Certificate of Advanced Studies & Diploma of Advanced Studies

Calendar & Courses

Academic Calendar

The Academic year runs on two semesters per year:

  • The Fall-Winter semester begins early September and ends in mid-February the following year.
  • The Spring-Summer semester begins early March and ends at the end of July the same year.

Study Plans

Each module runs in three-day sessions, totaling 24 hours of class time. The Seminar modules run Thursdays to Saturdays and end at lunchtime on Saturday. Meals are provided over the three days.

Each E-CAS and DAS will have an individual schedule – please contact the admissions team using the below form for specific dates of upcoming courses.

Seminar Calendar (Fall 2024/Summer 2025)

Course list per Program

CAS in Marketing & Strategy: September to December
  • Marketing Management
  • Strategic Thinking for General Managers
  • Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning
  • Strategy for Business Transformation
  • Building a Brand in the Digital Age
CAS in Transformative Leadership: January to April
  • Leadership
  • Managing and Developing People in the 4th Industrial Revolution
  • Innovation and Organizational Design
  • Advanced Communication & Team dynamics
  • Leading through Crisis
CAS in Finance & Data Analysis: May to July
  • Strategic Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics, Visualization and Management
  • Trends Analysis and Scenario Planning
  • Data Science, Machine Learning and AI in Business
  • Financial Investments, Optimizing returns through Data Analytics

The pre-requisite course “Managerial Accounting / Basic Finance” must be completed prior to starting this E-CAS.

CAS in Sustainable Business: January to June
  • Building Sustainability Strategy
  • Implementing Sustainability Strategy
  • Creating Sustainable Value / Supply Chain Focus
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Leading Sustainability
CAS in Business Transformation & Entrepreneurship: January to June
  • Finance for Entrepreneurs
  • Managing and Developing People in the 4th revolution
  • Innovation and Organizational Change
  • Leading Through Listening
  • Business Transformation Towards Sustainability
Diploma of Advanced Studies

Any E-CAS program can be upgraded to a DAS by adding the Kick-off Module and the completion of the Business Project in the related field.