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
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Executive MBA In-Person Consultation | Singapore
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Open Day with Faculty Masterclass | Asia Campus
You are warmly invited to attend our upcoming Open Day with Faculty Masterclass in Singapore to learn more about the INSEAD Master Programmes and Executive Education 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: GenAI: What it Means for Businesses
Synopsis: Newspaper headlines are galore with the imminent threat of fundamentally changing the nature of work, businesses, and industries with GenAI. Business executives’ reactions to this trend range from denial (‘does not apply to my industry/market’) to incongruous (‘sounds too alien to be real’), to helplessness (‘I cannot make sense out of it’) or to euphoria (‘we will change the world with this technology’). In our observation, such reactions may be stemming from confusion created by thinking of this technology using a broad stroke of “smart automation” rather than having a nuanced view of the contextually relevant attributes of GenAI that make it more effective in some settings over others.
This session will expose you to some evidence-based research that will be used to build a framework on how and when GenAI can play an instrumental role in shaping the future of work, business, and industries.
Sameer Hasija is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD. He earned his PhD in Operations Management and MS in Management Science Methods from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester and his BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Sameer’s teaching focusses on using a process lens to understand new levers of innovation. Using a systematic analysis of processes within and across firm boundaries, he emphasises the role of process-based innovation in creating new business models and/or fresh competitive positioning for existing business models. Sameer conducts workshops for executives on understanding the latest developments in technology and their role in radically disrupting and/or transforming businesses.
Agenda
6:00 pm: Registrations & Refreshments
6:20 pm - 7:00 pm: Optional Campus Tours
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Faculty Masterclass
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Programme Introductions + Alumni Panel
9:00 pm-10:00 pm: Networking
Joining us at the event:
Sam Scibetta | MBA'23J | Strategy Consultant | IQVIA
Yann Fayet | MBA'23J | Director & Chief of Staff | JRB Capital
Yashvi Sheth | MBA'22D | Investor | MFS Investment Management
Keng Ling Ng | TIEMBA ‘19 | Founder & Chief, Cynergy-Inc Consulting
Desmond Quek | GEMBA'13 | Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist Director of Glaucoma Services | Eagle Eye Centre
Weiqi Chui | EMFin'24 | Senior Manager, Treasury Finance | Standard Chartered
Savita Dubey | EMFin'26 | Assistant Vice President | Delta Capita
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 13867
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.
Karen Cai
The TIEMBA is an intensive programme, provides relevant course work, knowledgeable professors, and a very diverse student background; I am learning a lot and finding it very beneficial.
Juan Wu
The professors are amazingly passionate and knowledgeable, and the learning is very practical with real cases.
