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Successful launch of new leadership program – Executive Medical Management bridges public healthcare and life science

11 November 2025

The new academic leadership program Executive Medical Management (15 ECTS) has been launched in collaboration between AstraZeneca, the Västra Götaland Region, and the Centre for Health Governance at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg. The new program was fully subscribed within a short time, and the first two modules of the […]

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23 Future Top Leaders Begin Their Executive MBA Journey

21 October 2025

GU Executive Education proudly welcomes 23 future top leaders to the Executive MBA programme at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg. The Executive MBA programme, comprising 60 higher education credits (ECTS), is designed for experienced professionals. Over the coming 21 months, these leaders will embark on a transformative journey to strengthen […]

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“It’s possible to change” – on the Power of the Executive MBA Programme

19 May 2025

Olga Hansson, Executive Vice President IT at Occlutech AB, graduated from the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme in 2019. The lessons learned from the programme characterize her leadership, and she particularly emphasises the profound personal development it fostered. “To be a good leader, you must understand yourself,” she says. From 2017 to 2019, Olga Hansson participated […]

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Personal Development and Reflection – Valuable Aspects of the Executive MBA Programme

24 February 2025

The importance of reflection is a recurring theme when Mattias Nilsson, newly appointed Head of Circular Consulting at Stena Recycling, describes his experience of the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme. “The programme highlighted the value of reflection and gave me the opportunity to think through what I wanted, what I am passionate about, and what my […]

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GU Executive Education Welcomes new Leadership and Strengthens its Team

20 January 2025

Since the turn of the year, Henrik Schröder is the new CEO of GU Executive Education. Former CEO, Håkan Ericson, will continue working for the company as a senior consultant. The team is further strengthened by the recruitment of Joakim Hökegård, who has assumed the role of Marketing & Sales Director. GU Executive Education AB, […]

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Launch of Gothenburg Executive MBA 2024-2026 – leadership in a complex and changing era

5 November 2024

In early October, the leaders and managers admitted to the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme 2024-2026 gathered for the first time. The participants, who represent very diverse industries, will undertake this English-language management training part-time for 21 months. The programme is designed to prepare them for leadership in a rapidly evolving, complex world. Former participants often […]

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Courage and competence for change and development with the Executive MBA degree

23 October 2024

Mia Bökmark doesn’t hesitate to take on challenges. As VP Product Offer & Innovation at Seco Tools, she is responsible for extensive change management and business development. “I wouldn’t have taken on this role without having completed the Executive MBA programme,” she says, particularly emphasizing the understanding she gained of both the bigger picture and […]

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Faster path to strategic goals with proper follow-up – new two-day programme on strategic management

30 September 2024

According to Fredrik Kjellberg Mannheimer, strategy work is often made unnecessarily complex. In this autumn’s new two-day programme Strategic management – a faster path to your goals, he teaches what he is passionate about and has been working with for almost two decades: planning, executing, and – perhaps most importantly – following up on strategies. […]

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For Executive MBA alumni only: 2,5-day programme about AI

6 September 2024

Responding to the growing need of building AI competence among managers and leaders, GU Executive Education is integrating AI into the Executive MBA curriculum, by creating a 2,5-day AI module. The same Executive MBA module is now also scheduled as an open programme and offered exclusively to the Gothenburg EMBA alumni community. “We are doing […]

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Artificial Intelligence – New Module in the Gothenburg Executive MBA Programme

27 August 2024

In mid-September, participants in the Executive MBA programme at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg will, for the first time, engage with a new educational module on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Four renowned AI experts will lecture and provide the foundation for competent leadership in the transformation or implementation of […]

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Rewarding first trip to Seoul for the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme

5 June 2024

On April 16-19, Seoul debuted as a destination for one of the two trips included in the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme. Company visits were interspersed with lectures on the remarkable development of the Korean business community, regional geopolitics, and national market and consumption trends. All packaged in a well-filled four-day programme that was much appreciated […]

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Executive MBA – demanding and incredibly rewarding

16 May 2024

Matti Ahlqvist secured his current position as Site Executive Director at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg shortly before graduating from the Gothenburg Executive MBA programme in 2017. The knowledge gained from the programme strengthened his responses to interview questions during his recruitment process, and he still appreciates and frequently utilizes models and theories from the programme. However, […]

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