Application Process
You may start the online application process when you wish, using the online application system. We welcome you to apply at any time. As admission to the programme is highly competitive, applications that are submitted in the final admission round tend to be assessed against a much larger and more competitive pool, and therefore we encourage you to apply as early as possible for your best chance of admission.
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
- Application Form (Apply online)
- Two Recommendation Letters
- Organisational Chart
- Organisation Sponsorship Letter
- Company Brochure
- Copy of Education Degrees or Official Transcripts of Grades and Degrees
- Application fee: RMB 1,000
The dates of the four Admissions Rounds below should be used to help plan and compose your application.
Candidates are required to take the Executive Assessment exam. The Executive Assessment is specifically designed to evaluate the business school readiness of seasoned professionals across all industries. The assessment focuses on skills that are critical both at work and in an EMBA programme: higher order reasoning, critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving. The test is administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), creators of the GMAT® exam. You can learn more about the Executive Assessment by visiting gmac.com/ea. The exam can be taken at any of GMAC’s 600+ testing centres around the world.
The Executive Assessment has three sections, each of which is strictly 30 minutes long: Integrated Reasoning; Verbal Reasoning; and Quantitative Reasoning. In the exam itself, the order in which the sections are tested is random.
You can download a brief introduction of the Executive Assessment to learn more.
(GMAT will still be acceptable for admission to the CEIBS Global EMBA programme, but prospective applicants are urged to take the Executive Assessment where possible).
After you submit the completed application, the CEIBS Global EMBA office will arrange an interview for you. The interview date will be within 2 weeks of the application round deadline.
The Admission Interview will last for up to one hour, and will be conducted by two interviewers simultaneously. Interviewers could be Global EMBA alumni, CEIBS professors, or senior Admissions staff. The interview will usually be conducted on CEIBS Shanghai campus, but if you prefer an interview via Skype due to your location, then this can also be arranged.
An admission decision will be made within two weeks of you completing the application process. The Admissions Committee will make an overall assessment of your candidacy after reviewing your application materials, your Executive Assessment score and interview result. Candidates should always be aware that they are being assessed within the context of a large, high-profile, and extremely talented pool of applicants.
Re-Application
The CEIBS Global EMBA office will keep all the application files for two years after your application submission. If your application is unsuccessful, and would like to reapply, please contact the CEIBS Global EMBA Office by telephone at +8621-28905699. We will keep you informed of all relevant re-application details.
