Enrollment
At the latest four weeks before the program starts.
Delivery mode
Onsite
September 22–24, 2025
Frequency
Once a year
Location
Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Language
English
Scope
Global Strategy
Global Strategy is a three-day module in the Global Leader program and can also be taken as a stand-alone program.
Strategy is about solving problems, not setting goals: identifying a path for a company to succeed in an ever-changing environment with global competition, and successfully pursuing that path. Strategy is a unique topic in management as it cuts across all specializations from finance and marketing to leadership and innovation.
The Global Strategy program focuses on the fundamental issues in strategy planning and will give you the skills needed to develop the long-term viability of your organization.
4.5 ECTS credits can be transferred from the Global Strategy program to the Aalto Executive MBA or Aalto MBA program.
Benefits
The Global Strategy program is designed to enhance the ability to develop, evaluate, and implement strategies in a complex global environment.
For
The Global Strategy program is for leaders who manage global business operations across borders and functions.
It is also relevant for seasoned experts who aspire to build competencies and confidence in making strategic decisions.
Contents and Schedule
Global Strategy is a three-day program and it contains a written pre-assignment and a take-home assignment. The program is worth 4.5 ECTS credits.
Pre-module period of 2–3 weeks
Individual preparation
Three-day module
Intensive contact learning session with instructor and peers
Post-module period
Take-home assignment
Strategic management focuses on broad and long-term decisions by general managers that create value for stareholders and improve the competitive position of the business. Strategic thinking involves analytical frameworks and decision tools that help top managers and middle management in business units to assess the situation and choose the best alternatives. Increasingly, businesses must operate in a global environment where managers must balance the need for local adaptation, with economies of scale gained from global standardization.
The program uses case studies along with theoretical readings and lectures to give participants a top management perspective on business development and value creation. The participants are encouraged to leverage their work experience to bring varied perspectives and strategic approaches to the classroom discussion.
Instructor
Henri Schildt
Henri Schildt is a Professor of Strategy at Aalto University School of Business and Aalto University School of Science.
Professor Henri Schildt’s research interests span technology strategy, organizational change, and strategy process (with specific interest in reasoning under uncertainty and the use of data analytics). He is currently heading two research programs on data-driven management and the management of digitalization in Finnish manufacturing companies.
He is a tenured professor with a joint appointment at the Aalto University School of Business and the School of Science’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.
Henri Schildt completed his PhD at Helsinki University of Technology in 2007.
Program Fee and Registration
Program Fee
The fee for the Global Strategy program is € 4,650 (+ VAT).
Registration
Register at the latest four weeks before the program starts.
Other Global Leader Modules
You can register for individual stand-alone Global Leader modules or take the complete Global Leader program, including all four core modules and two elective modules of your choice.
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Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Frequency Once a year
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Schedule May 26–28, 2025
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Frequency Once a year
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Fee: € 4,650 (+ VAT)
November 10–12, 2025
Schedule November 10–12, 2025
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Frequency Once a year
The program focuses on developing awareness and skills in how to lead and coach yourself, your team, and your organization through change.
Fee: € 4,650 (+ VAT)
April 8–10, 2025
Schedule April 8–10, 2025
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Frequency Once a year
The program provides the skills and frameworks needed for effective and influential leadership in a compact package.
Fee: € 4,650 (+ VAT)
October 20–22, 2025
Schedule October 20–22, 2025
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Frequency Once a year
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Fee: € 4,650 (+ VAT)
