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ALBA Graduate Business School

speciality: MBA

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What is an MBA?

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is an internationally recognized degree, which has become one of the most popular professional degree programs in the contemporary world. MBAs are mostly taught in English and prepare students for careers in business and management by helping them develop technical managerial and leadership skills. Students develop these skills by working on real-world consulting projects and exploring different areas of the business field. The core subjects studied as part of an MBA program include accounting and finance, economics, marketing and operations. MBA programs usually offer students the opportunity to pick optional subjects as well, which allows students to dive deeper into areas that interest them the most and are relevant to their career aspirations.

Higher Education Institutions that offer MBA programs are highly likely to require students to have completed an internship at an organization or to have a few years of professional work experience.

Executive MBAs are also available at Institutions globally. They are different from the traditional MBA because they are aimed specifically at individuals who have extensive professional experience.

Benefits of an MBA

Having graduated with an MBA degree students have a wide choice of career options. They can find employment across different industries in both the public and private sectors and are not strictly limited to a career in business. MBAs also provide students with the opportunity to explore different business functions, such as accounting, operations, marketing, etc., and understand how each of them works. This increases their resilience and flexibility and enables them to work in different departments of an organization.

Throughout their programs, students gain practical experience and valuable skills as well as tackle challenges faced by business professionals in a real-world business setting by working on consulting projects. They develop important skills and knowledge thanks to the collaborative work with classmates which is common in MBA programs.

MBA programs also offer multiple opportunities for students to expand their network. Meeting people who they may collaborate with in the future creates many professional opportunities, such as finding a new job, transitioning to another industry or starting a business.

Additionally, the completion of an MBA degree is a prerequisite for quicker career progression and higher salaries. Individuals become more likely to land jobs high up in the organizational hierarchy, such as executive positions, or find employment abroad by completing an MBA degree program.

Last but not least, there are numerous part-time and online MBA degree programs, which offer high flexibility. Such programs enable individuals who are currently developing their professional careers to fit their studies into their busy schedules. Students on such programs are able to do the required work at the most convenient time and place for them without having to commit a full year (or two) to their studies. Sometimes MBA programs may be offered in the form of a hybrid between online and on-campus delivery, which provides the best of both worlds. Students enjoy the flexibility of an on-line program but also get that on-campus experience.

MBA Structure

The average duration of a full-time MBA program is 18 months (or about 2 years). However, 1-year MBA programs are gaining popularity around the world. It is important to note that the duration of MBA programs may be largely influenced by the mode of study (part-time or full-time) and the type of the program (e.g. online or hybrid).

The traditional MBA is followed by EMBAs, which take 20 months to complete, and professional MBAs, which take 26 months to complete.

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    Nothing unusual about Alba

    Alba is good value for money when compared to other MBA schools in Europe and their programs are indeed run entirely in English. However, I do feel the ‘Business Unusual’ is just clever marketing as it’s a traditional business school with a few ‘unusual courses’ thrown in which turned out to be disappointing. As with many schools, they have a few great, many decent and a few terrible lecturers. What makes it frustrating is that despite course evaluations, nothing really changes and it does not seem feedback from students is valued at all. The academic office is also very rigid and not very flexible to student needs. It’s a very formal and distant relationship. You never really feel a part of Alba. The career office services is targeted mainly for junior professionals though they run many useful workshops. Overall, it’s not a bad choice but it’s wise to talk to people and shop around to ensure you get what you’re looking for in an MBA.

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2020
    Campus: Athens
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    25 Jun, 2020
    ALBA Graduate Business School - Official response
    ALBA Graduate Business School - Official response
    Official Reply
    Dear student/soon alumnus/a, Thank you for your feedback. We hope that you will express the same feedback at the exit feedback questionnaire before your graduation. Alba quality department put a lot of effort on collecting feedback and follow up action plans. We also trust that you have evaluated all faculty you had the chance to meet while studying at Alba, at the course evaluation at the end of each course. This is a very useful tool for us to assess faculty and have corrective actions when needed. Thank you again for your feedback, it is valuable and we definetely need it!
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    Distinguished professors from Europe and USA

    Excellent, distinguished professors are coming to Athens for the program therefore there are focused to the students and there is great interaction, a lot of awards in international contest ie best business plan etc competing with top global
    Universities.

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 1994
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    Best Business school in Greece

    1. Faculty is quite good
    2. The school offer a wide range of courses suitable for both working and non-working professionals
    3. The school assist in the placement procedure
    4. The school has a good mix of international students

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2017
    Campus: Athens
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    HRBP

    This MBA program has proven to be not only an insightful and enlightening experience for me, as an individual and professional, but also an extremely good investment.
    The ROI has been tremendous and the degree itself unlocked for me new possibilities and horizons abroad. More specifically, right after the completion of the program, and even before my graduation, i was able to capitalize and make a tremendously important life decision – to move abroad and establish myself as an international HR professional within a global organization.
    This program empowered me.

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2018
    Campus: Athens
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    Thanasis
    The best MBA in Greece

    Overall, the program was excellent, focusing on real business perspectives & life, innovative, modern, efficient, rather than dealing with too much academic theory. Great professors, nice location in the center of Athens with easy access.

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: PhD
    Graduation: 2015
    Campus: Athens
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    Networking

    Studying at ALBA Graduate Business School was a great experience. The curriculum of the MBA program is very solid and you’ve got high caliber professors presenting you with topics that are relevant to the current business world. The most important thing is that you meet with important business people and and you expand you network

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2016
    Campus: Athens
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    A really transformational experience!

    The ALBA MBA Program was insightful and updated with the market needs. The overall experience was really helpful to face the outside professional reality. We had the chance to meet great professors and communicate with professionals from the Greek and International market.

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2016
    Campus: Athens
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    I really enjoyed my MBA!

    It’s an excellent Business School especially for professional people and managers who like to get the maximum from these studies. Good insights, great faculty, team spirit, hands on work, perfect academic but also pleasant environment, respect for the students. I really enjoyed it!

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    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2015
    Campus: Athens
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    Vicky
    One of the best things I did for myself.

    I am a very very happy graduate. Apart from all the educational value I received, I met people which would later on become friends and work partners. ALBA has been a true help to me even after graduation.

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    Programme: MBA
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2009
    Campus: Athens
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    MBA review

    University preserves to be “Business Unusual” ambassador and in a matter of fact, somehow it does thanks to a few alumni and professors. However, the overall performance is poor, from administration to core units. More disappointing is the poor career service for senior students (MBA). You would expect that the University would promote those grads – as they pay 20K – for that degree, but no. Career fairs are focused on Juniors. So be prepared to do “market cash-out” based on the “name” of the degree, if lucky. Yes, it is a community. Yes, alumni. Yes prestige. But, hey, I have seen seniors and managers in Companies, big 4s and rest, to be ASOE grads or BCA. Alba needs to focus more on those Programs, otherwise the market will decide for it.

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    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2020
    Campus: Athens
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