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Aalto MBA

A Life-changing Program That Transforms Your Future

Aalto MBA is a life-changing program for experienced professionals who want to transform their professional future and become business leaders with an innovative and sustainable mindset. 

The program will strengthen both your business and leadership skills and your critical and strategic thinking. Moreover, the creative problem-solving abilities, new knowledge, and tools gained through the Aalto MBA studies will be a key to success in your personal and professional transformation.

The Aalto MBA program holds the 'Triple Crown' of accreditations  the three most respected international accreditations, granted to only around 1% of the world's business schools: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS.

The program diploma is awarded by Aalto University School of Business.

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Re-create Your Future
Aalto MBA is designed for ambitious people who want to move forward in their careers. The high-level expertise of the instructors, the broad experience of fellow participants and a lifelong network will all play a central role in transforming your future career and achieving success.

 

Graduation Rate 98 %
Our flexible and well-organized program structure, diverse support elements, and the program team's engagement ensure that you can concentrate on your learning goals and graduate together with your fellow students.

Ahead of the Curve
We ensure that the Aalto MBA provides you with knowledge and skills that are relevant and current in today’s business. Topics such as leading with data and design thinking are part of the curriculum.

Benefits

The Aalto MBA program gives you a comprehensive understanding of different key areas of business, improves your personal leadership skills and competencies, and boosts your career to another level.

Inspire and be inspired by others
Gain new knowledge, tools, and skills to support your personal development and transformation
Obtain a comprehensive understanding of the key functions of business and management with an emphasis on organizational strategy and sustainability
Enhance your strategic thinking and analytical skills by identifying the key management concepts and frameworks and choosing the appropriate concepts to be applied in your organization
Utilize the possibility of benefiting from a hands-on consultancy project by having a relevant business challenge from your organization solved by a team of experienced professionals
Improve effective communication, presentation, and negotiation skills to make an impact
Develop your capabilities to lead an organization through change
Advance your competencies and confidence, and build the networks that are vital for future business leadership roles and reaching new levels of personal achievement
Broaden your perspective and develop the mindset of a sustainable leader in a complex and diverse global environment
Develop a creative, experimental, and entrepreneurial mindset

For

The Aalto MBA is designed for ambitious and experienced professionals who are committed to going the extra mile and challenging themselves to transform their careers without putting them on hold while completing the MBA program. The strategic, leadership, and tactical skills gained during the MBA program will encourage participants to think bigger and broader in terms of their future careers.

The program brings together people with diverse backgrounds in terms of work experience, nationality, and previous studies. Participants typically have around 10–12 years of relevant work experience after graduation. Many already have managerial positions but are looking for a change or to develop their skills further. Some want to move up the leadership ladder or make a horizontal shift or a complete career change, some have ambitions to become entrepreneurs.


Profile of Aalto MBA 2020-2023 Participants

Educational Background

158

Participants

Gender

37 years

Average Age

12 years

Average Work Experience

20

Different Nationalities

Contents and Schedule

To fulfill the requirements for the Aalto MBA diploma, participants must successfully complete studies worth 90 ECTS credits. Studies include 11 core modules, two compulsory projects (Business Project, 9 ECTS and Personal and Professional Development Process, 4.5 ECTS), and up to eight elective modules. Typically, one module is worth 4.5 ECTS.

The Aalto MBA is a two-year program starting in January. The program has a modular structure and follows a six-week learning cycle. Modules are typically run once a month with four contact learning sessions from Wednesday to Saturday. Classes generally include two evenings (Wed and Thu) and two full days (Fri and Sat) with a total of 28 contact hours. Each module contains a pre-assignment and a take-home assignment.

Program Structure

Pre-module period of three weeks

Individual preparation and pre-assignment

Four-day Module

Contact learning with instructor and peers

Post-module period of three weeks

Individual take-home assignment

Core Modules

The eleven core modules focus on three core business areas: Strategy and Leadership, Analyzing and Resourcing Business, and Managing a Global Business. The core modules are designed to provide participants with a wide understanding of the different key areas of business, and participants acquire skills that are essential for any manager. The modules are the building blocks of management education and help participants to integrate knowledge in the various management disciplines with hands-on practice. All these topics will be approached and discussed on the managerial level.

The sustainability perspective is integrated holistically across the curriculum, which deepens your understanding of responsibility and sustainability in business and how these issues impact business strategies, decision making, and value creation. You will gain the tools and insights needed to transform your organization into a sustainable business.

Strategy and Leadership

  • Self-leadership and Communication
  • Strategic Management
  • People Management
  • Capstone

Analyzing and Resourcing Business

  • Managerial Accounting and Control
  • Financial Accounting and Analysis
  • Finance

Managing a Global Business

  • Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Process
  • Economics
  • Business Processes
  • Marketing

Elective Modules

The Aalto MBA program includes a range of highly topical and business-relevant elective modules in addition to the core modules offered during the first year. The second year of studies focuses on the elective modules. We offer two concentration areas to choose from: Entrepreneurship and Creativity, and Finance and Data. Elective studies enable participants to acquire and deepen knowledge and skills that match their individual interests and future career needs.

Aalto MBA participants can also undertake some of the modules as exchange students at one of our top international partner universities. In addition to the exchange programs, participants can also take individual electives from the offering of our partner schools’ MBA or EMBA programs in Europe and Asia. Additional options are provided by study tours and Aalto Executive Summits, which are held together with Aalto EMBA and Global Leader participants as well as alumni.

Concentration: Entrepreneurship and Creativity

The Entrepreneurship and Creativity concentration develops a future looking, experimental, and entrepreneurial mindset. It exposes participants to creative thinking and an environment of entrepreneurial activity and spirit in both start-up and corporate contexts, and strengthens participants’ skills in creating strategic advantage. The modules offer tangible tools and knowledge as well as inspiration for people aspiring to start their own business. In addition, participants will gain insights on how they can lead change and manage creativity in a complex business environment.

Concentration: Finance and Data

The Finance and Data concentration introduces participants to financial decision making as well as digital business transformation and leading with data. The modules provide participants with the deep skills, latest knowledge, tools, and best practices that are vital for mastering transition and building company strategy in a constantly changing business environment. The modules will discuss how data-driven business development and scenario planning can contribute to more agile leadership and decision making. Electives focusing on finance topics will introduce participants to the central concepts and questions of managing an investment portfolio. Participants will also gain knowledge on corporate financial policy, valuation, and structured understanding of the M&A process.

Benefit from Study Tours and Aalto Executive Summits

Participants can also take part in optional study tours and Aalto Executive Summits as part of the program. Designed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the international business environment, a study tour typically involves a five-day study period abroad. Each Study Tour has a different theme and destination and are they open to all Executive MBA, MBA and Global Leader participants.

The annual week-long Aalto Executive Summit brings together Aalto EMBA, MBA, and Global Leader participants and alumni from around the world. You will study with highly renowned international guest speakers and faculty while enjoying a unique opportunity to meet business leaders and network with Summit participants. The Aalto Executive Summit location alternates between Helsinki and Singapore.

Study tours and Aalto Executive Summits count as one elective module and have an additional fee.

MBA Business Project – Challenge Your Newly Learned Knowledge

Participants are expected to work on an MBA Business Project towards the end of the program. Working in groups, the projects allow participants to apply what they have learned to a real-life business situation. The topic of the business project is based on the interests of the participants and can be from a participant's company. In this exciting context, you will mobilize the frameworks and analytical tools learned in class to blend knowledge with judgement and initiative.

Personal and Professional Development Process

The Personal and Professional Development Process supports participants' learning and personal development throughout their MBA studies. The process is designed around guided steps that will allow participants to explore personal leadership, self-management, and wellbeing philosophies and practices. The process supports participants in building a sustainable base for continuous self-development.

Capstone – Linking the Skills Together

Completed at the end of the studies, the capstone integrates learnings from different areas of the program in an innovative and inspiring way. It challenges participants to link together the knowledge and skills gained throughout the program and apply them in a practical strategy game. The capstone supports the Personal and Professional Development process and vice versa, emphasizing the MBA as a process of sustainable leadership transformation.

Gain Access to the Alumni Network

All graduates automatically become members of the Aalto EE and Aalto University alumni community. Aalto EE and Aalto University continuously arrange events, company visits and meetings with fellow alumni. With more than 19,000 alumni worldwide, Aalto EE provides a valuable network for you to connect with your fellow alumni. We offer you access to the latest knowledge and an extensive global business network.


 

International Exchange for Aalto MBA Participants

The participants can attend an exchange program at one of the Aalto MBA program's partner universities around the world. Program length can vary from one module to four months. This option is tailored to each individual. Aalto MBA exchange partners include some of the best business universities in the world.

Travel and accommodation costs of the exchange program are not included in the Aalto MBA tuition fee.

Visitor Program or Global Leader as a Pathway to MBA Studies

Before formally starting your Aalto MBA studies, you can take up to four MBA modules as a visitor together with the current MBA participants.

Global Leader is a compact and flexible program that can help you strengthen your strategic skills to manage interlinked functions in a multinational environment. Global Leader provides an ideal springboard towards studying for an Aalto MBA.

Entry Requirements and Fee

Entry Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent

  • Minimum three years of relevant postgraduate work experience in manager/senior specialist/specialist position (on average participants have 12 years of relevant work experience, ranging from 6-20 years).

  • Good command of written and spoken English

  • Two recommendation letters

  • Personal meeting

If you are not sure about meeting some of the requirements, please contact the Aalto MBA admissions team.

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Start Your Application Process

Start your Aalto MBA application process by completing a short preliminary application. After completing the form, our program team will contact you to provide more information about the program and guide you in the application process.

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