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Executive MBA
Program insights
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Date posted
October 2, 2025
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Deadline
October 2, 2026
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Study location
Gothenburg
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Tuitions
55,400¥ - 56,600¥/year
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Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
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Duration
1-2
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Gender
All
Description
The University of Gothenburg’s Executive MBA is a 21-month, part-time program delivered entirely in English. Designed for ambitious international managers and executives, it provides the skills, insights, and networks needed to thrive in today’s global business environment. With Triple Crown accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), the program belongs to an elite group of business schools worldwide, ensuring the highest academic quality and global recognition.
Program Insights
- International Orientation: With participants and faculty from around the world, the program creates a truly global classroom. International residencies in Asia expose students to diverse markets, cultures, and business practices, equipping them with a broader strategic outlook.
- Leadership Transformation: The program goes beyond management training, emphasizing personal and professional growth. Through leadership development modules, coaching, and teamwork, students strengthen their decision-making, self-awareness, and ability to inspire others.
- Applied Learning: Every course integrates cutting-edge research with real-world business applications. Case studies, group projects, and the final master’s thesis allow students to immediately apply what they learn to their own organizations.
- Strategic and Operational Balance: From corporate finance and global strategy to marketing, innovation, and sustainability, the curriculum ensures that executives can manage both high-level strategy and daily operational challenges.
- Small Cohort Advantage: Each class typically consists of 20–30 participants, creating a close-knit learning environment where meaningful professional and personal bonds are formed.
Curriculum Overview
The program runs over four terms, balancing classroom learning, applied projects, and international exposure.
- Foundation in Management
- Corporate finance, accounting, business law, and organizational behavior.
- Building essential analytical and leadership skills.
- Strategy and Functional Leadership
- Courses in global strategy, marketing, operations, and digital transformation.
- Insights into driving innovation and competitive advantage.
- Business Renewal and Sustainability
- Focus on change management, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business practices.
- International residencies in Asia, offering firsthand exposure to emerging markets.
- Leadership Integration and Master’s Thesis
- Leadership in practice, negotiation, and cross-cultural management.
- Independent thesis project (15 ECTS) applying theory to a real-world executive challenge.
Key Benefits for International Students
- Flexibility: Designed for working professionals, the part-time structure allows students to balance studies with demanding international careers.
- Global Perspective: Exposure to European and Asian business environments prepares students for leadership in multicultural and multinational settings.
- Accredited Degree: Graduates earn 60 ECTS credits, with an MBA credential that is globally respected and career-enhancing.
- Career Advancement: Alumni emerge with the confidence and competence to take on higher leadership roles or transition into new industries and geographies.
- Networking Power: The program connects students with an international community of executives, experts, and business leaders, providing opportunities for collaboration and growth far beyond graduation.
Practical Information
- Duration: 21 months, part-time.
- Language of Instruction: English.
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden, with study residencies in Asia.
- Tuition: 530,000 SEK (excluding VAT), payable in installments.
- Class Size: Selective and intimate, fostering deep engagement and exchange.
Why Gothenburg?
Situated in a vibrant Scandinavian city known for sustainability, innovation, and international trade, the Executive MBA program reflects the region’s dynamic business environment. For international students, studying in Sweden offers not only academic excellence but also a forward-looking cultural experience in one of Europe’s most livable cities.
Transform Your Future
The Gothenburg Executive MBA equips you with global business insights, advanced leadership skills, and lifelong networks. It is not just a degree — it is a transformational journey designed for international leaders who aspire to make a lasting impact on their organizations and the world.
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A University for the World - with internationally renowned education and research, the University of Gothenburg takes responsibility for societal development and contributes to a sustainable world.
The vision of A University for the World expresses the endeavour to be an international higher education institution that assumes responsibility for societal development while helping to build a sustainable world.
This vision also affirms that the University’s operations rest on the core academic values formulated in the Magna Charta Universitatum and that these are sustained within the framework of the principles that govern Swedish public administration.
Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden. It is beautifully situated on the west coast and has a population of 570,000 in the actual city and one million in the greater Gothenburg area.
It is spelled Göteborg in Swedish and pronounced [yuhteborg].
Everything is close by in Gothenburg. In fact, most things are within walking or cycling distance. The sea and several beaches are within a couple of kilometres from the city, as are extensive nature reserves and outdoor recreation areas. The beautiful archipelago with its many islands is a short trip away.
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Founded in
1891
Location
Gothenburg
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