nternational rganizationsmba UNIVERSITE´` DE GENEVE www.iomba.ch 2007 -2008 The Geneva International Organizations MBA programme, HEC Geneve, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Geneva Chemin de la Voie Creuse 16, CH-1202 Gene`ve, Switzerland, Phone: + 41 22 379 81 20 www.iomba.ch, e-mail: [email protected] Copyright 2006 Pierre Allan, Bernard Morard, Vinod K. Aggarwal, Iddo Dror Final program contents are subject to change. Please consult our website for updates. Contents Directors Welcome ............................................... 2 IOMBA at a glance ............................................... 3 The Programme .................................................... 5 Internships and consultancies .................................... 9 Focus on: Social Entrepreneurship at IOMBA ................ 10 Selected IOMBA Faculty .......................................... 12 IOMBA International Academic Advisory Board .............. 15 IOMBA Comité dhonneur ....................................... 17 Fees & Financial Aid .............................................. 18 Applying to the Programme ...................................... 19 The United Nations University Fellowship ...................... 19 Academic partners ................................................. 20 Other partners ..................................................... 22 Student Profiles .................................................... 24 The University of Geneva ......................................... 27 Living in Geneva ................................................... 29 Geneva - A Truly International Environment ................... 30 Why Geneva? ...................................................... 31 nternational rganizationsmba UNIVERSITE´` DE GENEVE Directors Welcome Welcome to the University of Geneva's International Organizations MBA (IOMBA). We have developed this unique programme to address a major unfilled need: training professionals to pursue careers in the increasingly interconnected fields of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations and companies that work with these institutions. With multilateral institutions playing new and growing roles in addressing international economic, security, environmental, and social issues, managers must increasingly be able to use business management knowledge and skills appropriate to the distinctive setting of these institutions. To ensure that the Geneva IOMBA fulfils the expectations of both participants and prospective employers, we have worked intensively with internationally renowned scholars, top officials from international and nongovernmental organizations, business executives, and MBA students to design a rich, multidisciplinary curriculum that explores the core issues facing practitioners in these various communities. The result is a distinctive programme based on three key pillars: (1) theoretical and applied skills appropriate to the global and social context within which international and nongovernmental organizations operate; (2) advanced management training; and (3) ongoing engagement with international and nongovernmental organizations. Taught fully in English by University of Geneva professors, international officials, and an international faculty from leading universities around the world, the IOMBA exposes students to the latest theoretical and applied knowledge about international politics, economics, sociology, and law. Participants develop management skills grounded in finance, organizational behavior, interpersonal and negotiation skills, project management, and strategy. Through ongoing engagement with international and nongovernmental organizations, and a formal internship as a culmination of the programme, prospective managers are given the opportunity to directly apply these skills in relevant professional settings. Geneva - the global centre of international and nongovernmental organizations and an international business hub in the heart of Europe - provides an ideal setting for the IOMBA. The University of Geneva, founded in 1559, has a long tradition of training both academics and practitioners, and students who complete this programme become part of a distinguished group of well- placed alumni throughout the world. IOMBA students come from all corners of the globe, bringing a set of skills that enhances the learning experience of their peers and helps to create a highly talented network that alumni can rely on as their careers progress. This brochure describes in detail what it is like to pursue a Geneva IOMBA. If you have ad- ditional questions, please email or write to us. We believe that this unique programme will meet your interest in advancing your career in international organizations, nongovern- mental organizations, and international busi- ness. Come and find out for yourself! For further information or to print the Application Form, please refer to the web site www.iomba.ch or send an e-mail to: [email protected] Bernard Morard Pierre Allan Professor of Management Accounting Professor of International Relations and Co-director IOMBA programme Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences Co-director IOMBA programme 2 Directors Welcome nternational rganizationsmba UNIVERSITE´` DE GENEVE IOMBA at a glance Hardly a day goes by without a headline hailing the involvement Structure of international organizations (IOs) and nongovernmental The International Organizations MBA is a 13-month programme, organizations (NGOs) in yet another economic and social taught entirely in English, consisting of a ten-month academic challenge, from Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) to the post-war re- curriculum and a three-month internship or consultancy project construction of Iraq. To take on these immensely important within an international organization (IO), nongovernmental or- and growing challenges, international institutions more than ganization (NGO), or a social enterprise. ever before must be managed by men and women who are skilled in applying multidisciplinary approaches, knowledgeable The core curriculum is composed of 24 modules taught over about multicultural sensitivities, and capable of bridging the a ten-month period. Courses are given on weekdays except fields of business administration, international relations, inter- Wednesdays, normally every week or two weeks, although mo- national economics, and related disciplines. dules taught by professors from abroad may have an intensive one-week format. Alongside traditional business topics and The University of Geneva, founded in 1559 and located at international relations, specific modules offer training in linking the very heart of the world's biggest concentration of IOs and conceptual approaches with the practical management of inter- NGOs, has developed an International Organizations MBA to national organizations. Guest lectures by internationally reco- meet the demand for global managers of exceptional com- gnized scholars and practitioners, project work, and attendance petence. Developed and guided by an International Academic at international conferences complement the core curriculum. Advisory Board comprising distinguished academics and practitioners from four continents, the programme combi- nes advanced and innovative teaching by a world-class faculty with exposure to a unique network of IO and NGO contacts. MBAs from this programme will have an insiders under- standing of the international environment coupled with mas- tery of the strategic management tools needed to succeed in the highly competitive field of managing international insti- tutions. From right to left: Pierre Allan, Professor and Dean, University of Geneva, co-director of the IOMBA programme, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General, World Trade Organization (IOMBA Comité d'honneur member), John S. Odell, Professor, University of Southern California, Cédric Dupont, Professor, GIIS Geneva (IOMBA faculty member), Antonio Ortiz Mena, Professor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, (IOMBA International Academic Advisory Board) November 2003 IOMBA at a glance 3 nternational rganizationsmba UNIVERSITE´` DE GENEVE IOMBA at a glance On Wednesdays, once or twice a month, students will partici- pate in career services workshops and seminars hosted by eminent practitioners from the local international governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The aim of the workshops and seminars is to prepare IOMBA participants for careers in the international sector, as well as to expose them to a wide range of organizations. Furthermore, participants will have a chance to sample a number of different organizational cultures, which will help inform their career choice once they graduate. The career services workshops will also pave the way for the formal three-month internship or consultancy project that con- stitutes the second integral part of the International Organiza- tions MBA. With the exposure and skills acquired during the first two semesters, participants will be poised to immediately make a valuable contribution from day one. This will enable them to benefit fully from their on-site opportunity to apply the concepts, skills and tools acquired during the first ten months The IOMBA class attends an Association for Human Resources Mana- gement in International Organizations (AHRMIO) function at the United of the programme. Nations Participants Our mission is to develop outstanding leaders from around the world who will contribute to the well-being of society. As such, the International