Master in Business
Administration
The MBA that stands
for excellence
A C A D E M I C Y E A R 2 0 2 5 – 2 0 2 6 I N S E A D. E D U
The Business School
for the World ®
The INSEAD Challenge your perspectives
MBA advantage At a glance and empower your future
Full-time
Consistently ranked amongst the top MBA One year
Two intakes
A typical class
programmes in the world by the Financial Times, January and August
there is a myriad of reasons why INSEAD’s
one-year MBA stands out from every other
Starting campus
France or Singapore 900+ 29 3-8
programme in the world. Students Average Range in years of
(Two intakes: Jan & Aug) age work experience
Beyond diversity Agility & resilience 90 38% 75
At INSEAD, everyone is a minority. With no dominant Through an intensive and immersive one-year Nationalities Women Work or home
nationality in the class, you will be exposed to a world learning experience, students develop the agility countries
of new perspectives, broadening how you think and to manage multiple priorities, adapt to change and
lead. tackle complex challenges with confidence.
Global community World-class faculty & research Geographical diversity
The bonds fostered with one another during the Drawing on deep academic expertise and real-world
programme often translate to lifelong friendships insight, our faculty deliver rigorous teaching and
and business opportunities. You will join the INSEAD relevant research that informs business practice 33% 11%
family of over 72,000 influential alumni in more than worldwide. Asia Pacific
North America
180 countries.
Responsible leadership 10%
From aspiration to reality With a strengthened emphasis on AI and
36% Near/Middle East
Europe
Be it a career switch, advancement or new business sustainability, the INSEAD MBA develops responsible
venture, the INSEAD MBA helps our graduates realise leaders grounded in ethical judgement, empathy and
their professional aspirations. cultural intelligence. 7%
South America
3%
Africa
I came to INSEAD to reinvent myself: to take on INSEAD has the most diverse student body, which I
new challenges, meet new people, gain fresh ideas found very exciting. It is unique to be able to spend
and develop practical skills. The INSEAD MBA is a your time across continents – Europe and Asia.”
passport that allows for change but also for easy
Lara Kasperkovitz
integration into a new environment.” American
Consultant
Kévin Kemadjou MBA’24J
Cameroonian, French
Senior Associate, Investment Advisory
MBA’24D
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Your course timeline
TWO INTAKES | START IN JANUARY (graduate in December) OR AUGUST (graduate in July) Two months per period
Period Period Period Period Period Period
0
Business foundations week
1Financial accounting
2
Corporate financial policy
3
Business & society:
4
4 Electives
5
Capstone course
(optional) - Ethics*
Financial markets & valuation Leadership communication 3 Electives
Student life webinars foundations - Political environment
Introduction to strategy - Public policy
Networking opportunities Managerial accounting
Organisational behaviour I *Conducted in period 2 for the August intake
Managing customer value
Prices & markets
Organisational behaviour II Macroeconomics in
Uncertainty, data & judgement the global economy
Process & operations
management 3.5 Electives An average of 75+ electives
to choose from among these areas:
Accounting & control Organisational behaviour
Decision sciences Strategy
Personal leadership development programme with individual and group coaching Economics & political science Technology & operations mana-
Entrepreneurship & family gement
enterprise Others (courses in areas
Personalised career development Finance such as negotiation
& communication)
Marketing
Period 3-5: Take advantage of the campus exchange (optional)
Internship/summer experience between July & August for January intake (optional)
Personal Leadership Customise your programme: Campus selection
Development Programme (PLDP) Elective courses and field trips & exchange
Integrated across the curriculum, the PLDP is With an average of 75+ electives and field trips You will have the opportunity to spend at least
designed to expand your self-awareness and available, you will take learning beyond the one Period on another INSEAD campus (France,
strengthen how you work with others, through classroom. Choose your areas of focus and gain Singapore or Abu Dhabi) from Period 3 onwards.
personalised coaching and applied communication the opportunity to go deep into a subject, or meet Depending on your intake, you may also choose to
and leadership practice. a variety of alumni, entrepreneurs and executives spend Period 4 or 5 at one of our partner schools.
in different countries, creating a unique hands-on
experience.
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Employment
statistics 2025
Job location An appetite for change
18%
Africa/Middle East
65% 14% 38% 49% 34%
23% 11% Changed sector or Changed all three Changed Changed Changed
country or function dimensions sector function country
Asia Pacific
31% Southern Europe
Northern &
Western Europe
9%
South America
Change of business sector
2% 6%
Eastern Europe North America Former management consulting Former financial services
professionals professionals
5% 14%
Technology, Technology,
media & telecom media &
6% 20%
telecom
Financial Management
services consulting 53%
Financial 13%
83% Corporate
6% Management services
sector
Corporate consulting
sector
257 57
Number of companies Countries of employment
hiring for full-time roles post-graduation
Former corporate sector Former technology media and
professionals telecommunications professionals
33% 14%
Management Corporate sector
consulting
40% 25%
Corporate 17%
INSEAD has transformed the way I think about AI and INSEAD was my top choice, but I absolutely needed Technology, Management
sector consulting
52%
how it can be applied to solve real-world business a scholarship to attend. Beyond the financial aspect, media & telecom Technology, 9%
media & telecom Financial
challenges. The INSEAD Venture Competition was this recognition also rewards my entrepreneurial
services
another great opportunity to put these ideas into journey and the risks I took in building my business.” 10%
practice and explore innovative use cases.” Financial services
Hugo Grandmontagne
Asan Hu French
Chinese Entrepreneur
AI Product Owner MBA’26J
MBA’25J
Visit our website to explore the employment statistics report:
[Link]/employment-statistics/career-changes
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A global career Where the world
experience comes together
The INSEAD Career Development Centre (CDC) is dedicated to As one of the world's leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD’s
helping you define and achieve your professional goals through a programmes are consistently ranked amongst the top.
unique, supportive, and global career experience.
The uniquely global alumni network opens doors to a lifetime of professional
Uniting more than 50 career professionals based You will also benefit from pre-programme access opportunities, personal growth and shared initiatives that advance business as
across four continents, the CDC’s extensive reach to our portfolio of digital career resources, so you
a force for good.
and deep market insights will enable you to build can begin preparing, connecting, and personalising
meaningful relationships with INSEAD alumni, top- your journey even before arriving on campus.
tier employers, and industry experts. Our integrated Networking, recruiting events, tailored introductions,
cross-functional approach combines a structured and structured recruitment windows ensure you
72,000+ 184 174
career curriculum, one-on-one career coaching, connect with world-class employers and explore
sector-specific workshops, and access to employer marketplace hiring across the globe.
networks and market insights worldwide.
Alumni worldwide Countries Nationalities
Three pillars of your career journey
Period Period Period
0-1
Knowing
1-2
Knowing
3+
Becoming
INSEAD brings together
people, cultures and ideas to
develop responsible leaders
who transform business and
yourself the market interview-ready society.
Discover your unique strengths, Explore industries and Leverage our expert coaching
values, and aspirations geographies and sector-specific insights to
prepare for every stage of the
Understand and articulate the Build both local and global
recruitment process
impact you will bring to teams networks
and organisations Europe Campus
Work with our coaches to
transform your ideas into
actionable goals
Asia Campus
Middle East Campus
Singapore is an amazing city and the Asia campus As an INSEAD alum, there’s a real sense of
San Francisco Hub
is the place to be if you want a career in the global belonging which is very powerful. It gives you the
economy.” confidence and resilience to take risks. INSEAD is
about connection — and connection is how we’ll
Giorgio Manenti move forward and grow through these
Consultant
Italian uncertain times.”
MBA’23D
Tessa Moller
Dutch
Managing Director
MBA’19D
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Your journey Financing
starts here and scholarships
Admissions process Tuition fees Scholarships
All elements of your application will be thoroughly reviewed by the Admissions Team. €109,860 170+ Scholarship funds available
The selection process will take up to ten weeks from the date of completed application 24K€ Average scholarship amount
The fees are payable by instalments.
submission. 41% Participants with scholarships
Please refer to the INSEAD website for the latest updates.
1 2 3 4 5 Admitted students are also eligible to apply for tuition financing from the following:
Online Pre-selection Interviews Admissions Final
application and decision with alumni Committee decision
video interview review [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
SELECTION PROCESS – 10 WEEKS
Admissions criteria
Academic International Ability Leadership
capacity motivation to contribute potential
Strong analytical skills and Curiosity and openness to Unique perspectives and Evidence of initiative,
proven ability to succeed in diverse cultures and pers- experiences that enrich the responsibility, and the ability
an intense programme. pectives. class. to inspire others.
Application rounds
We operate a staged admissions process,
Meet with
with four rounds for each intake. Competition for Round Aug 2026 intake Jan 2027 intake
INSEAD
each of the rounds is equal, but the earlier you 1 16 Sep 2025 17 Mar 2026
Connect with members of
gain admission, the more time you have to secure
2 04 Nov 2025 21 Apr 2026 the INSEAD community and
financing and arrange logistics. The application learn more about the INSEAD
form typically opens two months before the first 3 20 Jan 2026 30 June 2026 MBA programme at one of our
round for each intake. upcoming events.
Final 10 Mar 2026 04 Aug 2026
Language policy
Our MBA programme is taught exclusively in in English such as the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE
English. If English is neither your mother tongue nor Academics. If English is your mother tongue, you Find an event
the language in which your university degree was will instead need to provide proof of intermediate- near you
taught, you will need a certification of proficiency level ability in one other official language.
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