New international DBA Program from ‘Triple Crown’ accredited Aalto University Executive Education

Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) and Aalto University, Finland have jointly launched a new international Doctor of Business Administration program, the Aalto Executive DBA. The Aalto Executive DBA is designed for experienced executives who wish to complete a doctoral program alongside their work. This working-life oriented program includes applied research.

–          The DBA is an international doctoral program offered by high-quality educational institutions. We provide an internationally competitive DBA program for companies and executives who are interested in developing themselves further. The program has attracted interest, especially in Asia, where Aalto EE has thousands of Executive MBA alumni, says the Academic Director of the Aalto Executive DBA Program, Professor Henrikki Tikkanen, Aalto University School of Business.

Year after year, Finland has been at the top of the international Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which gauges students’ key skills required in the future. Finnish executive education programs are also among the best in the world. As part of Aalto University, Aalto EE holds all three of the respected international business university accreditations: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, – widely called the “Triple Crown”, and represents the top 0.4% in the world. The Aalto Executive MBA Program is ranked number one in the Nordic countries, and number 83 in the world.

–          Aalto EE serves as a bridge between East and West in terms of leadership expertise. Achieving top quality lies at the core of our operations. We want to be the preferred partner of international companies in Northern Europe and Asia, says Dr. Minna Hiillos, Business Area Director, MBA and EMBA Programs, Aalto EE.

The Aalto Executive DBA Program can be completed, alongside work, in three to six years. The program has a rolling intake, and a personal progress plan is tailored for each participant.

–          Aalto Executive DBA serves both the student and the employer. Students can write their DBA dissertations for their employers; theory and practice become linked and create new knowledge that can immediately be applied to the company’s development activities, Hiillos continues.