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INSEAD (originally Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires - European Institute of Business Administration) is a multi-campus international graduate business school and research institution. It is one of the leading business schools in the world. INSEAD's main differentiation factors lie in its global perspective, cultural diversity and strength of the alumni network.[1][2][3] INSEAD has three full campuses: One in Europe (France), one in Asia (Singapore), and one in the Middle East (Abu Dhabi). It also has a research center in Israel, and an office in the United States (New York). INSEAD is linked to the Wharton business school through a global strategic alliance. INSEAD offers several programs: a full-time MBA program, a PhD in Management program, and several executive education programs (including an Executive MBA). Recently, the business school launched a website[4] commemorating its 50th anniversary. [edit] Overview[edit] MissionINSEAD's mission is to promote a non-dogmatic learning environment that brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world; to change lives and help transform organizations through management education; to develop responsible, thoughtful leaders and entrepreneurs who create value for their organisations and their communities; and to expand the frontiers of academic thought and influence business practice through research.[5] [edit] CampusesINSEAD has two equal status, fully equipped campuses. The original campus is located in Fontainebleau, near Paris, France, adjacent to the second largest forest in metropolitan France [6]. INSEAD's other main campus is in the Buona Vista district of the city-state of Singapore. They are officially called the Europe Campus and Asia Campus respectively. INSEAD officially characterizes itself as neither a French nor a Singaporean, but as a global school. INSEAD also has an Executive Education and Research Centre in Abu Dhabi, a North Americas office in New York City, and a Research Centre in Israel. [edit] Brief historyINSEAD was founded in 1957 by Georges Doriot, Claude Janssen, and Olivier Giscard d'Estaing
Deans of INSEAD [7]
[edit] INSEAD ValuesINSEAD values are[8]:
[edit] RankingsThe INSEAD MBA program is frequently ranked among the best programs in the world. In 2009, Forbes magazine ranked INSEAD number 1 among one year international MBA programs. Forbes ranked the program as having one of the highest return on investment of all schools included in their rankings [9][10]. The MBA program was ranked global number 5 by the Financial Times [11]. Business Week ranked it number 3 in international full-time MBA programs [12]. [edit] Executive EducationINSEAD holds both company/firm specific and open enrollment executive education programs at its campuses in Europe and Asia and at its Executive Education centre in Abu Dhabi. INSEAD also works in partnership with corporate universities. Participants usually come from senior or top management, with many years of experience within their company or industry and younger 'high-potentials' identified as being key in succession strategies within their companies. Approximately 9,500 executives from over 120 countries undertake courses or programmes at INSEAD each year. [edit] Open enrollmentOpen enrollment programs include those in the following areas: general management, leadership, finance and banking, top management, strategy, decision making, people and performance management, marketing, operations management and entrepreneurship and family business programmes.[13] [edit] Company specificINSEAD has worked closely with a range of companies and firms of varying size across multiple industries and geographies to develop tailor made executive education programmes since the 1960s. Programmes include those which address competitive change, help to build or reinforce a high-performance culture, leadership development, post merger integration, jump-start corporate transformation processes and foster technical and market innovations. They include post-programme follow-up to manage and to measure the impact of learning. [edit] Executive MBAThe INSEAD Executive MBA is a Masters-level degree programme. It takes place on a part-time modular basis over a period of 15 months. INSEAD will increase the size of its MBA program from the current figure of 900 per year to 980, making the one-year program the largest full-time MBA program in the world.[14] [edit] MBA[edit] Outline of the programThe INSEAD MBA curriculum comprises a range of required core courses and electives. The core courses cover traditional management disciplines including finance, economics, organizational behaviour, accounting, ethics, marketing, statistics, operations management, international political analysis, supply chain management, leadership and corporate strategy. There are approximately 80 electives on offer in the Accounting and Control, Decision Sciences, Economics and Political Science, Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise, Finance, Marketing, Organisational, Strategy and Technology and Operations Management areas. [edit] Teaching methodNo single methodology dominates. Teaching methods include case studies, lectures, peer-to-peer learning, tutorials, group work, simulations and role-plays. MBA participants are graded on a relative curve. All teaching is through the English language. [edit] DiversityINSEAD's MBA student body comprises more than 80 nationalities, with no nationality representing more than 15% of the student body. Native tongues of MBA-program participants, January and June 2009 classes, were English, 20%; French, 12%; Hindi, 7%; German, 6%; Spanish, 5%; Mandarin, 5%; Arabic, 5%; other, 42%.[15] The INSEAD faculty hail from 36 different nations and the nearly 38,000 INSEAD alumni worldwide live in more than 160 different countries. [edit] Campus choiceThere is no distinction in admissions between either campus for MBA participants.[16] All MBA participants can choose a preferred campus (the Europe or the Asia campus) to start the MBA programme, and have an option to move to either location. INSEAD Professors also move between campuses throughout a year. More than 70% of December 2008 class MBA participants opted to exchange between the two campuses.[17] In addition to studying in Europe and Asia, participants can also opt to complete part of the programme in the United States (there is an alliance between INSEAD and the Wharton School where MBA participants at each school can study at the other). Starting in 2007, there is an INSEAD Centre in Abu Dhabi in which open-enrollment executive education is offered.In January 2010 Insead will open a new campus in Abu Dhabi.[18] [edit] AdmissionsAdmission to the INSEAD MBA program is extremely competitive. The Admissions Committee selects candidates from a pool of applicants on the basis of various qualities and look in particular for excellent academic performance, career progress, interpersonal skills and leadership potential.[19] All applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent, demonstrate fluency in English and are required to submit a lengthy application with detailed essays supporting their case, a profile, two letters of recommendation, official academic transcripts, their Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score, a statement of integrity and their TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) score (for non-native English speakers) or entry language certification (for native English speakers). MBA participants' average GMAT score has consistently been above 700 over the last 5 years.[20] Applicants who successfully pass the initial stage of the highly selective screening process by the Admissions Committee are invited to two interviews conducted by two different INSEAD MBA alumni in their country of residence.[19] [edit] Financial SupportA range of scholarships exists, offered by both INSEAD alumni organizations and by other non-affiliated organizations. [edit] Post MBA CareersINSEAD is recognised as a source of individuals with proven academic excellence and strong managerial potential. The INSEAD Career Services team [21] assists companies wishing to recruit INSEAD MBAs and participants. Approximately 120 companies/firms visit the Asia and Europe campuses during each recruitment season. Career Services organises company presentations and bi-annual career fairs on both campuses, sources jobs on its internal platform CareerLink and publishes a CV book for each graduating class. Main employers of 2007 class MBA participants and the number of graduates employed were McKinsey & Company (106), Bain & Company (40), Boston Consulting Group (35), Booz Allen Hamilton (21), Barclays Group (16), Deutsche Bank (13), Johnson & Johnson (13), A. T. Kearney (12), Lehman Brothers (10).[22] INSEAD has a reciprocal agreement with the Harvard Business School, the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Kellogg School of Management to share career services. Alumni of the four schools have access to job opportunities database of each other.[23] INSEAD also participates in the MBA Global Career Forum, together with other leading business schools.[24] [edit] INSEAD MBA ClubsINSEAD MBA has a large number of student clubs, including: [edit] Global Leader SeriesThe Global Leader Series is organized by MBA program participants at INSEAD to bring distinguished global leaders such as CEOs of global corporations and other business and world leaders to the INSEAD MBA program. [edit] INSEAD Private Equity ClubIPEC is one of the most prominent clubs on INSEAD campus. It organizes the Annual INSEAD Private Equity Conference - which provides a forum for discussions of the latest industry developments, as well as networking opportunities. Since 2003, the INSEAD Private Equity Conference has grown to be the largest and most successful Private Equity and Venture Capital event hosted by an academic institution in Europe. Its success has grown as a result of the large network of alumni working in the industry worldwide, INSEAD's relationships with top firms and the presence of a leading finance faculty. [edit] INDEVORFounded in 1993, INDEVOR is the largest MBA student club at INSEAD. INDEVOR serves as a forum to examine the role of business in society. While originally focused purely on International Development, over the past years INDEVOR's focus has shifted to all areas that might be considered under the Social Impact umbrella (CSR, Philanthropy, Sustainability, microfinance, etc.). [25] [edit] INSEAD Energy ClubThe INSEAD Energy Club aims to build the leading network of talent, ideas, relationships and opportunities within the global energy and environment sectors. It also serves the wider objective of supporting the response of the international business community to climate change, growing energy use and energy insecurity. The club takes corporate social responsibility seriously, and promotes sustainability issues through close cooperation with the INSEAD International Development Club, also known as INDEVOR, and The INSEAD Social Innovation Center. [edit] OUTSEADOUTSEAD represents the lesbian, gay and bisexual community at INSEAD. The purpose of OUTSEAD is to foster an inclusive atmosphere which reflects a more holistic view of diversity rather than simply diversity along national and gender lines. OUTSEAD also raises awareness of minority issues and fosters opportunities for the personal and professional growth of gay and non-gay professionals in addition to providing a social network for all community members who wish to participate. [edit] INSEAD Entrepreneurship ClubThe club is as a forum for MBA students to share entrepreneurial ideas and experiences, develop networking opportunities with current and future entrepreneurs and investors, and provide access to entrepreneurial resources. It is also a conduit for communication between alumni involved in entrepreneurship and early stage financing. [edit] INSEAD Women In Business ClubThe INSEAD Women in Business club is a forum for collaboration and community building among MBA students interested in the role of future women business leaders. The goals of the club are to provide networking opportunities with alumnae and successful businesswomen in order to provide role-models for current students; support the professional, academic, and social interests of women in business; strengthen INSEAD culture by promoting an environment of tolerance and respect for all students; and attract more qualified female participants into INSEAD's programs. [edit] PhD[edit] Ph.D. in ManagementINSEAD's PhD in Management prepares students to be at the forefront of business research and to disseminate cutting edge knowledge to both managers and organizations. The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to research that cuts across boundaries between business disciplines. These disciplines are represented by the specialization fields: Decision Science, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, and Technology and Operations Management.[26] INSEAD PhDs, throughout their studies, are active in research, publishing in academic journals as well as presenting at conferences in their area of specialty. Graduates are offered academic positions at premier universities throughout the world.[27] [edit] AdmissionsAdmission to INSEAD's PhD program is competitive with less than 5% receiving an offer.[28] Applicants must hold a University-level degree and have a working knowledge of English.[28] There is no particular requirement concerning fields of study at the undergraduate level.[28] Candidates with a weak mathematical background will be encouraged to undertake remedial math work before entering the program. Either the GMAT or the GRE is required for admission. The average GMAT score is 750 and GRE quantitative scores of 800 are not uncommon. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL test unless their university degree is from an institution where the curriculum was exclusively taught in English.[28] [edit] Research, Education and Knowledge[edit] INSEAD Research Centres (Centres of Excellence)INSEAD has 17 Research Centres conducting research in different business and geographical areas. Some of the research centers include: 3i Venturelab, INSEAD Social Innovation Centre, Abu Dhabi Centre for Executive Education and Research, Asia Pacific Institute of Finance, INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, INSEAD-Wharton Center for Global Research and Education, Euro-Asia and Comparative Research Centre and Centre for Decision Making and Risk Analysis. [edit] INSEAD KnowledgeINSEAD Knowledge web portal showcases faculty research, with articles and podcast interviews (audio and video). It also features interviews with business leaders. The portal is updated frequently. [edit] INSEAD LibrariesThe Doriot Library on the Europe campus and Tanoto library on the Singapore campus are open 24 hours a day and hold over 60,000 books and close to 10,000 periodicals, in addition to electronic resources and a collection of books, cases, theses, articles and working papers published by INSEAD professors, PhD students and alumni. [edit] Teaching methodsA variety of teaching methods are used at INSEAD which include case studies, lectures, peer-to-peer learning, tutorials, group work, simulations and role-plays. [edit] INSEAD Case StudiesThe Case method is largely used in the classroom as a teaching method. Business case studies authored by INSEAD professors are the second most widely used in classrooms by business schools globally, after Harvard Business School's case studies.[29] The Business cases that have been designed at INSEAD have received many awards [29], are made available in Case clearing houses, and used by many other business schools. [edit] Business simulation gamesBusiness simulation games are largely used by INSEAD. Many of them have been designed by INSEAD faculties, and are also used by other business schools. Examples of Business simulation games that have been designed by INSEAD faculties [30] and used in many institutions:
[edit] Innovation in educationA number of researches and initiatives are conducted at INSEAD to incorporate innovative learning approaches. In particular different centers conduct research in learning technologies and approaches such as:
[edit] INSEAD National CouncilsThere are over 400 National Council members and 25 National Councils, made up of board level executives. [edit] AlumniMain article: List of INSEAD alumni
[edit] Alumni AssociationFounded by a group of alumni in 1961, and has since worked in close partnership with INSEAD to provide services to the global INSEAD alumni community in 161 countries.[35] Many are members of the INSEAD International Alumni Association, which has 42 national alumni associations.[36] [edit] Alumni Clubs & GroupsIn addition to the national associations, INSEAD alumni have formed a number of clubs and groups dedicated to specific industries or activities. These include the Energy Club, the INSEAD Healthcare Alumni Network and the Salamander Golf Society. [edit] Notable Current and Past Faculty[edit] See also[edit] References
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