What separates good leaders from unforgettable ones? For many companies, it’s the ability to create impact, adapt, and lead with purpose. The best Executive MBAs today can equip you with just that.
Enter NEOMA Business School. Ranked #32 in Europe for best management programmes, its true value is in the experience itself — where challenges spark growth, ideas turn into actionable strategies, and careers are transformed.
The Global Executive MBA (Global EMBA) builds on this and adapts it to a cohort with a minimum five years of professional experience. Ranked 38th globally by the Financial Times in 2025, it combines rigorous academics with practical experience. Each module aligns with your goals, giving you tools to apply immediately at work while exchanging insights with peers worldwide. Alumni have expanded businesses, entered new markets, and launched ventures that create lasting impact.
NEOMA Business School educates leaders and entrepreneurs, creating knowledge to shape a sustainable, connected, and global business future. Source: NEOMA Business School
Three ambitions, one transformative journey
What makes the Global EMBA stand out is that it recognises there isn’t just one type of executive. Instead, it’s designed for three clear ambitions — three kinds of professionals who share the drive to make a real impact.
If your goal is to grow within your company, this flexible, hybrid-format programme gives you the tools to move from operational management to strategic leadership or step confidently into the boardroom. You develop a complete view of business, from finance and strategy to leadership and sustainability. Through immersive modules, real-world projects, and collaboration with a diverse international cohort, you tackle complex decisions just as you would in the workplace.
A standout feature is the Capstone Intrapreneurial Project, where instead of a traditional thesis, you work on a strategic challenge directly linked to your organisation. You deliver tangible results while sharpening your leadership and analytical skills. By tying theory to real business challenges, NEOMA prepares you to drive innovation and growth from within.
“The Global EMBA helped me consolidate my role as General Administrator of the company and define a clear long-term direction for our organisation,” says Fabrice KRA, a Project Manager at SOCITEC. “The programme helped me secure 20 million euros in financing and increase our client base by 40%. It also strengthened my boldness and strategic vision.”
If your ambition is to start your own business, NEOMA provides the environment to turn your vision into reality. Entrepreneurship & Innovation is one of the programme’s three core pillars, alongside Sustainability and Digitalisation, AI & Data. You explore how to spot opportunities, design new business models, and lead creative teams — just like Mehdi Ebrahimi Varkiani, who used his Global EMBA experience to launch Sahabmed, a Medical Tourism company.
“The programme gave me the confidence to turn an idea into a real, impactful business,” he says. “Many of the ideas and partnerships that shaped it were inspired by discussions with my professors and classmates.”
This is no surprise, as the NEOMA Start-up Lab offers mentoring, workshops, and networking to guide you from idea validation to business launch. You also gain access to NEOMA’s global alumni network of over 80,000 professionals in 127 countries, including founders, CEOs, and innovators. Beyond launching a venture, the programme develops an entrepreneurial mindset, teaching you to think creatively, act with agility, and embrace innovation as a continuous process.
The Global EMBA combines lectures, projects, seminars, and international experiences, focusing on innovation and ESG to understand global business challenges. Source: NEOMA Business School
If you’re looking to shift your career, there’s personalised coaching to clarify goals, reassess motivations, and translate experience into a clear strategy. Meanwhile, international modules in cities like Oslo, Accra, or Shanghai expose you to new markets, leadership styles, and business ecosystems. With guidance from NEOMA’s career services and connections across its global alumni network, you’ll navigate transitions with confidence, ready to take on not just a new role but an entirely new professional chapter.
Take Virginia Xue, a recent graduate, for example. Ten years ago, she was a doctor, but she later moved into the corporate world as a marketing professional. Today, she is the General Manager of United Imaging Healthcare Vietnam. “The Global EMBA has supported my transition from medicine to marketing, giving me the confidence to embrace new challenges,” she says.
Experience, purpose, innovation
Your Global EMBA is designed around purpose and innovation. You’ll explore leadership, strategy, and cross-cultural management while learning to integrate sustainability and digital transformation into your decisions. The programme’s human-scale cohort makes collaboration easy, letting you learn directly from peers and create a journey that’s meaningful to you.
And through international seminars and innovation symposia, you’ll get to join workshops that push you to lead under pressure. Unique opportunities, like crisis management training with France’s Gendarmerie Nationale in Chamonix, help you build resilience and confidence crucial for today’s complex business world.
Along the way, you’ll meet executives, entrepreneurs, and changemakers from Paris to Shanghai. Every interaction is a chance to grow, another way to add to the knowledge, skills, and experience that’ll transform you from manager to forward-thinking leader.
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