Lifelong Learning – a New EMBA Benefit?

Cambridge Judge Business School is not the only school to add this very valuable service to their EMBA alumni offerings; at MIT Sloan, finishing your program does not mean having to leave the enriching academic environment. The school provides podcasts, videos, online learning options and a large selection of executive education courses for graduates to further develop their skills. Additionally, those who have studied at MIT Sloan have access to Learning Edge, a free learning resource with teaching case studies and management simulations developed by MIT Sloan faculty and students as well as MIT Open Courseware, a web-based publication of MIT course materials complete with lecture notes, assignments, reading lists and other materials.

The list of schools offering continued education for their past participants is growing and this positive trend shows no signs of stopping. Washington University in St. Louis offers their EMBA graduates 24 months of MBA electives at no cost and an alumni discount on classes taken after this period. The University of Toronto has created the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) which offers each new graduate a credit, valid for 18 months following graduation, of up to C$600 towards an SCS course of their choice. And Chicago Booth permits alumni to enroll in up to three courses free of tuition to hone or sharpen their skills in a particular area at any time after they graduate.

Thanks to these lifelong learning offerings, many top business school graduates will now have the opportunity to continue to update their leadership skills, management knowhow and global network, not to mention exercising their mental muscles, on a regular basis.