Executive MBA in Shipping and Lgistics (The Blue MBA) Irene Rsberg, Prgram Directr March 2010
OUR ASSOCIATES IMD Business Schl, Switzerland Techical University f Denmark Cass Business Schl, UK
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROGRAM The first part time (and executive) prgram in the wrld directly addressing the maritime sectr Candidates will get an internatinal MBA, generally useful als fr ther career plans 8 ne-week mdules and the final strategy prject distributed ver 22 mnths A ttal f arund 50 days abut 500 cntact hurs At least 1800 hurs f wrk - crrespnding t a full time MBA A tugh challenge!
STUDENTS ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENTS/EXAMS Each mdule prvides the thery and intrduces the reading material that the students will study between mdules The students will write an individual r (in sme cases) grup assignment after each mdule that aims at applying the thery n a jb-related prblem, this assignment will be assessed. In sme cases a shrt exam will be cnducted The final strategy prject will be based n an majr prject frm the emplying cmpany and will be the equivalent f a large scale cnsultancy prject All cmmunicatin takes place n a virtual platfrm
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS As fr any ther MBA, the general basic requirement is a Bachelr s degree frm a recgnised academic institutin r equivalent Graduate Management Admissins Test (GMAT) f 500 r abve (r similar dcumented qualificatin) Candidates must have relevant internatinal business experience Candidates with a nn-qualifying academic backgrund will be evaluated n an individual basis, based n: Frmal educatinal backgrund Wrk experience (type, length, relevance) 2 persnal recmmendatins English prficiency ALL candidates will be persnally interviewed
PROGRAM OVERVIEW Aim Understanding the industry Understanding the envirnment Specific maritime issues Cre Management Issues The final integrating strategy prject Mdule(s) 01 Shipping as a business and a market + Leadership Issues and Persnal Develpment 02 Glbalisatin: New lgistical challenges 03 Glbalisatin: Intl. Ecnmics & Market Analysis + Leadership Issues and Persnal Develpment 04a Ship markets and ship design 04b The maritime legal framewrk 05 Operatinal management & Infrmatin Technlgy + Leadership Issues and Persnal Develpment 06 Investment analysis, risk management & Finance 07 Internatinal marketing and rganisatin 08 Managing strategy and Change + Leadership Issues and Persnal Develpment -The industry analysis -The cmpany analysis -The issue analysis -Final presentatin with implementatin plan
LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATED WITH THE CORE CONTENT AND INCLUDES: MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIOUR OF SELF AND OTHERS CULTURAL AWARENESS AND DIVERSITY INTERPERSONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO EXPLORE THEIR LEADERSHIP STYLE WITH THE USE OF PSYCHOMETRIC MEASURES THE PROCESS OFFERS: DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS MANAGING TEAM DYNAMICS MEETING CHALLENGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH: THEORETICAL INPUT SIMULATION AND EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES INDIVIDUAL EXERCISES GROUP WORK
WHO SHOULD ATTEND shipwning cmpanies ship peratrs lgistics prviders financial institutins insurance cmpanies shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises brkers maritime lawyers transprt cnsultants classificatin scieties maritime administratins prts ship equipment prductin i.e. anyne wrking in relatin t shipping
The tuitin fee is DKK 240.000 (abut 32.000 EURO) Payable in fur equal instalments at the beginning f each semester In additin: FEES AND EXPENSES Travel and accmmdatin csts - very much dependent n type f tickets and the quality f accmmdatin Curse material abut DKK 10,000 (EURO 1.350) Cstly, but the cmpany will get the mney back: Partly thrugh the individual assignments Mainly thrugh the strategy prject Abve all: The cmpany will get a manager with the right cmpetence fr the business!
THE BLUE MBA ADVISORY BOARD B CERUP-SIMONSEN (The Blue MBA - Alumni Representative) Vice President, Maersk Maritime Technlgy Per GULLESTRUP, President, Clipper Grup and CEO Clipper Prjects A/S Arild B. IVERSEN, CEO Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lgistics Trben JANHOLT, President and CEO f J. Lauritzen Lars KARLSSON, CEO, PrtHw (Prt and Lgistics Knw-hw) Peter LORANGE, Chairman and President, Lrange Institute f Business Hans-Heinrich NÖLL, Managing Directr, German Shipwners Assciatin Andreas NORDSETH, Directr, Danish Maritime Authrity Knud PONTOPPIDAN, Chairman f the Bard, Danish Maritime Fundatin Edel K. SEIDENSCHNUR (Chairman f the Bard), Chairman f the Bard, Danish-French Maritime Fundatin Martin STOPFORD, Managing Directr, Clarksns Research
THE BLUE MBA 2009 CLASS - 33 GRADUATES
NEXT CLASS SEPTEMBER 2011 Start f the next prgram: 26 September 2011 www.mbs.cbs.dk www.shippingmba.cm Cntact: Irene Rsberg Tel: +45-3018 3355 E-mail: ir.mbs@cbs.dk