XIV International MBA Inauguration Ceremony

We are honoured to announce that the inauguration of the academic year of the International MBA in Strategy, Programme and Project Management studies of the XIV edition will take place on the 19th of November 2021.

We are happy to welcome 26 new MBA Students from different sectors: IT, production, automotive, trading, services, public sector, steel industry and various countries: Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Rwanda and USA and sundry generations: X, Y and Z.
Among the invited guests there will be business and academic representatives, Students and Alumni of MBA’s studies.

We are starting the new edition to increase the value of an educated talent pool, as well as meeting the needs of international business environment. We create value by joining talented people, in order to develop effective leaders and entrepreneurs and to have a significant impact on the growth of industries and the economy through values-led experience. During the meeting we would like to draw attention to sustainable development.

The participants will have the opportunity to listen the inaugural power speech titled “Do you have what it takes to make your company a climate leader?” and will be given by Anna Desogus.

Anna Desogus

Founder of Circular Together – a training and consulting company focused on the areas of circular economy, zero waste and climate change. Organiser of the local chapter of Circular Economy Club in the Tricity area (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia). Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Economy Pioneer 2021. European Climate Pact Ambassador. Expert in the Climate Leadership Programme run by the UNEP-Grid Centre Warsaw.

https://en.circulartogether.pl/

The ceremony is delivered in hybrid mode. The Agenda of this Inauguration ceremony is presented below.

10.00-10.45
Rector, Prof. Ph.D., D. Sc., Eng., Corresponding member of the PAS Krzysztof Wilde

10.45-11.15
Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics, Ph.D., D. Sc., GUT Professor Małgorzata Gawrycka,
MBA Director Beata Krawczyk-Bryłka, Ph.D.

Alumni Panel
MBA, Ph.D., CEng, SMIEEE, FIET
Michele Fiorini

MBA, Sales Manager Eastern Europe in Cambi Group
Jacek Kościukiewicz

MBA, Head of People Operations Gdansk in Dynatrace
Ewa Szczepkowska

11.15-11.45 Power speech
“Do you have what it takes to make your company a climate leader?”
Anna Desogus

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Builds the economic, legal and social context of business decisions, combines theoretical knowledge with a practical approach to problem analysis.

Modules

Introduction to Academic Standards
Business Economics
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting for Enhanced Decision-Making and Control
Business Law
Faces of Sustainable Management

Competences and learning outcomes

Become acquainted with the fundamental standards of academic activity
Think critically and make decisions based on complex information
Maximise resources for the benefit of organisations and society
Know and understand organisations and their stakeholders
Integrate functional knowledge and apply strategic management skills at a senior level in changing business environments
Operate effectively in cross-cultural settings
Analyse complex data and understand the financial implications of managerial decision-making
Understand the mechanism of the modern market economy and the importance of global trends for business
Analyse complex financial data and evaluate firm risks, managerial decisions, the firm’s strategic orientation, and its overall operating performance
Creating new mind-sets with respect to the perception of law in the business environment

Enables students to understand their managerial talents, apply continuous professional development and acquire leadership skills while taking responsibility for their own personal development, guides participants on how to turn the competencies of a group of people into a highly productive and efficient work team, how to resolve conflicts, and how to use collaborative and inspirational communication to implement business strategies.

Modules

Managerial Talent Diagnosis
Team Building
Business Communication
Human Capital Management
Business Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Personal Empowerment and Public Speaking
Pitching Session

Competences and learning outcomes

Lead themselves and others in the achievement of organisational goals, contributing effectively to a team environment
Think critically and make decisions based on complex information
Maximise resources for the benefit of organisations and society
Operate effectively in cross-cultural settings, understanding the importance of globalisation
Understand the complexities of business ethics in a global environment and act with integrity

Concerns process improvement and project management, aims to develop business-oriented operational experts who can add value to a business by supporting operational change.

Modules

Creativity, Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Operational Leadership
Operational and Business Excellence
PM Mindset Guidance
Strategic Project Management and Analysis - PRINCE2™ - foundation / Agile PM - foundation
Applying Project and Portfolio Management Methodologies for Business Strategy Execution.
Capstone Project
Study Visit

Competences and learning outcomes

Lead themselves and others in the achievement of organisational goals, and contribut effectively to a team environment
Think critically and make decisions based on complex information
Maximise resources for the benefit of organisations and society
Know and understand organisations and their stakeholders
Integrate functional knowledge and apply strategic management skills at a senior level in changing business environments
Operate effectively in cross-cultural settings and understand the importance of globalisation
Understand the complexities of business ethics in a global environment and act with integrity
Analyse complex data and understand the financial implications of managerial decision-making
Enhance their careers and their commitment to lifelong learning

Focuses on making MBA students aware of the mechanisms that determine strategic problems, aims to develop students' mindset by providing an effective strategic foundation for sound decision-making.

Modules

Strategic Management
Strategic Leadership
Marketing and Business Model
Risk Management
Change Management in Digital Transformation

Competences and learning outcomes

Lead themselves and others to achieve organisational goals and contribute effectively to a team environment
Think critically and make decisions based on complex information
Maximise resources for the benefit of organisations and society
Know and understand organisations and their stakeholders
Integrate functional knowledge and apply strategic management skills at a senior level for changing business environments
Operate effectively in cross-cultural settings, understanding the importance of globalisation
Understand the complexities of business ethics in a global environment and act with integrity
Analyse complex data, understanding the financial implications of managerial decision-making
Enhance their careers and their commitment to lifelong learning

The international dimension to the above, including political risk and contemporary processes of regionalisation, emerging markets, global governance and globalisation

Modules

Business Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Business Law
Accounting for Management Decisions
Business Strategy
Marketing and Business Model
Creativity, Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Strategic Programme Management - MSP™
Applications – aligning MSP, Prince2, MoP, P3O and Change Management with Business Strategy Planning and Implementation context

Further contemporary and pervasive issues, such as creativity, enterprise, innovation, e-commerce, and knowledge management

Modules

Managerial Talent Diagnosis
Business Economics
Accounting for Management Decisions
Business Strategy
Marketing and Business Model
Creativity, Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Strategic HR Management
Strategic Programme Management - MSP™
Applications – aligning MSP, Prince2, MoP, P3O and Change Management with Business Strategy Planning and Implementation context

An understanding of the impact of sustainability, ethics and risk management on business decisions and performance, and on society as a whole

Modules

Business Law
Accounting for Management Decisions
Strategic Leadership and Personal Development
Business Strategy
Marketing and Business Model
Risk management in Projects
Creativity, Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Strategic Programme Management - MSP™
Strategic Project Management and Analysis- PRINCE2™
Management of Portfolios-MOP™
Lean, Value Stream, Operational Excellence and Transition to Business Excellence
Applications – aligning MSP, Prince2, MoP, P3O and Change Management with Business Strategy Planning and Implementation context

Leadership and entrepreneurship

Modules

Team Building
Managerial Talent Diagnosis
Business Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Coaching
Presentation skills
Effective Business Communication
Strategic Leadership and Personal Development
Marketing and Business Model
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Strategic HR Management
Strategic Programme Management - MSP™
Lean, Value Stream, Operational Excellence and Transition to Business Excellence
Applications – aligning MSP, Prince2, MoP, P3O and Change Management with Business Strategy Planning and Implementation context

Business policy and strategy

Modules

Accounting for Management Decisions
Strategic Leadership and Personal Development
Business Strategy
Marketing and Business Model
Risk management in Projects
Creativity, Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Strategic HR Management
Strategic Programme Management - MSP™
Management of Portfolios-MOP™
Lean, Value Stream, Operational Excellence and Transition to Business Excellence
Applications – aligning MSP, Prince2, MoP, P3O and Change Management with Business Strategy Planning and Implementation context

Explicit coverage of the ability to respond to and manage change

Modules

Business Law
Strategic Finance Accounting
Accounting for Management Decisions
Strategic Leadership and Personal Development
Business Strategy
Risk management in Projects
Creativity, Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Strategic HR Management
Strategic Programme Management - MSP™
Applications – aligning MSP, Prince2, MoP, P3O and Change Management with Business Strategy Planning and Implementation context

MBA Programme Office
Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology
Traugutta Street 79, room 404
80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

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The international dimension to the above, including political risk and contemporary processes of regionalisation, emerging markets, global governance and globalisation

Further contemporary and pervasive issues, such as creativity, enterprise, innovation, e-commerce, and knowledge management

An understanding of the impact of sustainability, ethics and risk management on business decisions and performance, and on society as a whole

Leadership and entrepreneurship

Business policy and strategy

Explicit coverage of the ability to respond to and manage change