Executive
MBA Program

Unique program format, focusing on transition to general management level.

About
the program

Make the next step.
Become the Leader you always wanted to be.

In the Corvinus-MSM-SEED Executive MBA you develop in a diverse group of participants sharing the same ambition:

  • Understanding the big picture
  • Connecting the dots
  • Making the right decisions
  • Creating value

How will you get there?

IT IS ALL ABOUT TRANSITION TO GENERAL MANAGEMENT…

Our transformational program gives you the tools to become an effective and responsible leader thriving in a complex international business environment. You will study with like minded, ambitious professionals and develop your network with the future leaders of the region.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL FUNCTIONAL AREAS

You will develop core knowledge of all the functional areas of the business. You will gain a holistic view and a better understanding of the details, their effects and how are they interconnected.

MASTERY OF 2 IMPORTANT SKILLS: PROBLEM SOLVING AND TEAM WORK

You will engage in exclusive projects, case studies, simulations, peer-to-peer learning, leadership assessment and social enterprise challenge with a strong emphasis to master cooperation and collaboration with your peers and complex problem-solving.

PREPARATION FOR LEADERSHIP ROLE

Throughout a personalized leadership development journey, each participant will develop competencies along a personal leadership development plan, increasing self-awareness and the positive impact on people, teams and organizations.

Discover
the program

Participant profile

  • The Executive MBA Program welcomes professionals or early managerial talents who are at or have the potential to grow to general management level.
  • We also welcome ambitious leaders of small and medium-sized companies, as well as entrepreneurs wanting to grow their businesses.
  • Ideal participants are open-minded, eager to learn and develop, proficient in English, and have relevant work experience.

your experience

  • International and practical curriculum that is developed jointly by the three institutions.
  • International faculty members and business professionals.
  • International participants coming from mostly the CEE region.
  • Two locations during the studies: core courses take place in Budapest and a special residency (MBA Specialization Summer School) in Maastricht.
  • Two MBA degrees upon successful completion of the program: one from Corvinus University and one from MSM.

Dates

Next intake

27 September 2024

Application deadline

6 September 2024

Length

19 months (4 semesters)
2 week summer school in Maastricht

Average monthly workload

Three (Fri-Sat-Sun) or four (Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun) full days in class and about the same amout of days of remote, flexible work outside the classroom.

During company projects two full days spent at the company and about two days of remote, flexible group work.

Admission Requirements

  • University or college degree
  • At least five years of work experience
  • Proficiency in English is tested based on the submitted application and a personal interview. Please note that the committee may decide to ask for taking an additional test
  • Completion of Required Leveling Courses or GMAT with minimum score of 600 or Equivalent GRE score
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • Motivational letter
  • Personal interview

Location

The classes take place during the 4 semesters at Corvinus Universtity of Budapest.
During the summer school, participants travel to Maastricht and take part in classes there.

Corvinus university
of budapest

Maastricht university

Course list

Semester 1

Semester 2

Teambuilding and case solving method workshop

Core courses

Offer a general management vision of the entire company

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Economics and Beyond

Global Corporate Strategy

Corporate Finance and Finlab

Managing Cultural Diversity

Corporate Responsibility
and
Ethics

Marketing

Digital Transformation
and Process Management

Accounting and Law

Integrative courses

Case study/simulation based integrative courses at the end of each
semester where cross -disciplinary, cross-departmental collaborations
address the complexity of business reality.

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Change Management

M&A

Semester 3

Semester 4

Leadership camp summer specialisation

Core courses

Focus on innovation, transformation and development of critical
leadership skills

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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Management Control

Research Methodology

Purpose of my MBA 1

Global SCM

Design Spring

Purpose of my MBA 2

Integrative courses

Field projects during each semester

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Social enterprise challenge

Disruptive Development Project

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Leadership development journey

Throughout the program each participant will develop competencies along a personal leadership development plan, increasing self-awareness and
the positive impact on people, teams and organisation.

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Learning Peer Group
Self-reflective journey (individual learning portfolio)

Statistics

The EMBA2023 CLASS:

  • 37 participants from
  • 29 companies, covering
  • 20 sectors, working in
  • 3 countries, representing
  • 9 nationalities.
  • Average age: 35
  • Average years of work experience: 12

ACCREDITATION

International Accreditations

Corvinus University of Budapest

  • AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business,
  • AMBA – Association of MBAs,
  • EFMD – Program Accreditation

Maastricht University (UM) – Maastricht School of Management (MSM)

  • AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business,
  • AMBA – Association of MBAs,
  • EQUIS – Institutional Accreditation,
  • NVAO – The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders

Price

EUR 22.000 *

* Payed in 4 installments.

The tuition fee includes all classroom days, instruction and teaching materials, leadership development sessions and coffee breaks on teaching days. The fee does not include any travel costs, meals and accommodation during the Maastricht Residency.

Early bird scholarship:

  • 10% for applications until 3 June 2024

MORE THAN 1000 EXECUTIVES HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE JOURNEY!
LEARN FROM THEM!

Bálint
Hoffer

ViacomCBS

Karol
Jakubek

ROSSMANN Czech Republic

Martina
Martinić

INA Grupa

Gábor
Heiszmann

UNIQA Biztosító

Predrag
Vasic

OTP Srbija

András
Becsei

OTP Bank

SEED Business Leadership Program has been a real eye opener for me in terms of how many leadership tools I can have in my toolkit and how to use them intentionally. It was a great realization how simple things can change the game and lead the organization to an enhanced performance.

Great venue with a comprehensive leadership principles overview, focusing strongly on a practical side of leadership. I really enjoyed the teamwork during the training and I can strongly recommend the program to those, who would like to move their leadership skills to upper level. One of the best workshops, which I have ever experienced.

I am absolutely thrilled with the program. You start from aspiration and values, continue with building the story around people and, at the end, you tackle with your final goal – how to drive the business. Mentoring and coaching techniques during the program are refreshing and using these techniques after the program suit you with the most useful tool – how to learn continuously and efficiently. For me this is the key takeaway.

One thing I loved about this course that we were able to meet people – both presenters and participants – who has a waste experience in their industries. I can mention the President of Vodafone, the CEO and founder of WizzAir. Furthermore, I was in the same working group with the Senior Vice President of MOL from whom I could learn a lot. I would recommend this course to any executive leader who is humble enough to open up and has the willingness to look inside and understand what his weaknesses and areas of development are.

SEED is one of the best things that happened to me during the last several years. It gave me new vision and the energy to try to become a better leader than currently I am.

SEED’s Business Leadership Program was a very good executive educational program for me. What I gained from SEED and what it means for me is how to set aspirational goals, and how to build a team to achieve these goals.

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