MASTERING TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE (MTE)

Our participants

MTE is for technically trained managers who want to take on broader leadership challenges. Participants generally have 8 to 15 years of professional experience and are between 33 and 45 years of age. They have been identified by their companies as having the potential to reach management positions at the highest levels of technology-based enterprises. We would be pleased to send you feedback from previous participants to help you decide if MTE is for you.  

The following companies have put their trust in IMD in the past by sending participants to MTE:

- ABB
- Credit Suisse Group
- CSIR
- Hilti
- Huber & Suhner
- Meggitt
- Nestlé
- Novartis
- Roche
- Royal Philips Electronics
- Sasol

 

A survey of past participants showed that:

• 98% rate MTE as a good or excellent experience, just after the program
• 91% rate the long-term benefits and the impact of MTE as good or excellent, long after having completed the program
• 58% experience specific career progression after graduating from MTE

What

You have had a successful career managing in an R&D, scientific, engineering, manufacturing, technical sales or IT capacity and you are moving towards a broader leadership role.

But if you have had only limited exposure to, or no formal training in the more traditional business functions such as marketing or finance, this transition can seem daunting.

The Mastering Technology Enterprise (MTE) program helps you transition more easily and prepares you to take on a significant leadership role. 

Drawing on a 15-year history guided by industry needs, MTE:

• Prepares technically trained managers from technology- or knowledge-based industries to be company leaders
• Gives you a deeper understanding of the business functions, processes and challenges the technology enterprise faces
• Helps you grow personally, develops your leadership potential, boosts your self-confidence and shows you how to use cutting-edge management tools to lead organizational change

Bringing research closer to the business

Upon graduating from MTE, you will be able to work more effectively across all business functions to reinforce the link between R&D/technology management and business strategy formulation and its execution. You will also be better equipped to keep your company abreast of technological advances that could affect your business.

Keeping your options open: MTE can now be credited towards IMD's Executive MBA program.

How

MTE comprises two fully-integrated program modules. Each module is three weeks and must be taken consecutively.

The highly interactive learning process reflects IMD’s "Real World. Real Learning" philosophy. It is case-based and draws from the experience of Faculty, fellow participants and guest speakers - including entrepreneurs, technology experts and industry thought leaders.

Your fellow participants will represent many nationalities, functions and industries. Team-based discussions, integrative exercises and a variety of social events create strong bonds among participants. All activities are in English.

Our Faculty

Some 75% of the Faculty are drawn from IMD and 25% from the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology. Over the course of this six week program, several business leaders and technology experts will be invited to participate in our discussions.

Coordination between the alliance institutes and outside partners is managed by Professor Ralf Seifert (IMD/EPFL) who serves as MTE Program Director.

In this section, you will find important information on the program fee, application, invoicing, cancellation and transfer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our program advisors.

Fee

The program fee (which can be found on the overview page) includes tuition, teaching materials, and lunch on weekdays. Travel or living expenses are not covered. You must settle your own hotel bills, both when in Lausanne and on off-campus assignments, as well as all dinners and lunches on weekends when applicable. IMD reserves the right to modify the program fee at any time.

Tentative reservation

To make a non-binding reservation, send us a completed tentative reservation form. This carries no obligation and is not a substitute for the formal application form.

Application & invoicing

Your application is forwarded to the program director who will evaluate it to ensure that the program corresponds to your objectives and profile. This can take approximately 1 week.

During this time you will receive an e-mail asking you to submit a purchase order number if required. Should your company ask you to provide them with a purchase requisition or cost estimate for internal purposes you can use our purchase requisition or cost estimate generator.

The information & registration office will notify you of the outcome of your application. If you are accepted, they will send your acceptance letter and invoice fee together by priority mail.

From this point, your enrollment will be considered firm by both you and IMD.

Please pay the program fee within 30 days of the invoice date and no later than the commencement of the program. If you register within 1 month of the start of the program, you must settle the invoice immediately without exception.
Payment can be made by bank transfer or credit card.

Up to six weeks before the program start date, a program coordinator will contact you with information on hotels and pre-program preparation. Please note that IMD reserves enough rooms for each participant on the program.

If accepted, you understand that you must be completely free of professional duties while attending this program and that you must attend all scheduled sessions and activities.

Substitution

A participant can be substituted on the same program session without incurring any fees. The substitute needs to apply and be admitted.

Note: Once you have paid the program tuition fee, if you do not attend another program within 24 months, the program fee will be forfeited.