At a Glance
A Curriculum Designed Around Your Career Objectives
Delivered by both Tsinghua and INSEAD faculty, the TIEMBA is designed around several essential components: Core Courses, Elective Courses, Key Management Challenges and a Final Thesis. The programme is further strengthened by a distinctive Leadership Development Programme which runs throughout the course of study. Spanning over 22 months, the programme is taught across 4 campuses including in China. Throughout the programme’s courses you will learn business cultures and practices with East and West perspectives.
In addition to your time spent on campus, you will also need to allow time for independent study, pre-course preparation and post-course assignments. The TIEMBA programme’s modular format is specially designed to allow you to put new ideas and techniques straight into practice within your organisation.
Learn More About the Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA Curriculum
Watch the video below to get an overview of the curriculum at Tsinghua INSEAD, key takeaways, and opportunities offered:
Course Curriculum
12 Core Courses
During the first seven modules, you will take compulsory courses covering the breadth of global business. Exams usually take place at the end of each module.
- Corporate Finance
- Data, Models and Decisions
- Financial Accounting
- International Economics
- Macroeconomics and the Chinese Economy
- Managerial Accounting
- Microeconomics
- Strategic Marketing
- Process Operations Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Corporate Governance
- Strategy Management
4 Elective Courses
Electives allow you to delve deeper into the topics of your choice – with pass/fail assessment to encourage you to leave your comfort zone. They are held over two weeks during the French summer, when INSEAD’s Fontainebleau campus is at its most idyllic. The module is shared with INSEAD’s Global Executive MBA classes to ensure greater choice – and new networking possibilities. Alumni are also invited to return, further broadening your network and offering you a chance of truly lifelong learning after graduation. Electives currently offered (but varying according to demand) include:
Applied Corporate Finance
- Applied Corporate Finance
- Financial Statement Analysis
- International Financial Management
Marketing
- Brand Management
- Customer Insight
- Strategic Market Orientation
Strategy
- Industry and Competitive Analysis
- Investments
- (Big) Data Analytics for Business
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise
- Private Equity, Growth Equity and Venture Capital
- Realising Entrepreneurial Potential
- Corporate Entrepreneurship: Managing Innovation to Drive Growth
- Social Entrepreneurship: Building Impact Ventures
Organisational Behaviour
- Power and Influence in Organisations
- Psychology of Leadership
Decision Sciences
- Management Decision-making
- Negotiations
9 Key Management Challenges (KMCs)
KMC courses – run before and after the Electives – cover broad, multi-disciplinary, whole-company issues, reflecting the uncertainty, changeability, open-ended problems and incomplete information of real life. You will usually be assessed through written assignments based on your experiences at work. Choices typically include:
- Digital Economy
- Financing Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China
- Frontiers of Chinese Contemporary Issues Research
- Future Thinking
- Humanities and Business
- Sustainability & Innovation for Business
- Techmark Management Simulation
- Winning in Emerging Markets
- China Digital Capstone
Thesis
The final component of the programme is your thesis: a live case study with you as the central character. With support from the faculty, you will write about a real-world project, such as a new venture or corporate innovation – with ample time to work on it after the final module. Following the “defence” of your submission at Tsinghua, your work will also be translated into Chinese and published for all to read.
Personal Leadership Development Programme with individual and group coaching
The Leadership Development Programme (LDP) combines a wide range of innovative learning methods designed to expand your range of effective leadership styles. Its runs throughout the programme with on-campus and off-campus elements.
Programme Schedule
22 Months
Duration of Programme60 Days
Approx. Days Out of the Office4 Countries
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*Programme schedule is subject to change. During the electives modules, TIEMBA participants will have the chance to meet and network with participants of the other GEMBA sections at INSEAD.
Attend an Event
Master Programmes
Open Day with Faculty Masterclass | Fontainebleau
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 programmes. Our team & students will be there to share advice and their personal journey through a panel discussion followed by a networking reception.
Date: 22 November 2025, Saturday
Time: 1:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue: INSEAD Europe Campus, Boulevard de Constance, 77300 Fontainebleau
MASTERCLASS by Subi Rangan, Professor of Strategy & Management
Doomsday Clock at 70 Seconds to Midnight! What Can Business Graduates Do?
Business has created incredible wealth. Yet we see widespread anxiety and even anger. The Doomsday Clock is just one indicator of this alarm. Some call this the paradox of abundance. What can companies and the business graduates that guide and lead them do? We’ll discuss a few real life cases and explore the topic. Does a business education have a role? What can business graduates do?
Joining us at the event:
Jean-Hugues Cherif, MBA'26J | Investment Advisory Professional, Egis SA
Toshika Aggarwal, MBA'26J | Chief Business Officer, Credvest
Sartaj Dhatt, MBA'25D | Analytics Manager, BrowserStack Limited
Anthony Hatem, MIM'27 | Formulation Chemist, SAGA cosmetics
Sebastian Krijgsman Van Spangenberg, MIM'27 | Founder, Impax4all
Jessica Wheatland, MIM'27 | Intern, Charles Taylor Wines
Yanyna Nagayevska, GEMBA'23 | Founder and Managing Director, Soleil d'Ailleurs
Yawo Kpotufe, GEMBA'25 | CTO & Author, Hotep Conseil
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 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
Master Programmes
INSEAD Faculty Masterclass | Riyadh
We are proud to present Dr. Lite Nartey, Affiliate Professor of Strategy and Academic Director of the INSEAD Africa Initiative, who will be delivering an exclusive Masterclass in Riyadh on Leading through Complexity and Connection.
In this exclusive INSEAD Alumni Masterclass, Dr. Lite will introduce the Strategy Execution Trilogy (SET), an integrated framework for leading in complexity through three executive disciplines: strategic thinking, ecosystem orchestration, and stakeholder engagement.
Rooted in research and real-world practice, the SET approach helps leaders move from clarity to coherence to commitment, equipping them to think strategically in uncertainty, align collaboration across boundaries, and engage stakeholders to translate ambition into sustained impact.
As Saudi Arabia advances its Vision 2030 priorities from digital innovation and renewable energy to healthcare, finance, and tourism, this session provides a reflective and practical platform for executives to strengthen their execution capability.
Blending INSEAD’s academic rigor with practitioner insight, the masterclass redefines execution as a strategic discipline. It invites leaders to shape transformation not through control, but through coherence, clarity, and connection, the true architecture of execution.
“Strategy is no longer about control; it is about coherence, clarity, and connection.”
Dr. Lite Nartey
Venue: Kindly hosted by Misk, Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation.
Agenda:
Welcoming & Registration | 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
INSEAD Master Programmes Introduction | 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm
INSEAD Faculty Masterclass | 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Q&A Session | 8:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Networking & Closing | 8:30 pm onwards
Master Programmes, Master Programmes
Executive MBA In-Person Consultation | Zurich
Testimonials
DeHui Gao
China and Europe play important roles in the global economy and innovation, and Tsinghua University and INSEAD are leading institutions that offer opportunities to learn new knowledge and acquire cutting-edge skills.
Kulthirath Pakawachkrilers
The combination of Tsinghua University and INSEAD Business School offered a unique and enriching learning experience.
Juan Wu
The professors are amazingly passionate and knowledgeable, and the learning is very practical with real cases.
