At a Glance
Singapore
Abu Dhabi
Are You Ready for the Challenge?
The GEMBA is not simply an intensive business course. It is an intense all-round experience: a major commitment that must be sustained over many months. Before starting the EMBA Admissions process, please consider that you must attend – and prepare for – all modules without exception, as well as completing a substantial volume of work between modules.
Admissions Criteria
Application Process: Your Journey Starts Here
All elements of your application will be thoroughly reviewed by the Admissions Team. The selection process will take up to ten weeks from the date of completed application submission.
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Online Application2
Admission Review3
Pre-Selection4
Admissions committee Review5
Final DecisionApplication Deadlines
While we operate a staged admissions process, with four rounds for each of the three sections, application are reviewed on a rolling admissions process within each round. The Scholarship Committee will prioritise early applicants when allocating scholarship awards.
2024 Intake (Class of GEMBA'26 ) | Asia Section | Middle East Section | Europe Section |
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ROUND 1 | 19 December 2023 | 13 February 2024 | 5 March 2024 |
ROUND 2 | 20 February 2024 | 23 April 2024 | 7 May 2024 |
ROUND 3 | 16 April 2024 | 11 June 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
FINAL ROUND | 11 June 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 10 September 2024 |
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Programme Start Dates
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Intake 2024 (Class of GEMBA'26)
GEMBA Asia section: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
GEMBA Middle East section: Friday, 11 October 2024
GEMBA Europe section: Thursday, 31 October 2024
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INSEAD Assessment Day Dates
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If you decide to take the INSEAD Assessment, you must have submitted a complete application at least 2 weeks before the test date. Successful applicants will then be invited to sit the test on one of our campuses.
The INSEAD Assessment takes place approximately once a month on each of our campuses. Please be prepared to spend five hours on campus.
GEMBA Assessment Options
To help ensure we have the right people in the classroom, EMBA applicants must fulfil a mandatory testing requirement. Applicants can choose between participating in the INSEAD EMBA Assessment, taking the GMAC® Executive Assessment (EA) or the GMAT® Exam.
Watch the video to find out what are your assessment options. You can also read more for guidance on the assessment options.
Prerequisites
To apply to the INSEAD GEMBA programme, you must submit an online application form and the necessary supporting documentation. After submission, you will be emailed a confirmation of receipt and notification of any missing elements. Once your application is completed, we aim to notify you of the next steps within 5 business days.
INSEAD has one Admissions team responsible for processing all EMBA applications. Please recognise delays may happen due to time zone differences and public holidays.
The online application comprises:
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Select INSEAD EMBA Assessment, EA or GMAT
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To help ensure we have the right people in the classroom, EMBA applicants must fulfil a mandatory testing requirement. Applicants can choose between participating in the INSEAD EMBA Assessment, taking the GMAC® Executive Assessment (EA) or the GMAT® Exam. See here for guidance on the assessment options.
Please note, requests for a testing waiver cannot be granted.
If you choose to participate in the INSEAD EMBA Assessment, please indicate your intention to do so on the application form. Once your application has been submitted and confirmed complete, the Pre-selection Committee will review it and if successful, you will be invited to join the assessment.
Alternatively, you can take GMAC® Executive Assessment (EA) or the GMAT® Exam. Please upload the EA or GMAT unofficial report upon completion of the test as a supporting document with your application. Scores are valid for five years. Please request that your official score be sent directly to INSEAD. For EA, use the INSEAD EMBA Programme upon registration, or for GMAT the following code: INSEAD, DL3-S8-14 Business Programmes, Executive MBA Programmes at the time of testing. You will receive your official result at the test center and our admissions team will be able to access the same within 24 hours.
If you are preparing for the GMAT test, try our online practice test.
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Profile Information
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The profile information is hard facts about you and your history, similar to what you will have in a detailed resume. While not all fields are mandatory, the more information we have, the better understanding we will have of your history and potential.
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Job Description and Motivational Essays
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This section is a critical part of our evaluation process. As such, we advise you to spend a significant amount of time on your application essays. Your responses to the essay questions provide us the best opportunity to understand your career path, your accomplishments and your rationale for pursuing an EMBA. This is a chance to get to know you and to find out what motivates you. The essays are not meant to be academic articles or business memos, but rather your personal stories.
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Letters of Recommendation
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Two professional recommendation letters are required, providing insights about your demonstrated leadership and management potential. As such, at least one recommendation should come from your workplace; your current supervisor or manager is usually a good choice. The other recommendation may be from someone who has had the opportunity to evaluate you in a professional setting (ie. a client, a former supervisor, or a colleague from a non-work activity). Should you wish, you will also be able to upload an optional third letter of recommendation as part of the supporting documents.
Your recommenders can submit their letters prior to submission of the application, but please note that your application will not be evaluated until all letters of recommendation are submitted.
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Official Academic Transcripts
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Please submit both diplomas awarded and transcripts of grades from each college or university that you have attended. We will accept documents in English or French. All others must be accompanied by a certified English translation. Each document must bear the official seal and signature of the institution. Notarised copies will also be acceptable.
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English Language Certification
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Non-native English speakers who have not worked, trained or schooled in English for an extended period of time may be asked to provide an English language certification. We accept the PTE/TOEFL/IELTS exams.
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CV
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Please provide your latest curriculum vitae, limited to two pages maximum.
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Photograph
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Please upload a headshot of yourself in business professional attire. The photo should be in JPEG or GIF format and measure 99 pixels wide by 128 pixels high.
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Application Fees
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A fee of €250 must be paid online by credit card once you have submitted your application form. Please note that this application fee is non-refundable and your application will not be evaluated until the fee has been received.
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Master Programmes
How to Submit A Successful TIEMBA Application?
Are you preparing to submit your Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA (TIEMBA) application? Do you still have questions regarding the application process, supporting documents or admissions criteria in general? You are warmly invited to attend our exclusive Online Application Workshop to get your questions answered. This event will give you the opportunity to meet with Antony Widjaja, Associate Director, EMBA, Marketing & Recruitment, who can advise you on your application preparations and offer you insights in building a strong application. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A chat with our alumni following the presentation. Please register to confirm your participation.
Date: 02 April 2024, Thursday
Time: 07:30 pm - 08:30 pm (GMT+8) To view time zones in other countries, click here
Venue: Online via Zoom Webinar
Joining us at the event:
Senior Manager, EMBA Education, Tsinghua University
Master Programmes
Open Day with Faculty Masterclass | Asia Campus
You are warmly invited to attend our upcoming INSEAD Open Day with Faculty Masterclass in Singapore to learn more about the INSEAD Master Programmes. Our Recruitment team will provide insights into the curriculum, admissions process and career opportunities. You will also have the opportunity to have your questions answered during the Q&A session and interact with alumni/current students during a networking reception. Please register to confirm your participation.
Masterclass Topic: The Nuts And Bolts of PE & VC Funds
Prof Zeisberger, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise, Founder, Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEI), INSEAD, Temasek Fellow, will give a broad overview of the PE & VC ecosystem and then focus on the details of fund formation, i.e. explain how those investment vehicles are raised, who the players are in the private equity space, etc.
Explore the structure of PE & VC Funds and their lifecycle - from fundraising and deal sourcing to investment and exit phase. She will explain the concept of the J-curve, the '2+20' fee structure, including the concept of carried interest.
Professor Zeisberger is an advisor to corporations, institutional investors and governments. She has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional and is an expert with deep experience in risk management, private equity and venture capital, and portfolio construction. As a Professor at INSEAD, the business school with campuses in Singapore, France, UAE and the US, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor.
She is a founding member of KKR’s Sustainability Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures (SCV), Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest and acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.
Claudia is one of the best-networked people in the Private Capital space with extensive experience in bringing her academic and professional background to inform boards. She is an expert on Responsible Investing and ESG strategy implementation and is often invited in the role of ‘Professional Devil’s Advocate’. She is also the author of the bestselling business finance book “Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts” as well as “Private Equity in Action – Case studies from Developed & Emerging Markets”
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Agenda
6:00 pm: Registrations & Refreshments
6:20 pm - 7:00 pm: Optional Campus Tours
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Faculty Masterclass | The Nuts And Bolts of PE & VC Funds
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Programme Introductions + Alumni Panel
9:00 pm-10:00 pm: Networking Cocktail
Joining us:
Kuriko Iwai | Founder, BestCoach.io | MBA'18D
Matthew Coleman | Principal, Evolution Data Centre | MBA'21D
Kelly An | Co-Founder, Opencord A | MBA'22J
Sebastian Benchea | Senior Customer Success Manager, Siemens Digital Industries Software | MBA'22D
Alkistis Romosiou | Current Student | MBA'24D
Kamal M. | Current Student | MBA'24D
Niladri Shekar Dutta | Current Student | MBA'24D
Sanjeet Waravadekar | Deputy General Manager, Shapoorji Pallonji Oil & Gas | TIEMBA'18
Indie Davis | Partner, Meta | EMBA'22
Jyane Quek | Global Head, Marketing Strategy for Consumers, Private and Business Banking, Standard Chartered Bank | EMBA'23
Lavie Golenberg, Program Director, Medtronic | EMBA'24
Ada Dong, Vice President of Sales, International, Eton Solutions LP | EMFin'19
Qinrun Ge Director - Group Finance, Head Office, GLP, EMFin'25
Marios Siatounis MIM'24
Practical information
INSEAD Asia Campus is located at the corner of the Ayer Rajah Avenue and North Buona Vista Road in the Knowledge Hub district of Singapore. The school’s convenient location is 15 minutes from the financial district and 30 minutes from Changi Airport. MRT Station: One North. Click here to view map
Asia Campus
1 Ayer Rajah Ave, Singapore 138676
Master Programmes
Open Day with Faculty Masterclass | Europe Campus
You are warmly invited to experience the learning environment at INSEAD! Take this opportunity to join a masterclass by a renowned INSEAD faculty member and to learn more about the INSEAD EMBA, MBA, MIM and EMFIN programmes. Our team & students will be there to share advice and their personal journey through a panel discussion followed by a networking reception.
Date: 06 April 2024, Saturday
Time: 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: INSEAD Europe Campus, Boulevard de Constance, 77300 Fontainebleau
AGENDA
11:50 am Bus Departure from Paris Gare de Lyon train station to INSEAD (Booking required)
1.30 pm - 2.00 pm | Optional Campus Tour led by INSEAD Students (Last batch at 1:40 pm)
2:00 pm - 2.15 pm | Introduction and Welcome
2:15 pm - 3.15 pm | Masterclass by Pierre Mabille, Professor of Finance
3:15 pm - 3.45 pm | Tea & Coffee Break
3:45 pm - 6.15 pm | Presentations & Discussions
6:15 pm - 8.00 pm | Cocktail with current MBA Students, EMBA & MIM Alumni & Staff Members
8:00 pm | Bus departure to Paris Gare de Lyon train Station (Booking required)
MASTERCLASS
Beyond finance and back: valuation in a changing world.
Finance traditionally thinks of projects, businesses, and investments as series of cash flows that are received and paid at different points in time. Correctly computing the values of these assets is crucial as it helps decision makers make good choices for businesses and society, as well as their personal finances. Today, finance is at a crossroads after decades of good fortunes and repeated challenges since the beginning of the twenty-first century. On the one hand, financial management is ubiquitous as the values of corporate transactions and stock market indexes have never been so high, from the M&A world to private equity and the S&P 500. It is deeply intertwined with innovation across developed and emerging countries as it supports new technologies and their sustainability. On the other hand, finance is also more challenged than ever. The overwhelming demand for environmentally and socially responsible investing through ESG assets increasingly requires valuing resources that are usually outside companies’ balance sheets. Cryptocurrencies lead investors to assign sometimes uncertain cash values to fully dematerialized services. The rise of remote work has led to a drastic revaluation of real estate, the largest asset for most households. At the end of the day, what should we change and keep from current financial tools? Can we create value from these tensions?
In this session, Professor Pierre Mabille will draw on his research and highlights of his course on Financial Markets and Valuation.
BIOGRAPHY
Pierre Mabille | Professor of Finance
Pierre Mabille is an Assistant Professor of Finance. He joined INSEAD after graduating from École Normale Supérieure and ENSAE Paris in France, and obtaining a PhD in Economics from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Pierre teaches in the MBA and PhD programmes. His research interests are in macro-finance, asset pricing, household finance, and real estate. His recent work studies the financial determinants of changes in credit, and their interactions with the cross-section of regions, households, and firms. His papers have been published in leading academic journals such as the Review of Economic Studies, Review of Financial Studies, and International Journal of Economics and Finance. He has been awarded the CEPR-TFI Household Finance Award and the AREUEA Homer Hoyt Dissertation Award. Read more
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
INSEAD Europe Campus is located on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau and just a stone's throw away from the town centre. It lies within easy reach of all major airports and rail systems connecting Paris with the rest of the world.
Address: INSEAD Europe Campus, Boulevard de Constance, 77300 Fontainebleau, France
A free shuttle will be organised to meet you at Paris Gare de Lyon train station at 11:50 am to take you directly to the campus. Same service will be offered for your way back to the station after the event.
Please book your seat here and register to confirm your participation.
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EMBA Admissions: What Are Your Assessment Options?
The INSEAD Executive MBA is an intensive programme with a rigorous academic curriculum. To ensure that we bring the best talent to the class, applicants must either take the INSEAD Assessment, the GMAC Executive Assessment (EA) or the GMAT – all of which provide a uniform and standardised way of evaluating candidates’ aptitude to cope with the intensity and breadth of the programme.
Which Professionals Benefit the Most from an EMBA?
An Executive MBA (EMBA) can open doors to new and exciting opportunities, especially for these three groups of professionals; Executives looking to move up the ladder, Professionals transitioning into the world of business, and business owners.
Exploring Entrepreneurship During Your Executive MBA
Did you know that approximately half of INSEAD graduates run their own companies at some point in their careers? Others join high growth ventures, lead entrepreneurial projects within corporations or focus on social ventures. So if you’re interested in these topics, INSEAD is a great place to be!
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