Format

The program begins in January and meets biweekly on Fridays and Saturdays until the end of May in Switzerland.  Participants then spend an intensive summer residency of six weeks at the University of Rochester.  Thereafter, instruction continues in Switzerland from mid-August until graduation in June of the following year.  In Spring, a study week in Shanghai completes the educational experience.  The total duration of the program is 18 months.

Switzerland

The biweekly format of the Swiss part of the program is designed for executives who do not want to interrupt a successful career and need a schedule which is compatible with their business responsibilities.

Rochester

The intensive summer session held in the executive program facilities of the Simon School in Rochester allows participants to replace the rigors of daily managerial life with full-time study. 

Shanghai

In international trip to Shanghai completes the curriculum.  This stay is designed to enhance students' knowledge of Asian ways of doing business and to give them a better appreciation of cultural differences.