Accelerated
12 or 15 months
An immersive sequence for candidates ready to focus intensely on their next transition.
- September start: core in St.Gallen, leadership in St.Gallen
- January start: core in Luxembourg, leadership in Zurich
Inside the University of St.Gallen MBA.
What you will learn, how the programme is built, and where it can take you.
75 ECTS
One degree, whichever journey you choose
12, 15 or 24 months
Accelerated, Progressive or Extended
84 teaching days
Four-day blocks, Wednesday to Saturday
3 locations
St.Gallen, Zurich and Luxembourg
More than business knowledge.
A good MBA changes what you know, how you work and who you are as a leader. Ours is designed to do all three at once.
What you'll learn
Strategy, economics, finance, marketing, and innovation and entrepreneurship, then electives in the areas that matter most to you.
How you'll work
Sharper thinking and decisions: questioning assumptions, sound judgement, creative problem-solving, and confidence with data and AI.
Who you'll become
The qualities of strong leaders: emotional intelligence, resilience, communication, negotiation, and leading teams across cultures.
Three paces. Your start date sets the locations.
Every journey leads to the same 75 ECTS University of St.Gallen MBA. The detailed location and calendar combinations remain under final review.
Progressive
15 months
Complete the programme blocks sequentially and create space to apply the learning as you progress.
- September start: core in St.Gallen, leadership in Zurich
- January start: core in Luxembourg, leadership in St.Gallen
Extended
24 months
Spread the same MBA building blocks across a longer period.
- September start: core in Luxembourg, leadership in St.Gallen
- January start: core in St.Gallen, leadership in Zurich
From your first week to your final presentation.
Everyone starts with Fundamentals and finishes with Final Week. In between, your journey decides the order, pace and locations.
- 1
2 weeks · St.Gallen
Fundamentals
Two full weeks at the start of the programme to prepare you for the core courses. You build the thinking tools and shared language you will use throughout, connect the disciplines, and bond as a class.
- Mental scaffolding
- Shared language
- Thinking tools
- Cohort bonding
- 2
6 courses · 4 days each · St.Gallen or Luxembourg
Six core courses
The knowledge every manager needs, with each course taught over four days, Wednesday to Saturday.
- Economics
- Strategy
- Marketing
- Finance I
- Finance II
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- 3
4 courses · 4 days each · St.Gallen or Zurich
Leadership Development Programme
A four-part arc that moves from knowing yourself to leading organisations, starting with 360 feedback on how others experience you.
- Know & Improve Yourself
- Think Sharper
- Connect & Influence
- Lead Across Boundaries
- 4
20 ECTS · 14 countries
Electives and specialisations
Go deeper in one track or mix across them. Every participant also spends a week inside another market on a Doing Business in… course. Through electives and exchanges, you can broaden your MBA experience across 14 countries and four continents.
- Finance
- Innovation & Tech
- Strategy & Leadership
- Doing Business in…
- 5
Individual case
Integration Challenge
One individual case that draws on all six core courses.
- 6
Several months · Final Week in St.Gallen
Company Impact Project and Final Week
Spend several months on an internship, a company project or a start-up concept. Then the whole graduating class comes together to present results to a jury and look back on how far you have come.
- Internship
- Company project
- Start-up concept
- Jury presentation
Every course, elective and date is in the brochure
Companies in the classroom.
Partners include adidas, Alpha Bank, Axpo, Coca-Cola HBC, Lonza, McKinsey & Company, Pictet and Zurich.
Shaping the curriculum
Partners help design course content, so what you learn reflects the challenges companies face today.
Fireside discussions
Senior leaders from partner companies join the class for open conversations.
Internships, where appropriate
Some partners offer internships for the Company Impact Project.
On the international stage
Top 10
Of 229 teams, Global Case Competition at Harvard
2nd
Of 80+ teams, Kellogg Biotech and Healthcare Case Competition
2nd
Of 15 teams, RSM Impact Investment Competition
See the full curriculum. Then talk to us.
The brochure covers every course, elective and date. A profile assessment tells you how your experience fits the programme.