Université de Lausanne HEC Lausanne

The University

Founded in 1537, the University of Lausanne is composed of seven faculties where approximately 13,000 students. Emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach, with close cooperation between students, professors and teaching staff.

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The Business School

At the dawn of the 21st century business schools are facing immense challenges in all their various areas of competence which encompass teaching, research, and the handing-on of knowledge, links with other institutions and the globalization of economic and social phenomena. In these fields, HEC Lausanne is determined to make a significant contribution to extending the frontiers of knowledge and expertise in our economy and in our world, and to do so with a firmly international perspective.

Lausanne is at the heart of Europe - a crossroads of different cultures and new ideas - where HEC Lausanne sees itself as an avant-garde faculty of the University of Lausanne and the Swiss university network. HEC has an excellent academic reputation, delivers high-quality teaching, carries out creative and innovative research, develops partnerships with prestigious institutions and is firmly oriented towards the future in linking theoretical knowledge to practical skills. HEC applies all of these to each of itsprincipal areas of competence, namely Actuarial Science, Economics, Finance, Management and Information Systems.

Whether you are a student, a researcher, a professor or simply a visitor, you are welcome to HEC Lausanne where you will find a willingness to work together as a team in a spirit of open-mindedness.

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Location

The University of Lausanne is situated at the heart of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the middle of Europe - close to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.

The UNIL campus is spread across three locations, the largest of which is in Dorigny, on the shores of Lake Geneva. This picturesque landscape, with views of the Alps and the lake, provides the ideal setting for study and research.

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MBA Course Structure

The core of the programme aims to enhance participants' understanding of business analytics, strategic management and leadership. It is then complemented by your chosen focus area in Healthcare Management or Management & Corporate Finance.

During the course you can also expect to complete a week’s residential course abroad as part of a study tour, a one week introductory full-time course, and three capstone projects.


The core curriculum consists of the following modules:

Accounting and Control & Risk Management
Business & Society /Ethics
Business Economics
Business Law Fundamentals
Business Statistics
Entrepreneurship
Finance Fundamentals
Financial Accounting
Leadership
Leading Organisational Culture & Change
Marketing Management
Negotiation
Operations Management
Public Speaking & Presence
Strategic Management
Sustainability & Strategy

During the programme, participants have to work on two major projects, adapting and applying strategies and knowledge to real-life situations:

• The Strategy Consulting Project (SCP) is made individually within the participant's organisation: it has the objective to help the participant make a real impact in his/her organisation by integrating his/her newly acquired knowledge and acting as an in-house consultant.
• The Group Entrepreneurship Project: group of 5 participants work on a new venture project of their own or related to an existing company willing to diversify its activities. Participants have to hand out a business plan and to present the conclusions and recommendations to a panel of experts.

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Admission Requirements

• University degree or equivalent
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant professional experience
• Business English level
• Two references from professional contacts

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Fees and Funding

The tuition fees are : CHF 45000

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MBA Faculty

HEC Lausanne has an internationally outstanding faculty at the cutting-edge of education and research. Most of the Executive MBA HEC Lausanne professors hold doctorates from the world-leading universities.

In addition to their teaching and research responsibilities, our professors are part of the business community and have in average 16 years of professional experience.


Research


As a university-based business school, one of HEC Lausanne missions is to produce and organise new knowledge, develop new theories, design and push forward new methodologies within its academic areas.

The reputation of HEC Lausanne attracts talented international professors with strong records of research. The Faculty regularly places among the top 20 business schools in Europe for research, and has been ranked 1st in Switzerland in the University of Texas at Dallas Business School Research rankings (2005-2010).

In 2013, HEC Lausanne was ranked 1st in Switzerland and 4th in Europe for the quality of its academic publications in the Shanghai Ranking.

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MBA Alumni Network

The MBA Alumni Association aims to build a network spirit between its members in order to share experiences, develop synergies, find support and advise during one's career and finally, to welcome and help the youngest Alumni.

For further information: http://www.mba-hec.ch/

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Career Services

Once participants step into HEC Lausanne, we make sure to know what they expect to improve in their professional and personal path. We believe that the willingness of self-improvement is key for any Executive participant’s development and we try to help them achieving their objectives at best.

Thus, a specific programme called “Awareness, Self-Assessment & Application” (AAA) module is offered to each participant through different stages of the Executive MBA. The module focuses on the participant’s self-development, his/her behaviour and perception as a leader and a team player.

Over the years, the programme results in participants’ higher performance, reflecting new professional learning and insights. In addition, we offer three elective courses: “Marketing Yourself”, “Acting” and “Public Speaking”. These courses help in the successful development of softs skills in order to become better leaders and professionals.

Finally, each participant is unique and we are proud to see their achievements during and after the Executive MBA. We are striving to guide them in a way where they could achieve what is most important for themselves. This has been the promoter for establishing a career centre in which, they will have specific trainings and individual support to succeed.

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Visit our website
http://www.hec.unil.ch/executivemba