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. Halfway through the program, students will travel abroad to take the courses of "Opportunities & Challenges of Global Markets" and "Entrepreneurship”. In addition to academic pursuits, students will visit world-leading innovative enterprises and local startups, where local industry leaders and entrepreneurs will be invited to deliver a series of keynote speeches on frontier science, cutting-edge technology, the business and innovation ecosystem, startup financial support and risk management, and pathways to corporate success.

An Enriching U.S. Residency

You will spend two weeks studying in the United States. During the first week, you will embark on a journey of academic exchanges and corporate visits in Washington, D.C. Industry experts and top scholars are invited to address the opportunities, challenges of risks in operation in the major economic regions of the world. In the second week, you will proceed to Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis to participate in a comprehensive curriculum and collaborate in groups to complete the final innovation project. The U.S. residency will be concluded with a grand graduation ceremony at the chapel of Washington University in St. Louis.