"I wanted to fulfill a dream I had since college." This is what pushed Rafael Aznar, Director of Marine Works in Cyes Maritime Works, to join the Executive MBA (EMBA) program at IESE. This is an innovative and demanding Masters 19 months designed for those executives who want to boost their active career and make it compatible with their work. Rafael, which has just begun its second year of program and aspires to positions in senior management of the company, wanted to acquire global knowledge "beyond my training as a civil engineer."
Beside him, a large group of participants this week have started new editions of EMBA campuses in Madrid and Barcelona, while in São Paulo the program began last August 7.
More presence of women
The average age of participants is 33 years old and have a professional experience of 10 years. Most of them are engineering studies (39%) or economy (37%), representing virtually all sectors of the field of business, from industry and energy (28%), to consulting (17%) or banking and financial services (16%).
More and more women who join the program there. In this edition, with a share of almost 30% of students, IESE reaffirms its commitment to the presence of women in the company. In the case of Lina Footwear, Product Manager at Condé Nast Digital already in the second year of the program and noted that "an MBA part-time format is serving me to learn how to manage time, which will be very useful on forming a family and having to face life balance ".
Oscar Vazquez, director of operations in the telecommunications market and EMBA'17 Indra, the course has begun intensive speed. "The first days are dizzying. Classes are dynamic, energetic, motivating, challenging ... and an environment that seems to know our colleagues for weeks. Disconnect from the world and it works! Is created".
Everyone agrees that the Executive MBA is aimed to gain knowledge and tools of various areas of the company necessary for their professional growth as well as to network with other professionals, also concerned about their training. "The program is helping me to enhance my ability to decision making. And also learn a lot of the highest professional and human level of my classmates and teachers," says Rafael. company that help me to consider issues that currently can be omitted."
New players, new website
Moreover, Lina, and Oscar Rafael begin the course premiering the new website of the program. With a completely new design, the site is adapted to all devices: PC, tablet and smartphones.
In addition, the website includes new sections on Executive MBA, updated information on the areas of greatest interest and testimonials of students who explain how was your experience in the master information.
