The International Master in Management Program (IMM): An Executive MBA across borders Prof. Dr. David Schoorman, Dean- GISMA VHB Arbeitstagung November 11, 2011
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Private business school, founded in 1999 Offers internationally accredited management (MBA) programs and executive seminars in cooperation with Purdue University (USA) and Leibniz Universität Hannover Targeted at professionals and executives working in international business environments
Products Full-time MBA Part-time (Weekend-) MBA IMM Executive MBA Seminars Company Services
Partners Purdue University Krannert School of Management Started in 1957 as Graduate School Degree programs at undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral levels Total of 3,400 students 120 faculty members About 30,000 alumni Academic partner of GISMA since 1999
Partners Leibniz Universität Hannover Founded 1831 in Hannover 21.000 students 3.600 faculty and staff Degree programs at undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral level Academic partner of GISMA since 2008
Faculty GISMA Faculty Full-time faculty at GISMA Currently three professors (Marketing, OBHR, Operations) Planned faculty size in 2014: six Purdue Faculty Full-time faculty of the Krannert School of Management Teaching 2-4 months at GISMA in Hannover Visiting Faculty From other renowned international business schools See more at www.gisma.com
The IMM Program An Executive MBA across borders
The partners Purdue University s Krannert School of Management USA TiasNimbas Business School Netherlands CEU Business School Hungary Associated Schools Tsinghua University, Beijing / Sufe, Shanghai IPADE, Mexico City / IESDE, Puebla
The Executive MBA 22 months, extra-occupational Cooperation between 4 business schools Internationally accredited Language of instruction: English For experienced managers from a wide variety of backgrounds Residencies in Germany/Netherlands, the US, Hungary, China, and Mexico Average age: 38-40 Tuition fee: 52.500
Dual Degree Program Students receive two degrees: the MBA degree from Purdue University an MBA degree of students choice from one of the European partner schools
Program Structure Program Launch Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Purdue (1 week) TiasNimbas / GISMA CEU Business School Mexico City / Puebla Purdue University Beijing / Shanghai - Set-up - Teambuilding - Introduction into coursework - Accounting for Managers - Business Analytics - Managerial Economics - Managing Behavior in Organizations - Finance for Managers - Marketing Strategy - Global Macroeconomic Perspective - Management of Manufacturing and Service Operations - Strategic Management - Strategies in Emerging Markets - International Financial Management - Business Law & Ethics - International Negotiations - Change Management - Cross Border Investment - Leadership in Organizations CSR Professional Development Foreign Direct Investment in CEE Doing Business in Latin America Innovation Doing Business in Asia Active Learning Team Project Each module has one residency of two weeks at the locations stated above
Module Structure Distance Learning and Off-Campus Sessions 9-11 weeks Residency 2 weeks Exams 2 weeks
Continuous Improvement at IMM Completely revised program a year ago Added an online component Reduced residencies from 6 to 5 Add an Active Learning Project Introduced E-books for all textbooks Provided participants with ipads
Continuous Improvement at IMM Continue to update structure and design of program Add topical electives to keep up with current trends Seek a full partner in China next year Longer term seek a full partner in Latin/S. America
IMM 2012 Class Statistics 37 participants Average age: 38 Average work experience: 11.5 years Employment backgrounds (companies): Magyar Telekom Plc., Caterpillar Inc., Faurecia Interior Systems, RWE AG, Hannover Rückversicherungs AG, Volkswagen AG, Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH, Wells Fargo Bank, T-Mobile, etc.
Ranking and positioning IMM is ranked in the Top 10 program worldwide in career progress international student rank international course experience faculty with doctorates In Top 20 programs worldwide in aims achieved IMM can be positioned as the program that best prepares you for a career in managing international businesses
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