Why sponsor someone in YU EMBA?

Develop international experienced leaders faster

You can develop your high-potential people into internationally experienced, globally oriented managers through a series of job rotations and projects over a number of years. However, with the YU Executive MBA, future leaders can get there faster.

Identifying and developing a strong management team is critical to a company’s success in today’s global business world. The YU Executive MBA program helps companies prepare high potential managers for positions of greater responsibility. It gives them an international perspective on business, as well as the skills necessary for assuming more challenging leadership roles. Moreover, the innovative format limits time away from work, while offering direct exposure to the business landscapes of Europe, Asia and North America.

The program provides an experience that is dynamic, interactive and international in scope.

Make a corporate investment that yields immediate returns

By sponsoring a high-potential employee in this program, you give a talented individual the opportunity to gain the strategic thinking and leadership skills to be gained through an MBA, without interrupting a career.

Participants are able to quickly recoup the investment in their MBA degree by immediately applying the tools and concepts learned in the program to their job.

Sponsoring employees in YU Executive MBA is a wise business decision. It may be the best way to show valued employees that they do not need to look outside of the organization for opportunities that match their potential. You will be demonstrating commitment to your employees and contributing to a culture of mutual support and loyalty.

On average, it takes just twenty months for a company to get a return on the investment when one of its employees earns an EMBA.

Build skills and confidence in your high-potential people

The best people in your organization tend to rise rapidly. However, often their experience is in one specific business area. The YU Executive MBA program helps these bright and motivated people further develop their skills so they are prepared to take on broader responsibilities.

Maximize the benefits from your executive MBA sponsorship

Identify your candidates carefully and personally:

• Is the candidate motivated and ripe for advancement?
• Does he or she have the maturity and experience needed to actively participate in and benefit from this program?
• Will your future plans for the candidate benefit from what the Executive MBA program offers?

Nature of sponsorship

Sponsorship arrangements can take many forms

The form of sponsorship can and does vary widely across companies. YU’s only requirements are that its participants have good moral support, relief from work duties during the out-of-office segments of the program, and the backing of the company for the company-related assignments.

Financial sponsorship is a matter to be resolved between you and your participant. There is a continuum of support, ranging from time off without pay to time off with pay and full payment of tuition and other expenses.

Choose a sponsorship level that suits your company

Here are a few examples of different arrangements that the two parties can consider:

• Companies and their managers can share the time commitment, with employees using vacation time for part of the out-of-office segments of the program, and companies allowing leave for time that extends beyond normal vacation leave,
• Companies can provide time off, while the participant picks-up all or part of the program expenses (for example, the company pays the tuition while the participant pays all of the other expenses, or vice versa),
• Some companies express concern that once in possession of an MBA degree, their employees are more mobile and more likely to leave. This can be addressed by coming to an agreement with your employee that he or she will continue working for the company for a specified time after completion of the program,
• Companies unable to pay the costs of the program, but supportive of their employee’s desire to attend the program can provide financing on favorable terms, either at low interest rates or forgivable over time,
• Companies can tie their financial support to results the participants deliver as a result of their EMBA education.

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