Mba epfl

Can you tell me in detail about the Executive MBA in Management of Technology course offered by Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)?

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The Executive MBA in Management of Technology course offered by Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) provides 360° business management capabilities.

But in addition, it also achieves the following goals:

• To develop and stimulate entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship competences

• To ensure success in innovation by fostering a multidisciplinary approach for the conception, production and commercialization of new products or services

• To provide insights into the constraints and interactions within the technological, business, social and international environments

Audience

The audience is made up of university graduates in Business/Humanities on one hand and in Engineering/Natural and Bio/Med Sciences on the other.

One with professional experience who wish to boost the career potential through a multidisciplinary approach, and who are especially motivated by entrepreneurship and the management of innovation projects.

There is no need for participants to be familiar with technology.

It does not teach technology but rather the process to move a new idea, an innovation towards its financing and commercial deployment.

A large number of participants are from abroad

The ages range from late 20's to early 50's.

Practical Orientation

• Development of real business plans by multidisciplinary teams, for the launch of new ventures

• Study trip with enterprise visits and seminars in leading universities (outside of Europe)

• Strategic and innovative project performed within a company/new venture

• Possibility to maintain 60-80% of professional activities, while training takes place in Lausanne (usually every other Fridays and Saturdays)

Features

• High level and intensive program

• Innovation related options in "High-Tech" and/or in Life Sciences" domain

• Networking opportunity in Management modules shared with other EMBA programs offered by HEC

• Possibility of Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS):
o in "Management of Biotech, Medtech & Pharma Ventures"