The IBR or Institute of International Business Global MBA is a blend of residential periods and assignments that are designed as practical in-company projects.

Six weekly residential periods are run with IBR MBA faculty members in Europe, Asia, America and Africa. Locations depend on the country of residence.

With a maximum of 20 students classes are small to allow personal interaction between professors and students.

In addition to residential periods, assignments are pitched to optimize bottom-line performance at workplace thus creating real value for employer. It compliments each assignment with a tutorial session, which allows course professor to coach professionally and academically.

Curriculum

Module 1

International Business

Courses for this module include:

The nature of international business
Cross cultural management
International business law

Module 2

Entrepreneurship

Courses for this module include:

Principles of effective management
Tasks and tools of effective management
Residential period: strategic management
Strategic management

Module 3

Financial Management

Required courses for this module include:

Financial accounting
Financial planning 1
Residential period: financial management
Financial planning 2

Module 4

Marketing Management

Required courses for this module include:

Strategic marketing
Marketing Research
Residential period: marketing management
Marketing decision and managing activities

Module 5

Human Resource Management

Required courses for this module include:

Recruitment, selection and placement of HR
Learning and employee development
Appraisal and performance of HR
Residential period: HRM
Development of management skills

Module 6

Operations Management

Required courses for this module include:

Project management
Operations processes: designing, monitoring, improving
Supply chain management
Residential period: operations management
Strategic performance management

Module 7

IT for Managers

Required courses for this module include:

Competitiveness and IT
IT and organisational applications
Managing IT and strategy

Module 10

Master Thesis
This module starts with a comprehensive residential period that will guide you to design a very practical road map for your research project.

Opposite to all other residential periods, the research professor will work with each student on a one on one basis.

This offers you a maximum of personal attention and guarantees that you have a very clear idea of how to tackle your research project.