MBA Highlights

Expand your business acumen and elevate your career prospects. Designed to enhance your proficiency in critical business domains including strategic leadership, customer-centric business design, marketing and sales, and financial accounting, MBA Highlights is your gateway to unlocking new levels of success in the dynamic world of business.

Programme start

January 2025

Module location

Helsinki

Investment

8 600 €

Language

English

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Programme overview

If you have considered taking an Executive MBA, but the time is not quite right for such a long-term commitment, this is the programme for you. The MBA Highlights programme is tailored for professionals who have limited time and are looking for a compact business acumen programme with a low threshold. You can either see it as a compact update in business thinking, but MBA Highlights also provides an ideal basis towards studying in the Hanken EMBA programme, as the study days are transferable into the full 2-year Hanken EMBA programme, if this is done within four years.

15+

Companies in the current cohort

4.3

Average evaluation score on scale 1-5

70+

Professionals have joined the programme

Helsinki schedule

Next programme round

26 –

27 November 2024

Strategic leadership

29 –

30 January 2025

Service revolution

19 –

20 March 2025

Sustainable innovation & digital transformation

23 –

24 April 2025

Financial literacy &
ESG reporting

21 May 2025

Leading self and others

11 June 2025

Peak performance & leading change

Flexible start date

MBA Highlights operates on a rolling basis and is organised annually, granting you the freedom to choose your ideal starting point for the programme. Simply choose a suitable module and join the programme from that point onward.

Who the programme is for

The MBA Highlights programme is for executives, managers and experts - who want to make sure they work with the latest in management and leadership tools. Ideally with a minimum of three years of work experience and at least one year of leadership experience. High proficiency in English and at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is also required.

Benefits for professionals

When you have limited time and are looking for a business acumen programme with a low threshold
When you have considered studying for an Executive MBA, but the timing is now not quite right for you. Study days are transferable into the full two-year Hanken EMBA programme
When you want to develop your competence in key business areas and broaden your business thinking that impact your career potential

Benefits for organisations

A network of participants from diverse industries from publicly listed companies to start-ups
Companies benefit from employees bringing increased value to the business and strengthened strategic decision-making and leadership skills
New ways of thinking, as well as tools and techniques for business growth

My MBA Highlights Journey

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Continue your studies?

After completing MBA Highlights you receive a certificate of completion. The content and the programme investment of MBA Highlights are however transferable into the full 2-year triple-crown accredited Hanken Executive MBA programme.

Pernilla Gripenberg

Director, Design and Delivery - Ph.D.

Suvi Nenonen

Professor of Strategic Marketing at University of Auckland Business School

Peter Zashev

Program Director, Adjunct Professor

Orren Shalit

SIT Facilitator, Lecturer and Teacher for International Business Schools

Anders Tallberg

Program Director, Senior Fellow

What participants are saying

Each module of the programme brings new knowledge and insights. Also, the opportunity to discuss the learnings with the other participants and how they would apply the insights into their contexts was really valuable for me. The exchange of experiences showed me how the problems I face on a daily basis are similar to the problems in totally different businesses. I would recommend the programme for both executives and young professionals. The opportunity to network and get perspectives from the other participants and learn from each other is a great joy.

Paulo Aguiar

Vice President, Wood Handling and Pulp drying business

Valmet

The programme offered real-time perspectives and tools on how to navigate during and post these unprecedented times of Covid-19. A wider contextual reflection and group work with other students offered valuable external perspectives during every module. Having digital and marketing lenses on my day-to-day work, I really liked the comprehensive and holistic approach of the programme, covering the core functions and perspective of a modern business. During every module, I was able to draw concrete ideas and tools to apply to my daily work – on both operational and strategic level. I highly recommend MBA Highlights to everyone who wishes to challenge her/his thinking, get inspired by excellent teachers and expand ones toolbox with modern solutions.

Tomi Sirén

Head of Digital and Technological Innovation

Arla

I got new tools to develop our companys creative process as well as tools to understand customers and employees needs in a better way. Also, self-management and the methods of positive psychology gave me many practical improvement tools. I can definitely recommend the programme for every business leader who wants to improve her/his skills in modern business management and leadership.

Timo Sairanen

Director, HR & Legal

SOL Palvelut

Contact us for more information

If you have any questions or want more information, please contact Otto. For those situated in Ostrobothnia, feel free to reach out to Thomas.

Otto Åman

Account Director

+358 50 323 4305 otto.aman(a)hankensse.fi

Thomas Guss

Account Director

+358 44 493 8861 thomas.guss(a)hankensse.fi

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You can add coaching as a part of your MBA Highlights programme.