Five Top Business Schools Launch Dual-Degree Master’s Degrees

Five of the world’s top business schools including Yale School of Management have joined forces to launch a dual-degree master’s course – highlighting the growing trend towards globalized and specialist courses. 

The M2M, as it is known, is an effort by leading business schools on multiple continents to meet the demands of the global economy and provide future business leaders with a distinctive learning experience that will accelerate their careers. 

While there is no shortage of applicants to top MBA programs – the flagship business school course – there is a shift to more specialized programs, and a desire among students to rub shoulders with people from other cultures. The diversity of a business school program is among its key selling points. 

The other M2M schools are FGV Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo of Brazil, HEC Paris, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School (HKUST), and the Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia in Canada. 

The five schools are all members of the Global Network for Advanced Management, a group of top business schools committed to educating global leaders through collaboration and innovation.

Six M2M double degrees are available as of September 2017. They ground students in the distinctive academic cultures and approaches of two top business schools in different countries, while preparing them for global roles. 

After students complete both academic years, they will graduate with two master’s degrees, one from each school they attended. Graduates will be alumni of both schools and will have access to the schools’ career resources. 

They will also benefit from curricular and extracurricular collaborations among the schools, and the networks of two global business schools. 

“Whatever pathway students choose, young leaders who are interested in having impact throughout their careers will quickly develop skills that set them apart in the global marketplace, while building a deep network of like-minded peers around the world,” says David Bach, deputy dean at Yale. “The world needs more globally-minded leaders.”