Executive Open Enrollment programmes │Maastricht School of Management Short Executive Programmes

At MSM we embrace a lifelong learning approach!

Through MSM’s Short Executive Programmes, you can keep your knowledge and skills up to date and relevant. We have developed a close relation with local and global businesses, policy makers and entrepreneurs, which allow us to gauge the demands of labour markets. As such, MSM can draw on relevant expertise across the world in order to develop effective short education programmes for lifelong learning.

Our skills-oriented programmes will help you to enhance your management and professional knowledge and skills, broaden your mind and develop your personal skills. Our policy-oriented programmes provide you with the tools and instruments that can help you in developing effective policies for your organisation.

MSM’s Short Executive Programmes are divided in the following areas:


Inclusiveness and Sustainable Business

Globalisation, Value Chains, and Industrial Policy

Research competencies & skills

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Digitalisation

Leadership, Change and Organisational Development
 
Practical Skills programmes

International and Diverse network
You will share your study experience with fellow participants from many countries, professional backgrounds and areas of interest. Being part of such a diverse community offers you the opportunity to significantly expand your international network and to learn from your fellow participants by exchanging knowledge and experience.

MSM's Short Executive Programmes Ranked Top 80 Globally by Financial Times
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Custom-made programmes
Besides our portfolio of Open Enrollment executive programmes. MSM can deliver custom-made programmes in a wide variety of expertise areas, to help shape or transform your organisation and to develop your people. Tailored to the specific training needs and objectives of your organisation, the custom-made programmes are the perfect tool to strengthen the leadership skills and expertise of your professionals.

Strategic Leadership short courses │Maastricht School of Management
Strategic Leadership

The Strategic Leadership short course informs you on the most relevant aspects of effective strategic leadership and offers you the tools and instruments that can help you in developing and implementing effective strategies.

  • Certificate of participation
  • Full-time (on campus)
  • 11 -15 November 2024 / 24 March - 28 March 2025 / 03 November - 07 November 2025
  • 5 days
Change Management program │Maastricht School of Management
Change Management

Learn to understand the rationale and objectives of organizational change and how to communicate these to the stakeholders involved. Design an effective change program and develop personal management skills to lead change processes.

  • Certificate of participation
  • Full-time (on campus)
  • 18 - 22 November 2024 / 31 March - 04 April 2025 / 10 November - 14 November 2025
  • 5 days
Digital Transformation | Maastricht School of Management
Digital Transformation

This course empowers you with the skills to lead the transformation process, fostering a change in mind-set that enhances decision-making, communication, holistic understanding of business strategy, and effective planning for digital transformation.

  • Certificate
  • Full-time
  • 20 January - 24 January 2025
  • 5 days
Corporate Social Responsibility programme │Maasricht School of Management
Corporate Social Responsibility

The CSR programme will provide you with the theoretical and practical CSR skills. You will gain knowledge about developing and implementing CSR practices and tools in your own organisation.

  • Certificate of participation
  • Full-time (on campus)
  • 27 - 31 January 2025
  • 5 days
AI for Executives | Maastricht School of Management | Maastricht University
AI for Executives (Online)

With this online AI for Executive programme, you will dive deep into the fundamentals and advanced concepts of artificial intelligence. It will provide a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical insights.

  • Certificate
  • Online
  • 10 February - 21 March 2025
  • 6 weeks (6/8 hours per week)
Project Management

This course enables you to develop the skills, knowledge and techniques for successful, cost-effective management of both large- and small-scale projects. Our interactive and practical programme will train you to become an effective manager

  • Certificate of participation
  • Fully online or Blended
  • Fully online: 07 April - 31 May 2025 / Blended programme: online part 07 April - 31 May + face-to-face 02 June - 06 June 2025
  • Fully online: 8 weeks (6 hours per week) / Blended: 8 weeks online: online part 8 weeks (6 hours per week) + 5-days on campus
Personal Leadership Skills programme │Maastricht School of Management
Personal Leadership Skills

Developing your personal leadership style/values will be a central theme throughout the programme. This course tackles only a small part of the subject of leadership and will be a combination of theoretical concepts and practical exercises.

  • Certificate of participation
  • Full-time (on campus)
  • 12 May - 16 May 2025 / 06 October - 10 October 2025
  • 5 days
Gender Equality and Women Empowerment | Maastricht School of Management
Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

The Gender Equality and Women Empowerment programme will address a number of relevant issues, ranging from strategy and policy towards agency and constraints at individual level and ways to overcome these.

  • Certificate of participation
  • Full-time (on campus)
  • 19 May - 23 May 2025
  • 5 days
Research Methods and Skills | Maastricht School of Management
Research Methods and Skills

The Research Methods and Skills course offers you a unique opportunity to develop your academic skills and scientific mindset. With all assignments being geared towards writing your research proposal, the RMS course kick-starts your research journey.

  • Certificate of participation
  • Online
  • 1 September - 25 November 2025
  • 12 weeks online
Gestion de Projet | Maastricht School of Management
Gestion de Projet

Ce programme vous permet de développer les compétences, les connaissances et les techniques essentielles pour une gestion réussie et rentable de projets de grande et de petite échelle.

  • Certificat
  • Certificat de participation
  • 29 septembre - 24 octobre 2025
  • 4 semaines en ligne