TBS Education joins the OneMBA program, building its presence on three continents
TBS Education has joined the OneMBA consortium to provide an immersive international program for Global Executiave MBA students. This unique experience will radically change the managerial vision of our students.
“By joining the OneMBA consortium, we are placing even greater emphasis on the international component of the Global Executive MBA,” says Laurent Besson, Academic Director of the Global Executive MBA at TBS Education. Following a successful trial in 2023, this year will see the official signing of the partnership between the Fundação Getulio Vargas business school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Xiamen University School of Management in China and TBS Education, for the Toulouse, Barcelona, and Casablanca campuses.
A program of excellence
The principle of the OneMBA program has remained unchanged since its founding in 2002. Each member of the consortium hosts a week-long international seminar as part of its Executive MBA program, taking place in each of the partner schools in turn. During these periods, known as residencies, the participants attend conferences together, meet local business and government leaders, and develop networking activities. This year, three joint themes have been introduced: leadership, strategy, and an approach to artificial intelligence.
“You meet people, swap ideas, share lectures and take part in a collective experience,” explains Olivier Benielli, Director of the TBS Education campus in Barcelona, which will host the school’s first OneMBA session in November. The week is spent in full immersion, with students being able to interact with their peers, build ties, and understand the workings of the economic fabric of their host country, in a highly stimulating environment. Students will then travel to Brazil and China at the end of their course.
The three classes, made up of around 30 managers and senior executives, will be able to meet alumni from the three programs as part of the residencies. “The residencies play a key role in networking in that they give students the opportunity to form strong international ties. This added value is seen as highly positive,” says Laurent Besson.
A 360° international experience
By joining the consortium, TBS Education is further expanding the international dimension of its Global Executive MBA, making it even more attractive. Membership of OneMBA gives the school a new argument to attract executives and senior managers, who will benefit from an even more robust approach to international management, shaping a new type of leadership through the program’s intercultural dimension. At the end of the course, the students return to their jobs with a totally different perspective, new practices… and an international network!