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Lead the Future

INSEAD's 12-month flagship online programme that accelerates global leadership capabilities for an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world.

Dates & Fees

Please note:

  • Applications close 11pm CET on 31 March 2025
  • Programme starts: 9 April 2025 with a live virtual onboarding session
  • Ends: 1 April 2026 on the Europe campus
  • Programme content is delivered over 12 months, ending with a 3-day capstone and graduation on our Europe campus: 30, 31 March & 1 April 2026

Application Deadlines

While we operate a staged admissions process, with four rounds, applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions process within each round. This means that the Final Decision deadlines you see below are the latest dates by which you would receive your decision.

Rest assured that releasing decisions earlier than the published deadlines does not affect our thorough application evaluation.

Please note that while competition for each of the rounds is equal, the earlier you gain admission, the more time you have to secure financing and arrange logistics.

Application Deadlines

 DeadlineFinal Decision Notification
Round 131 Aug 202414 Sep 2024
Round 231 Oct 202414 Nov 2024
Round 331 Jan 202514 Feb 2025
Round 431 Mar 2025, 11 PM CET1 Apr 2025

* Fee subject to change. Local taxes shall apply at the prevailing rates. Please note that the prices/fees for the programmes listed above do not include taxes, as these may vary according to the form of delivery and the location of the client. In particular, note that INSEAD may have to invoice a higher amount than the one listed, to take into account any withholding tax that a client has to apply to the payment, in accordance with its local legislation.

Please note that this programme does not qualify for financial aid under the French training funds scheme.

To find out about global funding schemes, please click here.