Executive MBA Poznań-Atlanta started 29 years ago. Cooperation with Georgia State University allowed the possibility to invite lecturers from across the ocean to visit and share their knowledge and experience.
At the moment, all courses and workshops are carried out 100% in English. Furthermore, the faculty consists of Polish and international lecturers both from the academic and business environments. Thanks to all this, each year, Executive MBA Poznań-Atlanta attracts more and more international students from all over the globe.
Key Features of Executive MBA Poznań-Atlanta Program
4 semesters (2 years = 24 months)
part-time program, 2/3 times a month Sat. and Su. 9.00a.m.-4.30pm. (with lunch break)
Above 660 direct contact hours & about 2,800 learning efforts hours
5 October 2024
D Building (classrooms 2.1 and 2.21) and outside sessions (Orientation Session, CF Workshop, Summer Workshops, Atlanta educational-business trip)
One of the main goals of Executive MBA Poznań-Atlanta Program is to empower you with team-based projects with emphasis on giving and accepting feedback and feedforward. We encourage healthy debates which allow to form a community that thrives on collaboration and a drive for excellence.
From the very first meeting of the new cohort (Orientation Session) you work on trusting your peers and becoming a team and not only a group of acquaintances. The strength of the cohort is built on a broad representation of nationalities, industries, business functions that allows to learn perspective that would otherwise remain unknown to you.
Supports you further develop your business, analytical, and leadership skills, that helps you to understand the foundations of business in order to make strategic decisions and have the confidence to execute them in your organization. The courses are scheduled in such a way that you can make use of them both in your personal development journey and in your professional life.
You will work with faculty not only from Poznań University of Economics and Business but also from Georgia State University and other American and European Business Schools. Our faculty is a blend of academics and professionals which widens your perspective immensely.
Students, alumni, and lecturers all bring their knowledge and experience to the table creating a tight-knit group of people that form an unparalleled network.
During the 2-year program, students have an opportunity to choose 8 courses in total from the elective list – short elective courses (for I and II year students of MBA Poznań-Atlanta and open for Graduates) and long elective courses (during II year).
Examples of short electives:
• Building Resilience and Counteracting Professional Burnout (Aleksander Pałka)
• Cybersecurity Threat Modeling (Leszek Tasiemski)
• Executing Strategy (Paulina Sypniewska)
• Internationalization in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) (Michał Witkowski)
• Introduction to Unconscious Bias (Sandra Subel)
• Leadership Coaching: an Expensive Fashion or a Real Personal Growth Rocket? (Aleksandra Dzięciołowska-Piątek)
• Leadership Development Roadmap (Marzena & Leszek Tasiemscy)
• Oil on the Global Market (Hubert Igliński)
• Succesful Career Change (Anna Kujawa)
Examples of long electives:
• Balanced Score Card
• Fundamentals of Pricing
• International Corporate Finance
• Leading with Big Data Analytics and Data Visualization
• Long-term Financial Strategies
• M&A
• Psychology must-have for leaders
• Shakespeare’s drama – leader’s dilemma
(lead by English-speaking actors)
The aim of final (managerial) project is to integrate the knowledge and skills obtained and developed during the studies in the Poznań-Atlanta Executive MBA Program along with the experience of particular Executive MBA candidate.
have practical implications and value both for the candidate and her/his company
be well placed within an appropriate methodological and theoretical context and thus fulfilling academic standards
extend the scope of the candidate’s current experience, covering various several defined aspects of the EMBA curriculum
place special emphasis on the strategic context of particular decisions and processes analyzed in the project
In the course of the Project writing process, candidates should expose themselves to the newest literature (including refereed journals and working paper series) and thus strengthen their expertise and skills acquired during their EMBA Program. Since all EMBA candidates graduate from universities, actively work and have extensive job experience, they have gathered substantial skills in time management. They are also able to organize the research stage and project preparation themselves. In this, they are supported by their individual tutors who supervise the project.
As a result of undertaking and completing the Project, students ought to be able to:
define and refine the project in terms of its aims and goals and logic structure
choose, develop an adequate methodology of the project
collect and process adequate data for the project and interpret the findings
write down the project
You will experience a wide variety of teaching styles and methods, including case studies, computer simulation game, role-playing, short videos, team presentations, debates and lectures. These are designed to maximize your learning experience.
Executive MBA Poznań-Atlanta encourages students to learn in any possible environment, not only from the lecturers but also from their fellow students. We emphasize the importance of informal learning context: not only acquiring knowledge but also exchanging experiences with your cohort, alumni and lecturers. The value of peer-to-peer learning is further built up by the diversity of the faculty and the cohort itself. It gives an unprecedented possibility to discover different business approaches that compel you to look closely at your own business practices.
Provided case studies are often based on real-world business situations. You will work in a team to make an optimal decision while dealing with incomplete information and conflicting data. In some cases, you will need to work under time pressure, as it often occurs in reality. It aims to enhance your skills in critical-thinking, information selection and strategy.
Your knowledge will be tested at a new level with Strategic Simulation Game where you will verify and improve your executive skills in a realistic test setting, combined with time pressure and operating external forces. The game exemplifies how different parts of business fit together while allowing you to sharpen your business judgment.
Faculty’s goal is to use the knowledge shared with a cohort as a stimulus for an active debate where students share their knowledge and experience with their peers. They guide you so that you can develop yours business and interpersonal skills.
Our curriculum is focused on teamwork as we believe it gives the best platform for peer-to-peer learning. It allows you to exchange experiences and knowledge within your small teams.
Learning through doing proves to bring great long-term results which is why you will attend workshops that will allow you to find answers for yourself. It will help you in formulating new ways of approaching business situations.
“Professors are not magicians; they are technicians helping you.
You are the magician that can help yourself!”
Prof. Deborah Butler, GSU, Atlanta
Our Program has an honor of being part of PUEB and cooperating with Georgia State University which allows us to assemble the best academics from both institutions to guide you through the more complex academic meanders. On the other hand, we strive to add to our faculty practitioners that are the best in their fields to show you different perspectives on how you can approach your daily struggles both in operational and analytical way. You can check who our lecturers are below.
Professor of Strategy and International Marketing at the School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Norway
Course: International Business
Professor, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, GSU, Atlanta
Course: Change Management
Professor of Management at J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Courses: Orientation Session, Organizational Behavior
Professor of Accounting at Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
Course: Financial Accounting for Managers
Professor of Industrial Management and Negotiations at Aalen University, Germany
Course: Negotiations in Business
Project Management Trainer, Agile Coach and Scrum Master
Course: Project Management
Professor of Management at UIE, Spain
Course: Intercultural Management & Communication
Assistant Professor of Economics at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Courses: Managerial Economics I, Corporate Finance for Executives
Professor of Finance at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Corporate Finance for Executives
Assistant Professor of Finance at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Corporate Finance for Executives
Professor of Economics at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Macro & Global Business Environment
A marketing leader with nearly 30 years of experience gained with global financial institutions (Citi, HSBC, GE), the advertising industry, and Private Equity portfolio companies. Worked and lived in Poland, the Czech Republic, and the U.K. Between 2011-2017 served as Vice-President of the Management of Bank BPH (CE Capital International). Graduate of the American Studies Center, Warsaw University and Management Development Program at the GE Jack Welsch Leadership Center in Crotonville, USA.
Courses: Leadership in Business; Crisis Management
Associate Professor, Clinical | Business Analytics Area Coordinator | Delta Analytics Academy Lead Instructor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Course: Leading with Big Data Analytics and Data Visualisation
Emeritus Chief Human Resources Officer at Randstad US, Former General Manager, Human Resources at Porsche US, Board Advisor
Course: International HRM
Professor of Accounting at Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
Course: Managerial Accounting
Professor of Finance at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Corporate Finance
Assistant Dean for Professional and Flexible MBA Programs and Professor of Management at J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Course: Operations Management & Process Improvement
Chief Operating Officer at Rebel Tang; Business Coach, EMBA Lecturer; Aleksander has over twenty years of experience in key positions in marketing, operations and strategic project management (Unilever, Danone and Amrest). Creator of the Pizza Hut Express chain in Central Europe. In the past, he was responsible for managing the marketing of brands such as Lipton, Saga, Danio, Pizza Hut and Burger King.
Course: Marketing Management & Strategy
CEO Anora Group; bringing +30 years of hands-on experience in managing business operations, across multiple sectors, geographies, and corporate cultures. Represented four blue-chip global organizations – Procter & Gamble, Danone, AIG, and Carlsberg.
Course: Leadership Skills and Practices in Managing Business Operations
Project leader and strategy advisor in launching and scaling AI-powered products/ services
Courses: Technology Leadership & AI, Innovation Management
Professor of Economics at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: International Finance
Course: Design Thinking
International Business & Strategy Advisor, Entrepreneur
Strategic Planning, Executing Strategy (elective course)
Chief Legal Officer OLX Europe, OLX Group; Member of the Management Board OLX Group Poland
Course: Legal & Ethical Responsibility in Business
Journalist, publicist, commentator, author, public appearances trainer, media relations advisor, coach, social activist
Course: Public Speaking Workshop
Professor of International Business-Society Management at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Course: Sustainability in Business
DBA, MBA, Ashok Vairavan has 25 years of practitioner experience working for Fortune 1000 and start-up companies in senior roles, including Dun & Bradstreet, Ryla Teleservices, Deloitte Consulting and Chime Solutions. He has held senior-level cross-functional positions in client strategy, operations, business development and marketing.
Course: Strategic Management
Assistant Professor of Management at Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, USA
Courses: Strategic Simulation Game Workshop
Entrepreneur, Professor, Advisor
Course: Entrepreneurial Mindset
“Professors are not magicians; they are technicians helping you.
You are the magician that can help yourself!”
Prof. Deborah Butler, GSU, Atlanta
Our Program has an honor of being part of PUEB and cooperating with Georgia State University which allows us to assemble the best academics from both institutions to guide you through the more complex academic meanders. On the other hand, we strive to add to our faculty practitioners that are the best in their fields to show you different perspectives on how you can approach your daily struggles both in operational and analytical way. You can check who our lecturers are below.
Professor of Strategy and International Marketing at the School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Norway
Course: International Business
Professor, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, GSU, Atlanta
Course: Change Management
Professor of Management at J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Courses: Orientation Session, Organizational Behavior
Professor of Accounting at Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
Course: Financial Accounting for Managers
Professor of Industrial Management and Negotiations at Aalen University, Germany
Course: Negotiations in Business
Project Management Trainer, Agile Coach and Scrum Master
Course: Project Management
Professor of Management at UIE, Spain
Course: Intercultural Management & Communication
Assistant Professor of Economics at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Courses: Managerial Economics I, Corporate Finance for Executives
Professor of Finance at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Corporate Finance for Executives
Assistant Professor of Finance at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Corporate Finance for Executives
Professor of Economics at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Macro & Global Business Environment
A marketing leader with nearly 30 years of experience gained with global financial institutions (Citi, HSBC, GE), the advertising industry, and Private Equity portfolio companies. Worked and lived in Poland, the Czech Republic, and the U.K. Between 2011-2017 served as Vice-President of the Management of Bank BPH (CE Capital International). Graduate of the American Studies Center, Warsaw University and Management Development Program at the GE Jack Welsch Leadership Center in Crotonville, USA.
Courses: Leadership in Business; Crisis Management
Associate Professor, Clinical | Business Analytics Area Coordinator | Delta Analytics Academy Lead Instructor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Course: Leading with Big Data Analytics and Data Visualisation
Emeritus Chief Human Resources Officer at Randstad US, Former General Manager, Human Resources at Porsche US, Board Advisor
Course: International HRM
Professor of Accounting at Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
Course: Managerial Accounting
Professor of Finance at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: Corporate Finance
Assistant Dean for Professional and Flexible MBA Programs and Professor of Management at J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Course: Operations Management & Process Improvement
Chief Operating Officer at Rebel Tang; Business Coach, EMBA Lecturer; Aleksander has over twenty years of experience in key positions in marketing, operations and strategic project management (Unilever, Danone and Amrest). Creator of the Pizza Hut Express chain in Central Europe. In the past, he was responsible for managing the marketing of brands such as Lipton, Saga, Danio, Pizza Hut and Burger King.
Course: Marketing Management & Strategy
CEO Anora Group; bringing +30 years of hands-on experience in managing business operations, across multiple sectors, geographies, and corporate cultures. Represented four blue-chip global organizations – Procter & Gamble, Danone, AIG, and Carlsberg.
Course: Leadership Skills and Practices in Managing Business Operations
Project leader and strategy advisor in launching and scaling AI-powered products/ services
Courses: Technology Leadership & AI, Innovation Management
Professor of Economics at Poznań University of Economics & Business, Poland
Course: International Finance
Course: Design Thinking
International Business & Strategy Advisor, Entrepreneur
Strategic Planning, Executing Strategy (elective course)
Chief Legal Officer OLX Europe, OLX Group; Member of the Management Board OLX Group Poland
Course: Legal & Ethical Responsibility in Business
Journalist, publicist, commentator, author, public appearances trainer, media relations advisor, coach, social activist
Course: Public Speaking Workshop
Professor of International Business-Society Management at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Course: Sustainability in Business
DBA, MBA, Ashok Vairavan has 25 years of practitioner experience working for Fortune 1000 and start-up companies in senior roles, including Dun & Bradstreet, Ryla Teleservices, Deloitte Consulting and Chime Solutions. He has held senior-level cross-functional positions in client strategy, operations, business development and marketing.
Course: Strategic Management
Assistant Professor of Management at Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, USA
Courses: Strategic Simulation Game Workshop
Entrepreneur, Professor, Advisor
Course: Entrepreneurial Mindset
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