Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Programme (TIEMBA) Academics

Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA

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. 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.

Core Courses
Elective Courses
Key Management Challenges
Thesis

Core Courses

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
Strategic Talent Management
Strategy Management

Elective Courses

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

Key Management Challenges

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
Financial System in China
Frontiers of Chinese Contemporary Issues Research

Future Thinking
Managerial Psychology
Sustainability & Innovation for Business

Techmark Management Simulation
Winning in Emerging Markets
Your First Hundred Days

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.

Leadership Development Programme (LDP)

This transformational and enriching component is based on the pioneering group-coaching work of INSEAD’s Global Leadership Centre. The objective is to help you develop your own authentic leadership style. At the beginning of the programme, you will join a group of about four people – selected for diversity of backgrounds – and embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth with a professional coach. Supporting, encouraging and challenging each other all the way, you will be taken on a series of intensive and structured activities, including:

Team-building and simulations
360-degree and progress feedback
Leadership labs with live cases
Communication workshops
Peer exchange and circles
Individual, peer and group coaching
Meet inspirational leaders

Programme Overview

As a working professional, the TIEMBA programme allows you to advance your skill sets as you work. You will be on campus typically for a week-long session, every six weeks. Overall, you will be spending 12 weeks on campus spread across 22 months.

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