Academic Calendar
The Academic year runs on two semesters per year:
- The Fall-Winter semester begins early September and ends in mid-February the following year.
- The Spring-Summer semester begins early March and ends at the end of July the same year.
Year 1
- The 1st year of your EDBA will be dedicated to an intensive literature review on the topic of your research. In addition, you will be assigned a BSL Faculty member as your mentor for the duration of your full academic journey.
Year 2
- Two one-week seminars in Switzerland or Southern Europe
- Personal assessment of changer maker strengths and developmental areas
- Reflection on professional experience and definition of area of expertise
- Sketching of an in-company intervention to study change-making effectiveness in a relevant area for you
- Independent study before and after the seminars
- Monthly webinars and independent work, including the completion of your Global Leadership Profile to develop an understanding of your personal leadership capacity
Year 3
- Two one-week seminars in Switzerland or Southern Europe
- Assessing your personal effectiveness as a change maker
- Coaching a Year 2 student and teaching in area of expertise
- Independent study before and after the seminars
- Monthly webinars and independent work
- Completing the personal development reflection paper outlining your strengths and development areas
- Updating and finalizing the literature review paper about your topical interest