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The Rennes School of Business Executive MBA is designed for experienced leaders seeking to drive organisational transformation in complex environments to become an unframed leader. It combines strategic business, innovation, human-centered AI transformation and responsible leadership enabling participants to develop three main learning outcomes:
Connect across people and systems, Create solutions and self-awareness, and Change mindset, organization and business.
Degree : Executive MBA
Start date : November 2nd 2026
Campus : Rennes
Duration : 18 months
Format : Part time
Teaching language : English
Fees : 37 200 €
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Olivia PELLE
Advisory and Business Development Manager
Delivered through a structured cohort-based journey, the EMBA ensures a coherent learning experience as the core of the programme, enriched by flagship moments such as an international Learning Expedition, consulting projects, collective and individual coaching, and a final graduating project publicly presented to peers and companies. Participants will also engage closely with Rennes School of Business’s incubator, Innostart, benefiting from hands-on exposure to entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems throughout their learning journey. These immersive experiences foster peer learning, cross-cultural exposure, and the practical application of knowledge. At specific points in the curriculum, participants may engage in selected learning components alongside learners from other programmes, creating opportunities for enriched perspectives and cross-cohort interactions. In parallel, certain participants may enter the learning journey through individual competency-based blocks, designed as stackable learning components. These can be progressively accumulated and recognised, enabling participants to subsequently integrate the full EMBA pathway within a coherent degree structure.
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This flexibility is underpinned by a competency-based framework aligned with the French RNCP structure. The programme is organised around clearly defined and independently assessed learning blocks that contribute to the overall qualification. This architecture enables participants to evidence and consolidate their competencies over time, while ensuring academic rigour and consistency at the programme level.
Global strategic analysis integrating economic, geopolitical, and environmental factors to guide international decision-making in uncertain contexts.
Driving growth and value creation through marketing, innovation, entrepreneurship, and the strategic use of AI and technology.
Development of leadership and managerial skills, including organizational behaviour, intercultural management, communication, and motivation.
Management of financial, operational, and ESG performance through data-driven decision-making, efficiency, and sustainable finance.
Organizational transformation driven by agile design, human-centered AI, and data to enable impactful strategic change.
91% (measured 2020–2024).
50% of the cohort is international (2024).
100% for the 2024 cohort.
The admissions process is personalised (evaluation of your project, application file, interview with the Programme Director, weekly admissions committee, decision within 3 days). The team supports you with funding options and formalities. Expected profile: at least 5 years’ professional experience including 3 years in functional/general management, an undergraduate degree (or equivalent through experience), proficiency in English (TOEIC 790+), and strong commitment.
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For the 4th consecutive year, our Executive MBA is ranked among the world’s top 100 programmes in the Financial Times Global Executive MBA 2025 ranking.
This international recognition reflects the diversity of our participants, the excellence of our faculty, and the global outlook that define the uniqueness of Rennes SB.
The EMBA is a true career accelerator: graduates report a 27% average salary increase, 91% employment rate within six months, and 58% promoted within the first six months after graduation. Targeted roles include business unit management, general management, transformation, data/innovation, operations, finance/control, and consulting.
You will also benefit from an active Alumni network (30,000+) and comprehensive career support combining coaching, mentoring, and dedicated services to help you clarify your goals, strengthen your leadership influence, and seize new opportunities.
The Executive MBA is one of Rennes School of Business’s longest-standing programmes, established in 1996 following the Grande École Programme, and has developed through 31 cohorts. While its positioning has evolved over time, it has consistently remained aligned with the School’s international DNA and its pioneering vision, now expressed in the School’s ethos “Unframed Thinking”, which underpins all programmes.
An important milestone in this evolution has been the development of international double-degree partnerships, notably with East China University of Science and Technology. Since 2020, Rennes School of Business and ECUST have jointly operated an Executive MBA Double Degree Programme in Shanghai, combining Rennes SB’s international management expertise with ECUST’s strengths in technology, engineering and innovation. The partnership was designed to prepare experienced managers and entrepreneurs to lead complex business operations in a global environment while integrating sustainable, social and environmental performance into business decision-making.
In 2023, the programme strengthened its positioning around sustainability, shaping several cohorts (29 to 31) and reinforcing a holistic approach to responsible business. Building on this foundation, sustainability is now embedded transversally across the curriculum as an integral dimension of leadership and decision-making. With the current cohort, the EMBA is entering a new phase of development, leading to the launch of a renewed programme in November 2026. This evolution places greater emphasis on organisational transformation, supported by a strong focus on human-centered AI transformation.
At the same time, the programme format is evolving to better address the diverse needs and learning rhythms of executive participants. While maintaining a structured cohort-based journey as its core, the EMBA progressively integrates a competency-based, block-structured approach that enables greater flexibility and personalisation. This evolution reflects the ambition to move beyond a traditional executive development model towards a more flexible and continuous learning experience, enabling participants to connect, learn and grow over time within a coherent and academically rigorous framework.
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