2 strategic projects rooted in your real business challenges
in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship (Capstone and Social Projects)
Global EMBA FlexLeadership & Strategy for Senior Executives
NEOMA’s Global Executive MBA Flex: Lead with impact
The NEOMA Business School Global Executive MBA Flex prepares experienced managers to lead in a rapidly evolving environment shaped by the rise of artificial intelligence, data, and more sustainable business models.
Through a flexible hybrid format, combining interactive online sessions with key on-campus experiences, the programme enables you to develop strategic vision and responsible leadership while continuing your professional activity.
At what stage in your career?
You are broadening your responsibilities, moving into senior leadership roles, leading strategic transformation, or reflecting on the next step in your professional journey.
The Global Executive MBA Flex, delivered in a hybrid and online format, is designed to enable you to continue fully in your role while taking the time to structure your thinking and decision-making.
What our Global EMBA Flex concretely brings you
At the end of the Global EMBA Flex, you will be able to:
- structure your decisions more effectively,
- lead complex transformations,
- create sustainable value.
You will also strengthen your leadership posture, your ability to operate in international environments, and your career trajectory. You will benefit from a global, active and enduring alumni network.
The key benefits of the Global Executive MBA Flex at a glance
- Carry out a company diagnosis, design a strategy, steer financial decisions, and identify development opportunities in line with ESG considerations.
- Progress and take on new responsibilities.
- Prepare for leading a Business Unit, entrepreneurship, consulting, or interim management.
- Benefit from a flexible hybrid format, enabling you to balance strategic development, peer learning, and professional activity.
- Join a global network for life.
Distinct features of the Global Executive MBA Flex
1 optional project (Consulting project in partnership with a company)
3 core themes: Innovation, ESG, and Intelligent Technologies & Transformation
fully integrated into strategic decisions and projects
5 seminars: 2 in Europe, 1 in the Middle East, 1 in Asia and one in Africa
1 International alumni network:
active and engaged, bringing together more than 80,000 NEOMA graduates
The Programme Director’s Perspective
Prof. Sami ATTAOUI – Global EMBA Programme Director
The curriculum is designed to empower future leaders to drive responsible change, foster innovation, and adapt to complex environments. Offered in a hybrid format, it combines the flexibility of online modules with the value of in-person interaction, while building on international learning experiences to foster intercultural collaboration and the sharing of companies’ best practices. This immersive approach, within NEOMA’s dynamic framework, helps develop the knowledge and skills needed to become a transformative and impactful leader.
NEOMA Business School is Qualiopi certified under the following action categories:
- Training actions
- Apprenticeship training actions
- Actions allowing the validation of acquired experience
The pillars of the Global Executive MBA Flex
Structured around the GROW initiative, NEOMA’s Global Executive MBA develops the key capabilities to enhance self-awareness, build resilience, engage teams, and make decisions in complex environments.
The programme equips you with a comprehensive 360° strategic view of the organisation and enables you to apply your learning through hands-on projects addressing real business challenges.
Upon completion of the programme and validation of the four competency blocks, you will be awarded the Level 7 certification: Global Executive Master of Business Administration, recognised under the title “Senior Executive” (RNCP No. 37645) in the French National Register of Professional Certifications.
Detailed programme pathway
Acquire 360° View
Finance & economics
Marketing
Strategy
Human Ressources Management
Supply Chain Management
Drive Change
Innovation
AI & Big Data
ESG and ethics
Make Impact
Capstone Project
Social Project
Consultancy Project (optional)
Capstone Project
A cornerstone of the programme, the Capstone Project brings together participants’ collective expertise, professional experience and the knowledge acquired during the programme around a real-world project (an existing company, a non-profit organisation, or an entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial initiative).
You work on strategic directions and development opportunities, directly connected to your own professional challenges.
Social Project
The Social Project enables you to design innovative solutions to real social challenges, leveraging digital tools while integrating both economic sustainability and measurable impact.
Consultancy Project (optional)
A strategic consulting assignment carried out for a partner company, addressing a real business challenge such as transformation, growth, innovation or performance.
Supervised by an expert, you analyse the situation, develop practical recommendations, and present them to senior decision-makers.
An immersive experience designed to strengthen your leadership posture and deliver tangible strategic impact.
Choose your online intake between May and June
Mandatory: 1 in the Middle East, 1 in Europe and 1 in Africa.
Optional: you will choose between a seminar in Asia (ILE Innovation) or in Europe (Innovation Symposium).
You will benefit from exchanges with leading European academic partners, including Porto Business School and POLIMI, to broaden your perspective and develop your international network.
The Global EMBA Flex brings together internationally recognised faculty and experts, engaged both in academic research and in the most demanding management practices.
They teach at leading institutions such as Harvard Business School, MIT, Columbia Business School, Stanford University, Imperial College London, INSEAD, HEC and Surrey Business School, bringing rigorous analytical frameworks closely aligned with today’s organisational challenges.
The Global Executive MBA develops four core competency areas
- Designing and implementing strategy at the level of the organisation, a business unit or a functional area.
- Developing and steering financial decision-making to support the organisation’s overall strategic objectives.
- Identifying and deploying growth opportunities for new or existing activities, products or innovative services.
- Leading organisations, business units or functions, and managing people and teams effectively.
These competencies correspond to four RNCP-certified blocks.
They may be completed individually or as part of the full programme leading to the “Senior Executive” qualification.
Assessment methods in the Global EMBA Flex
Competencies are assessed throughout the programme through:
- individual and group case studies
- applied assignments and reports
- managerial simulations and practical exercises
The successful completion of the programme also requires the submission and defence of the Capstone Project before a panel of experts.
Evaluation results of NEOMA’s Global Executive MBA
100%
Percentage of students sitting final examinations*:
100%
Graduation rate*:
Source: *2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Juries
An International Experience with Real Impact
Alongside the teaching and projects, the Global Executive MBA Flex immerses you in international experiences in France and abroad.
Conferences, case studies, meetings with executives and company visits enable you to explore the major transformations shaping organisations: innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and leadership.
You compare your practices with those of international peers and strengthen your ability to make decisions in a global and complex environment.
Social Entrepreneurship and Development
International Learning Experience
Understanding how entrepreneurial ventures develop within a high-growth ecosystem, through direct exposure to investors, entrepreneurs, and projects in the acceleration phase.
Innovation and Business Model Transformation
International Learning Experience
Analyse how organisations innovate — in products, services and processes — by leveraging technology, creativity and corporate culture to respond to new market entrants and seize growth opportunities.
Innovation, Sustainability and Organisational Design in Europe
3 European symposiums – France, Norway and Italy
Place the challenges of innovation, sustainability and organisational design into perspective through academic and professional exchanges at the heart of European ecosystems, in collaboration with BI Norwegian Business School and POLIMI.
→ View the Symposium Highlights
Leadership and Decision-Making Under Crisis Conditions
Immersive Experience EXCLUSIVITE NEOMA
NEOMA is the only Business school to offer this innovative and unique experience. Explore the drivers of leadership and decision-making under pressure through a collective experience designed to strengthen team cohesion and executive posture.
You have the opportunity to take part in this seminar in Chamonix or Dammam.
Who joins NEOMA’s Global Executive MBA Flex?
Join an international cohort
Experienced Executives and Senior Managers
International cohorts composed of experienced professionals from diverse sectors, functions and countries, united by a shared ambition: to step back, learn from their peers and exchange high-level experiences.
The Global Executive MBA Flex supports professionals at key stages of their careers:
- Taking on new responsibilities
- Moving into executive leadership roles
- Leading a strategic transformation
- Entrepreneurial ventures, consulting or interim management
The programme enables you to:
- Diagnose an organisation and design a clear strategy
- Lead structuring financial decisions
- Identify development opportunities that integrate ESG challenges
- Strengthen your ability to decide and act in complex environments
You strengthen your role, open up new professional opportunities, and develop an executive posture aligned with today’s challenges.
Organisations that support their executives in the Global EMBA Flex aim to:
- Support high-potential leaders
- Develop managerial and strategic capabilities
- Structure a business plan around a key project
- Benefit from international exposure to high-growth economic regions
NEOMA’s Global Executive MBA in Numbers
98%
Recommendation rate1
9,05/10
Satisfaction rate2
27th Worldwide
Career progress rank2
160 000$
Salary increase (3-years post-graduation)3
100%
Percentage of graduates entering targeted professions1
Sources: 1 Graduate Employment Survey - Class of 2023 & 2024 | 2 Financial Times 2025 Ranking | 3 Graduate Employment Survey - Class of 2022
Entry requirements
- A Master’s degree, MBA or equivalent qualification
- A minimum of 7 years’ professional experience
- English proficiency at B2 level (CEFR): test required
- Accepted tests: TOEIC or TOEFL (taken within the last 2 years)
- Exemptions: native English speakers and/or professionals who have been working in English for more than 5 years
We also offer the option to take an online English test aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Admissions process
Admission to the Executive DBA programme takes place in three steps:
Complete your application with the required academic and professional information for the evaluation of your profile.
Outline your professional goals, motivations and the key research areas you wish to explore as part of the DBA.
This discussion assesses the alignment between your background, your project and the programme’s expectations.
Global Executive MBA Funding Options
- Global Executive MBA fee: €40,000 (net of tax)
- Application fee: €100
- Intakes: January and April
- Early bird*: Up to €5,000*
- Scholarships*: Excellence & Impact*, Women in Leadership*
*Some scholarships may be combined. Please contact Yann Lorant for further information.
Dedicated support to fund and succeed in your DBA
Contact Yann to benefit from personalised guidance on both funding options and how to align your DBA with your professional goals and career development.
Email : yann.lorant@neoma-bs.fr
Phone. : +33(0)6 99 05 52 03
The Global Executive MBA is eligible for CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) funding for professionals working or who have worked in France.
The Global EMBA is a degree-awarding programme: Global Executive Master of Business Administration, registered as a Level 7 certification under the title “Cadre Dirigeant” (Senior Executive) in the Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles (RNCP), registration number RNCP 37645.
Registration date: 31 May 2023 – NEOMA.
Contact
Our dedicated point of contact for personalised advice and support.
Yann LORANT
Director of Admissions and Development
Practical information
Programme format:
One weekend out of three
From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (Paris time – CET)
Programme duration:
500 hours - 90 ECTS Credits
Tuition & fees:
€40,000
Location:
Hybrid: 75% online and 25% on campus
Online, Paris, Beijing, Middle East
Language of instruction:
English
Next intake date:
January
April
Entry requirements:
- Three-year Bachelor’s or higher
- Five years of professional experience
- B2 level in English (CEFR)
Degree awarded:
Global Executive Master of Business Administration / Level 7 Qualification on the RNCP (French Register of Professional Certifications) / RNCP sheet No. 37645, Executive Manager
Registration date: 31/05/2023 - NEOMA
