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WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ONE?
Additionally, critical aspects considered while choosing a candidate for senior managerial positions.
GETTING RESULTS: The ability to achieve ambitious operating goals by working at all levels of an organization—gathering resources from the board or senior executives; delegating responsibility for execution to direct reports; working with other company departments, suppliers and customers; and helping the team to identify and overcome obstacles to reaching the goals.
CREATING CULTURE: The ability to articulate core values such as customer value creation, integrity and respect for the individual; win employee buy-in of those values; and create processes to ensure that the organization’s culture is used in hiring and promotions.
ATTRACTING TALENT: The ability to attract and motivate a highly talented team that can set ambitious goals and achieve them while collaborating and communicating clearly.
DRIVING INNOVATION:
Professional education qualification
(preferably an MBA)
Proven leadership qualities Thorough Financial understanding Project management capabilities Perseverance Excellent networking skills Ability to see through data and decision making Impeccable communication & negotiation skills Go getter Strategic and innovative mindset Hard Metal Compliance to legal systems
The ability to create an environment that encourages talented employees to generate new ideas, spurring revenue growth and boost operational effectiveness and efficiency.
FORMULATING STRATEGY: The ability to analyze a company’s future opportunities, to develop and execute strategies to capture those opportunities, and to communicate the strategies in a way that engages the organization.
COMMUNICATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: The ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, including the board, investors and communities—which is particularly useful during a crisis situation, a significant cost reduction or a product recall, for example.
FACTS ABOUT MBA DID YOU KNOW THAT FIRST BUSINESS SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1881? BETTER ROI:
MUST FOR EVERY ‘C SUITE’ POSITIONS > The case method was created at Harvard Business School in 1924. > The first online MBA program was offered by Aspen University in 1987. > MBA programs are among the most generalized in the world. If you enroll in one, you will study many different fields within business, which will in turn prepare you to pursue a career in a variety of fields.
ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT MBA paves the way for a most coveted degree, such as PhD and DBA
> ROI from MBA degree is good as B-school provides skills which pay off handsomely in long-term career. > MBA course is 65% to 82% practical depending upon the specialization and rest is theory.
APPLICABLE TO EVERY FIELD Whether you are an engineer, a teacher, a banker, or an entrepreneur, the program imparts skills that are deployable by all at the workplace.
CAREERS An MBA prepares individuals for many types of careers. According to a survey by the Graduate Management Admissions Council, 64% MBA graduates of year 2012 used their MBA to change careers. Some of the more common jobs an MBA prepares one for include: > Business Development Manager > Director (of a Department) > Entrepreneur / Founder > Finance Manager > Management Consultant > Marketing Manager > Portfolio Manager > Project or Program Manager > Operations Manager
TOP TEN EMPLOYERS OF MBA GRADS
Apple
WHY MBA? TOP REASONS TO CONSIDER AN MBA: It is a Professional Degree Internationally Accepted Qualification Most Considered for a Promotion For Seeking a Career Shift or Change in Field Entrepreneurship Futuristic and Scalable There are lot of benefits associated by doing MBA, world's premier postgraduate qualification. MBA helps in enhancing an individual's ability to understand real life problems. It is valuable in all professions. Top Managerial positions in any industry go to persons having required qualification or capability of management.
HIGHER SALARY The average salary for an MBA graduate is considerably higher than that of an employee with a regular master qualification.
BETTER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES It is estimated that 70% of the MBA graduates worldwide are senior managers or board directors. Whether you wish to further your current career by advancing in a leadership position, or you want to pursue a new career, an MBA is definitely going to boost your chances of achieving these goals
An MBA (Masters in Business Administration) is the most sought-after graduate degree globally. The degree is versatile and used all over the world, and can offer a major boost to anyone’s career.
BETTER CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS NETWORK As an MBA student you have great networking opportunities. You gain access to the extensive alumni network of the particular MBA programme and of others (professionals with key positions to whom you already have a direct link through the MBA education you possess). This extensive, well consolidated business network is bound to pay off throughout your whole career making you the first-hand recipient of all relevant information in the field and giving you better chances at seizing the best opportunities.
NEW SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION Studying an MBA forces you to get out of your comfort zone, deal with the latest issues, apply the newest management techniques and constantly challenge yourself, your practices and your approaches. An MBA also provides you with the channels that will keep this challenge alive and push you to continuously improve.
A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE OVER THE BUSINESS WORLD As mentioned before, through studying an MBA you become part of a great network of professionals and companies and you constantly challenge yourself with the newest problem-solving. These things together give you a great overview of the business world, a deep understanding and a certain receptiveness to the slight changes of this environment.
HEAR WHY RECRUITERS PREFER HIRING MBA GRADS? “MBA candidates have experienced rigorous academic programs, project work in team environments, internships with industry leaders, and, in many cases, international business experiences. All of these experiences, in and out of the classroom, develop critical-thinking, problem-solving, and team-oriented skills that enhance their overall business acumen and provide advantages in a very competitive job market.� - Tisa Head, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Navy Federal
KNOW YOUR UNIVERSITY HISTORY The Geneva Business School is part of an established group of learning institutions which includes some of the most renowned and progressive schools in Switzerland such as St. George’s School in Clarens, the country’s first English school established in 1927. In 1995, IFGP (Institut de Formation en Gestion du Patrimoine) was established to provide instructions to mainly local Swiss private bankers. As demands for global banking and finance outpaced the local demands, University of Finance was created in 2001 to provide education in international banking and finance. As GBS’ strategic positioning shifted, the name was changed in 2010 to Geneva Business School (GBS) to emphasis the importance of our location, specialty, and specificity.
SWISS QUALITY At Geneva Business School we provide an exclusive and privileged education in a stable environment, inspired by the Swiss learning ideal. Through the concentration of CORE, ORIENTATION and ELECTIVE courses, GBS strives to provide the best foundations for all of its students.
INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS PRESENCE Geneva Business School has campuses around the world, including Barcelona (Spain), Boston (USA) Moscow (Russia), Aztana (Kazakhstan), UAE and Saudi Arabia
ACCREDITATION Geneva Business School programs are accredited through IACBE, ECBE and EDUQUA
BLENDED LEARNING Technology rules the world today, which allows us to replicate face to face teaching techniques; learners are able to enjoy the same experience they would have in a traditional classroom.
FACULTY
All our courses are lectured by highly respected professionals who offer to our students an invaluable and practical insight to the world of business through their many years of experience. The majority of our faculty members have doctorate degrees in their area of specialisation, in addition to a minimum of 10 years professional experience.
APPLICATION BASED PEDAGOGY One of the major advantages of application based instruction is that it makes learning more like real life. It's an in-depth investigation of a real business topic worthy of students’ attention and effort.
FULL MASTERS (90 CREDITS) GBS MBA is worth 90 ECTS which represents about 2,500 to 2,750 hours of study.
UAE PROGRAMS ALSO RECOGNISED BY IACBE The GBS UAE programs have accreditation for their business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) and are listed in the IACBE members’ accredited list
TRANSFER BETWEEN CAMPUSES Students can study abroad a part of the program at any of our international campuses.
DUAL DEGREE GBS offers a number of dual degree programs upon completion of a master degree, at affordable fees.
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EXTRANET Your 24x7x365 consolidated source for information and resources important to students.
KNOW THE PROGRAM SUITABLE TO YOU Quality Management Effective Project Management Human Resource Management Principles of Finance
COMMON UNITS [ 36 ECTS ]
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
[18 ECTS] Operations Management for Masters Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership for Management & Business Organizational Behaviour Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
[18 ECTS] Healthcare Accreditation Healthcare Ethics Healthcare Leadership Healthcare Operations Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
[18 ECTS] Leadership Skills for Education Management Instruction, Curriculum & Assessment Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Education Effective Operations Management Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
Strategic Management International Business Law Research Methodology Introduction to Databases
PROJECT & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT [18 ECTS] Project Risk Management Leadership in Project & Operation Project Cost & Schedule Control Project Operations & Technology Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
GLOBAL BANKING & FINANCE
[18 ECTS] Leadership for Finance Professionals Financial Risk Management Operations Management in Banking & Finance Merger & Acquisition Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
GLOBAL LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT [18 ECTS] Corporate Social Responsibility Management of Service Quality Operations Management for Master Leadership for Skills Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
E-business Principles Foreign Market Analysis Business Communication Marketing of Services
QUALITY MANAGEMENT [18 ECTS] Leadership for Quality Management Operations Management for Masters Corporate Social Responsibility Quality Management Systems Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
[18 ECTS] Talent Management Strategic Operations Management Recruitment & Retention Management Leadership for HRM Professionals Case Study - Part 1 Case Study - Part 2
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(Self-Guided Learning)
MASTER THESIS [36 ECTS] As the final element in the master's degree, the thesis gives the student an opportunity to demonstrate expertise in the chosen research area, under the guidance of an advisor.
KNOW YOUR MENTORS
& many more professionally qualified faculty....
KNOW YOUR CLASS THE WORLD IS OUR CLASSROOM
60
Nationalities
60 countries represented by our students, alumni, and faculty
DEMOGRAPHICS
23
60
years
years
Age
10 years
Average Work Experience
ASSESSMENTS
Assessments help evaluate learners’ understanding, interpretation and readiness of deployment of knowledge of the units. The units being something that professionals practice or interface each day, are also gauged in a practical manner. Evaluation methods include but not limited to: > Case studies / Caselets > Presentations > Individual/group assignment > Class activity
> Debates > Simulation > Multiple Choice questions > Short descriptive questions
Few are held in class while some are take home activities.
INVESTMENT Time
> Duration: 14-16 months > 12 hours over weekends > Some units consist of Smart sessions and self guided learning and some may require additional sessions. > Missed units can be taken online.
Financial Commitment Registration Fee: AED 2,500 Course Fee: (AED 1,900 X 18) AED 34,200 Master Thesis: AED 2,500 Administration Charges: AED 2,600 Total : AED 41,800 Optional Charges Graduation Ceremony Attestation of Certificate
AED 1,000 AED 2,000
Tuition fee to be paid at the start of every unit.
Mode of Payment
Bank Transfer
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TESTIMONIALS OSHBA AL TUNAIJI Training & Development, DNATA “The MBA program is indeed flexible and affordable. I strongly recommend working adults to join the course to understand business and management in-depth”
NATHALIE PEETERS Executive Assistant, Belgium Embassy “I chose GBS because I wanted a school with a great reputation academically, a strong alumni base and a convenient location. I found the experience to be a very, very challenging academic pursuit, but it was life-changing in the most positive ways and worth the sacrifice. I apply what I learned in the classroom every day.”
MOHAMMAD KHAMIS BAKR IT Consultant, Cisco “The biggest strengths of the GBS MBA program are the professors’ mix of real-world experience and academic rigor and the opportunity to meet strong, like-minded classmates”
MOHSIN MUNAF Entrepreneur My degree propelled my career in aviation and my yearning for entrepreneurship, which led to the launch of my own firm. I apply lessons learned at GBS every day and the MBA was a catalyst for the rest of my life, both professionally and personally.”
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DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU ? 1
Bachelor degree or equivalent along with transcript in English.
2
One recent colour passport photo.
3
Photocopy of valid passport / permit.
4
Updated Resume / C.V.
5
Motivation letter providing reasons for wishing to study in the desired program at GBS.
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Mandatory entrance / bridge examination for special learners.
HOW WE SCORE HOW IS GBS MBA COMPARED TO THE REST? SPEED
14
months
18
months
Fastest MBA in Switzerland, while you work
Generally between 18 months - 36 months to complete
FLEXIBILITY Highly flexible learning approach for working adults
Inflexible learning approach for working adults. More suited for full-time students
COST Among the most affordable MBAS in Switzerland
Generally $30-40K but ranging upto $100K
STUDY MODEL Study 1 subject per month (perfect for working adults)
Study several subjects per semester (perfect for full-time students)
SPECIALIZATIONS Wide range of specializations
ACCREDITATION Fully accredited Globally recognized
Usually a limited choice of specializations or choice at all
Same accreditation but generally limited industry recognition (viewed too theoretical by most)
SUPPORT Personalized student and academic support
Generally impersonal student and academic support (some offer email only support)
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