Executive MBA
Part-Time Programme in France
Grow as a leader. Challenge assumptions. Deliver real value.
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• Part-time
• In English
• Paris
• Healthcare Innovation & Technology track
• Elective Track
• RNCP Niv 7/ Bac +5
• CPF eligible
• March
• 5+ years' professional experience
• Fluent English
OBJECTIVES
Programme Objectives
The EDHEC Executive MBA is a highly personalised learning journey for experienced professionals, decision-makers and entrepreneurs seeking both personal and professional transformation. The programme is designed to strengthen your executive decision-making and leadership skills in a complex, fast-changing environment—bringing international perspectives and immediate business relevance.
- Strengthen your capacity to move confidently from strategic vision to execution in turbulent times
- Build a stronger financial perspective to evaluate options, allocate resources and drive sustainable value creation
- Lead change with greater confidence, influence and authenticity through the Transform360 leadership journey
- Develop a cross-functional, top-management perspective of business to align functions, manage risk and deliver strategy
- Expand your horizons through an international cohort and network and two Global Business Trips
- Personalise your journey through specialised tracks or curated electives aligned with your ambitions
- A Consulting Project or Business Plan based on a real-life opportunity or challenge faced by your organisation. The strategic project integrates learning into an actionable recommendation, creating a tangible result for your business
OBJECTIVES
Programme Objectives
The EDHEC Executive MBA is a highly personalised learning journey for experienced professionals, decision-makers and entrepreneurs seeking both personal and professional transformation. The programme is designed to strengthen your executive decision-making and leadership skills in a complex, fast-changing environment—bringing international perspectives and immediate business relevance.
- Strengthen your capacity to move confidently from strategic vision to execution in turbulent times
- Build a stronger financial perspective to evaluate options, allocate resources and drive sustainable value creation
- Lead change with greater confidence, influence and authenticity through the Transform360 leadership journey
- Develop a cross-functional, top-management perspective of business to align functions, manage risk and deliver strategy
- Expand your horizons through an international cohort and network and two Global Business Trips
- Personalise your journey through specialised tracks or curated electives aligned with your ambitions
- A Consulting Project or Business Plan based on a real-life opportunity or challenge faced by your organisation. The strategic project integrates learning into an actionable recommendation, creating a tangible result for your business
BENEFITS
Why choose a part-time Executive MBA?
The top-ranked Executive MBA is an opportunity to accelerate both personal and professional transformation. You will:
- Develop the leadership confidence and decision-making clarity to navigate complexity and lead transformation
- Strengthen strategic, cross-functional and financial capabilities to drive performance and sustainable value creation
- Learn alongside an experienced international cohort - broadening your perspectives, strengthening your network and learning through peer exchange
- Gain international exposure through two Global Business Trips
- Personalise your journey through the new AI-Augmented Leadership & Performance, the Healthcare Innovation & Technology track, or create your own track via a choice of curated electives
The EDHEC Executive MBA helps organisations develop key talent & leaders who can make better decisions under uncertainty, align stakeholders and deliver transformation. Your organisation benefits from:
- Stronger strategic and financial judgement to support better choices, prioritisation and resource allocation
- Greater capability to lead change, strengthen alignment and improve organisational resilience
- A broader international outlook and market awareness through global exposure and peer learning
- Leadership development supported by Transform360, combining feedback, coaching and practical skill-building
- A Consulting Project or Business Plan that integrates learning into an actionable recommendation, developed and finalised toward the end of the programme and aligned with a real business challenge or opportunity
The EMBA is well-suited for high-potential managers, newly appointed senior executives, and business unit leaders as well as experienced talent looking to drive transformation in your organisation.
The EMBA blends academic excellence with hands-on experience, ensuring that you are exposed to real business challenges and have tools to think strategically and with innovation in mind. Today’s leaders need to be agile and able to navigate complex and constant changing scenarios, while also aligning with broader societal and environmental imperatives.
Stéphane Canonne
Director, EDHEC Executive Education & MBA
The constantly evolving business world brings us face to face with new challenges and frequent opportunities. We aim to guide you through your personal and professional development as you refine and enhance the skills, vision, and conviction necessary to lead the transformation your business and career require.
Véronique Carresse
Programme director of the Executive MBA, EDHEC
PROGRAMME
Gain a global vision with a personal focus
Leadership takes courage and conviction – the EMBA will help prepare you to navigate the responsibilities of building a better world for future generations.
To lead transformation, you must be confident in your ability to make critical decisions, think outside the box, and assert your leadership style ethically, respectfully, and responsibly.
The Executive MBA will enable you to build and enhance your business vision and develop new perspectives while providing you with personalised support, a diverse and international network, and the tools to focus on your leadership skills and professional development.
Your 17-20 month journey at a glance:
- From strategic vision to execution
Sharpen your strategic decision-making and strengthen your ability to align organisations and accelerate value creation in turbulent times - Expand your horizons
Broaden your perspective through an international cohort and network, learning from peers and global business trips that immerse you in new markets and ways of doing business - Transform360: Lead with impact
Develop the personal and professional leadership capabilities to influence, mobilise and lead change with confidence - Personalise & specialise
Tailor your journey through a choice of specialised tracks or curated electives aligned with your goals, context and ambitions
Designed for immediate business relevance, the programme is built around the decisions leaders face today—navigating uncertainty, aligning organisations and driving sustainable performance.
Across the four blocks, you will identify and progressively refine the focus of a Consulting Project or Business Plan, using each block’s frameworks to strengthen your diagnosis, test strategic and execution choices, and build a robust value-creation case. The project is developed and finalised toward the end of the programme, translating your learning into a coherent, actionable plan grounded in real organisational priorities.
Anticipate disruption, evaluate strategic options, and drive decisions grounded in global context, sustainability and AI-enabled insight:
- Geopolitical Risks for Business
- Economy and global environment for business
- Strategic analysis and mindset
- Strategic decision making and implementation
- AI for Business
- Sustainability for Business
Strengthen financial judgement and performance management to allocate resources, evaluate options and create sustainable value :
- Principle of Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis: analyse a company’s financial health
- Data to strategic decision: Analyse Financial performance and value creation.
- Data to Managerial decision: Operational Efficiency (P&L, WCR, CAPEX), Budget & BP monitoring
- Financing options
- Business simulation
Develop the leadership capacity to mobilise change with confidence, ethics and resilience in complex environments
- Human Resources Management
- Operation and Supply Chain
- Marketing & sales in the digital age
- Legal Risks Management
- Business Game
- + Functional Webinars Series
Develop the leadership capacity to mobilise change with confidence, ethics and resilience in complex environments.
- Organizational Behaviour & managing change
- Paradoxical Leadership in Context
- Business Ethics
- Personal & Interpersonel Leadership = Transfrom360
Broaden your perspectives through an international cohort, a diverse executive network and an immersive global experience. Throughout the programme, you learn from peers across industries and cultures, challenging your assumptions and strengthening your ability to lead in a global context.
Global Business Trips
The programme includes two week-long Global Business Trips, typically one in Asia and one in North America, offering hands-on exposure to different market dynamics, business cultures and competitive contexts.
Each trip combines:
- expert insight into the region’s political, economic and business environment
- company visits and on-the-ground learning with organisations operating locally and internationally
- structured peer exchange to translate observations into strategic insights
Destinations evolve each year to reflect changing market dynamics.
Global Business Report
Following each trip, you complete a team-based Global Business Report to consolidate learning, strengthen strategic thinking and business modelling, and connect field insights to real strategic choices. Previous destinations include Hong King, Shenzhen, New York City and Chicago
Business in Europe
A two-day seminar, including one day in Brussels, to understand European institutions and their impact on business leadership—regulation, competitiveness and the Northern European ecosystem.
Transform360 is a highly personalised and collective journey, it will help you to question, challenge and explore every aspect of your personal, career and leadership development so that you can harness your full potential in your career, in your business and as a leader.
The programme is designed to develop your self-management, strategic, functional and relational abilities enabling you to become a more complete professional and accomplished leader.
Your journey is built around 3 key components which are inter-linked and designed to help you develop and strengthen your leadership skills, competencies and perspectives:
- Personal Leadership & Presence
- Practical resilience
- Creating strong relationships
- Compelling presentations & improvisation
- Collaborative Leadership & Influence
- Building effective teams
- Leadership coaching
- Becoming a strong negotiator
- Self-Leadership Reflection & Growth
- 360 Leadership development
- Individual coaching (7-8h)
- Tailored career coaching & support
Personalise your programme to match your goals
Tailor your programme to provide new perspectives or go deeper into specific areas that are important to you and your organisation. You can choose between one of two specialised tracks or you can create your own personalised track from a choice of carefully chosen electives.
Option 1: New! AI-Augmented Leadership & Performance Track
The new track enables leaders to harness AI as a lever for individual, collective and organisational performance. Participants learn how to leverage AI to increase productivity, augment leadership capability and drive insight-led strategic execution across their organisations. Through immersive workshops and applied learning, the track bridges AI potential and business reality — equipping executives to deploy AI responsibly, operationally and strategically, with immediate organisational impact.
Discover the AI-Augmented Leadership & Performance Track
Option 2: Healthcare Innovation & Technology Track
The Healthcare Innovation & Technology Track (HIT) is designed to equip healthcare managers & professionals with a global business vision to lead with confidence in the fast-changing health eco-system. The track, which is led by the EDHEC Management in Innovative Health chair, allows participants to gain focused insight into key innovations and technological drivers impacting the healthcare sector including value-based healthcare, data & AI and medical devices & diagnostics
Discover the Healthcare Innovation & Technology Track
Option 3: Elective Track
Choose from a selection of elective courses to create your own track. From strategic foresight to luxury brand management or options which are 100% online, the personalised track enables you to explore new areas according to your interests.
Updated each year, examples include:
- Luxury Brand Management
- Strategic Foresight: Methods and Tools Business
- Buy-Out & Transfer
- Conflict Management
- Responsible Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Criminal risk Managament
- Crisis communication
- Mergers & Acquisitions (100% online)
- Company Valuation (100% online)
Leverage your experience, demonstrate your strategic vision
As leaders or future leaders, you will need to create value for your organisation and your career. To do this, you must be able to identify, develop and propose both visionary and implementable strategic solutions to critical business issues.
The final part of your Executive MBA journey is the Consulting Project, which is your opportunity to apply your new knowledge and experiences to a tangible, real-life proposal.
The Consulting Project is:
- Designed to demonstrate your strategic ability to frame a problem or opportunity that is linked to your organisation, industry, or relevant business issue.
- An opportunity for you to demonstrate your value and leadership talent to your company or develop a business plan to launch your own entrepreneurial project.
- The ultimate proof of your ability to defend a concept or idea, develop a realistic and actionable solution, and apply relevant strategic frameworks which will add value, help support the sustainable growth of your business or demonstrate your capacity to lead innovation and transformation.
I got a new job thanks to the EMBA as CEO of THX, a renowned company created by George Lucas. Having an MBA was required. Building a diagnostic of the company to propose a new strategy to the board in less than a month was challenging, and the methods learnt during the EMBA were efficient for that. I put in practice the newly learned lessons in all subjects like Marketing, Finance, Leadership, Strategies and Business Canvas.
Tuyen Pham
EDHEC Executive MBA 2024, CEO at THX Ltd.
FORMAT
An EMBA designed with balance in mind
High performance and high potential often mean demanding schedules and a lack of precious time. This is why we have designed the Executive MBA programme carefully, providing you with an optimal balance of time, focus, and effectiveness.
With a Paris-based part-time Executive MBA programme spanning 16 months, you can reach higher without sacrificing work or family life. With intake in the spring and another in the autumn, our programme offers inspiring content, business relevance, and a rich, diverse cohort allowing you to pursue your transformative executive management training experience in the bustling centre of the City of Light.
4 days per month
Pace of training
Once a month (Wednesday – Saturday)
Location
Paris, France Campus
Intake
March or October
Duration
17-20 months = 74 days
19 months = 86 days
APPROACH
Approach & Faculty
Real-world relevance, immediate impact.
The Executive MBA is designed for impact, results, and return on investment. As one of Europe’s top Business Schools, relevance and connection to the world of business are ingrained in our culture. Our approach encapsulates pushing boundaries, challenging participants to think in new ways, and creating leadership capable of transforming organisations for a better future.
- Combining academic excellence with business-relevant experience and expertise, the programme is constructed to deliver concrete application of theory and strategy led by world-leading professors and business leaders.
- An experiential, hands-on approach. During the EMBA, you will learn by doing and demonstrate your new skills through action-based learning including business simulations, case studies, business reports, and a consulting project.
- A personalised and collaborative journey. Whilst we offer a highly personalised programme with electives and individual coaching and support, the EMBA at EDHEC is also a collaborative experience where you will develop new perspectives, insights, and viewpoints by being part of a highly diverse, international, and professional cohort.
- An enriching, inspiring and refreshing environment designed to help you maximise your time and experience.
The EDHEC Executive MBA programme is delivered by international academic experts and business professionals who share expertise that encourages you to think, act and deliver at the highest level. Amongst them are:
Marie-Cécile Cervellon
Marie-Cécile Cervellon
Christophe Collard
Christophe Collard
Deputy Head of Law, LLM in Law & Tax Management Manager BLM Manager, EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher
Denis Dauchy
Denis Dauchy
Leadership Development Chair Affiliate Researcher, Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate
Karin Kollenz-Quétard
Karin Kollenz-Quétard
Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Member
Bertrand Monnet
Bertrand Monnet
Joëlle Vanhamme
Joëlle Vanhamme
Academic Director EMBA
Ghassan Paul Yacoub
Ghassan Paul Yacoub
Global MBA Academic Director
Do I have the right profile?
Would you like to know if the EMBA is for you? Why not submit your profile to us?
Join an inspiring, diverse, and experienced cohort
The Executive MBA is an enriching, human-centric experience. It is particularly rewarding and impactful due to the diversity and collective strength of the cohort members and the international alumni network, both of which you will join once you embark on the programme.
Current Executive MBA class profile
There is no typical profile or standard blueprint for a participant. This is because we carefully build each cohort based on individual merit, experience, and potential, balanced with our aim to ensure a diverse and inclusive class that provides a stimulating, challenging, and real-world environment.
But here is a glimpse of what our current class looks like:
The EDHEC Executive MBA cohort: An inspiring group of experienced professionals.
I chose the Executive MBA at EDHEC Business School for four main reasons: the balance between hard skills and leadership development, the format of four days per month, the fully in-person structure, and the strong value for money of the program.
Looking back, it was clearly the right decision. The alumni network is strong and active. It opened the door to a broader community in Luxembourg and even led me to join the EDHEC Running Club locally. I also had the opportunity to give back by welcoming Global MBA participants to our company during their study trek week in Luxembourg.
Clementine Venck
Group Managing Director of Cocottes & Co in Luxembourg
The discussion, the debate, the module support, all that creates this unique atmosphere. My classmates came from a range of backgrounds, a range of industry, a range of company sizes and levels of seniority. Some were entrepreneurs, others hadThe diversity was the enriching part and I’ve made some great friends out of this.
The cohort: Participants have an average of 16 years of experience and come from diverse backgrounds—over 15 nationalities and industries like energy, digital, real estate, and manufacturing. This diversity was exactly what I was looking for to expand my perspective.
Delphine Cozzone
PhD, EMBA class of 2025
PROFILE
Who is the EMBA designed for?
The EMBA is ideal for senior managers, executives, and business unit leaders or for experienced professionals looking to develop an entrepreneurial project.
If you have at least 5 years of experience and have an ambitious self-development plan to improve your leadership skills and strategic business management capabilities whilst you continue to work, then the Executive MBA could be an ideal choice for you.
Participants come from all different sectors, industries, and countries. One of the biggest benefits of joining the programme is the diversity of the cohort and the wider international alumni network which comprises over 60,000 professionals. When you join the EMBA at EDHEC you automatically benefit from lifetime alumni membership.
How can the EMBA develop your talented managers?
If you would like to further develop your organisation’s talented managers, retain and motivate experienced senior executives and leaders, or you have a succession plan for the future, then the Executive MBA at EDHEC will be a value-added investment for your talent and business.
The EMBA is suited for high-potential managers, newly appointed senior executives, and business unit leaders as well as experienced talent looking to drive transformation in your organisation.
ADMISSIONS
Admissions & Finance
We consider every application carefully and assess a wide range of factors including professional experience, your goals, potential, and cultural fit.
We do, however, require the following:
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent (4 years)
- At least 5 years of professional experience
- Proficiency in English
Participants come from all different sectors, industries, and countries. One of the biggest benefits of joining the programme is the diversity of the cohort and the wider international alumni network which comprises over 57,000 professionals.
- Initial interview with the Recruitment Manager to discuss your experience and goals, and to assess whether the EMBA is the right fit for you.
- Submit your application (€150 application fee).
- A face-to-face interview with the Programme Director.
- Response of the admissions committee.
The EMBA does have a limit on the size of each intake to ensure that we offer a personalised experience, while also balancing the diversity and professional background of the group. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you start the application process at least 6 months before your target intake month.
We do understand that circumstances change and opportunities arise unexpectedly—therefore, we will do our best to accommodate last-minute applications.
Total tuition fee
€53,000* excluding VAT.
This fee includes all tuition fees and accommodation costs for the 2 business trips but does not include the flight.
*Tuition fees are provided for information only and are subject to change.
Scholarships & funding
Discover our scholarships up to -30%.
One of the greatest benefits of the EDHEC Executive MBA programme is the diversity of the cohort. This is why we have several generous scholarship options that help ensure gender equality, cultural diversity, and fairness.
If you are eligible for a scholarship, you will automatically be awarded the most beneficial scholarship for you as the scholarships are not accumulated. Depending on whether you are working and living in France or abroad, there are several options to help you finance your programme, discover more.
Compte personnel de formation
If you are employed by a French company, then you may be eligible for financial
support through the Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF) (CPF code: 245001). It is a credit system financed by employer contributions.
Degree
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree is a Master's Degree approved by the French State “Diplôme pour cadres dirigeants et entrepreneurs", RNCP41038. It is a level Bac+5 Grade Master.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO AFTER
What can you do after your EMBA?
An Executive MBA in France can significantly boost your career trajectory, offering access to elite roles across diverse sectors such as business, finance, high-tech, media, telecommunications, automotive, and tourism. This internationally recognized programme demonstrates to prospective employers your willingness to step out of your comfort zone, showcasing your adaptability to new environments and cultures. Upon graduation, you'll be well-equipped to embark on a professional journey either in your home country or internationally.
The EMBA programme also provides you with essential entrepreneurship skills, empowering you to start and successfully manage your own business venture.
Here are some prestigious positions accessible through your Executive MBA:
WHAT CAN YOU DO AFTER
What can you do after your EMBA?
An Executive MBA in France can significantly boost your career trajectory, offering access to elite roles across diverse sectors such as business, finance, high-tech, media, telecommunications, automotive, and tourism. This internationally recognized programme demonstrates to prospective employers your willingness to step out of your comfort zone, showcasing your adaptability to new environments and cultures. Upon graduation, you'll be well-equipped to embark on a professional journey either in your home country or internationally.
The EMBA programme also provides you with essential entrepreneurship skills, empowering you to start and successfully manage your own business venture.
Here are some prestigious positions accessible through your Executive MBA:
- Global Sales Director – Spearhead international sales strategies, cultivate key partnerships, and drive revenue growth across diverse international markets while ensuring sales objectives are met and successful market expansion.
- Business Developer – Research, identify, and deploy new strategic growth opportunities based on a company’s larger strategic goals.
- Business Unit Manager – Support alignment with strategic goals by managing various functional areas of a particular business unit to guarantee profitability.
- Export Director – Develop and manage trade relations with regional and foreign entities.
- International Purchasing Manager – Oversee the acquisition of goods and services from international sources including seeking out optimal suppliers, negotiate pricing contracts, and secure adequate supply chain volumes.
- Financial Auditor – Own and study a company’s financial operations and financial statements to ensure compliance and success.
- Trader – Analyse markets, the global economy, and stock markets for data and market intelligence that influence investment decisions.
- Financial Controller – Maintain comprehensive oversight of a company’s financial activities to ensure adherence to legal standards and operational efficiency, as well as work proactively to identify and address compliance throughout the company.
- Wealth Manager – Provide clients with strategic advice and guidance designed to grow their wealth through financial operations and strategic investments.
- Director of Marketing and Communications – Lead the development and execution of strategic marketing plans, manage a brand’s messaging platform, and drive communication efforts to drive business growth and enhance organisational visibility.
Executive MBA FAQs
An Executive MBA is a part-time executive management programme that focuses on leadership development, managerial and executive upskilling, business transformation, development of new perspectives through cohort dynamics, and other critical subject areas necessary in today’s global business landscape. The EMBA offers an experiential learning journey that address the disciplines that underpin corporate management to give you the tools you need to master the key aspects of strategic and business management. Unlike an MBA, the Executive MBA is a part-time, 16-month programme during which participants can continue to work. Participants are required to have at least 5 years of professional experience.
EDHEC Business School is a top-ranked institution in Europe and worldwide and one of the few schools to also offer an EMBA with a specialisation in Healthcare Innovation & Technology (HIT).
In short, yes. The Executive MBA experience is a unique and personalised journey designed for experienced professionals, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs seeking personal and professional transformation. The EMBA will empower you to work on yourself and help your career ambitions materialise while gaining new perspectives and insights and building and consolidating a solid understanding of the key business-management aspects and strategic decision-making processes relevant on a local and global level.
EDHEC is a member of the select category of business schools worldwide (fewer than 1%) to be triple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.
When contemplating to pursue an Executive MBA, it is worth considering the actual value of an EMBA. Many factors should be taken into consideration such as the return on investment (ROI), personal development opportunity, upskilling and career impact, programme cost entailed, available scholarships or financial aid, and the lifelong benefits of joining an international cohort and alumni network.
No, the GMAT is not a required admission test for an Executive MBA. All applications to the part-time Executive MBA programme are assessed holistically and we consider every applicant carefully. We assess a wide range of factors including professional experience, personal aspirations, potential, and cultural fit. We do, however, require the following:
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent (4 years)
- At least 5 years of professional experience
- Proficiency in English
If you would like to find out if you are a good fit for the EDHEC Executive MBA programme, share your profile details here and a Programme & Careers Consultant will get in touch to assess your profile, better understand your goals, and help you with the process.
An EMBA enhances your global business profile, essential for leadership roles in multinational corporations or for careers that span international borders. With the right mindset and a degree from a world-class institution, you can navigate the complexities of global business. Below are three reasons to choose the EDHEC Executive MBA.
Impactful Experiential Learning
The combination of academic excellence from one of Europe’s top business schools, action-based problem solving based on current business challenges, and dynamic global business trips will have a life-long impact.
A Career Move That Counts
The tailored learning journey allows each participant to focus on individual goals and ambitions based on career goals, personal interests, and professional development needs.
Global Vision, Powerful Networking
Be part of an enriching and dynamic cohort experience that gives you access to an international professional network, alternative perspectives, and lifelong learning, inspiration, and support.
Choosing EDHEC Business School is a strategic decision and you can remain confident that its reputation for excellence delivers no matter which of the campuses you choose throughout France. Each campus offers a dynamic and enriching experience where you will have unique networking opportunities, access to major corporations, and experiences that will take you to the heart of European business activities.
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