Four reasons to study an EMBA at RMIT

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Studying an Executive MBA expands your career options, connects you to other professionals with up to 15 years of experience, and gives you the tools to take the next step into executive leadership.

Here are four good reasons to study an Executive MBA at RMIT.

#1: An Executive MBA will help advance your career

RMIT’s EMBA is tailored for ambitious executives with ample work and managerial experience looking to increase their salaries or change roles, industries or locations. The EMBA brings together students from a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds, offering ample opportunities for cohorts to engage in networking opportunities with industry experts, employers, alumni and academics.

Alumni Katie Rooke said she was looking to further her education and gain a competitive edge in her career, with an ambition to start her own business and work for herself.

“The Executive MBA gave me a more encompassing understanding of the world that might open up down the track.

“The focus on innovation at RMIT really made the course unique – it’s quite different to what other universities focus on.”

#2: The RMIT EMBA is a world-class qualification

RMIT’s Executive MBA has a five-year accreditation from EFMD Global, the leading international network for management development. RMIT is the only Australian university with a five-year accreditation, and one of only four universities globally.

EFMD recognised that the driving force behind RMIT’s EMBA is the “innovative spirit and clear vision of how to continue enhancing the distinctive program, combined with the engagement of faculty and staff.”

Frank Kennedy, Honorary Professor at RMIT’s College of Business and Law, said RMIT’s postgraduate business courses give students the tools to design their own future.

“RMIT prepares students to become exceptional contributors, entrepreneurs and executives, and we want to be renowned as the go-to destination for shaping socially-conscious individuals.”

At RMIT, students have engagement opportunities with some of the largest local and global organisations.

#3: You’ll engage with the biggest names in the industry at RMIT

Executive MBA students and alumni benefit from a professional development series that gives them the opportunity to strengthen networks and engage with prominent industry leaders.

At RMIT, students have engagement opportunities with some of the largest organisations in Australia and the world. They can learn directly from experts in the field, with opportunities available from partners like KPMG, Deloitte, APEC, Australia Post, MediBank, CapGemini and PwC.

Frank Kennedy has seen first-hand the difference these partnerships make to both industries and students.

“We engage with industry to get the best opportunities for students to join a business, whether it’s for an internship, a semester or an exchange.

“We find the right companies who are willing to provide the experience, coaching and mentoring that students need. Part of RMIT’s DNA is social responsibility, innovation and impact. RMIT stands for business capability and that’s our strong proposition to industry.”

#4: RMIT’s EMBA features blended learning and weekend delivery

The EMBA is designed for busy executives seeking a challenge to learn without disrupting their career or their personal life, and the majority of subjects are delivered in block study and intensives. Classes are held predominantly in intensive mode over weekends, and you will work collaboratively in small groups of like-minded students in addition to independent study.

Students receive one-on-one tutorials with an academic from the Executive MBA team for the duration of their studies, with whom they can meet online frequently to discuss their motivations, studies and career.