A new, fresh and bold international business school
We aspire to make social impact by having business education as a foundation for responsible and sustainable business practices. Our programmes are designed for immediate impact — providing applicable knowledge and transferable skills at any stage of your development journey.
Our mission is to nurture ethically anchored, socially aware, dynamic business leaders who drive responsible and sustainable business practices.
Inspired by the critics of business education
Grounded in the action-reflection learning approach, our difference goes beyond curriculum.
Foundation
Learn fundamental knowledge at your own pace through curated pre-work — personalised to your existing knowledge, learning needs, and business challenges.
Growth
Live in-class immersions with dynamic sessions — learn applicable tools, discuss real cases, debate current issues. Professors guide deep exchange, not deliver lectures.
Action
Apply immediately on real-world projects in your own or partner companies. Guided reflection with your mentor creates a practical handbook for future actions.
Personalised. Experiential. Mentored.
Forged in theory and practice, The ESEM Method is a novel pedagogical concept that improves on action-reflection pedagogy, fundamentally shifting the focus from teaching to learning.
World-class academics and tested practitioners
Professors from the world's leading business schools with real experience at the highest levels — advising C-suite leaders of global companies and bringing cutting-edge knowledge to every classroom.
"We do not teach — we support you learn."
The ESEM Faculty Philosophy
ESEM Executive MBA
World-class international professors from top-tier business schools. An international residency at SDA Bocconi in Milan. A triple award upon completion. Tailored for busy professionals — only ~1 day out of work per month.
Corporate Strategy delivered jointly at SDA Bocconi, with company visits and networking with international executives.
Why is our programme unique?
Triple Award
Three awards upon successful completion.
Designed for immediate impact
For people in business — private or public, large or small — we provide applicable knowledge and transferable skills.
A word from our Dean
ESEM is a new, fresh and bold international Business School. We disrupt the status quo, choose the right approach over the easy one, and innovate the learning process at every turn.
We invite you to join our ranks — to stay curious and pursue your dreams and purpose. With ESEM as your educational platform and our globally renowned professors and experts, you can be sure to find the kernel of knowledge otherwise hard to discover.
By igniting your full potential, there is no limit to your achievement — and you can proceed to go and change the world for the better.
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Join ESEM and gain world-class education grounded in action, led by global faculty, and designed to expand the horizons of what is possible.