In today's dynamic marketplace, successful managers must be innovative and entrepreneurial, combining a general knowledge of business functions with specific skills in their area of responsibility. The SBS Flex MBA or Modular Master of Business Administration degree was developed to provide students with this expertise.

The courses are held once a month on campus. It is always on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 09:00 - 18:00. This gives the participants to meet with the lecturer and the peer students. 

Exams are conducted on the Thursday evening, before the next class. This allows participants to come to Zurich for a limited time period.

Duration of Studies

The Flex MBA Program can be completed within 15 months. 

MBA Program Objectives

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide knowledge and skills needed to become an effective manager in a variety of organizational settings. It is a broad-based career-advancement degree rather than a technical training for a particular job within an organization.  The broad goal of the program is to provide students with in-depth knowledge and competencies that support their further career development.

The MBA learning outcomes are:

• Apply instrumental tools for decision-making in the business world that increase the understanding of complex business issues and problems
• Apply organizational skills for effective policy implementation
• The ability to use leadership, teamwork and supervision skills
• The skills of effective oral and written communication, presentation and critical thinking
• An understanding of how to use technology as a tool of effective management
• The ability for ethical decision-making
• The ability to function effectively in a diverse and global business environment

Measurement of learning objectives

MBA students are requested to take a program specific entrance and exit test. This test is organizes by the beginning of the program and at the end of the program. We are doing this test now for 2 years and the mean has gone up. Areas of improvement are a better coordination among faculty and focus on certain knowledge aspects. The purpose of the test (in house developed) is to measure if we reach our program goals and overall mission.