The ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) is one of the leading universities of the world in natural sciences, engineering, architecture and business economics. Each year about 2'400 students and 800 doctoral candidates receive their degree from the ETH Zurich. In the Times Higher Education University Rankings 2010, the ETH Zurich is in position 15 of the top 200 world universities and ranks 1st on the European continent.

The ETH Zurich offers only one MBA program: the Executive MBA Program with focus on international supply chain management. This program teaches the complex skills required to master business operations in the global economy. It comprises the 4 blocks: "General Management", "Global Economy", "Supply Chain Management" and "Master Thesis".

Its key features are:

• A unique combination of general management studies plus in-depth focus on international supply chain management
• Executive level instruction to prepare for future leadership roles
• Academic excellence of the ETH combined with practical relevance ensured by Forum-SCM, ETH's industry partner for this MBA program
• A fully English-medium program – in the global business language
• Part-time attendance on-campus in Zurich enables executives to remain on the job for the duration of the 18-month program
• Core lectures are on-campus in Zurich, complemented by onsite study modules in Asia, Russia, the USA
• Regular VIP speakers, usually European executives, provide dialogues on current topics in their industries
• A thesis project requires that learnings be applied to an actual problem in the student's own company