Executive MBA

Why Sabancı Executive MBA?

The design and the implementation of the Executive MBA take the part-time nature of the Program as an asset and consider participants’ engagement with the Executive MBA and their daily work responsibilities as complementary learning opportunities. Fundamentally, the Program aims to create an environment where formal input through readings and lectures are integrated with platforms in which participants can learn from their own practices and those of other fellow participants. Hence, there is a heavy emphasis on teamwork and students are expected to be active in class discussions and exercises. Most courses use case-studies to bring real-life issues into the classroom, require students to apply their knowledge in novel situations, facilitate learning through team-work, and improve communication skills through presenting and supporting their analyses. Case-studies are selected from leading case publishers of the world, such as Harvard, Ivey and IMD, and some cases written by our own professors.

The building of the Sabancı Graduate Business School is equipped with state-of-the art facilities to serve degree programs as well as executive development activities. These include lecture halls, teamwork cubicles and residential facilities. All lecture halls are equipped with the latest audio-visual facilities and Internet connection.

The Executive MBA participants also have access to a state-of-the-art Information Center, with its collections of books, multimedia, periodicals and extensive database resources.

Curriculum

Common Outcomes of Masters Programs:

Develop the ability to use critical, analytical, and reflective thinking and reasoning
Reflect on social and ethical responsibilities in his/her professional life.
Gain experience and confidence in the dissemination of project/research outputs
Work responsibly and creatively as an individual or as a member or leader of a team and in multidisciplinary environments.
Communicate effectively by oral, written, graphical and technological means and have competency in English.
Independently reach and acquire information, and develop appreciation of the need for continuously learning and updating.

Common Outcomes for Institute:

Develop, interpret and use statistical analyses in decision making.

Program Specific Outcomes:

Identify and diagnose business problems and opportunities accurately and effectively across a wide range of business domains (accounting, financial management, operations, marketing, strategy, and organizational design), in global and local contexts.
Incorporate cultural context and complexities in their managerial practice.
Assess the performance of an organization in a wide range of business domains, using a range of performance criteria.
Identify, select, and justify strategies and courses of action at the divisional, business, and corporate levels of analysis and to develop effective plans for the implementation of selected strategies across a wide range of business domains and levels.

Sabancı Executive MBA is a 12 months intensive program organized in two six-month-long semesters. Courses are mainly scheduled on Friday evenings and Saturday all day. Some elective courses are also offered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings on weekdays..

The first semester concentrates on the development of the academic foundation. Moderately theoretical courses that are designed to develop analytical and business skills and knowledge are provided. In the second term, the students take Organizational Behavior & Leadership, Ethics in Business and Strategic Management courses as well as electives to gain knowledge and skills necessary to lead and run an entire organization. During the second term, the students will visit Columbia Business School and will take courses on Leadership, Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Executive MBA Summary of Degree Requirements

Required Courses:

ACC 901 Financial Accounting & Reporting – 2 Credits
MGMT 900 Data Driven Decision Making – 2 Credits
MGMT 910 Strategic Management – 3 Credits
MGMT 914 Managerial Economics– 1.5 Credits
MKTG 901 Marketing Management – 3 Credits
FIN 902 Managerial Finance – 3 Credits
MGMT 901 Doing Business Glocally: Global trends/local– 1.5 Credits
MGMT 905 Ethics in Business – 1.5 Credits
OPIM 902 Operations and Supply Chain Management - 3 Credits
ORG 902 Organizational Behaviour and Leadership – 2 Credits

Elective Courses:

ACC 910 Financial Statement Analysis – 1.5 Credits
FIN 906 Behavioral Finance – 1.5 Credits
FIN 958 Global Financial Markets – 1.5 Credits
FIN 999 Wealth Management – 1.5 Credits
MKTG 904 Digital Marketing – 3 Credits
MKTG 907 Sales Management – 1.5 Credits
MGMT 911 Business Simulation – 1.5 Credits
MGMT 940 Digital Transformation and Innovation – 1.5 Credits
MGMT 964 Great People Decisions – 1.5 Credits
MGMT 971 Design Thinking and the Power of Storytelling in Business – 1.5 Credits
MGMT 972 Cybersecurity for Executives – 1.5 Credits
MGMT 996 Managerial Skills Development – 1.5 Credits

Course Category	Min. ECTS Credits	Min. SU Credits	Min. Courses
Project	11	0	1
Required Courses	67	24	10
Elective Courses	12	6	4
Total	90	30	15

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Application Process

Applicants to the Executive MBA Program should have a four year undergraduate degree and full-time work experience of at least 6+ years after graduation, preferably managerial.

Applications are made on-line through the Apply Now page. Candidates are invited for an interview and the assessment is based on the review of the application file.

Application documents are as follows:

Graduation certificate/ diploma from an undergraduate institution
Transcripts for undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate studies
Detailed resume including specific information on work experience
Two letters of recommendation (Please use SU Recommendation Letter Form)
Letter of Intent
English Proficiency Exam Result: Accepted English proficiency exams and the minimum required scores are given in the following table. Photocopy of exam results is acceptable for application, but original documents should be submitted during admission. The validity period for these scores are as follows: KPDS,ÜDS,YDS and YÖKDİL 5 years, CPE and CAE 3 years, TOEFL and PTE 2 years.

TOEFL-IBT	PTE	CAE	CPE	KPDS-ÜDS-YDS-EYDS-YÖKDİL-E-YÖKDİL
83	56	B	C	69

** According to the latest instruction letter for Foreign Language Exam Equivalencies issued by the Centre for Selection and Placement of Students in order for an exam to be accepted as equivalent, it must have taken place in a building owned by a state university.

*** Starting from 2013-2014 acedemic year, ALES or equivalent test scores are not required for the applications to Executive MBA program.

Early Application Deadline : June 7, 2024
Application Deadline : August 2nd, 2024

Individual Scholarship* Application Deadline: TBA

* for applicants without company discounts

April 15, 2023
May 27, 2023
June 17, 2023
July 29, 2023

Sabancı University English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE) is totally free, in order to take the exam, online application should be submitted.

EMBA program candidates are only responsible for the "Writing" part of the ELAE exam. For more information about the exam click here.

For registration please contact elif.isikli@sabanciuniv.edu

For 2022-2023 Academic Year program tuition fee please contact: ekin.basat@sabanciuniv.edu or emba@sabanciuniv.edu

These fees cover;

Essential textbooks and educational materials
International Study Trip (Contact emba@sabanciuniv.edu for details)
Health insurance
A right to enroll in future EMBA elective courses as a special student with a discount provided that being enrolled to another graduate program.
A life-time, discounted (25%) privilege to attend the executive development seminars organized by EDU.

For those students whose tuition is at least partially paid by the institution they are working for, payments should be made at the beginning of each semester in four equal installments. On the other hand, students who are personally paying for their education can make their payments for each term in three equal installments during that term.

Executive MBA Individual Scholarship Application

There may be partial scholarships available for individual applicants without company discount in the EMBA program. Students who want to apply for a scholarship should take GMAC Executive Assessment*.

For more information, please send an email to nozdemir@sabanciuniv.edu

*We encourage you to consider the Executive Assessment. The EA is specifically designed to evaluate the business school readiness of seasoned professionals. The assessment focuses on skills that are critical both at work and in an EMBA program: higher order reasoning, critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving. Because it was designed specifically for experienced professionals, it requires modest preparation, takes only 90 minutes to complete, and includes flexible rescheduling options. The test is administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), creators of the GMAT® exam.

Deadline for Applications : August 11, 2023

Results Announcements : August 15, 2023

EVENT	DATE	TIME	LOCATION	REGISTER
Executive MBA Info Session	May 5, 2024, Sunday	13:00	Altunizade Digital Campus	click here

International Study Trip

A part of the Sabancı Executive MBA Program is the international study trip to Columbia Business School, New York. This opportunity exposes our students to the most essential managerial topics from the World-renowned faculty and business practitioners at Columbia University. The faculty at Columbia are not only academic Professors but engage in extensive consulting and have years of practitioner experience with top global firms.

During this trip to Columbia University, one of the most prestigious Ivy League schools in the USA, our students will attend lectures such as negotiation,entrepreneurship, leadership from Columbia Business School faculty members. The students will also work with prominent business leaders in New York City, the business capital of the world. Students will actively engage in a number of projects, teamwork activities, and role-playing to put what they learned into practice.

This unique international experience makes a great contribution to our students on their path to becoming innovative and effective executives who can bring both their career and their companies' future to the next level with the leadership skills they have been demonstrated.

Student Profile

The following tables show the professional and personal profile of the class of 2023. The EMBA classes are characterized by significant management experience and diversity in careers and educational background.

Position Distribution

47%	Manager
25%	Leader / Specialist
12%	VP
11%	Director

Gender

40%	Female
60%	Male

Background

61%	Engineering
19%	Economics / Management / Finance
12%	Sciences
8%	Social Sciences

Average Work Experience

12 Years

University Background

15%	ODTU
10%	Marmara University
8%	Yıldız Technical University
8%	Istanbul Technical University
8%	Sabancı University
8%	Kocaeli University
5%	Bogazici University
5%	Istanbul University
5%	Koc University
5%	Yeditepe University
23%	Other

Companies of Current and Previous EMBA Students

3M	DenizBank	Isuzu	Pratt & Whitney
ABB	DefineX	İşbankası	Rockwell Automation
Adel Kalemcilik	Dinamo Training & Consultancy	İzmir Turizm İnş.	Rotopak
Ak Asset	Doğuş Holding	İzmit Su	Ruijie
Akbank	Doğan Medya Grubu	Johnson & Johnson	Sabancı Holding
Akcansa	Dow Chemical	Kale Group Kibar Holding	Sabancı Üniversitesi
Akyatırım	Dourdin Group	Kimteks	Sakosa
Akcoat	DuPont	Kimpaş	Sampa Otomotiv
Akzo Nobel	Eaton Corporation	Koç Lisesi	Sanovel
Allianz Sigorta	Ecolab	Komatsu	Sarılar İnşaat
Alpla Plastik	Eczacibasi IT	Komtaş Bilgi Yönetimi	Sasa Advansa
Amcol Mineral ve Madencilik	Eczacibasi Ceramic	Korn Ferry	Schneider Elektrik
Amstar Global Partners	Eczacıbaşı-Monrol	Kordsa	SC Johnson
Ana Foods	Efes Pilsen Beverage	Koton Mağazacılık	Shell
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik	EGS Bank	Kraft Foods	Siemens
Anadolu Holding	Endüstri Teknik Ltd	Lactalis-Ak Gıda	Sistem Teknik
Anadolu Etap Penkon	Enerjisa	Layher İskele Sistemleri	Softtech
Anadolu Motor	Erdemir	Levi Strauss	SpectraLinear
Anadolu Sağlık	Ergo Group	Lilly Pharmaceuticals	STFA
Angst&Pfister AŞ	Erkanlı Uluslararası Yapı Yatırım	Linde Gaz	Şekerbank
Antkar	Ericsson	Logitech	Şişecam
Alternatif Bank	Erişim Müşteri Hizmetleri	Magna International	Tesco
Arçelik	Ermetal Otomotiv	Maltepe Belediyesi-Mataş	TEI
Arkon	Evidea	Management Center Türkiye	Teklas
Artı Varlık Yönetimi	ETİ	Marmara Birlik	Teknosa
Assan Aluminyum	Farplas	Marsa	Temsa
Atlanta Havayolları	Femsan Elektrik Motorları	Maxxium	TFI Tab Foods Investment
Balsu Foods	FEV Türkiye	Mercedes-Benz Türk	Thyssenkrupp
Baymineral Maden ve Kimya	Festo	Merck Sharp&Dohme	TOGG
Bamesa	Flokser	Mersa Elektrik	Toyota
Bentego	Focus Report	Metro Grosmarket	Tristone Flowtech İstanbul Otomotiv
Bekaert SA	Ford Otosan	MKB Oluklu Mukavva Kutu ve Ambalaj	Turkcell
Beksa	Formpart	Mey İçki Diageo	Tüpraş
Beyzacases	Foster Wheeler	Migros	Tüvtürk
BMC Otomotiv	Garanti Bankası	Mitsubishi Corporation	TTNET
Boeing	Garanti Factoring	Mondi Group	Türk Havayolları
Borcelik	Garanti Teknoloji	Nestle	Turkish Petroleum International Company
Bouygues Construction	Gemplus	Nobel Pharmaceutical	Türk Philips
Borusan Holding	Gemsan	Nokia Siemens	Türkiye Sigorta
Borusan Logistics	General Electric	Novartis	Tübitak Marmara Araştırma Merkezi
Bosch	Germanischer Lloyd	NT AŞ	Xerox
Bosch&Siemens Ev Aletleri	Gıdasa	OMV Petrol Ofisi	Vaillant Grup
Bossa	Güneş Sigorta	Osram Lighting	Veripark
Bölhoff	Gürollar Group	Otoform	Weidmüller Elektronik Türkiye
BP	Hacibekiroğlu Law	Oxford University Press	Yenasoft Yazılım
Brisa	HC Trading	Önaysan Metal A.Ş.	Yurt Çimento
Çelikel Alüminyum	Honda	Persan Makina	Yünsa
Canon	Horoz Logistics	Pamukbank	Yorglass Cam
Cargill	HSBC	Paşabahçe Mağazaları	ZF Sachs Süspansiyon
Chase Manhattan Bank	İktisat Securities	P&G
Coco Cola International	İnci GS Yuasa	Unilever
Citibank	İnformatik	Pfizer
Clariant	İnova Bilişim Çözümleri	Philip Morris SA
Continental	IHI Dalgakıran	Planet

Geçmiş ve Şimdiki EMBA Öğrencilerinin Çalıştığı Şirketler

3M	Balsu Foods	DenizBank	FEV Türkiye
ABB	Baymineral Maden ve Kimya	DefineX	Festo
Adel Kalemcilik	Bamesa	Dinamo Training & Consultancy	Flokser
Ak Asset	Bentego	Doğuş Holding	Focus Report
Akbank	Bekaert SA	Doğan Medya Grubu	Ford Otosan
Akcansa	Beksa	Dow Chemical	Formpart
Akyatırım	Beyzacases	Dourdin Group	Foster Wheeler
Akcoat	BMC Otomotiv	DuPont	Garanti Bankası
Akzo Nobel	Boeing	Eaton Corporation	Garanti Factoring
Allianz Sigorta	Borcelik	Ecolab	Garanti Teknoloji
Alpla Plastik	Bouygues Construction	Eczacibasi IT	Gemplus
Amcol Mineral ve Madencilik	Borusan Holding	Eczacibasi Ceramic	Gemsan
Amstar Global Partners	Borusan Logistics	Eczacıbaşı-Monrol	General Electric
Ana Foods	Bosch	Efes Pilsen Beverage	Germanischer Lloyd
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik	Bosch&Siemens Ev Aletleri	EGS Bank	Gıdasa
Anadolu Holding	Bossa	Endüstri Teknik Ltd	Güneş Sigorta
Anadolu Etap Penkon	Bölhoff	Enerjisa	Gürollar Group
Anadolu Motor	BP	Erdemir	Hacibekiroğlu Law
Anadolu Sağlık	Brisa	Ergo Group	HC Trading
Angst&Pfister AŞ	Çelikel Alüminyum	Erkanlı Uluslararası Yapı Yatırım	Honda
Antkar	Canon	Ericsson	Horoz Logistics
Alternatif Bank	Cargill	Erişim Müşteri Hizmetleri	HSBC
Arçelik	Chase Manhattan Bank	Ermetal Otomotiv	İktisat Securities
Arkon	Coco Cola International	Evidea	İnci GS Yuasa
Artı Varlık Yönetimi	Citibank	ETİ	İnformatik
Assan Aluminyum	Clariant	Farplas	İnova Bilişim Çözümleri
Atlanta Havayolları	Continental	Femsan Elektrik Motorları	IHI Dalgakıran

Isuzu	Mercedes-Benz Türk	Pratt & Whitney	Thyssenkrupp
İşbankası	Merck Sharp&Dohme	Rockwell Automation	TOGG
İzmir Turizm İnş.	Mersa Elektrik	Rotopak	Toyota
İzmit Su	Metro Grosmarket	Ruijie	Tristone Flowtech İstanbul Otomotiv
Johnson & Johnson	MKB Oluklu Mukavva Kutu ve Ambalaj	Sabancı Holding	Turkcell
Kale Group Kibar Holding	Mey İçki Diageo	Sabancı Üniversitesi	Tüpraş
Kimteks	Migros	Sakosa	Tüvtürk
Kimpaş	Mitsubishi Corporation	Sampa Otomotiv	TTNET
Koç Lisesi	Mondi Group	Sanovel	Türk Havayolları
Komatsu	Nestle	Sarılar İnşaat	Turkish Petroleum International Company
Komtaş Bilgi Yönetimi	Nobel Pharmaceutical	Sasa Advansa	Türk Philips
Korn Ferry	Nokia Siemens	Schneider Elektrik	Türkiye Sigorta
Kordsa	Novartis	SC Johnson	Tübitak Marmara Araştırma Merkezi
Koton Mağazacılık	NT AŞ	Shell	Xerox
Kraft Foods	OMV Petrol Ofisi	Siemens	Vaillant Grup
Lactalis-Ak Gıda	Osram Lighting	Sistem Teknik	Veripark
Layher İskele Sistemleri	Otoform	Softtech	Weidmüller Elektronik Türkiye
Levi Strauss	Oxford University Press	SpectraLinear	Yenasoft Yazılım
Lilly Pharmaceuticals	Önaysan Metal A.Ş.	STFA	Yurt Çimento
Linde Gaz	Persan Makina	Şekerbank	Yünsa
Logitech	Pamukbank	Şişecam	Yorglass Cam
Magna International	Paşabahçe Mağazaları	Tesco	ZF Sachs Süspansiyon
Maltepe Belediyesi-Mataş	P&G	TEI
Management Center Türkiye	Unilever	Teklas
Marmara Birlik	Pfizer	Teknosa
Marsa	Philip Morris SA	Temsa
Maxxium	Planet	TFI Tab Foods Investment