Open-enrolment Programmes

The School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg is a well-established provider of high-level management education. The programmes in our portfolio are designed to develop and enhance the necessary skills leaders in the private as well as the public sector need to sucessfully develop their organisations.

In addition to the Executive MBA programme and our Custom programmes we also offer short Open-enrolment Programmes, 1-2,5 days long.

Innovation Leadership

- creative problem solving

This programme explores the principles of innovation and creativity and describes how processes can be managed effectively. Two full days of lectures and seminars are followed by a reflection period of one month, during which you are expected to work within your  organization with a challenge of your choice. Day 3 (half day) we discuss results and reflect on what we have learned.

Dates:

October 24-25 2023 at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Leif Denti

Study time:

2,5 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

20 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Management Control

Financial relationships and ratios for managers

The programme aims to explain, in a pedagogical way, the financial reports and ratios used in business today. Theory is interspersed with concrete examples from different companies and events. As a participant in the program, you develop your knowledge on two levels to also gain understanding for how decisions affect the financial performance and the results of the business.

Dates:

November 7-8, 2023 at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Johan Åkesson

Study time:

2 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Management Control II

In-depth financial analysis and control systems

In Management Control II, we go deeper into the analyses of the financial statements and apply a broad perspective on control systems and control. Current research is combined with practice and the participants’ own experiences.

Dates:

November 7-8, 2023 at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Johan Åkesson

Study time:

2 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Change Management

An accelerating pace of change in the surrounding world places new demands on companies and their individuals. The ability to adjust and sometimes radically change operations based on new conditions is required to succeed. This programme provides anunderstanding of change leadership and offers tools and methods for driving and succeeding with change management.

Dates:

October 26-27, 2023, at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Jonas Fasth

Study time:

2 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Business Model Innovation

Many corporate success stories can be traced back to innovative business models: IKEA became the world’s largest furniture company by not assembling furniture, Netflix has completely changed the way we consume movies and TV series, and Airbnb allows you to start your own hotel (or generate revenue from otherwise empty rooms in your home).

Dates:

November 23-24 2023 at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Johan Brink

Study time:

2 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Demystifying AI

- Opportunities & Limitations

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used to write speeches, analyze images and predict stock markets. In this programme we explain how these tasks are solved and how AI can be used in the participants’ organizations. Participants get to understand the opportunities and limitations of the AI technology and how to start using it.

Dates:

November 9-10, 2023 at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Miroslaw Staron

Study time:

2 half-days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

8 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Future Purchasers in the Public Sector

The programme aims to develop your business acumen, whether you are a central purchaser, part of the management team at an institution or a purchase coordinator. By developing a business-like overall view, buyers can make better daily purchasing decisions. Within educational institutions, resources can thereby be made available for research and education within existing cost budget frameworks.

Dates:

August - December, 2024

Lecturer:

Mette Sjöberg Anthonsen

Study time:

6 days

Language:

Swedish & English

Price:

25 950 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Conscious, courageous leadership

Target group:
Leaders at all levels who want to develop themselves, their team, and their organization based on increased self-knowledge – and who need time for reflection and an update of one´s approaches to leadership.

Dates:

November 13 (1 hour online), November 23-24 (Sankt Jörgen Park, Gothenburg) + January (1 hour online)

Lecturer:

Mette Anthonsen and Rebecka Arman

Study time:

2 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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New Pricing Practices in Digital Times

The programme identifies tremendous changes in pricing practice in the last 5-10 years resulting from new technology, advances in analytics, software, and data, presenting organizations with opportunities and the need to update their practices. The content of the programme aims to support leadership in organizations in building their pricing and revenue management capacity, new capabilities in product innovation, and marketing mix functions.

Dates:

May 13-14, 2024, at the School of Business, Economics and Law

Lecturer:

Lidija Polutnik

Study time:

2 days

Language:

English

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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Supply Chain Management

This programme seeks to provide a holistic understanding of Supply Chain Management and how a company can increase its efficiency along the entire value chain.

Dates:

Spring 2024

Lecturer:

TBD

Study time:

2 days

Language:

Swedish

Price:

16 900 SEK (excl. VAT)

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For whom?

The open-enrolment programmes are 1-2,5 days in length. They are designed for leaders who are in need of quality-assured competence development, but have little time to spare. Programmes are given in Swedish or English, depending on the lecturer.

Programme benefits

  • Develop capabilities needed to manage complex strategic and operational realities across your programme subject
  • Gain an in-depth update on the latest management research
  • Combine academic rigour with practical relevance, applied through new tools
  • Get an opportunity to benchmark with leaders in different fields

We offer academic quality

Open-enrolment programmes at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg differ from programmes offered by other education providers:

  • The School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg is the first business school in Sweden to be awarded Triple Crown accreditation, a quality seal for research and education
  • Lecturers on the programmes are leading researchers at the School of Business, Economics and Law or at our global partner universities