PROGRAM

Semester in Madrid

The International Master in Business Administration implies a 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, during this period, students complete an On-line Introduction Course in Project Management given by U.C. Irvine, IEDE’s partner campus in California. This provides the student with valuable management knowledge for applying throughout the course.

Semester in Shanghai

During the four-month Shanghai stay, 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, talent and personnel management with multicultural teams.

The semester in Shanghai complements the first part of the program, as 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 MBA 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: 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 favors a truly transnational experience based on three different continents and who is intensely curious to discover new business environments.

A person excited about the future of management and who feels the challenge of being a player in it, a scenario in which responsibility and values are inherent to every goal.

• 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

Students who successfully complete this part of the program will receive a Accelerated Certificate Program International Business, Operations and Management from the University of California, Irvine.

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

• Strategies and polices required to run international businesses
• Assessment of international projects in any area: importsand exports, marketing, investment, finance, etc.

Program