At a Glance
Are You Ready for the Challenge?
The TIEMBA is not simply an intensive business course. It is designed for experienced executives with intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn and challenge themselves in a rigorous academic programme. We welcome applications from around the world regardless of race, religion, gender or financial status and our aim is to build a top quality, exciting, dynamic and diverse class.
Explore the programme’s application requirements and pre-requisites below.
Admission Criteria
Work Experience and Leadership Potential
We look for people with both management experience and leadership potential. Members of our current class have an average of 14 years of work experience (with a minimum of eight years post-graduate work experience), including at least five years of managi...
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Academic Eligibility
The TIEMBA is intensive, rigorous and challenging. So we insist on a solid academic foundation – usually demonstrated by a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised college or university, and the GMAT, EA, INSEAD Assessment or the Tsinghua Test. ...
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International Outlook
Our participants are expected to share cross-cultural experiences that others can learn from. That is why we look for people who have lived, worked or studied abroad – or who work for international companies with clients, suppliers or other stakeholders o...
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Asia Focus
The programme is designed for people with a strong interest or experience in Asian business. It is best suited to people living and working in the region (or planning to) – or whose work has a particular focus on Asia.
Admission Process
The admission process differs depending on the nationalities due to regulations in China. You can learn more about the application process for the different nationalities below.
The INSEAD Assessment is now available online. Once you have submitted your application, your admissions officer will share available assessment dates with you.
Application Deadlines
There are five application rounds in total, but the final application date may differ for different nationalities due to regulations in China. Please review the dates in the table as well as the information for Chinese applicants from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan below and contact us if you would like to clarify further.
Important update: The final application deadline has changed. Round 5, now on 18 March 2026, is the last round.
September 2026 Intake | Deadline to complete the application |
| Round 1 | 02 July 2025 |
| Round 2 | 03 September 2025 |
| Round 3 | 08 October 2025 Last round for China passport holders |
| Round 4 | 03 December 2025 Last round for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan passport holders |
| Round 5 | 18 March 2026 |
Attend an Event
Master Programmes
Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Application Workshop | Online
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 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: 28 January 2026, Wednesday
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (GMT+8) | Click to view time zones
Venue: Online via Zoom Webinar
Joining us at the event:
Senior Manager, EMBA Education, Tsinghua University
TIEMBA'16 | Director, Milenia Partners Pte Ltd
TIEMBA'25 | CEO, HM International Holdings Limited
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Testimonials
Andrew Youssef
My advice would be, if you are interested in pursuing an INSEAD Masters programme, do it for yourself.
Deyi Wu
The experience has enlightened me to learn about the Chinese culture, and in particular taught me more about doing business in China.
Werner Koestler
The dual degree setup fitted in perfectly.
