EXECUTIVE MBA
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
PART TIME
IN COOPERATION WITH ESCP-EAP EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
«BI Norwegian School of Management and ESCP-EAP have decided to embark on a long-term cooperation based on reciprocal esteem and a shared philo- sophy regarding management educati- on in a global context: high academic value, strong professional orientation and significant multicultural exposure.
By participating in the Executive MBA program offered by BI, as part of your curriculum you will participate in five international seminars (five weeks in all) and in six specific workshops of the ESCP-EAP European Executive MBA.
You will thus have the opportunity to interact with the participants on the ESCP-EAP program, who come from all over Europe and some non-European countries, thus giving your MBA a
strong multicultural dimension.
Provided that you complete all the aca- demic requirements of the program, you will be awarded two degrees: the BI Executive MBA and the ESCP-EAP European Executive MBA.»
Francois Kolb
Dean of the European Executive MBA ESCP-EAP
WELCOME TO THE EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM
«The vision of BI Norwegian School of Management is to be a leading research-based management school in Europe. The school’s fundamental stra- tegy is therefore to emphasize the inter- play between research, education and management, both in the public and private sector, in an international con- text. Management and leadership in today’s world must have this global per- spective and no enterprise, whether pri- vate or public, can ignore it if they want to be successful. This will be even more the case in the future and hence, management training must also have this global perspective. It is in this con- text that BI Norwegian School of Management has entered into a joint executive MBA program with the well- known business school ESCP-EAP in Paris.
The 18-months module-based program follows the successful international EMBA program that ESCP-EAP has run for a number of years. It offers mana-
gers a chance to develop their skills in leadership and management through the interaction with fellow participants of diverse professional, personal and cultural backgrounds and an experien- ced, international faculty. I sincerely believe that completion of the program will give the individual participant a personal competitive edge in today’s market.»
Pål E. Korsvold
Professor of Financial Economics Dean MBA programs
BI Norwegian School of Management
The Executive MBA is designed as a part-time program and compatible with a full-time job. It is designed for participants with significant professional experience and managerial suc- cess, for whom, considering their positions, a career interrup- tion is inconceivable. This means that the participants will be able to continue in their job while simultaneously being part of an exciting international learning environment.
The program focuses on managerial action. It combines state- of-the-art theory with professional experience thanks to tea- ching methods, which constantly draw from both. It will further your knowledge in all management disciplines and develop
your skills in analysing management and organizational situa- tions, decision-making, conducting projects and leading teams.
In the BI/ESCP-EAP Executive MBA two strong academic insti- tutions are involved. This will enable its participants to interact actively with two academic environments and networks.
Completion of the requirements of the EMBA will earn you a double degree: one from BI Norwegian School of Management and one from ESCP-EAP, thus opening up the worldwide net- work of not one, but two well known and recognized instituti- ons.
THE BEST FROM TWO BUSINESS CULTURES
BI Norwegian School of Management
BI Norwegian School of Management is a private business school founded in 1943. Since then the school has grown into a fully-fledged, internationally recognized academic institution in the area of business and management. In size, BI has beco- me the second largest educational institution in Norway and one of the largest business schools in Europe with 10,000 full- time and 11,000 part-time students.
BI offers a wide variety of educational programs ranging from smaller courses and undergraduate studies to the doctoral pro- grams. The school employs 350 full time faculty members and 800 part time lecturers from business and industry.
BI Norwegian School of Management is EQUIS accredited (European Quality Improvement Systems) and is a member of EFMD, the European Foundation for Management
ESCP-EAP
ESCP-EAP results from the merger in 1999 of ESCP, the first school in the world dedicated to business studies (founded 1819), with EAP, a multi-national business school established in 1973 to foster pan-European management education.
ESCP-EAP has four campuses: Paris, London, Madrid and Berlin. The School employs 125 faculty members and nearly 200 support staff. ESCP-EAP is the largest cross border scho- ol of management in Europe today.
ESCP-EAP is EQUIS and AACSB accredited. The MBA and Executive MBA programs are AMBA accredited.
The EMBA is a collaborative program of two well recognized, EQUIS accredited European
business schools: ESCP-EAP European School of Management, with its main campus in Paris,
and BI Norwegian School of Management, with its main campus in Oslo.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
8 Core courses
• Strategy
• Management Control
• Finance
• Marketing
• Knowledge Management and Leadership
• Supply Chains and Networks
• Organizational Process
• Managerial Economics
The curriculum is based on 18 modules. Each module usually lasts for three days, from Thursday 0900 until Saturday 1300.
The modules are scheduled approximately every three to four weeks and consist of core courses and/or workshops. Workshops offer practical analysis and in-depthstudies of managerial issues. They either extend the participants’ comprehension of core disciplines or are devoted to cross-disciplinary themes. In addition to the 18 modules, the program includes five one-week inter- national seminars. The international seminars and six of the workshops will bring together EMBA participants of ESCP-EAP and BI Norwegian School of Management. In between modules and seminars, e-learning support is offered to the participants.
Workshops
Examples of Workshops:
• Ethics
• Entrepreneurship
• International Marketing
• International Strategy
• International Relations
• Negotiations
• Change Management
• Services Management
• Partnership Strategies
5 One-week international seminars
Seminar 1: Organizational Change I, Paris Seminar 2: Developing projects in emerging
countries, India
Seminar 3: Managing High-tech Companies, USA Seminar 4: European Business Environment, Brussels Seminar 5: Organizational Change II,
Synthesis seminar, Oslo Dec. 2004: Module 1
Jan. 2005: Module 2
Feb 2005: Module 3
March 2005: Module 4
May 2005: Module 5 June 2005: Module 6 Aug. 2005: Module 7
Sept. 2005: Module 8
Oct. 2005: Module 9
Nov. 2005: Module 10
Dec. 2005: Module 11
Jan. 2006: Module 12 Feb. 2006: Module 13 March 2005: Module 14
Mar/Apr. 2006: Module 15
April 2006: Module 16 May 2006: Module 17 June 2006: Module 18
Tentative Schedule
Program start: Introductory workshop, December 6 – 7, 2004.
The current admission criteria for the
Executive MBA are:
• A university degree (bachelor’s degree) or an equivalent pro- fessional qualification, (transcripts not in English should be accompanied by a certified English translation).
• Significant work experience.
• GMAT test.
• 2 letters of recommendation (at least one should be work related, attesting to the applicant’s performance in a work situation).
• An interview.
Admission process
1. Each candidate must complete an application for admis- sion (the application form is attached to this brochure).
Complete applications must be received at the latest by November 15th, 2004. The MBA Admissions committee operates a rolling admission system. Applications are therefore processed in the order they are received.
2. Each application is reviewed and processed by the Executive MBA Admissions Committee.
3. Admission interviews are then offered to the best candida- tes. The admission interview plays a crucial role in asses- sing the applicants’ abilities and motivation for the EMBA program.
APPLICATION AND ADMISSION
Other 8 % Medical 14%
Art Humanities 14%
Business/
Economics 23%
Engineeering/
Economics 18%
IT 23%
Other 9%
Western Europe 9%
Nordic Countries 14 %
Norway 68%
Female 28%
Male 72%
Participants profile Executive MBA class of 2004–05
BI Norwegian School of Management
Average age: 39
Average work experience: 14 years
Participants profile Executive MBA class of 2004–05
ESCP-EAP European School of Management
Engineering/
Technology 58%
Business/
Economics 32%
Human- ities 7%
Law 3%
Other countries 46% France 54%France 54% Male 77%
Female 23%
«I looked for a high profile, demanding,
and international program while still
having a full work schedule»
«After more than 12 years of working in international banking I felt a need for more managerial competence as well as for a renewed, holistic view of business.
I chose the Executive MBA program at BI Norwegian School of Management because it meets my needs and, in addition, cooperation with ESCP-EAP gives the studies the desired inter- national profile. Moreover, the program provides an excellent opportunity to network with both my fellow students at BI as well as internationally with students at ESCP-EAP.»
Søren Elbech
Senior Vice President Head of Funding
& Investor Relations Eksportfinans.
Executive MBA Participant 2004-05
«The lectures are an arena for the
reciprocal exchange of knowledge»
«Teaching an EMBA class is a dynamic experience. The partici- pants are very competent, highly motivated and have substan- tial work experience. This creates a powerful mix. The lectures are an arena for the reciprocal exchange of knowledge, far more than classic one-way teaching sessions. We rely much on cases that the participants have to prepare in advance, and which are used to ignite the discussion in class . This is where the actual learning unfolds, fusing academic contributions and practical experience into added value for all participants.
Group work is another important aspect of the teaching method. Much of the work that the participants hand in has to be formulated on a team basis. In order to be able to do so, they have to develop their communication, negotiation, and social skills in an international and culturally diverse group.»
Hanno Roberts,
Professor of Management Accounting and Control
AN INSIDE VIEW
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THE BUSINESS SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE
In August 2005 BI will relocate 10 entities in the Oslo area to one new, tailor-made campus, ‘BI Norwegian School of Management, main campus Oslo’, which in every respect will be the “business school of the future”. The new main campus will be centrally located in Nydalen, an emerging and pulsating business area in Oslo. All the international programs of the school will be moved to this campus, which will set new stan- dards and become a model for higher education.
Excellent research at BI Norwegian School of Management goes hand in hand with a wide range of educational opportu- nities.
The school is constantly improving and expanding its course offerings for international students and now offers a full range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs taught entirely in English.
BI Norwegian School of Management is a future-oriented business school committed to constant-
ly updating and improving teaching facilities.
BI Norwegian School of Management, Executive School, MBA office Postboks 9386 Grønland, 0135 Oslo, Norway.
Telephone: + 47 22 57 62 00 Fax number + 47 22 57 62 80 E-mail: mba@bi.no www.bi.no/emba
Visiting address: Karlsborgveien 4, 0193 Oslo Campus:
BI Executive School, Oslo
BI Norwegian School of Management, main campus Oslo (after 15.08 2005) ESCP-EAP campus in Paris
Language of instruction:
English
Length of program:
18 Months part time
Yearly intake:
Around 30 from BI Norwegian School of Management;
35 – 70 from ESCP-EAP
Degree awarded Double degree
Executive MBA, BI Norwegian School of Management
European Executive MBA, ESCP-EAP
Application Deadline:
15th of November 2004.
Starting date:
Introductory Workshop 6th and 7th of Dec. 2004
Tuition fee:
NOK 210, 000
Further information:
www.bi.no/emba
