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The INSEAD MBA Advantage Multiple Perspectives
Consistently ranked amongst the top MBA programmes in With three campuses in Europe, Asia and the Middle East and an integrated
the world by the Financial Times, there is a myriad of reasons facility in North America, no other business school offers such a multicultural
why INSEAD’s accelerated full-time 10-month MBA stands out experience. The accelerated 10-month curriculum develops successful,
from every other programme in the world. thoughtful leaders and entrepreneurs who create value for their organisations
and their communities. INSEAD prides itself on continuous innovation.
By strengthening its flagship programme’s focus on sustainability, INSEAD
Beyond Diversity leads the way in sustainable and socially responsible business education.
At INSEAD, everyone is a minority. With no dominant
nationality in the class, you will be exposed to a world
of new perspectives.
A Typical Class

Global Community
The bonds fostered with one another during the
programme often translate to lifelong friendships and
business opportunities. You will join the INSEAD family of
over 67,000 influential alumni in more than 180 countries.

1,000 29 3-8 110 38% 75

From Aspiration to Reality Students Average Age Range in Years of Nationalities Women Work or Home
(Two Intakes: Work Experience Countries
Be it a career switch, advancement or new business Jan & Aug)
venture, the INSEAD MBA helps our graduates realise
their professional aspirations.

Geographical Diversity
Agility & Resilience
The intensity of a 10-month programme equips our
students with the ability to multitask, respond to changes
12%
North America
and tackle complex situations.
34%
Asia Pacific 37% 9%
World-class Faculty & Research Europe
South America
With a wealth of experience and talent, our faculty
creates top-notch programmes and cutting-edge
research that influences businesses around the world. 5%
Near/Middle East
4%
Responsible Leadership Africa

Through an increased focus on sustainability,

the INSEAD MBA offers a high-impact environment
to facilitate discussions and cultivate responsible
leaders that drive business as a force for good.

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 Eastern Europe

5%
6% Technology,
Corporate

Employment Statistics 2023

Media & Telecom
Sectors

6% 82%
Financial Management
Services Consulting

Job Location An Appetite for Change

18%
18% Africa/Middle East

Africa/Middle East 9% 12%

North America
Corporate
36% 30%
Sectors

9% 88%
22%
Asia Pacific
Northern &
Western 78%
9%
Southern Europe
Technology,
Media & 25%
46%
North America Received a job offer within
Europe
Changed sector or
Telecom Management
Changed all three12%
Consulting
5% Financial

36% three monthsEastern

of 18%
graduation
2% country or function dimensions
South America Services
Europe

22% 9%
Africa/Middle East
Northern &
Asia Pacific Western 9% 18%
Southern Europe North America Africa/Middle East
Europe 36%
22% Northern & 9% 9%
7%
5%
5%
Asia Pacific North America
Technology,
Western Southern Europe
6%
49% 57%
31%
50%
Media & Telecom
Europe
Technology, 36%
2%
Corporate Corporate
South America Sectors
Media & Telecom
5% 22%
Sectors 57%
Northern & 9%
Eastern Europe Changed sectorEastern Europe
2% Changed function
South America
Asia Pacific
Changed country
Western
Management
Europe 5%
Southern Europe

6% 82% Consulting
Financial
Financial Management 5%
Services
2%
Change of Business Sector
Services Consulting South America
Eastern Europe

EUR 109,600 EUR 28,500 57 Former Management Consulting Professionals Former Financial Services Professionals
Median annual salary Median sign-on bonus Countries of employment
5%
post-graduation post-graduation 6% Technology,
Corporate Media & Telecom
Sectors
5%
41% 6% Technology,
6% 82% Corporate Media & Telecom

5% 12% 43%
Financial
Financial Management Services
Sectors 10%
6%
Corporate Management Corporate
Services Consulting Sectors Sectors
Technology, 30% 6%
Consulting
82%
Corporatea very strong network Media & Telecom
I established I aspire to drive positive societal impact Technology,
Media & 46% Financial Management

through sustainable investing, so what

Services Consulting 6%
Sectors
and made friends for life with people Telecom Management
Consulting 12% Technology,
I spent one year with. I actually got first drew me to INSEAD was being Financial
Services
Media & Telecom

my post-MBA job through my INSEAD one of the first top business schools
network. If6%that isn’t a testament to the82% offering sustainable finance electives,
Managementand the Hoffmann Institute’s Sustainable
value of an MBA, I don’t know what is!” Former Corporate Sectors Professionals 12% Former Technology, Media & Telecom Professionals
Financial
Consulting Development Goals expertise."
Corporate
Services 30%
Sectors
Vidyuth Anand Technology,
7% 12%
Indian Rebecca Chandler 31%
Media & 46% Technology,
Media & Telecom
Corporate
Management Sectors
EMEA Supply Chain British
Telecom
Corporate
Consulting 12% 30%
Development Manager Associate Director
Sectors 57% Financial Technology,
46%
Services Media &
MBA’21D MBA'23D
Management
Consulting
5% Telecom Management
12%
Financial Consulting
Services Financial
Services

Visit our website to explore7%

the Employment Statistics report
Technology,
31% intheknow.insead.edu/employment-statistics/career-changes
Media & Telecom
Corporate
7%
04 Sectors 57% Technology, 05
41% Management
5% 31% Media & Telecom

12% Financial
Services
43%
Management
Consulting
10%Financial
Services
Corporate
Corporate
Sectors 57%
Management
Career Success Student Life
and Fulfilment MBA students have a wide choice of community, cultural
and sporting activities available on and off campus.
The global INSEAD Career Development
Centre (CDC) team is committed to helping More than 40 Student Clubs Partner and Family Support
MBA students define their career goals and
build career management skills.
Social Events and Activities Student Well-Being
The CDC is composed of a global team of experienced career
coaches and employer engagement specialists, as well as an
events and data team. Specifically, CDC support consists of Cultural Festivals: A Celebration Settling in Support: Visas,
coaching, counsel and connections, including personalised of Cultural Diversity Health Insurance, etc.
one-to-one Career Coaching, a Career Education Curriculum,
and extensive Employer Engagement activities. These
resources help our students develop strategic career plans
and land the right job.

After having lived in China and Europe, It is always interesting to learn about how
I was keen to study in a diverse environment, things work in cultures similar to mine as
meet different people and have access well as those that are completely different.
to global career opportunities. The Additionally, the diversity of professional
Your Career Journey Top Recruiters INSEAD campus in Singapore, with its experiences within the class lends for really
multicultural environment and an Asian interesting discussions. It is fascinating
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING flavour, attracted me a lot and was a very to learn how Amazon, Facebook or even
Period Self-Awareness good fit for my current expectations." WeWork thought about culture in its

0-1
Boston Consulting Group
Who you are (values, motivators, interests, strengths)
Bain & Company
early days, from people who were there
What value you bring Yalin Hou and contrast them with my experiences
McKinsey & Company Chinese working with small firms in Africa."
Familiar and unfamiliar roles and industries of interest Programme Manager
MBA'22D
CORPORATE SECTORS Kwame Owusu-Ansah
Amphenol Ghanaian
Period Market Exploration Eli Lilly
Consultant

1-2
MBA'22J
Assess gaps and appetite for industry/function/ Restaurant Brands International
geography
Transform ideas into targets (2-3 plans) FINANCIAL SERVICES
Master job search techniques Morgan Stanley

TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA &

Period Execution & Choice TELECOMMUNICATIONS

3+
Amazon
Close gaps in skills, exposure and connections
Samsung
Recognise industry-specific timeframes and hiring
practices to refine recruitment strategy
Get interview-ready

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Your Course Timeline
TWO INTAKES: STARTING IN JANUARY (graduating in December the same year) & AUGUST (graduating in July the following year)

TWO MONTHS PER PERIOD

Period Period Period Period Period Period

0 1 2 3 4 5
 usiness Foundations Week
B Financial Accounting 
Corporate Financial Policy Business & Society: Capstone Course (focussed
(optional) on sustainability topics)
Financial Markets & Valuation Leadership Communication  Ethics*
Intensive Language Classes Foundations
(optional) Introduction to Strategy  Political Environment
Managerial Accounting
Student Life Webinars Organisational Behaviour I  Public Policy
Managing Customer Value
Networking Opportunities Prices & Markets Macroeconomics in the
Organisational Behaviour II Global Economy
Uncertainty, Data & Judgement
Process & Operations
Management 3.5 Electives 4 Electives 3 Electives
* Conducted in Period 2 for the August intake

An average of 75+ electives to choose from among these areas:

Accounting & Control Finance Technology & Operations
Management
Personal Leadership Development Programme with individual and group coaching Decision Sciences Marketing
Others (Courses in areas
Economics & Political Science Organisational Behaviour such as Negotiation &
Personalised Career Development
Entrepreneurship & Family Strategy Communication)
Enterprise

Personal Leadership Development Customise Your Programme: Elective Period 3-5: Take advantage of the campus exchange (optional)
Programme (PLDP) Courses and Field Trips
Internship/summer experience between July & August for January intake (optional)
Throughout the curriculum, you will also go through From Period 3, INSEAD offers you an average of 75+
the PLDP, designed to guide you towards heightened electives to choose from, 20 of which with a focus
self-awareness through personalised coaching, on sustainability topics. Courses such as “Building
interpersonal skills and effective communication. Businesses in China” or “Building Businesses in Silicon Campus Selection & Exchange
You will need to prepare a Personal and Professional Valley” are examples of field trips that give you the You will have the opportunity to spend at least one Period CEIBS – available only to January starters – offers an
Identity Narrative essay and complete your opportunity to meet a variety of alumni, entrepreneurs and on another INSEAD campus from Period 3 onwards. inside view of the world’s most dynamic economy and a
360-degree review before Period 1 starts. executives in different countries, creating a unique hands- Depending on your intake (January or August), you may head start for anyone looking to do business in China.
on experience. also choose to spend Period 4 or 5 at one of our partner
Please note that campus exchanges are managed through
schools (Wharton, Kellogg or CEIBS).
a bidding process and are subject to specific requirements.
Wharton and Kellogg will be of particular interest to those
seeking to build networks in North America – or simply to
experience studying at a top U.S. business school.

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Connecting the World’s Professionals
Our mission is to bring together people, An Ecosystem That Nurtures Success:
cultures and ideas to develop responsible leaders
who transform business and society. World-class Faculty
‹ 165 world-leading experts from 40+ nationalities
‹ Scholars and practitioners who conduct research that pushes the
Be part of a global network that embodies frontiers of business knowledge

our five founding values: ‹ Frequently named on the prestigious Thinkers50 list

Rigour and Strong Alliances & Partnerships

Relevance ‹ CEIBS
‹ INSEAD-Wharton Alliance
‹ Kellogg
‹ Sorbonne University
Independence ‹ Tsinghua University
‹ Yale’s Global Network for Advanced Management

Enriching Student Life

‹ Launch Week/Cultural Festivals
‹ Over 40 Student Clubs
Diversity ‹ Student-led Conferences
‹ INSEAD Partners Community

Centres & Initiatives

INSEAD conducts research and provides insights that shape management
practice in 19 centres and initiatives, including:
‹ The Hoffmann Global Institute for Business & Society
Entrepreneurial ‹ The Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre
Spirit for Entrepreneurship
‹ The Gender Initiative
The Blue Ocean Strategy Institute
Closeness
‹

to Business INSEAD Launchpad

An accelerator initiative for alumni start-ups to:
‹ Receive advice and funding
‹ Receive support to scale and extend their reach
‹ Join events where successful entrepreneurs share insights

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Your Journey Language Policy
Starts Here Our MBA programme is taught exclusively in English. If
English is neither your mother tongue nor the language
in which your university degree was taught, you will
need a certification of proficiency in English such as
the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE Academics. If English is your
mother tongue, you will instead need to provide proof of
intermediate-level ability in one other official language.
Admissions Process By graduation, all students will have to demonstrate
All elements of your application will be thoroughly reviewed by the Admissions Team. basic-level ability in a third language.
The selection process will take up to nine weeks from the date of completed application submission.

1 2 3 4 5
Online
Application and
Video Interview
Pre-selection
Decision
Interviews
with Alumni
Admissions
Committee
Final
Decision Meet the Alumni
Admissions Criteria Before my MBA I was a scientist and Be yourself and don’t self-eliminate
Academic Capacity International Ability To Contribute Leadership Potential didn't know any career options outside during the admissions process. INSEAD
Motivation of science. The MBA really broadened my evaluates candidates holistically and is
GMAT/GMAT Focus/GRE How you can contribute to Work experience
& University Degree. the community during and and quality of your
horizons. I had never heard about venture looking for a wide variety of candidates and
Adaptability and
after the programme. achievements. capital before and would never have backgrounds. If you want to go to INSEAD,
flexibility in multicultural
thought I could qualify for such a role. It take the leap of faith and apply. You never
environments.
turns out I do. After my MBA I worked for know what may happen!”
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opportunity to reinforce your knowledge for test day. Visit inse.ad/practice-tests for more information. seed stage VC firm and recently joined a Julia Linthicum
multi-billion family office.” American
Account Supervisor
MBA’23J
Julian Zachmann
Application Rounds German
We operate a staged admissions Investor
Round Aug 2024 intake Jan 2025 intake MBA’19J
process, with four rounds for each
intake. Competition for each of the 1 12 Sep 2023 12 Mar 2024
I knew that to prepare for the
rounds is equal, but the earlier you 2 07 Nov 2023 23 Apr 2024
entrepreneurship path, I needed deeper
gain admission, the more time you
have to secure financing and arrange
3 16 Jan 2024 18 Jun 2024 exposure to other business domains than
logistics. The application form Final 05 Mar 2024 06 Aug 2024 marketing and data. INSEAD, with its
typically opens two months before reputation for nurturing entrepreneurship
the first round for each intake. and diversity, was my top choice.”

Giang Tran
Vietnamese
Entrepreneur
MBA'23D
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Financing Scholarships
Community
The tuition fees for the August 2024 Intake are €99,500. In the class graduating in July 2024, 41% of students Connect with members of the
The fees are payable by instalments. Fees are subject received scholarship awards - averaging €23,000.
to change. Please refer to the MBA financing page on
INSEAD community and learn more
the INSEAD website for the latest updates.
Of those graduating in 2023, 14% were sponsored about the INSEAD MBA programme
by employers.
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