INTRODUCTION

Madrid - Shanghai - California

The International Master's Degree in Business Administration - IMBA is a multi-campus program with an international perspective. It has been specifically designed to offer university graduates (with or without work experience) a unique learning opportunity.

Students are trained to develop successful professional skills geared towards executive positions in global businesses. In this context, having an international perspective and international experience are essential in order to meet challenges, achieve professional goals, and secure a bright future in the world of executive management.

This full-time, multi-campus program is taught entirely in English at the IEDE Business School facilities in Spain and China. In addition, thanks to an agreement with the University of California, Irvine, three months of the program are carried out on the California campus, one of the campuses with the greatest percentage of international students.

During this International MBA students have the opportunity to learn how businesses are run in Europe, Asia and North America, areas of the world which set the standards for business leadership.

Semester in Madrid

The International Master's Degree in Business Administration encompasses complete executive training that reinforces the future manager's strategic vision.

It begins in Madrid with 400 hours of intensive training over four months, providing the core material in a professional MBA: management strategy, finance, operations, marketing and communication, personnel management and management skills.

At the same time, students take an On-line Introduction Course in Project Management taught by U.C. Irvine, IEDE’s partner campus in California. This provides students with invaluable management knowledge they will apply throughout the program.

Semester in Shanghai

During the four-month stay in Shanghai, learning focuses on the economy, management and business in Asia. Students learn the rules, techniques and values of administration and management in China: the role of government in business, the rules of finance, marketing and sales, the regulations and international agreements promoting international trade, and talent and personnel management in multicultural teams.

The semester in Shanghai complements the first part of the program, helping students continue to develop their management skills through case studies. At the same time, students learn to apply these skills to the unique aspects of the Asian business market, a market governed by distinct negotiation strategies.

Semester in California

The final part of the International Master's Degree in Business Administration takes place on the campus of the University of California, Irvine (U.C.I.) in the United States.

Since U.C.I.’s creation in 1965, it has achieved an extraordinary reputation due to its professors, graduates and in-class and on-line training methods. U.C.I. is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is accredited by the WASC Steering Committee.

The students of this International MBA will have the chance to participate in two courses: Global Operations and Project Management, in which they learn about the following:

• Professional opportunities in international business and international trade
• Specific skills in the areas of international finance, stock markets, financial negotiation and commerce, and strategic international marketing
• Strategies and polices required to run international businesses
• Assessment of international projects in any area: imports and exports, marketing, investment, finance, etc.

Students who successfully complete this part of the program will receive a Certificate in Global Operations and Management from the University of California, Irvine.

Voluntarily, in order to offer added value, students may also choose to participate in an internship for three months to gain professional experience in the U.S.

STUDENT PROFILE

IEDE's International Master's Degree in Business Administration is aimed at university Bachelor’s of Arts or Sciences, with a proficient level in English who are seeking to join an executive team that manages international projects.

This MBA program focuses on international innovation and involves students in a productive or strategic internationalization process. The International MBA student should be:

• A decision-maker who wants to learn how to define his/her vision and turn it into a reality.
• A person who wants to change the business world, working with an international perspective
• A professional who favors a truly transnational experience on three different continents and who is curious to discover new business environments.
• A person excited about the future of management; who feels the challenge of being a player on this stage, where responsibility and values are inherent in every goal.

Unique Characteristics

• A Full-time program taught entirely in English by senior management professionals.
• Degree Program adapted to comply with Royal Decree 1393/2007.
• Official certification of graduate degrees is a fundamental requisite under the framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
• Includes a complete international immersion for 16 weeks at the IEDE campuses in Madrid and Shanghai, as well as a 12-week period at Irvine. Therefore, students can learn from the perspective of three different cultures.
• Visits to prominent companies, a great experience offering a perspective of the international business scene, its opportunities and risks.
• Native professors on all three campuses (in Europe, China and the U.S.) and other visiting professors from around the world who participate in the program.
• Students from different countries, providing a multicultural learning atmosphere, plus an international network. Chinese classes for all students.
• The opportunity to participate in the Global Operations Management Internship to gain professional experience.

Skills demanded by businesses and company leaders:

• A global perspective
• The ability to focus on results
• Flexibility
• Project analysis and decision-making skills
• Team management
• Leadership and innovation skills
• Negotiation and sales skills
• An entrepreneurial spirit

IEDE's International MBA is aimed at graduates, whether in Letters or Science, with a proficient in English and seeking to join an executive team that manages international projects.

The program of this MBA bases its activity on international innovation and involves students in a productive or strategic internationalization process. The International MBA’s student should be:

• A decision-maker who wants to learn how to define his/her vision and then turn this into reality.
• A person who wants to change the business world, working with an international outlook.
• A professional who favours a truly transnational experience based on three different continents and who is intensely curious about discovering new business environments.
• A person excited about the future of management and who feel the challenge of being players in it, a scenario in which responsibility and values are inherent to everything they hope to accomplish.

Students are trained to develop successful professional skills aimed at executive positions in global business. In this context, international vision and experience are essential in order to meet challenges, achieve professional goals, and secure a bright future in the world of executive management.

This International MBA includes four additional elements essential for those who wish to work in an international business environment:

• Educational and business experience in China and in the United States, where company culture and business practices are shared with students.
• A major management skills program.
• Use of latest technology.
• Visits to companies and institutions which are leaders in terms of their projects, results and alliances.