Program Format

4 days per month
18 months in total

Washington University - Fudan University Executive MBA program is designed for busy professionals like you. Our 18-month program focuses on learning. You attend courses once per month, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday at Fudan University’s School of Management in Shanghai.

China and International Residencies

This program has three residencies, including the opening residency in Suzhou, mid-term residency in Israel and the graduation residency in the US. Apart from the residencies, students will have most of the classes at Fudan School of Management in Shanghai.

WashU MBA
Degree & Fudan
Certificate

You graduate from the program with an AACSB accredited Executive MBA degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Management Education Certificate from Fudan University.

Residencies

Opening Residency in China

You begin the Washington University-Fudan University Executive MBA program with the Opening Residency in Suzhou, China. During the residency, you examine management strategy, form study groups, and get to know members of your class – senior-level professionals from a wide range of organizations in Asia and other areas. Together, you begin to establish a unique class culture.

Mid-term Residency out of China

A one-week mid-term residency is scheduled to enhance the students’ learning experience in innovation and entrepreneurship. Half way through the program, students will travel out of China, where they will take the course of ‘Strategic Management of Innovation’. In addition to the course, students will spend time visiting the world leading innovation companies as well as some local startups. Local industry leaders and entrepreneurs will be invited to give a series of keynote speeches. The topics will cover the front-line science and cutting-edge technology, the business and innovation environment, the financial support and risk management for startup companies, and the roadmaps that finally lead to the success of such companies.

An Enriching U.S. Residency

The U.S. Residency begins with one week trip at the east coast. Students will spend several days in the Washington D.C. hosted by the Brookings Institution, one of the world's leading think tanks. There will be series of keynote speeches given by renowned researchers or government officials. The topics to be covered include economic, political, and social issues in the major regions of the world, Sino-American relationships, global governance and dispute resolution, etc. The rest of the week will be at New York City, where students will visit several companies including Starr Group and West Point. These visits are designed for the students to better understand the business environment in the U.S., and how leadership is exercised at top business and military institutions.

The second week of the Residency will take place in St. Louis at the Olin Business School. The program for this week will include courses in Market and Customer Analytics and Entrepreneurship and final reports on the Innovation Projects. The week concludes with a graduation ceremony in St. Louis. And you complete the program by attending a special graduation ceremony, celebrating with your U.S. counterparts.

Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. The Brookings Institution traces its beginnings to 1916, when a group of leading reformers founded the Institute for Government Research (IGR), the first private organization devoted to analyzing public policy issues at the national level. Brookings brings together more than 300 leading experts in government and academia from all over the world who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis on a full range of public policy issues.