EUROPEAN MANAGER


On 8 March 2008 r. the Graduation and Conference summarizing the results took place. See <<the photos gallery>>
 

"European Manager" recognized

On June 19th, 2008 Polish Agency for Enterprise Development published a book “Dobre Praktyki SPO RZL”. European Manager Postgraduate MBA Programme launched by our School in 2005-2008 was recognized as one of 20 model projects in the chapter titled "Mistrzowie biznesu" (PDF 913 KB).

EUROPEAN MANAGER - GENERAL INFORMATION

Executive MBA studies offered as part of European Manager project are two-year, post-graduate studies in marketing and management, conducted mainly in English over the weekends.

The purpose of the European Manager program is to improve the qualifications of executive managers at Polish corporations. The project focuses on providing MBA studies for executive-level staff employed by small- and medium-sized companies and big corporations. By acquiring new qualifications these mangers will be able to work to enhance competitive advantages of their companies.

For the European Manager project, the choice fell on MBA program at the Warsaw University of Technology, offered together with leading European academic institutions - London Business School, HEC School of Management Paris and Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.

WUT Business School, which implements the program, is one of the pioneers of MBA education in Poland and has an established position as one of the very top schools in MBA rankings.

Advantages of the program:	unique opportunity to learn about different management styles in Europe and their relevance for the Polish business environment lecturing staff from prestigious business schools that are partners of WUT Business School integrated approach - the program covers all the key areas of company's operations universal application - MBA diploma shows the graduate is familiar with the universal, international language of business the program refers to practical aspects of company operations emphasis on the use of modern technologies in management
Program recipients:	The program is addressed to companies that wish to improve qualifications of their executive staff. Prospective candidates referred to participate in the program by their employers must be university graduates with a MA degree and at least five years professional experience and be employed in management position. The program is addressed mainly to small and medium-sized companies (70% of the intake). 30% of available slots for big corporations is already reserved for companies, which helped launch the project.
Studying mode:	Two-year, part-time
Language of instruction:	English
Number of instruction hours:	c.a. 740 contact hours of instruction; course divided into blocks of subjects

Class hours:

Friday: 6.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (4 x45 min.) Saturday: 09.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. (8 x45 min.) Sunday: 09.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (4 x45 min.)

At some weekends:	Saturday: 09.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. (8 x 45 min) Sunday: 09.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. (8 x 45 min) Learning sessions take place 2-3 times per month.
Didactic methods:	Modern interactive methods of education are used in the School, such as case studies, discussion classes, computer simulations, management laboratory, management workshop, business projects or virtual discussion groups. Stress is placed on active student participation in learning. Lectures in every programme block are given by professors from Partners Institutions. Polish experts from international corporations lead practical classes and conduct the fulfilment of tasks assigned to students. An important element of the Executive MBA programme is a final project with implementation in companies, which allow students to use in practice their knowledge achieved during studies.
Criteria of evaluation:	Student's classification is based on results of written examinations, fulfilled tasks and projects as well as on their activity during classes. Written examinations in subjects included in programme blocks take place at the end of a semester. Their results constitute at least 50% of the overall student's mark. The criteria employed for evaluation are the same as those used by the Western Schools, in their own postgraduate programmes. This assures all interested parties that the holders of an MBA from the Warsaw University of Technology Business School are in possession of a postgraduate management qualification fully comparable in content and excellence with those of a similar duration given by the three Western Schools. The grading scheme employed equates to the Western A, B, C ratings, and with the Polish bardzo dobry, dobry and dostateczny ratings.