This innovative programme readies you for a successful career in the luxury sector. Our degree offers a comprehensive view of business management and a thorough understanding of luxury business dynamics and key industry players. You’ll tackle current issues like technology, sustainability, innovation, and emerging trends.
The curriculum equips you with specialized knowledge, practical tools, and strengthens your skills in management and negotiation. You’ll learn to analyse markets, comprehend consumer behavior, assess brand value, predict trends, manage projects, and create cutting-edge strategies. You’ll develop the skills and perspectives necessary to provide outstanding customer experiences.
This specialization prepares graduates for dynamic managerial roles in luxury groups, luxury brands, the luxury watch industry, consulting firms, and large international corporations.
Faculty : You will learn from an international faculty who are industry experts, entrepreneurs and senior managers selected from around the world to ensure educational excellence.
• Accreditations : ACBSP, IACBE, EDUQUA
• Degree awarded : Master of Business Administration (with specialisation in Luxury Management)
• Ranking 1 : ranked in the top Tier One for Global and European MBA Programs by CEO Magazine > more
• Ranking 2 : ranked #3 in Switzerland and #71 among the top Business Schools in the World in Ceoworld survey > more
• Credits : 50 CH / US (60 ECTS)
• Duration : 1 academic year (9 Months)
• 12 courses : 10 core courses and 2 electives.
• Workload : 6 courses / week
• Schedule : Mon - Fri, from 2pm
• Small classes : our classes average 20 students to promote exchange, class interaction, team work.
• Excellent ratio : professor / students : 1 / 6
• Language : taught in English
• MBA students : 60% International & 40% local &, 70% speak at least 2 languages
• 2 intakes per year in March and October.
IFM pioneering curriculum provides you with global advanced perspectives, new concepts, transferable skills, practical tools, a digital and sustainable mindset as well as a distinct way of approaching business. You will follow a curriculum designed to create career opportunities
TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Our unique real business approach provides you with new business perspectives. You will be able to think differently, manage projects, implement changes, create strategies, lead a team and make decisions. You will be prepared for any challenge you will face in your career.
• Excellent employment record : our graduates hold key roles in industries and organisations in some of the world’s leading companies.
• Experiential learning : Our MBA degree is interactive and experiential, using a combination of case studies, group exercises, discussions, project work and business simulations. The curriculum gives you real-life business skills.
• Real business exposure : The in-class experience is combined with an exposure to real business operations through guest speaker sessions, industry and company visits. These events introduce you to numerous career opportunities.
• Career & workshops : Modern career workshops, one-to-one counselling sessions, real business exposure and networking opportunities.
• Jobs & Internships : We provide access to a variety of useful information : job ads, internship ads, job portals and guidance.
• Excellent place to work : Switzerland ranks 1st and Geneva is 7th worldwide - Global Talent Competitiveness Index
Geneva offers a world-class business environment and amazing career opportunities.
• Our curriculum, dedicated to excellence and regularly updated, is crafted for creating opportunities and ensuring significant career impact.
• Earn an accredited, highly-ranked MBA in a brief period, coupled with an extraordinary, transformative experience.
• Maximize your investment stemming from the quality of course content, diverse elective options, optimal duration, and program flexibility.
• Sharpen essential skills and learn to present your competencies and accomplishments compellingly to prospective employers.
• Experience personal growth, immense satisfaction, and gain a life-changing qualification that accelerates your career.
• Benefit from afternoon classes, offering a harmonious balance between studies, personal life, internships, or part-time work.
• If required, we can customise a schedule to align with your professional obligations and academic requirements.
IFM students had the chance to visit the Piaget manufacture. It was a very rich experience where they were able to learn the secrets of luxury watchmaking and interact with passionate employees. Since 1874, Piaget has been creating luxury watches and jewelry. The brand belongs to the luxury group Richemont.
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WIFM students had the exclusive opportunity to go behind the scenes of the prestigious President Wilson Hotel. Known for owning the "european’s most expensive suite," or for featuring the Chef Danny Khezzar, a finalist of Top Chef, the hotel provided an immersive experience in the art of hotel management. IFM students had the privilege to learn how to create exceptional notoriety in a very competitive market.
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IFM students visited the Porsche Centre in Geneva. Porsche is an iconic brand of sports and high-end cars. The brand belongs to the VW group. Porsche has a turnover of more than 28.7 billion euros and 36,000 employees worldwide.
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IFM students immersed themselves in the world of Partouche casinos, a renowned French gaming and leisure group. With 41 casinos, 12 hotels, and 70 restaurants, Partouche offers top-notch entertainment and excitement. During this exclusive tour, our students explored behind the scenes, learning about market digitalization and exceptional customer service.
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IFM students visited the amazing Roger Dubuis manufacture. Roger Dubuis has been at the fore of contemporary Haute Horlogerie. The Roger Dubuis house belongs to the Richemont group.
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