Leadership Ethics Strategy Innovation

Leadership + Ethics + Strategy + Innovation + Communication
Our MBA program meets
high-quality global standards
Icesi’s MBA program in one of only two in Colombia
accredited by AACSB and AMBA, international
distinctions awarded to the best business schools in
the world.
AMBA (Association of MBA´s), Europe's leading
accrediting organization for business schools, based in
London.
AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate School of
Business), organization founded in the U.S. in 1916 by
universities like Harvard, Columbia and Yale, only
accredits the best business schools in the world.
What we do
Prepare leaders recognized for their strategic and innovative thinking, global vision, and ability to
identify the ethical and social responsibility implications of their decisions.
What sets our alumni apart
Strategists with ability to make decisions that contribute to increase the competitiveness of their
organizations.
Innovators with global perspective, capable of enhancing organizational resources and identifying
opportunities and challenges in the business environment.
Leaders with ability to influence and motivate their team towards achieving organizational goals.
Socially responsible professionals able to recognize the ethical implications of their decisions.
DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAM
Master of Management from Tulane University
Magíster en Administración from Universidad Icesi
Universidad Icesi, in association with the A.B. Freeman
School of Business at Tulane University, offers a program
that combines on-campus courses and three international
study-abroad experiences in the United States, France,
and China.
This is an innovative program in Colombia, and one of the
best programs of its kind in Latin America. It provides
professionals with an opportunity not only to earn both
Icesi's and Tulane's masters degrees, while continuing to
perform their work responsibilities at their organizations,
but also to acquire solid advanced knowledge of current
management practices.
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50% of the courses are taught by international faculty in English.
Students attend 20% of the courses in New Orleans, Paris, and Beijing.
80% of the courses are taught by professors who hold a doctoral degree.
Classes meet on Friday afternoons every two weeks, and on Saturdays.
This program is offered in Cali and Bogotá.
On a cost-benefit basis, it is clearly your best choice for an MBA in Colombia!
Tulane University is one of the leading private research institutions in
the United States, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor's,
Master's and Doctoral degrees.
The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University was
established in 1914 and is a founding member of AACSB, the premier
accrediting body for collegiate schools of business. Today, the Freeman
School is a leading, internationally recognized business school with
more than 2,500 students in programs spanning the globe.
The Freeman School is consistently listed among the nation's best
business schools by publications including U.S. News & World
Report, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Financial Times, and América
Economía. In the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best
Colleges Ranking, Tulane was ranked No. 41 among the best national
universites.
Through innovative offerings such as the nationally acclaimed
Burkenroad Reports equities research program, the Darwin Fenner
student-managed fund, the Tulane Business Plan Competition, the
Tulane Energy Trading Competition, and the Global MBA program,
Freeman combines a rigorous academic grounding with practical
real-world experience.
Icesi is a private university that was founded in 1979 by local business
leaders, who have since contributed significantly to Icesi’s initiatives
by providing financial, institutional, and networking support.
Icesi has a commitment to quality and excellence in teaching.
Evidence of this includes the fact that our University and all our
eligible undergraduate programs are accredited by the Ministry of
Education's National Board of Accreditation (CNA).
The business school has established an extensive network of contacts
with other prestigious institutions and universities from around the
globe. The University is a member of the Business Association for
Latin American Studies (BALAS), the International Association of
Universities (NAFSA), the Latin American Council of Administration
Schools (CLADEA), and the European Foundation for Management
Development (EFMD).
The Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Económicas is nationally
recognized for its academic excellence. This is a function of our highly
selective admissions process, our rigorous academic programs, faculty
scholarship, modern and cutting-edge infrastructure, the success of
our alumni, and the faculty and Dean’s leadership locally, nationally,
and internationally.
Design of our
MBA program
In order to maintain our leading position in Colombia, and to continue offering a
world-class program that can remain relevant in the future, we designed our MBA. To this
end, we visited the business schools at Yale, Stanford, Harvard, and other universities, and
attended several international events. Through these activities, we gained first-hand
insight into the most important innovations taking place among world-class business
schools. Thus, in designing the MBA, we adapted current best practices from around the
world to our local environment and built a uniquely innovative program for Colombian
business leaders.
The MBA focuses on four components: The leader, Global Environment, Organization, and
Business. Such a leader should understand and use the analytical tools required to run an
Organization (statistics, accounting, economics), develop the skills related to the
functional areas of Business (finance, marketing, operations, and human resources), and
acquire a thorough understanding of the Global Environment (economic and political
environment, legal and social responsibility, international experience) where he or she
works.
Components
The leader
Ethical
Strategist
Innovator
Accounting
Statistics
Economics
Finance
Marketing
Human Resources
Operations
An innovative curriculum
Semester I
Statistics Applied to Business
Accounting and Costs
Strategy and Competition
Managerial Communications
Strategic Human Resources Management
Credits
Hours
Component
3
2
3
2
2
36
24
36
18
24
Organization
Organization
The Leader
The Leader
Business
2
4
2
3
24
48
24
36
Organization
Business
Business
The Leader
3
3
1
36
36
12
Global Environment
The Leader
Global Environment
Semester II
Managerial Economics
Marketing Management
Financial Strategy
International Leadership and Team Building
Summer in New Orleans
Global Environment of Business
New Venture Creation
Global Business Simulation Project
The courses in the MBA curriculum are designed
to provide a balance between knowing (theories
and facts), doing (skills and competencies), and
being (values and attitudes).
Semester III
Credits
Hours
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
24
24
12
36
30
24
16
The Leader
Global Environment
Global Environment
Business
The Leader
Business
1
2
2
3
3
12
18
24
36
36
The Leader
The Leader
Global Environment
The Leader
Topics in International Management
Cross Cultural Management
3
3
36
36
Global Environment
The Leader
TOTAL
60
718
Innovation and Design
Economic Context
Political Context
Corporate Finance
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Global Supply Chain
Final Graduation Project I
Component
Semester IV
International Negotiation
Decision Making
Organizational's Legal Context
Strategic Management (Capstone)
Final Graduation Project II
Summer in Paris and Beijing
Academic experience in three continents
Studies at Tulane University in United States
At the end of their first year, our students spend
two weeks in New Orleans, United States, where
they attend Global Environment of Business, New
Venture Creation, and Global Business Simulation
Project courses taught by Tulane University
faculty. They also visit companies and attend
lectures on business trends.
Studies in France and China
At the end of their second year, students travel
to Paris for two weeks and Beijing for one week
to attend courses on Topics in International
Management and Cross Cultural Management.
Besides attending these courses, students visit
companies, institutions, and Colombia’s
diplomatic delegations.
New Orleans
Paris
Students are responsible for taking care of their
visa application procedures. Universidad Icesi
provides assistance with the visa application
procedures, but it does not guarantee that the
visa will be issued.
Beijing
Why should you pursue
an MBA
Because professionals need to be prepared to face the challenges of the environment they work in.
Today the world is moving faster, and has fewer barriers than ever before. There are a large number of
opportunities for organizations to sell their products and services in other markets, find different supply
sources, and have access to a wide range of options to establish alliances.
Organizations are looking for qualified leaders with an MBA degree. There are more and more professionals
with a great potential for executive development who are interested in complementing their
undergraduate education with a top-notch Master in Business Administration program such as the
ones being offered by Icesi and Tulane University.
Networking
The process of selection of students to the program ensures the formation of groups with a valuable
professional diversity, with a high potential of development and with whom you can develop an important
"networking". Participants have a minimum of 3 years professional experience ( the average being 9 years),
contributing to enrich the learning.
International
Accreditations
In 2015, the MBA program was re-accredited for 5 years
by AMBA (Association of MBAs), Europe's leading
accrediting organization for business schools, based in
London. Worldwide, there are only 225 business schools
with their MBA accredited, 34 in Latin America, and only
5 in Colombia.
In February 2014, The Facultad de Ciencias
Administrativas y Económicas obtained accreditation
from the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate
School of Business). This organization, founded in the
U.S. in 1916 by universities like Harvard, Columbia and
Yale, only accredits the best business schools in the world.
These accreditations guarantee the student an education
that meets the highest standards of quality. For the
graduate, they guarantee to hold the title of a Master's
program that is highly recognized by national and
international employers, as well as headhunters.
Applied Graduation Project
For the final graduation project, students can do a strategic plan or a
business plan. Alternatively, they have the choice of carrying out their
graduation project by joining the research team of one of the professors
at Icesi. At the beginning of the third semester, students are assigned
a professor who will guide them through their project.
The business plan is prepared with the guidance of the CDEE (Center
for the Development of Entrepreneurial Spirit), which is internationally
known for providing top-quality coaching to new entrepreneurs. This
Center has received numerous distinguished awards and recognitions,
including The Best Educational Program in Entrepreneurship Outside
of United States, awarded by The Association for Small Business and
Entrepreneurship in the USA.
Through case studies,
simulations, and experiential
activities, students are
constantly encouraged to play an
active role in their learning
process.
Courses in
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Cali and Bogota
Students who live in Bogotá will take classes
with local professors in that city. For classes
given in Colombia by professors from Tulane
University and other foreign universities,
they will travel to the campus of Universidad
Icesi in Cali. The cost of the airfare for
traveling from Bogotá to Cali on
approximately three weekends per semester
is included in the tuition fee. Students must
pay for their own traveling expenses.
Classes in Cali:
Meet every two 2 weeks, on Fridays from
3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturdays
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Classes in Bogotá:
Meet every two 2 weeks, on Fridays from
2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays
from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Faculty
The MBA program relies on a team of
Colombian and foreign professors who
possess a sterling academic
background and vast experience as
business consultants and managers.
ALAIN DUMONT
ALEX SLEPTSOV
ALFREDO RINCÓN
ALVARO MESA
HEC Paris Graduate School
of Management. Master of
Arts at Paris Sorbonne.
Professor of HEC of
Strategy and Business
Policy.
Ph.D. in Business
Administration (Strategy),
University of Illinois. MBA
University of Northern
IOWA. Master of Science
in Physics and Technology,
Moscow Engineering
Institute and Dresden
Technical University.
Magíster en
Administración,
Universidad de los Andes.
Especialista en Mercados,
Universidad Javeriana.
Ingeniero Civil, Universidad
de los Andes.
Magíster en
Comportamiento del
Consumidor, Universidad
Adolfo Ibañez.
Administrador de
Empresas, Universidad
Icesi. Gerente General
Almesco.
ÁLVARO SIERRA
ANA LUCÍA PAZ
ANDRÉS NARANJO
ARUP VARMA
Máster en Economía
Aplicada, Western
Michigan University.
Especialista en Sistemas de
Información, Universidad
del Valle. Especialista en
Finanzas Privadas,
Universidad del Rosario.
Economista, Universidad
de los Andes.
Ph.D. en Educación,
Universidad de Deusto.
Magíster en Sociología,
Universidad del Valle.
Especialista en Teoría y
Métodos de Investigación
en Sociología, Universidad
del Valle. Socióloga,
Universidad del Valle.
Máster en Diseño (énfasis
en Innovación y
Creatividad para la
Industria), Cranfield
University. Diseñador
Industrial, Universidad
Icesi.
Ph.D. in Industrial
Relations & Human
Resources, Rutgers
University. MS in
Personnel Management
& Industrial Relations,
Xavier Labor Relations
Institute. BS in
Economics, St. Xavier´s
College.
CAMILO FERNÁNDEZ
ENRIQUE RAMÍREZ R.
HÉCTOR OCHOA
HOOVER DELGADO
Magíster en
Administración MBA, con
énfasis en Gestión
Estratégica, Universidad
Icesi. Ingeniero Civil,
Universidad del Valle.
Ph.D. in Business
(Organizational Behavior),
Tulane University. Master
in International Business,
University of North
London. Máster en
Estudios Políticos,
Universidad Javeriana.
Economista, Universidad
Javeriana.
Ph.D. in Economics,
Syracuse University. MBA
Finanzas y Contabilidad,
Syracuse University.
Economía, Universidad
de Antioquia.
Ph.D. en Literatura (en curso),
Universidad Tecnológica de
Pereira. Magíster en
Literaturas Colombiana y
Latinoamericana, Universidad
del Valle. Especialista en
Prácticas Audiovisuales con
énfasis en Escritura,
Universidad del Valle.
Literatura e Idiomas,
Universidad Santiago de Cali.
Arte Dramático, Instituto
Popular de Cultura.
JERÓNIMO BOTERO
JORGE ARIZA
Ph.D. en Filosofía (en curso),
Universidad de Barcelona.
Magíster en Filosofía,
Universidad del Valle.
Especialista en Ética y
Derechos Humanos,
Universidad del Valle.
Licenciado en Filosofía,
Universidad del Valle.
Magíster en
Administración,
Universidad Icesi.
Especialista en
Administración con
concentración en gerencia
organizacional, Universidad
Icesi. Ingeniero Industrial,
Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana.
JUAN MANUEL
SALAMANCA
JUAN PABLO
MILANESE
Ph.D. en Diseño (área de
énfasis: Diseño de
Interacciones), Illinois
Institute of Technology,
Institute of Design. Máster
de Artes en Dirección de
Diseño, Domus Academy.
Diseñador Industrial,
Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana de Bogotá.
Ph.D. en Ciencias Políticas y
Sociales. Magíster en
Relaciones Internacionales:
Europa-América Latina,
Università degli Studi di
Bologna. Licenciado en
Ciencia Política,
Universidad de Buenos
Aires.
JOSÉ ROBERTO
CONCHA
Ph.D. in Business
(Marketing) y Master in
Management Science,
Tulane University. Ingeniero
Químico, Universidad del
Valle. Jefe del
Departamento de
Mercadeo y Negocios
Internacionales,
Universidad Icesi.
JUANITA CAJIAO
Ph.D. in Business
(Organizational Behavior),
Tulane University. Magíster
en Administración,
Universidad Icesi.
Especialista en
Administración del Talento
Humano, Universidad del
Valle. Psicóloga,
Universidad del Valle.
JUAN FELIPE HENAO
Ph.D. en Investigación de
Operaciones, Universidad
de Warwick. Magíster en
Ingeniería de Sistemas,
Universidad Nacional de
Colombia. Ingeniero Civil,
Universidad Nacional de
Colombia.
LARRY CRUMP
Ph.D. Griffith University,
School of Law. Master of
Social Work, University of
Utah, School of Social
Work. Bachelor of
Science, Sociology and
Psychology.
MAURICIO GONZÁLEZ
MAURICIO LENIS
MERCEDES FAJARDO
MICHAEL S. WILSON
Ph.D. in Business, Tulane
University. Master of
International Management,
Thunderbird University.
Bachelor of Marketing,
Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Ph.D. en Sociología
Jurídica, Universidad
Externado de Colombia.
Especialista en Derecho
Empresarial, Universidad
de Bucaramanga.
Abogado, Universidad de
Medellín.
Ph.D. (en curso) en Dirección
de Empresas: Estrategia y
Organización, Universidad de
Valencia. Máster en Finanzas,
Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México. D.U.
en Ciencias de la Gestión,
Universidad de Rouen.
Contadora Pública, Pontificia
Universidad Javeriana de Cali.
Administradora de Empresas,
Universidad Santiago de Cali.
Ph.D. in Organizational
Leadership, Lousiana State
University. Master in
Economics, Tulane
University. Professor of
Strategy, Leadership and
Entrepreneurship in the
Freeman School of
Business, Tulane University.
OSCAR LEÓN GARCÍA
PETER WOODS
RAQUEL PUENTE
ROBERT NIXON
MBA Arthur D. Little, School
of Management, University
of Cambridge. Especialista
en Finanzas, Universidad
Eafit. Administrador
Empresas, Universidad Eafit.
Ph.D. in International
Human Resource
Management, Griffith
University. BA, Arts
(Chinese), The University of
Queensland. BA, Social
Work (Honours), The
University of Queensland.
Ph.D. in Marketing, Tulane
University. Master of
Management , Tulane
University. MBA, IESA.
Especialización de
Mercadeo, IESA. Ingeniero
Civil, Universidad Central
de Venezuela.
Ph.D. in Strategic
Management, Texas A&M
University. B.A. in
Manufacturing Engineering,
Brigham Young University.
Associate Dean of Masters
Programs in the College of
Business University of
Louisville.
SILVIO BORRERO
Ph.D. in Business
(Organizational Behavior),
Tulane University. Magíster
en Administración,
Universidad Icesi.
Especialista en Sistemas
Gerenciales de Ingeniería,
Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana. Ingeniero
Industrial, Pontificia
Universidad Javeriana.
For admission
What do you need?
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A 3-year minimum professional experience in any area.
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Satisfying results in the PAEP admission test (Minimum score of 500).
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A higher intermediate level of English (B2)
How to apply?
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Registration: Duly completed online application form. www.icesi.edu.co/aspirantes_posgrado.php.
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Undergraduate degree: Applicants must submit a copy of their diploma or certificate of
graduation from an undergraduate program. They must also provide copies of their diplomas or
certificates of graduation from any other graduate programs, if available.
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Transcripts of undergraduate studies: If applicants have completed graduate studies, they
must also submit copies of their graduate transcripts. If applicants are Icesi alumni, they do not need
to submit their transcripts.
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Current CV.
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Three (3) color ID size photos.
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A copy of the applicant's personal identification document.
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Essay written in English addressing the following question: How are you going to make use of your
master studies in your professional career? (300 words).
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Certificates of professional experience that completes at least three years after graduation from an
undergraduate program.
How are the tests?
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PAEP admission test. A description of the test, including
practice exercises, can be found at the following website address:
www.laspau.harvard.edu/paep/instructivo.html.
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English language proficiency exam, administered by
Universidad Icesi. If applicants have the recent results of an
internationally recognized English language proficiency exam
(taken within the last two years), such as the TOEFL or the
Michigan test, they can submit their test results. According to
the European Union standards, the minimum level of English
proficiency required for admission to a program is B2 (Higher
Intermediate Level). The scale ranges from A1 to C2.
Dual degree
After successful completion of all requirements at Universidad Icesi,
students are awarded the degree of Magíster en Administración.
At the same time, Tulane University will grant the degree of Master
of Management to those students who have successfully met the
requirements of Universidad Icesi and earned the required number
of credits at Tulane University.
Other requirements for graduation in this dual-degree program are
completion of the research project and participation in the
international experience abroad.
Universidad Icesi
Mission:
The pursuit of learning, discovery and knowledge, taking action
to create a better world
Core values:
Recognition of the dignity of each individual
Honesty in personal and institutional actions
Passion for learning
Commitment to the wellbeing of society
Vision of the future:
In 2022, Universidad Icesi will be recognized by the Colombian
society, national organizations, and international academic
peers for the excellent education of its alumni, the increasing
visibility of its research, and the positive impact of its interaction
with the region and the country.
2015-1
Oficina de Comunicaciones, Universidad Icesi
SNIES-2004
Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Económicas
Teléfono: 555 2334 Ext.: 8247, 8221, 8014
Email: jmorozco@icesi.edu.co
info-maestrias@icesi.edu.co
www.icesi.edu.co/mbaglobal