Executive MBA

A year-long top-level executive journey with world-class lecturers.

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I am proud of myself for accepting the challenge of studying Executive MBA. During the one-year journey, there were positive changes, both personal and professional. I became a better manager and a better person.

Rūta Bagdonavičienė

„Limedika" CEO.
Alumnus of the ISM Executive MBA program

An Executive MBA is a luxury time for you and your organization to step back and focus on internal development and organizational transformation.

Doc. dr. Audronė Nakrošienė

Director of Executive MBA

The Executive MBA is the perfect time to take a break, step back and focus on the internal development and organizational transformation of yourself and your organization.

Doc. dr. Audronė Nakrošienė

Director of Executive MBA

THE UNIQUENESS OF THE STUDY PROGRAM

Executive MBA is your journey of leadership transformation

Program partner

The best MBA program in the world (The Economist, 2021)

BARCELONA, SPAIN

You will be taught by lecturers from the world’s TOP 5 business schools,

according to the Financial Times ranking

You will study differently

Instead of a master's thesis - a consulting project PAR

You'll learn how other managers think

You will receive and provide feedback while working in different management teams

Real changes for Your organization

You will prepare strategic plans for the organization

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Consulting project PAR instead of master's thesis

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UNIQUENESS OF STUDIES

Global experience. 90% of teachers are from TOP world business schools

Consulting project PAR instead of master's thesis

Focus on Leadership: Personal Leadership Study, One-on-One Sessions, Tedx-style Talk

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

There is a very good saying - "it is as others think". During my studies, I had a unique opportunity to take a 360-degree test, the greatest value of which, in my opinion, was the opportunity to evaluate myself and be evaluated by others (employees, friends, colleagues...). Discoveries were phenomenal! The received information helps you to create an overall picture of yourself, to see your strengths and weaknesses, and to create a development plan.

Giedrius Valainis

CEO of UAB "Aros Marine", alumnus of the ISM Executive MBA program

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

I always raise the bar high, both for myself and for those around me. The year at ISM Executive MBA was not the easiest journey, if you aim for the maximum, you have to be prepared for everything. But in hindsight, if I were given the choice, I wouldn't change a thing. Every obstacle, challenge and struggle, every push outside the comfort zone, every experience has nurtured and opened up new possibilities. And I will certainly never be the same again.

Paulius Insoda

Head of NFQ Technologies, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

Today's environment is constantly changing, and the manager must change. And these ISM Executive MBA studies force you to go outside your comfort zone and look at yourself from the outside, listen to your team, and establish a connection. You discover that your potential is unreal at the end of your studies.

Lijana Žmoginaitė

"Gjensidige" Head of Private Clients and member of the Baltic management team, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

I came to the ISM Executive MBA with the most inspiration. But I received knowledge that I had already applied in practice. Ideas that, if implemented, will make the business grow immeasurably faster. Contacts that will be useful in life. And, of course, inspiration - to never stop improving.

Šarūnas Perminas

UAB Med grupė manager, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

I was able to immediately apply the skills and knowledge acquired during the ISM Executive MBA studies in practice, both in the activities of my agency and when working with clients. The most significant value of investigations and different learning methods is the personal change that occurs through listening and discussing with teachers, communicating and solving tasks with peer teams, and finally, reflecting and examining one's own decisions, feelings and behaviour.

Raminta Rimkienė

Director and partner of the communications services agency Fabula Hill+Knowlton Strategies, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

I am proud of myself for taking up the challenge of studying ISM Executive MBA. During the one-year journey, there were positive personal and professional changes. My network of business contacts expanded. I gained more self-confidence, knowledge and understanding of strategic challenges and leadership. I became a better manager and a better person.

Rūta Bagdonavičienė

General director of Gintarinė vaistinė UAB, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

The company I was the board's chairman of went through a difficult period and a management change. I had to get behind the wheel. Under other circumstances, overcoming this extraordinary situation would have been more difficult as a person and a professional. I probably felt a lot more uncertainty. I am sure - ISM Executive MBA studies helped me to work on myself first of all.

Nemunas Biknius

CEO of Amber Grid, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

The year-long ISM Executive MBA offers a unique interaction between faculty and students, imbued with a spirit of improvement and collaboration. Managers from different fields and sectors gather to study. We share individual experiences. We solve each other's problems together, discuss, and discover our organisations' unique characteristics.

Lina Žagarienė

CEO of Švaros broliai, ISM Executive MBA alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

Inviting other managers to your organization gives you a lot of responsibility - your ability to trust the team, disclose data to them and objectively present the organization determines the result of the whole group. Fellow students help to see the organization from the side and to study it impartially. This experience was unique, helping me discover new ways to move forward and how and where.

Milda Ivanauskienė

CEO of MO Muziejus, alumnus of the ISM Executive MBA program

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

During the ISM Executive MBA studies, I used the opportunity to prepare strategic work for my organization and my study colleagues. This experience, the insight provided by fellow students and the best experts in their fields, the opportunity to delve into even the most minor details (which you don't always want to see) and to receive the assessment of peers as external experts were precious.

Algirdas Ramaška

Kino Pavasaris CEO, ISM Executive MBA program alumnus

WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

In the ISM Executive MBA studies, I was particularly impressed by the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of leadership; business rhythm often only allows spending a little time reflecting on oneself as a leader or deepening knowledge about leadership. Better self-understanding and achieving leadership transformation are helped by a 360-degree behavioural study measuring the manager's behaviour, leadership potential and efficiency at the beginning of the studies. Many people must be involved in it - colleagues, relatives, friends. Therefore, the final image you get is very detailed. This test helped me see myself from the outside and understand how others see me. And this picture can often be very different from your imagination. I observed my reactive behaviour; I discovered my strengths and weaknesses.

Šarūnas Putrius

CEO of Telesoft, alumnus of the ISM Executive MBA program

Student profile

40

years

Average student age

12

years

Average managerial experience

30

until

Carefully chosen students

EXECUTIVE MBA

Programme structure

Atsisiųsti programos aprašą

English

1 year

Three days a month

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

COURSE SUBJECTS

Strategy

1 semester

Purpose

It provides an opportunity to understand strategy and to develop strategic thinking conceptually.

What You will learn

During the lectures, business case analyses are conducted with foreign lecturers, and in small teams, the managers prepare the Strategy evaluation project of the chosen organization. It aims to develop the ability to make interdisciplinary business decisions to successfully implement the organization's vision, mission and goals using strategic management principles.

Outcomes

A Strategic Assessment of your chosen organization is created by the management team.

Leadership

1 and 2 semester

Purpose

To help prepare for a leadership role, nationally and internationally, and in particular, to lead in a multi-stakeholder environment. This study module is designed to stimulate and help implement tangible changes in the behaviour and perception of the study participants as leaders.

What You will learn

The leadership module is based on self-analysis and feedback. In the module, we use non-traditional learning methods such as personal leadership research and individual coaching sessions, feedback from your study mates, a leadership reflection journal and the resulting TEDx-style talk. Thanks to them, you will get to know yourself better as a manager, develop your competencies, gain confidence and learn to lead an organization even more effectively.

In the module, we aim to create an exceptional environment that encourages sharing personal experiences and learning how to provide and receive feedback from other managers at the same level, which is still a relatively rare phenomenon in a typical business environment. A year-round group of leaders learning together becomes not only students but also each other's teachers, which many describe as an invaluable experience.

Outcomes

Leadership project for your organization.

Leading Digital Transformation

2 semester

Purpose

To help managers understand how their organizations can innovate across different business areas using digital technologies.

What You will learn

You will learn about the various digital technologies transforming businesses and their impact on corporate governance and business functions.

During the module you will analyze the following topics:

digital transformation and innovation management; digital business models;
disruptive technologies in business - big data, artificial intelligence, digital medicine;
production and management innovations;
management challenges in the context of industrial transformation.

Outcomes

A digital transformation plan for your chosen organization.

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Leading change and Innovations

2 semester. Final thesis

Purpose

Instead of the final master's thesis, an international consulting project, PAR, is taking place to test one's leadership on a global scale and apply the knowledge gained in studies in assessing the challenges of an unfamiliar organization.

What You will learn

Study participants can participate in a business consulting project in Johannesburg and Cape Town (Republic of South Africa). During the visit, students work in DIFFERENT teams AND organizations - together with the leaders of the PAR organization, they clarify the main challenges; TOGETHER with the team, they prepare a change plan, which they present to the organization at the end of the visit.

This task helps to develop creativity and determine the essence of the problem to make decisions. The knowledge of strategy, business, management, change and innovation management acquired during the year is applied.

Konsultacinio projekto metu vadovai mokosi klausyti ir išgirsti kitus komandos narius, keisti savo reaktyvią elgseną į proaktyvią, geba identifikuoti strategines problemas skirtingo sektoriaus organizacijose ir pateikti joms pokyčių valdymo pasiūlymus.

Outcomes

Preparation and presentation of a strategic change plan to managers or the board of an organization operating in PAR.

Konsultacinis projektas PAR

FINANSAVIMAS IR PRIĖMIMAS

Financing

Admissions

Financing

1.

ISM Scholarship for candidates from the public sector and non-profit organizations

A scholarship of up to 50% is awarded to Business Administration MBA Executives towards the tuition fee of the Master's programme. Candidates applying for a scholarship must complete the scholarship application form HERE and submit it at the same time as registering for the study program https://my.ism.lt.

2.

GPM discount for studies

Take advantage of the Income Tax discount for studies and get back up to 20% of the tuition fee paid

3.

Financing via the state study fund

Financing of studies under extremely favourable conditions. You will find more about this financing opportunity under extremely favourable conditions HERE

Admissions

1.

From February 13 to June 9

Main admissions

2.

From June 19 until November 22

Additional admissions

Admission criteria

In order to study at ISM University, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

having completed university bachelor's studies in any field of study.
students with a professional and/or professional bachelor's degree are approved by a separate decision of the admissions committee.
fluency in English at Upper Intermediate level or above. Applicants' language skills are tested during a personal interview.
at least 5 years of managerial work experience acquired outside of bachelor's studies.

All applicants who meet the formal entry requirements are welcome to submit their application in the application system.