executive mba, studia mba cena

Executive MBA in English

Level
MBA, EMBA
Executive programs
Duration
18 months
Language
EN
Obtained title
Certificate of completion postgraduate studies, MBA Diploma
Mode
Part-time,
Thurs, Fri, Sat.

About the Executive MBA

The recruitment process will remain open until September 15th. We encourage all interested candidates to submit their applications before the deadline.

Welcome to Kozminski Executive Business School,

In these times of extremely dynamic changes, we all feel that changing our mindset and developing our competencies is the best, and even necessary, course of action. Constantly leaving our comfort zones allows us to reach higher, realize aspirations, become a better version of ourselves, and discover unknown but fascinating areas. Personal development is also a philosophy, a way of life, a path to achieving goals, and a goal in itself.

Guided by this belief, I invite you to Kozminski Executive Business School – a unique environment where transformational experiences, unlimited opportunities to acquire knowledge, exchange experiences and build exceptional relationships await you.

Using 30 years of experience in delivering the highest quality managerial education, Kozminski Executive Business School pursues an extremely broad mission, contributing to the development of managers and companies. The development programs, trainings, consulting, but also support in conducting research are all that modern companies may need to constantly improve.

I invite you to the best – according to "Financial Times" – business school in Central and Eastern Europe. To a place where business collaborates with science.

Sylwia Hałas-Dej, Ph.D. Kozminski Executive Business School Dean | Program Director

THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM

We wish to provide you with a holistic perspective on the most important managerial problems. Handling tactical and strategic decisions made at the executive level, monitoring performance and taking remedial action, addressing the changes taking place in the business environment, negotiating pivotal deals, designing flexible and efficient communication systems – all these responsibilities require diligence, technical proficiency, and emotional intelligence. Our Executive MBA is focused in particular on helping you grow as a leader and change your mindset. We place a big emphasis on the development of your leadership potential. This program aims at assisting you in challenging yourself in multiple dimensions and – as a result – helping you engineer smarter solutions for sustainable value creation.

Students of the Executive MBA conducted in English will benefit in class from using learning materials from Harvard Business Publishing Education.

The HBP Education catalog, includes articles, case studies, podcasts, videos, and simulations. HBPE’s learning materials cover a wide range of disciplines – from accounting, business, economics, entrepreneurship, and marketing, to negotiation, management, strategy, or sales. That's more than 60,000 materials from more than 50 sources, making it an extremely comprehensive resource for students as well as faculty. More information.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

Kozminski University in the "Financial Times" business schools rankings:

FT Rankings 2024

Program highlights

1
"Financial Times" rankings

Kozminski University's Executive MBA program holds 62nd place in the global "Financial Times" ranking. It is the only Polish program that has been present in this ranking for over 12 years and still holds a strong position among the top one hundred universities in the world. At the same time, it is the best and only Executive MBA program in Central Europe. The ranking is published annually by the "Financial Times".

2
Triple Crown of accreditations

Kozminski University holds three of the most prestigious international accreditations known as the ‘Triple Crown’ (AASCB, EQUIS, AMBA). Only around 100 business schools globally (less than 1% of all business schools) can boast such an outstanding achievement. These accreditations attest to the highest internationally certified quality of education programs run by the university, and provide a guarantee that graduates will acquire up-to-date skills required to handle contemporary business challenges and recognized internationally in various industries.

3
National MBA Ranking

KU’s Executive MBA is the best MBA program in Poland according to the latest “Perspektywy” national ranking.

4
Residential Week in ESCP Business School

Classes combined with company visits.
During the residential week, we visit two companies in order to become familiar with the best managerial practices, learn about their competitive advantages, and understand the challenges they face.

5
Additional opportunity - Double MBA with Porto Business School

Executive MBA in English Participants have the possibility to complete additional courses and be awarded Executive MBA diploma by Porto Business School.

6
Additional session within the MBA Consortium framework.

Executive MBA Consortium for Global Business Innovation is a group of 12 leading and elite business schools in the world. The within the EMBA Consortium is provided as part of the tuition fee.

7
Fast track

The program lasts 3 semesters, classes are held in a blended format and meetings are scheduled once a month. This allows you to maintain a balance between classes and your private/professional life.

8
Access to Harvard Business Publishing Education’s Resources

Thanks to the signed agreement, students of the Executive MBA conducted in English will benefit in class from using learning materials from Harvard Business Publishing Education. More information.

International touch

FT Global Executive MBA Ranking - our Executive MBA program in the years 2009-2010 and 2012-2024 was featured – as the only Polish program – among the 100 best programs in the world. In the 2023 Global EMBA ranking, the program was ranked 62nd.

The ranking is based on surveys sent to higher education institutions and their graduates. The main ranking criteria are: current earnings of graduates, the increase in these earnings, career progress, professional experience, and goals achieved. Other criteria: presences of courses covering CSR, ethics, social and environmental issues in the curriculum, international diversity, and the value of scientific research.

QS Executive MBA Ranking

QS Executive MBA Ranking We are among 100 universities included in the QS Executive MBA Ranking 2021. In this year's edition of this prestigious global ranking, a program from KU was included for the first time.

According to QS methodology, business schools are evaluated on the basis of such criteria as: career achievements (including salary growth after graduation and number of graduates who were promoted within a year after graduation), the reputation of the university among valued employers from various industries, the professional positions of MBA students, and the academic level of the staff.

Kozminski's graduates ranked highest – 14th globally and 7th in Europe – in terms of professional positions of Executive MBA program participants.

Our University has been featured in the QS Executive MBA Ranking every year since 2021.

Additional trips

ESCP Residential week

During the obligatory residential week in Berlin, participants attend a range of courses taught by the leading faculty of ESCP Business School. The goal is to offer the participants an international perspective on entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation - factors that create industry champions.

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Additional session as part of the EMBA Consortium

Part of the courses at the partner campuses abroad is a proven way to gain an intercultural context for the knowledge gained and to establish contacts with students from around the world.

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Additional opportunity - Double MBA with Porto Business School

Executive MBA in English Participants have the possibility to complete additional courses and be awarded Executive MBA diploma by Porto Business School.

The candidates will be accepted by the separate Double MBA Admission Comittee and will be required to:

  • complete additional courses at PBS (Leadership, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing, Global Supply Chain Management) and obtain a settled amount of ECTS credits;
  •  prepare a joint MBA final project, complete a dissertation seminar and oral defense in front of the joint committee of both KU and PBS

This will be possible during two in-campus stays at PBS and additional online sessions.

Double MBA costs are additional with regard to the Executive MBA in English fee. The participants cover all the costs related to this option (including travel and accommodation).

 

Targe audience

Each of our MBA participants is an exceptional and unique individual. This diversity translates into an extremely fruitful learning environment. Our students come from different industries, each with a different area of expertise and business experience, but they all share a desire to grow. We believe that when everyone shares their knowledge and experience with others, everyone benefits from it. You will see the world of business in a different dimension and discover new opportunities.

The program is designed for:

  • high-potential managers
  • people with experience working at senior management positions
  • owners of medium and big private businesses
  • people aspiring to become top executives

The requirement is to have at least 8 years of professional experience, including 5 years working as a manager.

Enjoy video highlights from the MBA Graduation Ceromony 2022.

Program Director

Sylwia Hałas-Dej

Dean of Kozminski Executive Business School and Director of the Executive MBA. She is responsible on a day-to-day basis for defining the development needs of managers, and creating postgraduate programs, courses, and MBA studies. She is also responsible for relations with Kozminski University MBA alumni.

Sylwia is a panel member of the Association of MBAs, an international organization awarding the prestigious AMBA accreditation to universities around the world. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of ERBUD SA and the International School of Management. She is also the President of the Kozminski Development Foundation.

Sylwia has been designing development programs for future managers for over 20 years. She is an expert in managerial development, a certified trainer of development tools, and a specialist in the development needs of managers and defining them, as well as building university-business relations

Program

During 18 months of intensive classes based on workshops, live discussions, and advisory sessions, the program participants will delve through all dimensions of the duties and responsibilities of modern executives.

Hands-on projects, business simulations based on state-of-the-art solutions (software and databases), presentations, exams, and – most importantly – a comprehensive consulting project should equip the participants with a cutting-edge toolkit capable of advancing their careers or bringing pending business projects to fruition.

  • Orientation-Information Session
  • Self and Team Management, and Taking Responsibility for the Decisions Made

Module I: Fundamental Managerial Knowledge

Explore the trends shaping the economy of today. Learn about their consequences for your business across financial and managerial domains. Gain a strong grasp of corporate finance, strategic reporting, marketing, quantitative, and analytical techniques. Enhance your negotiation skills.

  • Managerial Economics
  • Management Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Business Statistics
  • Management
  • Civil and Commercial Law
  • Marketing
  • Negotiations

Module II: Strategic and Tactical Management

Draft a plan for managing all company resources. Understand and reverse-engineer the sources of competitive advantage. Explore the key value drivers and conduct a comprehensive analysis of a business performance record. Draw a timeline for important strategic decisions and equip yourself with an adequate toolkit to execute them.

  • Strategic Management
  • E-business Strategies
  • HRM Strategies
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Strategic Negotiations
  • Simulation Business Game

Module III: Actionable Leadership

Learn to navigate disruptive transformations. Design a digitalization strategy for your company. Hone your team management skills. Learn how to convert personal leadership capital into a competitive advantage for your company. Appreciate the role of trust and ethics in modern agile management structures. Come up with improvements to internal communication systems.

  • Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Emotional Intelligence – Personal Leadership Asset
  • Digital Transformation
  • Building Strategic Advantage Through Ethical Behavior and Trust
  • Networking
  • Professional Public Presentation

Module IV: International Management and Entrepreneurship

Get an international perspective on contemporary managerial issues. Learn to leverage intercultural differences. Familiarize yourself with business practices from international industry leaders.

Module V: Elective courses

Choose the three courses of your interest (the choice is made together by the whole group).

Module VI: Consulting Project

Time to reflect on the upcoming business opportunities, on a pivotal project which will take your career to the next level. A plan for a new venture, a buyout, important operational restructurings, M&A... Your plans and assumptions will be confronted and reviewed by a panel of industry experts (with confidentiality guaranteed).

Total number of teaching hours: 580* (including 92 hours of online classes) * one teaching hour = 45 minutes

ESCP Residential week

During the residential week in Berlin, participants attend a range of courses taught by the leading faculty of ESCP Business School. The goal is to offer the participants an international perspective on entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation - factors that create industry champions.

During the residential week, participants visit two companies in order to explore the best managerial practices, learn about their competitive advantages, and understand the challenges they face.

 

Courses to be taken:

  • International Strategy
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Intercultural leadership

Participants receive a recognized credential from ESCP Business School: a certificate of completion of the International Management and Entrepreneurship program.

The program ends with a consulting project. Projects are prepared in groups of 3-4 participants, which encourages networking and the formation of cross-industry interdisciplinary managerial teams capable of delivering complex business solutions. Projects are prepared under the supervision of an experienced faculty member. Along the way, participants have an opportunity to receive several opinions on multiple aspects of their project. At the end of the program, projects are defended in front of a panel of experts. Any important tactical or strategic business decision taken at a senior level requires a thorough analysis and discussion. While some nurture the idea of finalizing finalizing some new business ventures, others manage complex hierarchical corporate structures requiring multi-level implementation procedures and reaching a consensus to bring any large-scale business project to fruition. The structure of the Consulting Project module makes it possible to accommodate the specificity of any and every business environment.

Additional opportunity - Double MBA with Porto Business School

Executive MBA in English Participants have the possibility to complete additional courses and be awarded Executive MBA diploma by Porto Business School.

The candidates will be accepted by the separate Double MBA Admission Comittee and will be required to:

 - complete additional courses at PBS (Leadership, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing, Global Supply Chain Management) and obtain a settled amount of ECTS credits;

 - prepare a joint MBA final project, complete a dissertation seminar and oral defense in front of the joint committee of both KU and PBS

This will be possible during two in-campus stays at PBS and additional online sessions.

Double MBA costs are additional with regard to the Executive MBA in English fee. The participants cover all the costs related to this option (including travel and accommodation).

Organization of classes

The program lasts 3 semesters.

Classes take place once or twice a month, on:

  • Thursdays, 13:45 – 20:30
  • Fridays, 13:45 – 20:30
  • Saturdays, 8:45 – 15:45

Additionally, there are online sessions organized in-between.

 

Onsite sessions planned for the first semester 2024/2025:

  • 17-19.10.2024
  • 21-23.11.2024
  • 12-14.12.2024
  • 23-25.01.2025
  • 20-22.02.2025

Additionally, there are online sessions organized in-between.

Sessions

Month No. of sessions

October               1            

November           1          

December           1

January                1

February             1

March                  2

April                     residential week - Berlin

May                      1

June                      2

July                       1

August                 free

September          1

October               2

November           1

December           1

January                1

March                  Final project defense

Total no. of sessions: 17

Additionally, there are online sessions organized in-between.

Faculty

Prof. Paweł Mielcarz

Head of the Department of Finance, the Substantive Coordinator of MBA studies for Financiers and postgraduate financial studies. He was also the deputy director of the College of Management and Finance, where he was responsible for the development of financial studies conducted in English.

As a consultant, he took part in several hundred consulting projects and training sessions in the field of broadly understood corporate finances. As a court expert, he also prepared expert opinions in court, prosecutor's and arbitration proceedings and those conducted by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. In his professional career, Professor Mielcarz was a member of several supervisory boards of companies.

He is the author or co-author of several dozen scientific articles and two books. Professor Mielcarz has taught at several European business universities and permanently cooperates with ESSCA - School of Management. He completed, among others, Global Colloquium on Participant - Centered Learning and Case Study Workshop programs organized by Harvard Business School.

Prof. Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinarič

Doctor habilitated in economic sciences, KU Professor in the Department of Strategy. Lecturer in doctoral studies, EMBA, postgraduate and graduate studies, also at foreign universities in France, Austria and Slovenia.

Specializes in the theory of strategy and internationalization of enterprises. She is a consultant in the area of strategic consulting in the field of corporate growth strategy and implementation of a balanced scorecard for leading chemical and energy companies and non-profit organizations. Since 2004 she has been working with business in student projects. Since 2017 she has been conducting consulting projects at the Koźmiński MBA studies. She also acts as a scientific supervisor of doctoral students.

Her research interests focus on the strategy and internationalization process of companies from emerging economies, decision making processes and the role of distance in foreign expansion.

She is a member of several scientific organizations, including the Academy of International Business, Strategic Management Society and European International Business Academy (EIBA). She is the author of several dozen publications in the field of international strategy and management, publishing in recognized foreign journals such as Journal of Business Research, Business History, Journal for East European Management Studies, European Journal of International Management.

Prof. Grzegorz Mazurek

Kozminski University Rector, professor at the Department of Marketing and leader of studies related to the digital area (master's degree: Management in a virtual environment, Master in Digital Marketing, postgraduate: Internet Marketing, E-commerce, Digital Transformation of Business). Director of the CYBERMAN Digital Transformation Research Center. Founding member of the Institute for Information Society Development. Independent consultant and trainer, online marketing practitioner, associated with the internet industry since year 2000.

His portfolio includes a number of e-marketing projects for brands such as m.in: Mars, Nikon, Nokia, IKEA, Michelin, PZU Życie, Egmont, NBP, Nikon, Kredyt Bank, Eden Springs, CH Beck, Aquanet, Majonez Kielecki, Polpharma, Unizeto Technologies. He was also responsible for PR and marketing communication for K2 Internet S.A. and advisor in the field of internet communication of the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland. Author of several dozen scientific and popular science publications and several books. Member of the Council for Digitization at the Minister of Digital Affairs in the years 2016-2018.

Prof. Robert Rządca

Deputy Rector of Kozminski University, Vice Rector for Research and Personnel Development. Co-founder of the Higher School of Entrepreneurship and Management, currently Kozminski University. Between 1993-2015 Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of ALK.

Head of the Negotiations Department. Chairman of the Committee for Accreditation of The Human Resources Excellence in Research and the Council for Academic Staff Development. Since 2011 member of the Research Council. Long-term research and didactic employee of ALK and the University of Warsaw. He has completed internships at Harvard University and DePaul University, among others.

Specializes in negotiations, strategic management, research and development management. An experienced mediator.

He was the scientific supervisor of more than two hundred diploma projects at the Executive MBA studies. He has conducted over one hundred and twenty consulting and training projects for such organizations as: Netia, NBP, Gaz System, M. st. Warszawa, Metro Group, PKN Orlen, Medicover, LOT, PZU, KGHM. He is an expert in implementing the concept of Industry 4.0 in enterprises. He is the author and co-author of several dozen articles in scientific journals and two monographs - Negotiations, 1997 (together with Paweł Wujec) and Negotiations in Business, 2004.

Co-founder and Vice President of the Management Board in Scott Tiger SA, an IT company offering tailor-made solutions for telecommunications, insurance and banking. Member of the Supervisory Board of K2 Internet SA. And Omig S.A.

Prof. Ilona Hunek

Lecturer and trainer with twenty years of experience. Licensed partner of Richard Lewis Communication Centre™. He is a research and teaching fellow at the Department of Strategy, Department of Negotiations at Kozminski University in Warsaw and an associate of University College Dublin in Ireland.

He teaches classes in diversity management, human capital in organizations, people management in international companies, negotiation, strategic negotiation and leadership in Warsaw, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Singapore, among others. 
 
She provides training and consulting in the areas of negotiation (including strategic and international negotiation), communication and cross-cultural cooperation based on the LMR culture model - one of the most effective tools for professionals to navigate cross-cultural environments. He specializes in the broad topics of diversity management in organizations, negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution, as well as the discipline of self-management and personal development.

She conducts research in the field of people management in multinational companies. Her doctoral thesis defended at University College Dublin dealt with people management practices in international banks in Poland during the transition period.  

As a trainer, she has conducted training courses on negotiation and conflict resolution for many companies and non-business organizations - including Polish banks (a series of training courses on negotiating with clients for PKO PB) and international banks (sales negotiation training for Deutsche Bank, negotiation training for Infosys), hotels (negotiation training in organization for Sobieski Hotel), representatives of municipalities, Police Headquarters (international negotiations), Border Services, and open training courses on negotiation as part of European Union programs. For several years she has been cooperating with the European Academy of Negotiation in the field of negotiation training and with the Talent Institute in the field of personal development training in organizations.

From 2007 to 2008 she was an advisor to the Irish Trade Union Congress on issues relating to integration of immigrant workers and diversity in the organization. Among other things, she prepared a negotiation training program for employee representatives.

Prof. Krzysztof Obłój

A specialist in strategic and international management. He is one of the most cited Polish specialists in economics and management worldwide. Public advisor to President Bronislaw Komorowski.

He has taught at global business schools, including Sun-Yat Sen University and Chinese University of Hong Kong in China, University of Illinois at Urbana, Yale University, CCSU and Duquesne University in the USA, Norwegian Norwegian School of Management and Bodo Graduate School of Management, French ESCP-EAP and Ecole Nationale des Pont et Chaussees, UK's Henley on Thames and Slovenia's Bled School of Management. He has been an announcer at dozens of scientific seminars at global business schools. 

He is the author of more than 150 scientific articles published in the most prestigious FT-listed scientific periodicals, including Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Journal of Management Studies, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Research, International Small Business Journal, Business History, European Journal of International Management, European Management Journal, Journal of Organizational Change Management and Polish scientific periodicals. 

He has been a member of the European International Business Academy for more than 30 years, and was elected one of the organization's Fellows in 2005 in recognition of his scholarly achievements in the field of International Business. He has also been a member of SMS, AIB and AMA for many years.

His books are published in the US and Europe (including Management Systems, 1993; Winning: Continuous Improvement Theory in High Performance Organizations, 1995; Emerging economies and firms in the global crisis, Palgrave Macmillan, London 2012; Passion and discipline of strategy, New York 2014). Books published in Poland: Organization Strategy: in search of sustainable competitive advantage, 2014, Passion and discipline of strategy , 2010 and 2016, prazka strategii firmy, 2018 have become bestsellers on the Polish market and have received a number of awards and honors from the KNOiZ PAN, SGH, Think Tank and Economicus.

He has received many research and teaching awards in Poland and abroad, including the Central Eastern European Management Association's “Scholar of Central Europe” award.  

He has extensive practical experience. He was chairman or member of supervisory boards of Orlen SA, Dwory SA, PZU SA, Agora SA, Eurobank SA, Alior Bank SA, IMPEL SA, AMBRA SA, Polmos Lublin SA, Prochem SA, among others. He has advised international and Polish companies.  His research and consulting interests revolve around issues of strategy, international management, entrepreneurship, and management problems and paradoxes. He is currently conducting research on the adaptation of Polish companies to pandemic situations.

Prof. Jacek Tomkiewicz

Doctor of Economics, Dean of the College of Finance and Economics, professor of ALK in the Department of Economics. Scientific Director at the TIGER Research Center for Transformation, Integration and Globalization in KU. 

Lecturer with many years of experience, conducts classes at graduate, post-graduate (including MBA) and doctoral studies, he is also a visiting professor at several European universities. He has completed several research internships in foreign institutions, including Stanford University in the USA, Columbia University in the USA, Harvard University in the USA, OECD in Paris and Brighton University.

An expert in the field of economics, economy and public finances. Author of studies and expert opinions in the field of macroeconomics and public finance prepared for the Ministry of Finance, Chancellery of the Prime Minister, National Bank of Poland and commercial companies. In 2002-2003 he served as an advisor to the Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Finance, and was a member of the team responsible for structural reforms within the public finance system. 

Author of publications in the field of macroeconomics, economic policy and public finance.

Dr Andrzej Kuśmierz

Co-founder, program developer and mentor of the WAW.ac Technology Companies Accelerator. Founder and CEO of Idea2Business (PreSeed & Venture Building), builds companies and implements innovations, working with graduates, with researchers and with technology developers who want to turn their projects into businesses.

Lecturer at Kozminski University, graduate of Warsaw University, Top500 Innovators program at Stanford University and Leadership Academy for Poland.

Provides consulting, lectures and workshops in the areas of innovation, strategy, leadership and e-business. Advises companies in the IT, telecommunications and medical industries, among others, in building long-term competitive advantage.

Mentor in international startup competitions Intel Global Challenge, Citi Mobile Challenge, the DT WARP accelerator program at hub:raum and Challenge Up.

Dr Paweł Wnuczak

Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance at Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland.

His research interests include profitability assessment, the valuation of business and controlling systems. He has published articles on corporate finance and valuation. He was appointed the director of the Financial Analysis program at Kozminski University.

He has delivered lectures covering: mathematical finance, finance, corporate finance management, financial analysis, financial planning, controlling, value management and corporate valuation, capital structure and cost, international finance, derivative market on undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and MBA studies at Kozminski University, ESSCA School of Management,  Warsaw University, Pope John Paul II State School Of Higher Education, and the University of Finance and Management.

He has delivered training in the scope of development of documentation to apply for UE funds (development of feasibility studies, business plans, applications), management of corporate finance, budgeting, controlling, valuation, and management of company value, financial analysis, evaluation of profitability of investment projects.

He has been involved in a number of consulting projects, including the valuation of companies, financial analysis, implementation of controlling systems and preparing feasibility studies. He has taken part in over 100 consulting projects.

Dorora Szkodny Ciołek
Dr Dorota Szkodny-Ciołek

Doctor of sociology, accredited coach by the International Coach Federation and the Coaching Training Institute (USA) for leadership skills training.

He has been teaching in Executive MBA programs and training in leadership competencies for 20 years.  He relies heavily on the Adaptive Leadership paradigm and systems thinking. He focuses on the competencies needed to diagnose a leadership challenge. In her work on adaptation and mobilization, she uses coaching skills, which are indispensable to learn about individual motivations and sources of resistance. And lately she has been consumed with the topic of psychological resilience and such leadership work that both the leader and the system in which they function can not only survive, but thrive.

Dorota holds a PhD in sociology from Temple University in the US. She was also educated at the Wharton School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Columbia University, Center for Right Relationships, American Management Association and American Society for Training Development, among others. She loves to read and wander the beaches of Hel for miles.

Dr Maciej Madziński

Practitioner with over a decade of experience in strategic management and digital transformation of organizations working with both business and academic communities. Trainer, academic lecturer, mentor of future leaders.

Conducts lectures and workshops at MBA programs, open trainings, classes at graduate and postgraduate programs, including strategic consulting projects at MBA programs. He specializes in the areas of management and informatization. He also supports companies in strategy creation and execution, using project management tools. 

Since 2023, he has been Vice President of Escola S.A. - a technology company that develops mobile and web applications, provides digital transformation and AI consulting services, and develops its own venture-building products. He is responsible for operational excellence, strategy execution and building international partnerships at the company.  Previously, he was Managing Director of Digital Transformation and Support Functions at KROSS S.A. He was responsible for digital transformation and related functions, administration and the legal department. In his career, he also served as Chief Operating Officer and IT Director of Kozminski University. He has been with Kozminski University since 2007.

He has also served on two supervisory boards, including the supervisory board of Kozminski Business Hub. He is also a partner of Kirov Strategic Negotiators Sp. z o.o. and a lecturer at Kozminski Executive Business School of Kozminski University.

He is passionate about strategic management (in particular strategy building and execution) and “agile” project management, organizational change implementation. For years, he has been implementing large, complex digital transformations of companies from building digital transformation strategies through effective implementation of systems to managing the change in the organization resulting from such transformation. He has carried out projects both as a hiring manager in an organization and as a strategic consultant - he has supported higher education, ed-tech companies, but also manufacturing and retail companies in their digital transformation.

As part of his duties as KROSS Managing Director, he coordinated major implementations in the areas of organizational operational management, data analytics, customer relationship building (CRM) and B2B e-commerce sales, using SAP and Salesforce technologies. He was also responsible for coordinating the process of developing the strategy of the entire KROSS S.A. company until 2026. The projects implemented at KROSS in both SAP and Salesforce technologies have become reference projects presented as so-called “good practices” both at conferences in Poland and abroad (Salesforce Live, SAP NOW, etc.).

As part of his duties as Chief Operating Officer of ALK, he specialized in implementing strategic programs in the area of broader administration, particularly in the area of infrastructure development and information technology. He also managed the Project Office at ALK and was responsible for the university's project portfolio. The team under him managed project portfolios and coordinated key strategic initiatives of Kozminski University. 

He received his PhD in 2020, defending with distinction his dissertation in the discipline of management and quality sciences entitled. “Project Management in Turquoise Organizations.” The dissertation is devoted to the operation of self-organizing enterprises, including in particular how projects are managed. Currently, he is also shifting his research interests related to self-organizing companies towards the so-called “Positive Leadership” embedded firmly in the concept of the so-called “Positive Psychology”.

Dr Marcin Awdziej

An assistant professor in the Marketing Department of Kozminski University. His research interests include areas such as consumer behaviour, marketing in creative industries, marketing communications and critical marketing, in which he authored and co – authored many publications. In 2002 he was awarded Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing by Chartered Institute of Marketing, in 2009 – diploma of International Faculty Development Program at IESE, Barcelona. He has extensive teaching experience, gained in Poland and abroad, for example France, China, and Mexico. In the years 2018-2020 he served as National Representative of Poland in EMAC Executive Committee.

Prof. Dorota Dobija

Professor of economic sciences. Expert in accounting and finance. Certified accountant. Graduate of the Cracow University of Economics in the field of Economic Cybernetics and Information Technology. Business trainer. Scholarship holder of the Fulbright Foundation. Member of the Chapter of the Accountant of the Year award. She is the Head of the Department of Accounting. Worked as a visiting professor in many universities in the USA and Europe.

Coordinator of many national and international research projects in the fields of intellectual capital measurement, corporate governance and financial and non-financial reporting. She has won numerous scientific awards and prizes. She is the author of numerous works on accounting, finance, intellectual capital management and corporate governance. Since 2017, she has served as vice-president of the European Academy of Management. Member of supervisory boards of institutions in the financial sector.

Dr Kaja Prystupa-Rządca

Expert on management in a virtual environment. Assistant professor in the Department of Management at Kozminski University.

Author of articles, and commentator for such media as: Newsweek, Rzeczpospolita, Gazeta Wyborcza, Personel i Zarządzanie, HR.news, Zwierciadło, Radio Zet, Radio TOK FM. He cooperates with universities from the United States, Finland and Switzerland in the area of research projects and simulation games on virtual cooperation.

For 10 years, he has been promoting the idea of virtual work and educating in the area of good communication practices. He cooperates with KanBo and Dual Academy in the area of developing virtual cooperation processes.

Dr Grzegorz Dzwonnik
Dr Grzegorz Dzwonnik

Manager, consultant and university lecturer. Specializes in strategic management and project management. Graduate of the Gdansk University of Technology (Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics) and the University of Gdansk (Faculty of Economics). Partner of the international think tank Synergy Services Group. Lecturer of the MBA program conducted by WSB in Gdansk and Northampton University (UK). Certified project manager (PMP, P2P, CSM, CSPO).

Certified Kanban Management Professional (Kanban University) and PROSCI Change Management Certification. He works with IPMA's International Project Excellence Award, where he leads international expert teams to help companies improve their project management culture.

Prof. Dr. Claus Köhler, LL.M.

Claus Köhler is specialized in corporate law, M&A, joint ventures, antitrust law, restructuring and arbitration. His emphasis in these areas is also on transborder issues, with a particular focus on the USA, Poland and the UK. He also gained special expertise in trademark law and copyright law while working at a multinational firm based in the USA. Claus Köhler also advises on compliance, especially relating to company law and antitrust law, and on D&O liability. 
He represents clients before the courts and arbitration panels in these areas. Claus Köhler is President of the Permanent Arbitration Panel of the German-Romanian Chamber of lndustry and Commerce in Bucharest and is Vice President of the Permanent Arbitration Panel of the German-Polish Chamber of lndustry and Commerce. He has been an arbitrator or party representative in numerous arbitration proceedings (ICC, UNCITRAL, DIS and ad hoc). Claus Köhler is a founding partner of MEISTERLAW (2010). Prior to this, he was a partner in international law firms in Munich for a total of 15 years. He founded and was managing partner of foreign branches in London and Warsaw. Claus Köhler worked four years in a multinational US-based firm, and was as a lawyer in Munich for two years prior to that. 
He studied law at the University of Munich (Dr. jur., 1990), the University of Geneva and at Georgetown University (LL.M., 1989) and is a professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw (2001). Claus Köhler is admitted to the New York bar and to the United States Supreme Court. He is a certifled specialist in trade and company law (Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht).

Dr Christine Naschberger

Dr. Christine Naschberger is currently a full professor at the Department of Organizational Studies & Ethics at Audencia Business School in France. She holds a PhD in Human Resource Management (HRM) from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) and an MSc in Business Administration from Leopold-Franzens University in Austria. She is a visiting scholar at the Maastricht University (Netherlands) and the ISCAE Business School in Casablanca (Morocco). Her research focuses on Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DEI) and Managerial Careers in an Organizational Context. Her research has been published in European Management Review; Gender, Work & Organisation; Question(s) de Management; and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): An International Journal. Christine published several books and practical guides.

Our alumni - our pride

Jarosław Dudoń

Finance Site Lead, Cisco Systems Poland Sp. z o.o.
Executive MBA in English at Kozminski University was a choice I do not regret. The passionate teachers, who in addition to theory also have business experience, systematized my knowledge and opened up more areas that I should explore. My EMBA group turned out to be extremely harmonious and inspiring. I consider the 18 months of MBA studies to be one of the best investments in my career.

 

 

Sebastian Gawelowicz

Global DBS Manager - Consumer Activation, BAT 

Thanks to the Kozminski top-notch Executive MBA program, you will learn a lot about business, but you will also learn a lot about yourself as a person and as a leader. It is a journey through the complexity of both numbers and human interactions with courses in economics, corporate finance, negotiations, leadership and emotional intelligence. It is a practical experience. During the program you will make many strategic choices throughout case studies, business simulations, practical group exercises and eventually the final project that ties everything together.

Importantly, the Executive MBA is a multi-player adventure with a cohort of like-minded, and yet so interestingly different professionals. Your colleagues will challenge you, inspire you, support you and help you create unforgettable memories along the way.

Yes, the journey won't be easy. Yet as Aristotle once said, "the roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet". True. The Kozminski Executive MBA provides remarkable opportunities for growth. And that’s half of the success. The other half is up to you.

Who does an Executive MBA?

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Admission

64th edition – admission is open until 15.09.2025, and the program is scheduled to start in October 2025.

The admission process is based on competition and consists of two stages:

1) an admission GMAT-type test taken on the premises of the University

2) an admission interview with faculty members and educational advisors

The admissions committee invests a considerable effort in making sure that the group of participants is diverse, representing different industries, life paths, executive positions, and backgrounds in education. Blending multiple perspectives is the source of the program's uniqueness.

The requirement is to have at least 8 years of professional experience – including 5 years working as a manager – and a diploma of higher education. The knowledge of English is checked during the admission test.

  • Copy of one’s diploma of higher education – degree diploma at least on Bachelor level or higher; in case of the diplomas issued outside Poland the candidates are kindly asked to provide also a copy of the diploma suplement (transcript of records) and an official translation of both the diploma and the supplement into English.
  • CV
  • Motivational letter
  • Photo in a digital format (JPG)
  • National ID card or a passport
  • Proof of payment of the admission procedure fee
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General information

Please check the application rules and the description of the MBA program your choice.

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Registration

Fill in our online application form.

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Fees

Admission fee should be transferred to the University account or could be settled during online application.

The program finishes with a written final project covering a solution to a specific management problem. The diploma project is developed in groups of 3-4, and is to be defended before an examination board. An additional condition to finish the studies is to pass all courses taught during three semesters of the program.

Tuition fees

Table of fees
Admission procedure fee 950 PLN
Price (an option to pay in three installments, 32 900 PLN each) 98 700 PLN
Price including discount for KU graduates* (an option to pay in three installments, 29 610 PLN each) 88 830 PLN
Price including discount for one-off payment* 95 700 PLN

An additional option - Double MBA with Porto Business School

Program cost: 2000 EUR

The participants cover all additional costs related to Double MBA option, including travel and accommodation.

Bank account details:

Kozminski University 03-301 Warsaw, ul. Jagiellońska 57/59 BANK PEKAO SA in Warsaw 20 1240 1024 1111 0010 1646 0637

Invoices: Anyone interested in receiving an INVOICE, please contact Ms. Agnieszka Fabiańska: agaf@kozminski.edu.pl

We kindly inform that editions are launched with the specified number of participants, allowing proper group dynamics.

* The offered discounts (discount for graduates, discount for one-off payment, any additional discounts) are not cumulative.