Advantages of the EMBA program
Advantages for you and you employer:
- Stay on the job - no need to relocate to Melbourne
- The format of the program minimises work disruption and allows participants to maintain their responsibilities
- Short duration - 14 months elapsed time
- Learning is applied after first module
- Work travel commitments unconstrained by study requirements
- Accelerated leadership and management development for benefit of the employer. The program will build on a participant’s previous experiences and assist in:
- developing their people skills through team building and mixing with a variety of people
- gaining an international perspective
- developing creativity/innovation and the ability to “think outside the box”
- developing strategic thinking - move the business on
- real world problem solving ability
- further developing project management skills.
- A recognised, accredited, rigorous program of study
- Opportunity to build great networks to advantage the employer (including EMBA and MBS Alumni membership)
- Increased staff retention through the motivation of undertaking this program - EMBA is not a job exchange
- Opportunity for employer to ‘backfill’ - audition and develop other rising stars
- Close contact between faculty, industry and government enterprises
- Melbourne Business School’s philosophy of educational excellence with total integration of theory and practice
- All participants are at a senior level and quality with diverse background in terms of organisations represented, work experience and academic background
- Exit with a University of Melbourne MBA degree
- Keep the job, keep the family, complete a world class MBA - a great experience.

