Executive MBA is an accelerator for leader development and company growth.
This is a unique programme that connects the best practitioners and the best regional lecturers, and provides the students with a possibility to discuss and share experiences with the owners as well as top leaders of other companies. International lecturers and top-level practitioners provide their insight on modern managerial approaches.
The main task of Executive MBA is forming leaders’ capabilities and practical development of companies. The study has been connected with solving business case-studies. The alumni have proven in practice that by the end of the programme their companies have made a leap of development and they themselves have become more capable leaders.
Executive MBA participants and alumni make up a unique network of people who can make their voices heard and decisions matter. Common studies strengthen their network in business as well as on the personal level, and contribute to the development of Estonian entrepreneurship and society.
Executive MBA is flexible. Module-based study enables to work full-time, apply the acquired knowledge and skills in practice, and to achieve results in real time.
Executive MBA is based on co-operation between Estonian Business School and Ajutrust.
The programme is in Estonian.
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Macro view from Austria to World Economy and Europe
Scientific research Methodology. Executive MBA practical research Theses
The leading lecturer of Executive MBA is Priit Karjus.
Priit has been providing strategic advice for Estonian companies for 20 years. This is just as long as Priit has been teaching strategic management in EBS. He is the founder and leading partner of Ajutrust. Priit acquired higher education in Tallinn Technical University where he graduated in 1998 from Business Management. In 2003 he graduated from EBS International Business Management (MBA). Priit has taken additional trainings in IMD business school in Lausanne. In 2003 Priit published a book on stretegic management “Strategic Audit. Reflective War Plans in Business”. You can find more information about Priit on www.ajutrust.ee.
The lecturers of the programme include the best experts with academic knowledge of management and entrepreneurship in Estonia and the region.
Additionally, we involve the best thinkers and practitioners of the region. Among others, the following people have shared their knowledge and experience:
Leading lecturers of subjects, among others:
How is teaching organised?
Executive MBA includes lectures, group works and individual works as well as company-based research.
The subjects are evaluated on the basis of independent and group works at the end of each subject with an individual pass-fail assignment that is based on some aspect of one’s company.
Executive MBA final thesis has an academic scope and the paper solves a practical management challenge of a company. Upon completion of the programme the student is eligible for 55 ECTS that can be transferred into further studies in case the participant is interested in applying for a master’s degree in EBS International Business Management.
Curriculum group: Business and Administration
Study language: Estonian
The program lasts for 1.5 years and includes lectures, group and individual works, and a company based research.
The study takes place in three-day modules, once a month from Thursday to Saturday (excl. July and August).
The next – 16th Executive MBA group starts on October 2018.
The study takes place once a month from Thursday to Saturday (excluding July and August) as a three-day module.
Training days start at 9:30 and end at 16:45.
*Study trip to Austria.
The study takes place once a month from Thursday to Saturday (excluding July and August) as a three-day module.
Training days start at 9:30 and end at 16:45.
*Study trip to Berlin.
EBS Executive MBA programme costs 18 600 € + VAT. The price also includes a study trip to Austria.
The payment can be installed in four parts:
*The schedule can be changed if agreed.
The preconditions of participating in Executive MBA are:
In order to apply for the programme please send your application to koolitus@ebs.ee or call +372 665 1323. After the registration we will make contact and speak about the admission documents and times.
In order to apply for the programme, we kindly ask you to present the following documents:
There are more than 200 owners and top-leaders of Estonian companies that have completed the programme.
The programme has a very good structure, moving from general towards specific business processes.
I am very satisfied that I managed to participate. I would recommend Executive MBA to all top managers who feel the need to develop their strategical thinking.
Urmas Hiie
ETS NORD AS
Member of the Board
Executive MBA programme is a contemporary programme that has included the best lecturers and practitioners of one’s field. It also provides a great opportunity to study together with the leaders of other fields, listen to their direct experience on life and business. You will definitely learn to better manage and understand yourself as well as broaden your horizons.
Mati Pops
Citycon Oyj
The biggest value of the course is practicality – with the help of different lecturers, study cycles and home assignments you dismantle and analyse the development of your company. Including the things you knew about, but didn’t have time to deal with in real life.
Reet Savastver
Select Service Partner Eesti AS
Member of the board, CEO
The most valuable part of the programme was the knowledge that we got from the best lecturers and specialists of Estonia, that enriched our lives and provided us with an opportunity to see things from a new perspective.
Janek Haud
Hilding Anders Baltic AS
Member of the Board
