With recent reports that interest in Executive MBA (EMBA) programs is rising considerably, Columbia Business School (Columbia EMBA Profile) is taking advantage of this boom to introduce a new program to their EMBA roster.
The school announced in a press release that they are launching a new Saturday Executive MBA (EMBA) degree program opening in May of 2011. Students in the school’s new EMBA Saturday program will meet just once a week, as opposed to the two days – Friday and Saturday – required by the school’s other EMBA degree, the school said. Another key difference between the executive programs? Employer sponsorship of students is not required, a provision which the school hopes will encourage more students to consider the degree, said Ethan Hanabury, the school’s senior associate dean for degree programs, in a press release.
“EMBA Saturday in particular will solve the dilemma facing exceptional talent in competitive industries,” Hanabury said. “Now these top achievers can pursue an MBA without forfeiting a hard-earned spot in a top firm and without having to secure corporate sponsorship.”
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