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 Edinburgh Business School MBA

Program Overview

The EBS MBA program offered through the AUC School of Business Executive Education is designed for
working professionals and can be studied from anywhere in the world. As the largest international MBA
program provider in the world, the EBS MBA program has graduated more than 22,000 students from
over 150 countries.

Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University in the UK., and the EBS MBA is recognized globally
and often chosen by executives whose careers require them to travel or relocate during their studies.
By enrolling in the program, executives can gain a world-class business education and become part of
a global network of alumni and industry professionals.

Key Benefits
The program aims to help you achieve the following learning outcomes:

Develop Demonstrate
a critical understanding of management leadership in complex business
concepts, theories, and principles through situations by analyzing and
a rigorous curriculum. resolving problems.

Gain Critically
professional-level insights into dynamic evaluate complex situations and propose
international business environments and innovative and sustainable solutions to strategic
propose appropriate courses of action for and operational challenges by synthesizing
organizations to deal with external change. ideas across diverse management disciplines.

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Program Outline
6 Core Courses

People, Work, and

Strategic Marketing Financial Decision-Making
Organizations
(36 Hours) (36 Hours) (36 Hours)
Gain valuable insights into human Understand the importance of Master the crucial accounting
behavior at work and learn customer orientation for and finance issues that impact
effective techniques to motivate long-term success and learn to organizations. Apply financial and
and manage diverse teams. apply strategic marketing management accounting tools to
techniques to establish a critical financial decisions,
Develop the skills to design an
long-term customer orientation. including investment, finance,
effective organizational structure
and dividend decisions.
and culture, drive organizational Develop the operational
change, and leverage social techniques required for the Examine the application of
networks to create a successful implementation of financial and management
high-performing workplace. strategic marketing and gain the accounting ‘tools’ relevant to
skills to analyze and act on critical critical financial decisions,
marketing decisions. including key performance
indicators, breakeven analysis,
basic working capital
management, and the budgeting
process. Analyze and act on each
of these decisions to make
informed and effective choices.

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Program Outline

Delivering Successful Leadership Theory and Developing and Executing

Projects Practice Strategy
(36 Hours) (36 Hours) (36 Hours)
Learn to manage complex Critically examine the concept of Gain a comprehensive
projects using integrative leadership in organizations and understanding of the evolution of
concepts, tools, and techniques. explore major theoretical management and academic
Gain a deep understanding of the developments in understanding thinking around strategy and
project management discipline leadership. Reflect on real-life strategic management. Analyze
and how it assists organizations in leadership issues and explore the diversity of contemporary
materializing their strategic and alternative approaches to leading strategy theory and practice and
change objectives. in different contexts. the role of strategy in managing
different types of organizations.
Explore current advanced topics Understand the role of leadership
Develop a variety of aspects of
in the project management in setting and shaping
strategy, including strategic
profession, such as ethics, organizational strategy and
intent, analysis, strategic options,
sustainability, and agile project explore contemporary issues of
and implementation.
management. gender, culture, and ethics.
Develop the skills to lead Apply an integrative framework
effectively and drive for strategic decision-making
organizational success. that facilitates a holistic approach
to complex business and
management issues. Enhance
your ability to develop and
execute effective strategies that
drive organizational success.

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 Edinburgh Business School MBA

You will also need to complete THREE from

a range of available elective courses to acquire
the General MBA.

Choose t hre e co u rs e s from t h i s l i st of e l e c t ive s :

Lending and Advanced

Corporate Managing Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurship Financial
Credit Risk Venturing and Creativity
Financial
Governance Financial Risk Derivatives
Analysis Decision Making
*NEW* *NEW*

Making Research Methods

Mergers and Business Quantitative Strategic Risk
Strategies for Business
Acquisitions Negotiation Methods Management
Work

Finance Business
To complete the MBA with Analytics
Specialism, you must complete in For students who completed
addition to the Six Core courses Specialization Healthcare needed requirements through
three elective courses within the Management
areas the American University in Cairo,
specialization area. School of Business
Supply Chain
Strategy Management
and Logistics

The Best of Both Worlds: A World-Class MBA Experience

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 Edinburgh Business School MBA

Program Highlights

36 12 Flexibility Practicality Diverse Community

Hours Sessions The program offers The program emphasizes The program attracts a diverse
per course remote studies, allowing practical skills and group of participants and provides
participants to balance knowledge that can be valuable networking opportunities
their studies with work and immediately applied in a with alumni and industry
once per week other commitments. global business context. professionals.

Who Should Attend? Admission Criteria

• Mid-career professionals seeking to advance their careers
in business administration. • International TOEFL test (91 Internet-Based) or Academic
IELTS (with a minimum score of 6) for students who wish to
• Individuals interested to learn and work in the areas of
attend On Campus. For Self-Study students, no exam is
business, management, or related fields.
required
• Those looking to earn a recognized MBA degree and apply • Bachelor's degree, with a minimum grade of good
practical skills in a global business context. (GPA = 2.5) an applicant with a GPA less than 2.5 may submit
a recommendation letter from his/her current employer
• Individuals who are motivated, curious, and committed to • Copy of university transcript in English
developing their leadership skills to drive organizational success. • Copy of Bachelor certificate in English
• Personal colored head and shoulders
• Participants who value flexibility in their studies and a diverse
• Photo Copy of Passport or National ID
community of learners.

The Best of Both Worlds: A World-Class MBA Experience

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Certificate Program Fees

Participants who successfully pass the • If you will be attending the course on-campus the cost will be:
courses’ assessments will be granted • $400 (Course price paid in Cash in USD)
the MBA certificate from Heriot-Watt
University Edinburgh Business School. • EGP 14,500 (Attendance fees)
• £160 (Assessment Fees payable online through the EBS website)
Attendance Requirements:
• If you will be taking the course on self- study basis (off campus)
A minimum attendance of 75% is the cost will be:
required in each course to be able to
receive an attendance certificate. • $550 (Course price paid in Cash)
• £160 (Assessment Fees payable online through the EBS website)

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Our Commitment AUC School of Business Executive Education

No matter where you are in your professional journey, at

the AUC School of Business Executive Education, we The AUC School of Business Executive Education was established in 1977
design programs that support you every step of the way. as a center of excellence to provide Egypt and the wider region with
There's always something to learn at every stage of your specialized executive education programs by offering open enrollment
career lifecycle. From the moment you start your journey, programs and business solutions to individuals and corporates.
and throughout your career trajectory, we design our Constant evolution and reinvention is the hallmark of our mission as we
programs to enrich your knowledge and extend the drive ourselves forward to increase our impact, maintain our relevance,
horizons of your vision. At the AUC School of Business and reflect the ever-changing business environment.
Executive Education, our mission is to help you reach your The School of Business has been ranked by the Financial Times (FT) as
growth goals of self-fulfillment and actualization. one of the best business schools worldwide that offer open enrollment
Our programs provide a world-class experiential learning executive education programs since 2013, ranking at 62 in 2023.
track in a collaborative environment of like-minded The AUC School of Business Executive Education is equipped with a
individuals. You will learn from acclaimed faculty full-fledged business solutions unit, with off-the-shelf and customized
members who deliver uniquely designed programs that training programs, as well as coaching and assessment services.
offer practical solutions to business challenges. Ultimately, The team works to facilitate, enable, and partner with businesses striving
you will emerge with a new perspective that disrupts the to achieve organizational excellence.
status quo and generates creative solutions.

AUC School of Business

Acting as a knowledge bridge between Egypt and the rest of the world, the AUC School of Business boasts an unrivaled reputation as the
top private business school in Egypt and one of the best in Africa and the Arab world. Belonging to the 1% of business schools worldwide
endowed with a “triple-crown” accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS), the School is dedicated to shaping the business leaders,
entrepreneurs, and change agents of tomorrow by harnessing leadership, integrity, ambition, and excellence.

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The American University in Cairo
School of Business, Executive Education

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New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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