A Top US Business School EMBA, Adapted for MENA’s Leaders

The curriculum is delivered through monthly intensive weekend modules over 23 months, combining rigorous core courses with regionally relevant electives, two Stern Signature Projects, and two international residencies. This part-time format allows you to immerse yourself fully in each module while continuing to work between sessions.

The program requires 54 total credits: 24 credits of core courses, 24 credits of electives taken in Year Two, and 6 credits from the two Stern Signature Projects completed in the spring of Year One and Year Two.

Electives are taken in Year Two and comprise 24 of the 54 total credits, giving you real depth to specialize. Current specialization areas include Business Analytics; Finance; Leadership, Management, and Strategy; Marketing; and Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. Completing nine credits, typically three courses, in a single area earns you a specialization.

The Stern Signature Project is an immersive strategic project that takes place over the entire duration of the program. Working in diverse teams and guided by a dedicated faculty advisor, you apply the frameworks developed throughout the program to a live strategic challenge, often within your own organization, culminating in a formal presentation of your analysis and recommendations.

The program includes two international residencies, at NYU Shanghai and NYU Stern in New York City, alongside two residencies based in Abu Dhabi. The Shanghai residency takes place in the spring of Year One, where you complete two core courses, Professional Responsibility and Statistics and Data Analysis, revisit your Stern Signature Project, and meet local business leaders. The New York residency opens Year Two, where you complete the signature “Doing Business In: New York” module and two elective courses taught by NYU Stern faculty, while connecting directly with NYU Stern’s New York alumni and resources.

Yes. The curriculum is built on NYU Stern’s globally recognized EMBA programs, carrying the same academic rigor and faculty excellence that have shaped executive leaders in New York for decades. What makes it distinctive is that the context, case studies, and business challenges are specifically adapted to the MENA region, so you develop world-class business thinking through the lens of the market where you intend to lead.