You will join cutting-edge research that the INSEAD family of over 61,000 influences businesses yrs influential alumni in more than around the world. 3–8 175 countries. Average range of work experience

From Aspirations Responsible to Reality

Geographical Diversity Be it a career switch, Through the Personal advancement or new business Leadership Development 39% venture, the INSEAD MBA helps Programme, we empower Pacific 30% our graduates realise their students with the right expertise North America 14% professional aspirations. and mindsets to go out into their Near/Middle East 8% respective fields and create a South America 6% positive impact on society, driving Africa 3% business as a force for good. MBA programme MBA

02 One Year to Challenge Your Perspectives

Two classes per year: Starting in January (graduating in December the same year) & September (graduating in July the following year)

Two months per period

Period Pre-MBA Elements: Period Financial Period Corporate Financial Period Business & Society: Period Period Capstone Course Policy • Ethics* Business Financial Markets • Political Environment Foundations Week & Valuation Leadership • Public Policy Communication Exploring Introduction to Foundations Macroeconomics in the Strategy 0 1 2 3 Global Economy 4 5 Challenges: Managerial Organisational BlaBlaCar (online) Accounting 3.5 Electives 4 Electives 3 Electives Behaviour I

Language Classes Managing * Conducted in Period 2 for Prices & Markets Customer Value the September intake. Webinars Uncertainty, Data Organisational An average of 90 electives to choose from in these areas: & Judgement Behaviour II • Accounting & Control • Finance • Technology & Process & Operations • Decision Sciences • Marketing • Others (Courses in areas such as Management • & Political Science • Organisational Behaviour • Entrepreneurship & Family • Strategy Negotiation and Communication) Enterprise

Periods 3 - 5: Take advantage of the campus exchange (optional)

Internship/summer experience between July & August for January intake (optional)

Personal Leadership Development Programme with individual and group coaching

Personalised Career Development

Personal Leadership Development Customise Your Programme: Campus Selection & Exchange

Programme (PLDP) Elective Courses and Field Trips You will have the opportunity to spend at least one CEIBS – available only to January starters – offers Throughout the curriculum, you will also go through From Period 3, INSEAD offers you an average of 90 Period on another INSEAD campus from Period 3 an inside view of the world’s most dynamic economy the PLDP, designed to guide you towards heightened electives. With a plethora of electives available, you will onwards. Depending on your intake (January or September), and a head start for anyone looking to do business self-awareness through personalised coaching, take learning beyond the classroom. Courses such as you may also choose to spend Period 4 or 5 at one of our in . For September starters, you can choose to do an interpersonal skills and effective communication. “Building Businesses in China” or “Building Businesses in partner schools (Wharton, Kellogg or CEIBS). exchange on our campus during Period 3. You will need to prepare a Personal and Professional Silicon Valley” are examples of field trips that give you the Identity Narrative essay and complete your 360-degree opportunity to meet a variety of alumni, entrepreneurs and Wharton and Kellogg will be of particular interest to those Please note that campus exchange is managed through a before Period 1 starts. executives in different countries, creating a unique seeking to build networks in North America – or simply to bidding process and is subject to specific requirements. hands-on experience. experience studying at a top U.S. business school. MBA programme MBA programme MBA

03 04 Career Success and Fulfilment

The global team at the INSEAD Career Development Centre coaches, employer engagement specialists, and events and data (CDC) is committed to helping MBA students find their true management experts. CDC partners with students to become career passions or maximise their pre-determined goals. confident and diligent about skills-building and career-planning, The CDC contributes to the broad community of educators and be best equipped with the right career management skills to and connectors, and is comprised of personal career succeed in finding life-long career fulfilment.

PERIOD 0 – 1 PERIODS 2 – 3 (SUMMER) Explore, Build Your PERIODS 4 – 5 Engage, Plan & Iterate Focus & Ace Target List & Practice

Prior to your arrival, you will engage CDC continues to offer career Over the remaining two periods, with CDC through the online Careers workshops together with job market CDC offers a variety of career Core Programme that provides you overviews, meaningful engagement electives covering a range of subjects with the essential skills to conduct a with alumni and business experts, from interview preparation to salary successful job search. After completing Practice & Perfect sessions through negotiation. Students have the freedom Employment Statistics the career coaching and career Peer Power groups or on one-on-one and flexibility to pick and choose what workshops, you will be best positioned basis. Your discussions with CDC will is most relevant to their career paths to take ownership of the world of help crystallise all your learnings into and job search focuses. Class of 2019 opportunities that INSEAD provides. a unique value proposition so that you US$ 104,500 stand out amongst the crowd. Median annual salary post-graduation

Top 3 Recruiters in Each Sector US$ 25,000 Corporate Sector Financial Services Median sign-on bonus Danaher Corporation EF Education First Goldman Sachs Restaurant Brands International Partners Group 61 Management Consulting Technology, Media & Telecommunications Countries of employment post-graduation Bain & Company Amazon Boston Consulting Group Microsoft McKinsey & Company Uber 79% Changed one dimension “Although I knew which industries I was interested in after graduation: country of recruiting for, I was extremely geography-agnostic and the work, sector or job function CDC team helped streamline my choice of post-MBA locations, Visit our website to explore and helped me solidify my pitch and fit for these locations. “ the Employment Statistics report intheknow.insead.edu/employment-statistics Shalom Akinbobye

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06 Job Locations Career Changes

61 Countries of Employment Post-graduation

An Appetite for Change Changes of Business Sector

Northern & Western Europe Before INSEAD 37% % Former Consultants 7% 10% North America Central / Eastern Europe 79 8% changed sector, 7% 2% countries or function 75%

% Former Financial Services Professionals 26 16% 11% changed all three dimensions

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% Former TMT* Professionals 50 18% changed country 46% 7%

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% Former Corporate Sectors Professionals 51 16% 34% Southern Europe changed sector

South America 10% Asia Pacific 44% 6% 6% 27% Africa / Middle East 11% % After INSEAD 62 Corporate Sectors Management Consulting changed function Financial Services TMT*

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07 08 The INSEAD Globally Connected Ecosystem Alumni Network

• Over 61,000 alumni of more than 160 nationalities across 175 countries INSEAD Launchpad

An alumni startup accelerator DIVERSITY located inside STATION F in . Alumni start-ups are able to: ENTREPRENEURIAL • Receive advice and funding SPIRIT • Receive support to scale and extend their reach Enriching Student Life • Join STATION F events to hear “Without successful entrepreneurs • Launch/National Weeks share insights • Over 40 Student Clubs action, the • Student-led Conferences • INSEAD Partners Community

18 Centres & Initiatives world would World-class Faculty: CLOSENESS INSEAD conducts research and TO BUSINESS • Over 140 world-leading experts provides insights that shape still be from more than 30 countries management practice. • Scholars and practitioners who • The Hoffmann Global Institute an idea.” conduct research that push for Business & Society the frontiers of business • The Rudolf and Valeria Maag knowledge INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship • Frequently named on the • The Gender Initiative prestigious Thinkers50 list INSEAD Founder • The Blue Ocean Strategy Institute

INDEPENDENCE RIGOUR AND Alliances & Partnerships RELEVANCE

• CEIBS Award-winning Research and Cases • INSEAD-Wharton Alliance • Kellogg • More than 100 business schools and • universities worldwide use INSEAD cases • • INSEAD professors have written six of the • Yale’s Global Network for 10 best-selling cases distributed by Advanced Management The Case Centre in the last 40 years Find out more: https://publishing.insead.edu/ MBA programme MBA programme MBA

09 10 Student Life Your Journey Starts Here

Admissions Criteria

ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE “INSEAD has the tribe feeling: we share ACADEMIC CAPACITY How you can contribute to the community GMAT/GRE & University degree strong values, provide unconditional during and after the programme support and build lifelong friendships.” INTERNATIONAL MOTIVATION LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL Adaptability and flexibility in Work experience and quality multicultural environments of your achievements Chantal Chalouhi INSEAD MBA‘17J, Lebanon

Admissions Process

Online Application Interview Admissions 1 and Video Interview 3 Decision 5 Committee

First Interviews Final 2 Selection 4 with Alumni 6 Decision

Language Policy Our MBA programme is taught exclusively in English. If English is neither your mother tongue nor the language in which your university degree was taught, you will need a certification of proficiency in English such as the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE Academics. If English is your mother tongue, you will instead need to provide proof of intermediate-level ability in one other official language. By graduation, all students will have to demonstrate basic-level ability in a third language.

Application Rounds Financing and Scholarships We operate a staged admissions process, with four rounds Tuition fees for the September 2021 and January 2022 MBA students have a wide choice of community, cultural for each of the two intakes per year. Competition for each of intakes are €89,000. The fees are payable by instalments. the rounds is equal, but the earlier you gain admission, the and sporting activities available on and and off-campus. more time you have to secure financing and arrange logistics. INSEAD distributed over $5.6 million in scholarship The application form typically opens two months before the funding to the 2020 graduating classes and 30% of first application round (Round 1) for each intake. students received awards – averaging €18,500.

More than Partner and National Weeks: Of those graduating in 2020, 14% received 40 Student Clubs Family Support A Celebration of Round Sep 2021 intake Jan 2022 intake company sponsorship. Admitted students Cultural Diversity are eligible to apply for tuition financing from: 1 11 Sep 2020 05 Mar 2021 • Brain Capital: www.braincapital.de 2 06 Nov 2020 23 Apr 2021 • StepEx: www.stepex.co/our-product Student Social Events Settling in Support: 3 08 Jan 2021 18 Jun 2021 • Lendwise: www.lendwise.com Well-Being and Activities Visas, Accommodation, Final 26 Feb 2021 30 Jul 2021

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