International MBA
A unique program to manage Business Administration in an international business and entrepreneurial environment, offering a cross-cultural experience and a deep inmersion
The main objective of the IMBA is for participants to gain, upgrade and strengthen their knowledge, abilities, and general management skills to evolve toward the current new stage of globalized markets, giving way to an exciting framework of opportunities where future leaders must demonstrate a cross-functional approach to management, contributing remarkably to the company's strategy and action plan. Their contribution must take the form of decisions, bringing together conscious leadership, digital innovation, influence, ethics, and social commitment, resulting in meaningful changes in the market competition to guarantee outstanding achievements with efficiency and efficacy and gain competitiveness in new complex scenarios with disruptive and innovative business models.
Once you complete the program, you will obtain the Master degree in International MBA from ESIC University.
Internationally accredited by AMBA and EFMD
- Full Time
Available locations
- Madrid
Language
Presencial
6-month Business Study Tour (BST) in SISU, Shanghai, for a Dual Degree in a cross-cultural immersion or a 4-month BST in an AMBA-accredited institution INSEEC, London, for specialization in Corporate Finance & Private Equity or Intl Branding Strategy and Marketing.
Where it is taught?
International Master in Business Administration [IMBA] in Madrid
ESIC Campus in Madrid
Avenida Juan XXIII 12,
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid
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Modality: Presencial
Duration: 18 months
Language: English
WHY STUDY IMBA?
Because it is a unique program designed to enhance management and leadership skills while strengthening the ability to face and solve complex challenges in an increasingly globalized environment. The formative elements included in the program are intended to be a beacon for globally focused professionals to acquire the insight, expertise, networks, and multifaceted approaches to become successful executives and managers in tomorrow’s business environment.
INTERNATIONALIZATION
The students could complement the Master’s in an internationally accredited university/BS, getting a Dual Degree in SISU (Shanghai, China), getting access to the prominent specialized faculty in the Asian Market, instilling the students with the most efficient and effective best practices. A second alternative offers the chance to continue the studies with an extension program in a university/BS in UK (INSEEC, London), getting a specialization either in Corporate Finance or Brand Management & Marketing.
DOUBLE ACREDITATION
The program has a double accreditation (EFMD and AMBA) with around 75%+ international students, providing the students with a strategic and operational vision for international markets and business management, including a Final Project based on an entrepreneurial business idea of their own.
REPUTATION
The students will develop a wide range of managerial skills for future leaders, such as teamwork, personal knowledge, leadership, communication, and negotiation, together with a data/fact-driven decision-making approach in the current business arena, to acquire and reinforce the key responsibilities of leading managers and directors with actual scenarios, diving into the dynamics of different professional roles and departments. Students will go through an immersive experience where they will learn from a faculty team composed of highly qualified academic professionals, leading their company departments, business courses, divisions, and firms as executive directors currently in office.
Why in ESIC?
At ESIC we know that the best way to learn is by doing. Therefore, our programme is designed based on tools, workshops, real cases and the use of licences so that you can access the labour market with the best possible preparation. Our IMBA stands out for:
11+ years program
Accredited by EFMD and AMBA
Opportunity to complement your master’s degree in an internationally accredited university/business school (SISU -Shanghai, China-, or INSEEC -London, UK-)
Ranked #1 Spanish Best Business School (El Mundo, Master’s 2021)
Group Final Project tutorized to launch a business idea together with ESIC entrepreneurship department
Largest specialized faculty in the industry, 100% with executive positions (Consulting, CEOs, Marketing Directors…)
Around 75%+ international students
Labor Exchange
93% Employability
Rankings
We are proud of the national and international recognition of our programs. We are even prouder of the people who make ESIC one of the best institutions in the world. The quality of the teaching staff, employees and, above all, our students’ and alumni’s desire to excel, make ESIC and our Master´s Degree in Business Administration stand out with the following recognitions:
#1
SPAIN
Based on the academic structure of the program
#3
SPAIN
Based on the experience and the international perspective
#34
EUROPE
Based on the employability
#49
WORLDWIDE
Based on the students and alumni’s opinion
STUDENT’S PROFILE, WHO IS THIS MASTER FOR?
This master’s degree is for young professionals from Business administration-related areas, willing to work in an international business environment that includes the latest innovations and business models to acquire the insight, expertise, networks, and mindset to become successful executives and managers in tomorrow’s business environment.
Objectives Master degree in International MBA from ESIC University [IMBA]
Understand and demonstrate relevant knowledge of concepts about organizational functions in which students operate in an uncertain and changing business environment, including managing risk.
Identify, integrate, and assess emerging challenges of the economic and social environments due to increasing uncertainty context, changing global trends, and digitalization of global markets.
Define and frame the purpose for business activities making critical decisions in sustainability and ethical values and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles as major global trends that shape the business.
Enhance personal skills for future job requirements based on critical thinking and top communication competencies for diverse and digitalized management contexts.
Frame business administration activities and decisions in ethical and human values and corporate social responsibility, recognizing their role in business and developing action plans demonstrating awareness of broader trends.
Communicate effectively across different settings with all business stakeholders, demonstrating appropriate written communication, effective presentation and interpersonal skills, and the drive to work independently or head a team.
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE OPTION 1: IMBA & DUAL DEGREE in SISU, Shanghai, China.
This option implies 67 credits with approximately 450 hours of face-to-face contact with the faculty team. It is structured into three modules, a Business Study Tour in a well-known institution, and a group final project that must be presented before a tribunal.
In this module you will learn how to develop a new, competitive strategic business vision to make ethical and unsustainable decisions associated with an entrepreneurial approach, planning, and executing comprehensive strategic and tactical elements, deciding the business model you must implement. It will provide the students with the ability to deal with complex and unexpected scenarios in a sound and professional manner based on established principles laid down in theory, generating value.
This module will be supported by several pillars such as innovation, digitization, methodologies, and hands-on training tools, the expertise of an outstanding faculty team -where 100% of professors are working in several sectors in executive management positions- and the use of data and Artificial Intelligence with a clear focus on the sustainability and profitability of the business plan proposed.
International Markets
Global macroeconomics
Business Ethics & Sustainability
Digital transformation & Data Analytics
Market Research & Analysis
Financial Analysis
Marketing Management
Project Management
Entrepreneurship
It is essential to acquire and professionally develop several executive, managerial skills to grow and move into executive and leadership positions. These skills will determine the best candidate in any recruitment process or internal promotion. They also are the most demanded from companies no matter the company size or the sector they work in. The courses and workshop in this module are taught throughout the program so you may put the competencies developed along the journey into practice with your classmates, professors, or in your companies.
Leadership & Communication
Critical Thinking
Storytelling & Presentation tools/techniques
Students will go through a curricular Business Study Tour in an internationally accredited institution, where the students will immerse in business realities for 6 months, with a final project at the end of the stay. The tuition fee for this international module is included in the price of the master’s (travel costs, accommodation, and meals not included).
In this module you will learn how to upgrade the business administration knowledge and skills, following the strategy and tactics designed during the first module, generating value into motion. It will comprise international operations, corporate finance, how to manage organizations and human resources, embedded into a multicultural approach guided by Asian-based lecturers.
Chinese Culture
Chinese Language
Strategic Management
HHRR Management
Corporate Finance
Operation Management
Organizational Behavior
Frontiers of Management lecture series
The program in Spain culminates in the entrepreneurial business plan, which forms the primary focus of your IMBA. The project involves 10 credits within the IMBA in ESIC required for completion.
This project is a group-based work to be carried out as a team, consisting of between 3-5 members, designed to develop professional research skills applied to a real business idea proposed by the students, as well as the skills necessary to propose suggestions for the company as consultants. The aim is for participants to demonstrate not only academic achievements but also the improvement of personal and professional skills throughout the project's development, as well as show your IMBA program outcomes under an entrepreneurial approach supported by the ESIC Entrepreneurship Department.
Your team will build a strategic business plan to provide the company with solutions and recommendations for success. In doing so, your team will meticulously research the market to ensure you understand industry trends and can understand and predict consumer behavior to lead the business idea in the right direction. Your team will identify the changes across different market sectors and how those trends affect the ability to reach those target markets and provide valuable suggestions to the business proposed on how to move forward in a manner that generates revenue and branding for them.
The program in China culminates in an individual report leading to a monographic study of not less than 25,000 words developed in English and including a 3,000-word abstract in Chinese. The project involves 12 credits within the IMBA in SISU program, which is required to complete the DUAL degree. The process will be monitored by both ESIC and SISU and consists of the following sections:
Preparation (Supervisor Selection)
Research and Thesis Proposal June-October
Thesis Writing, In-progress Inspection, Draft Thesis Submission, Thesis Finalization, Author- concealed Evaluation, Thesis Review and Thesis Defense October-Next May
Thesis summary and Degree Application
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE OPTION 2: IMBA & SPECIALIZATION in INSEEC, London, United Kingdom
This option implies 63 credits with approximately 440 hours of face-to-face contact with the faculty team. It is structured in three modules, a Business Study Tour in a well-known AMBA Accredited institution, and a group final project that must be presented before a tribunal:
In this module you will learn how to develop a new, competitive strategic business vision to make ethical and unsustainable decisions associated with an entrepreneurial approach, plan, and execute comprehensive strategic and tactical elements, deciding the business model you must implement. It will provide the students with the ability to deal with complex and unexpected scenarios in a sound and professional manner based on established principles laid down in theory, generating value.
This module will be supported by several pillars such as innovation, digitization, methodologies, and hands-on training tools, the expertise of an outstanding faculty team -where 100% of professors are working in several sectors in executive management positions- and the use of data and Artificial Intelligence with a clear focus on the sustainability and profitability of the business plan proposed.
International Markets
Global macroeconomics
Business Ethics & Sustainability
Digital transformation & Data Analytics
Market Research & Analysis
Financial Analysis
Marketing Management
Project Management
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
HR Management
Corporate Finance
Operation Management
Organization Behavior
It is essential to acquire and professionally develop several executive, managerial skills to grow and move into executive and leadership positions. These skills will determine the best candidate in any recruitment process or internal promotion. They are also the most demanded from companies no matter the company size or the sector they work in. The courses and workshop in this module are taught throughout the program so you may put the competencies developed along the journey into practice with your classmates, professors, or in your companies.
Leadership & Communication
Critical Thinking
Storytelling & Presentation tools/techniques
Option 1: Specialization in Corporate Finance & Private Equity
This specialization aims to equip students with an in-depth grounding in the field of corporate finance and private equity. The breadth of modules offers the opportunity to gain deeper practical insights and provides links to London’s financial ecosystem. The highly interactive sessions, led by experienced practitioners in corporate finance and banking, focus on developing core skills and strong problem-solving skills applicable to a wide range of careers across the financial sector, including audit/accountancy, M&A, private equity, and finance within a corporation.
FinTech, A.I. & Blockchain
Sustainable & Ethical Investing
Excel & VBA
Career Strategies
Mastering Public Speaking
Financial Markets: Theories & History
Financial Statement Analysis & Forecasting
Regulation, Compliance & Risk
Investment & Risk Methods
Advanced Corporate Finance & Valuation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Restructuring
Private Equity & LBOs
Real Estate, Infrastructure & Renewable Financing
Early Stage Financing & Venture Capital
Fund Management
Option 2: Intl Branding Strategy & Marketing
This specialization is designed to equip future leaders to build a strong brand and grow a business in a digital world. This program will provide the necessary knowledge for anyone ambitious to work internationally, whether in a start-up, an agency, or a local or global business. From brand strategy and marketing effectiveness to customer experience journey and innovation, students will have the opportunity to learn from experienced lecturers working in some of the most creative, award-winning networks and London-based agencies.
British Brands & Advertising Culture
ESG & Advertising
Mastering Public Speaking
Global Brand Strategy
Behavioural Economics
Retail Experience: Strategy, Sales & Marketing
Digital Strategy & Advertising: Paid Media
Data & Analytics
Customer Experience & UX/UI Design
Tech City 4.0: VR & Immersive Technology
One-Day Pitch Workshop
Creative Thinking, Creative Doing
Competition: Live Brief
The program in Spain culminates in the entrepreneurial business plan, which forms the primary focus of your IMBA. The project involves 10 credits within the IMBA in ESIC program required for completion.
This project is a group-based work to be carried out as a team, consisting of between 3-5 members, designed to develop professional research skills applied to a real business idea proposed by the students, as well as the skills necessary to propose suggestions for the company as consultants. The aim is for participants to demonstrate not only academic achievements but also the improvement of personal and professional skills throughout the development of the project, as well as show your IMBA program outcomes under an entrepreneurial approach supported by the ESIC Entrepreneurship Department.
Your team will build a strategic business plan to provide the company with solutions and recommendations for success. In doing so, your team will meticulously research the market to ensure you understand industry trends and can understand and predict consumer behavior to lead the business idea in the right direction. Your team will identify the changes across different market sectors and how those trends affect the ability to reach those target markets and provide valuable suggestions to the business proposed on how to move forward in a manner that generates revenue and branding for them.
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
Practical implementation/usage of Project Management Software.
A practical approach for one of the more frequent marketing tools.
You will have different assessments throughout the program, Individual and Group assessments. The cases will provide the students with the context and relevant data for you to sort out the complexity of the scenario, analyze the critical elements, provide effective and efficient solutions, and propose a final set of recommendations according to the corresponding questions associated with the Course evaluated.
Eventually, you will have 4 Groups Assessments (see below) apart from the Final Master Project (Group Marketing plan).
Individual Cases:
- Business ethics & sustainability
- Market Research & Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Strategic Management
- Operation Management
- Organizational Behaviour
- Communication & Leadership
- Critical Thinking
Group Cases:
- International Markets (including Intl Workshops)
- Global Macroeconomics
- Digital Transformation & Data Analytics
- Marketing Management
- Project Management
- Entrepreneurship
- HR Management
- Corporate Finance
- Group Final Project: Group Business Plan
Life cases are real cases presented by experts in the case sector, with a real common briefing for all the courses that make up the group assessment. That briefing will be introduced by the professors involved in that assessment, who teach the corresponding courses of that Life case.
The assessment will consist of the following Academic and Executive aspects:
- Theory and understanding
- Analysis and Evaluation
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Style and Structure
- Communication and Professional presentation skills
Project Management Workshop: Project Management Software (to be determined)
Power BI Workshop: a practical approach for one of the more frequent marketing tools
TEACHING METHOD
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING BY ESIC
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING BY ESIC
It is an innovative training ecosystem that helps you to deploy your talent to the maximum and thus develop professionally and personally. On your journey of personal transformation, you will interact with five pillars of support, which will underpin your learning experience:
- Business reality, brought into the classroom through case studies and practical activities.
- The Soft Skills that are fundamental for your personal and professional development.
- An expert teaching and business faculty.
- A heterogeneous community of national and international students.
- All the different areas and services that ESIC puts at your disposal.
The Transformative Learning teaching method helps you by implementing innovative active learning methodologies where the teacher puts you at the centre of the learning process and guides you towards academic excellence. The aim is for you to acquire skills through the practical application of knowledge and tools.
The resources you will have at your disposal are:
- Asynchronous support materials, videos, readings, etc.
- Self-assessment.
- Tutored application and feedback.
- Practical and experiential activities.
- Assessment system that combines demonstration of individual and group achievements.
- Tutored final project.
Employability
94%
of our students are working in the sector one year after completing the program.
+3.700
internship offers generated through our professional development unit.
+2.200
job offers processed by our UDP.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
A wide range of global positions applies to those taking the IMBA within the Global Business and administration field, including Finance and Banking positions and consulting firms in any sector. It is subject to the entry profile and career development plan: General and Executive Directors, CFOs, Consulting Associate Directors, Global Advisors, CEOs…
Competences acquired during the program:
- International, entrepreneurial, strategic, and operational vision for Markets, SMEs, and large companies, including new technologies and business models.
- Multidisciplinary management.
- Teamwork and personal knowledge.
- Data/Fact-driven decision-making
- Analyze and synthesize information
- Provide solutions to problem-solving
- Develop strategic thinking
- Contingency planning
- Thinking creatively
- Balancing options
- Competing interests and needs
- Influence and leadership
WHERE DO OUR STUDENTS WORK?
UDP – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT
ESIC's Professional Development Unit is made up of a team of professionals dedicated to promoting your professional career, whether you are studying in the classroom or as an Alumni. You can count on the UDP if you need to enter the world of work, as they have their own employment site, although they also collaborate with international sites, fairs and career events.
With almost 4,000 work placement offers and more than 2,000 job offers, the UDP has an overall employability rate of 95% for students in the Marketing and Sales area and 100% in the communication area, among others.
INTERNSHIP AND COLLABORATING COMPANIES
In the master's degree program, you will be in constant contact with working professionals from pioneering companies, either through workshops or interventions in the program. In addition, if you are looking to complete your training with internships, ESIC offers the possibility of contacting top companies in the sector. Among them we highlight:
ESIC IN FIGURES
In ESIC we also talk about figures, and these are what define us:
Our campuses
There are many reasons why Madrid is the ideal capital to study, but we can sum it up in one: Madrid has it all. If there is one place where opportunities multiply, where everything is possible, where there is freedom to think, create and build... That place is the capital. A city that is open, welcoming and radiant. A city where you go, but from which you never want to leave.
OUR STUDENTS
8% of our IMBA students work in Colombia
75% of our IMBA students work in Europe
17% of our IMBA students work in Peru
75% of our MITB students have a junior profile
ESIC ACCREDITATIONS
More than 55 years of history means that we have institutional agreements and collaborations that recognise our quality as a business school. These are our accreditations:
ADMISSION PROCESS
We accompany you throughout the whole process, guiding and advising you so that you choose the best option for your professional career. These are the steps to follow:
1 APPLICATION
- You request information through our form.
- An advisor will contact you in the following 24-48 hours.
- You have a first contact call and a consultancy meeting is convened for questions and doubts.
- You have a second call where all your doubts are solved, and you are guided in everything you need.
2 DOCUMENTATION
- If the programme meets your needs, you proceed to apply.
- Prepare the necessary documentation (such as university degree or certificates).
- Conduct a personal and professional essay.
- You hand in all documentation.
3 INTERVIEW
- Once the documentation is approved, you are scheduled for an interview with the program director.
- At this interview, you will be able to discuss any specifics you want to know about the program, as well as any questions you may have.
4 ENROLMENT
- After the interview, your advisor will contact you within 24-48 hours to notify you if you have been accepted into the program.
- Once you have been accepted, you have about 5 days to formalise your enrolment.
- Once the enrolment is complete, you will be given all your access (virtual classroom, e-mail...).
- Of course, our last step is always to congratulate you and to wish you the best for your studies.
TUITION AND FEES
The information request, as well as your application is completely free. Once you have been accepted, you have a deadline to make the registration payment. This amount will be deducted from the final price of the program.
PRICE OF Master degree in International MBA from ESIC University [IMBA] IN madrid
Final price: To be confirm
SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDY GRANTS
We do not want economic issues to be an obstacle for you to reach your objectives and ensure a training with a future. Therefore, we present you with a wide range of possibilities that will help you in this sense, both the Scholarship Plan that we have developed at ESIC, as well as those that are available to you from different public and private organisations. The scholarships and grants available are as follows:
- • In-house scholarships
- • National scholarships
- • International scholarships
- • Mobility grants for international internships
- • Insurance and financial aid
FINANCING
ESIC has financing agreements with certain banks with preferential conditions for students enrolled in any of the school's programs. The specific rules and conditions of each of these agreements can be found in the Secretary's Office. ESIC helps you with the financing of your degree.
If you live outside one of the cities where ESIC has a campus and you are looking for accommodation, we recommend a series of companies and residences dedicated to student accommodation. Find the one that best suits your needs.
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More informationFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Study grants will be communicated to you during the selection process. Our grants are adapted to each profile and date of enrolment. In addition, you can find out about the grants that ESIC offers as well as those offered by other public and private organisations.
Yes, there is a percentage of compulsory attendance in the face-to-face masters. However, you may have a small percentage of unjustified absences.
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