Executive Programs
Tailored Excellence: EM Normandie’s Executive Education Courses
At EM Normandie, we recognise that seasoned professionals like you have unique needs. Our Executive Education Courses allow you to fully engage with state-of-the-art concepts, thought leadership and best practices directly shared by industry leaders and experts. These courses delve deep into advanced topics, allowing you to refine your skills, explore new horizons, and excel in your field. 
Why Choose EM Normandie’s Executive Education Courses?
At EM Normandie UAE, we understand the demands of today’s professionals. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, our Executive Education Courses are designed to empower you and meet your professional needs. 
Here is why you should enrol in our Executive Education Courses:  
- No Previous Qualifications Required: Our Executive Education Courses welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds. You don’t need prior qualifications to enrol; anyone with the drive to learn and excel is welcome. 
- Flexible Classes: Our programs are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy work schedule. You can pursue further education without compromising your professional commitments.  
- Expert Faculty: At EM Normandie Business School, you’ll have the privilege of learning from our distinguished faculty members who specialise in business and management. With a focus on business excellence, our faculty is dedicated to your professional growth, offering valuable knowledge and guidance throughout your educational journey. 
- Transcript of Achievement: After completing your course, you’ll receive an official transcript and certificate. This document can be used as credit toward a future postgraduate program, opening up new horizons for your educational journey. 
Our Executive Education Courses
Our Executive Learning Courses are designed to help you achieve your career goals and enhance your professional skills. Our programs are tailored for individuals seeking to acquire specialised knowledge and expertise in a short period. 
You’ll have the privilege of learning alongside like-minded peers who share your commitment to excellence. You’ll also benefit from our world-class faculty, who bring extensive industry experience and a passion for teaching to the forefront of your learning experience. 
Explore our range of Introductory Courses and Masterclass Executive Learning Courses, each aligned with specific postgraduate degrees and some with prerequisite requirements.  
Here is why you should enrol in our Executive Education Courses:  
Introductory Courses
- Duration: 10 Days (6 days in Dubai / 4 days in France) 
- Format: On Campus 
Our Introductory Executive Education Courses offer a comprehensive introduction to key business disciplines, helping you grasp the fundamental principles and embark on your path towards mastery.  
Introduction
The objective of the program is to provide students with an understanding of the development and characteristics of multimodal transportation. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand/analyse transport flows of goods between countries and the important role of transport operation in global trade.
Course Goals
- Apply knowledge in transport management in a professional context
- Master value concepts in logistics chain
- Identify key challenges faced by commercial intermodal transportation managers
- Analyse the role of transport management operation in global trade through critical analysis, research systems and methods and evaluative problem-solving techniques.
- Evaluate transport flows of goods between countries by integrating theories in multimodal transport including related regulations, standards, codes, conventions.
Covered Topics
- Introduction to International trade
- Development of transportation technology
- Growth of freight transport
- Evolution of container transportation
- Evolution of port system
- Concepts of foreland and hinterland
- Handling equipment in intermodal terminals
- Major operations in intermodal terminals
- Intermodal terminals and transport Connection
- Intermodal Movements by Rail/ Truck, Sea/Rail, Sea/Road
- Intermodal operations management
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course offers an introduction to a number of port management topics, including how to oversee port operations and meet local and regional development demands. It offers a conceptual grasp of operations, key players, and port management policies.
Course Goals
- Understand the conceptual basics on port management
- Learn the global trends in the port industry
- Understand the dynamics of stakeholders, policies, and issues related to port operations
- Evaluate strategies and design operations for specific contribution to port management
Covered Topics
- Introduction to ports – History, roles, governance and importance in global supply chains
- Port Planning
- Basics of terminal operations
- Port investment and finance
- Port performance analysis
- Port safety and security and regulatory framework
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course’s objective is to give an overview of the fundamental ideas behind supply chain management as well as current methods used by different sectors of the economy.
Course Goals
- Present the key concepts of Supply Chain Management
- Analyse the best practices in supply chain used by different sector of the economy
- Analyse supply chain and indicate the measures and indicators of supply chain evaluation and effectiveness
- Evaluate tools and theoretical concepts used in supply chain.
Covered Topics
- Basics of supply chain management
- Role of supply chain manager
- Inbound and outbound logistics
- Reverse logistics and outsourcing options
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course’s goal is to give students a broad understanding of the enormous changes that technology is bringing about in supply chain companies.
Course Goals
- Develop knowledge about the latest digitization techniques and future smart supply chain
- Understand the dynamics of logistics 4.0
- Explain the fundamentals of the intelligent logistic 4.0
- Manage logistic flow sensibly and autonomously
- Create solution in supply chain by reinventing logistic flows using 4.0 concept by using internet of thing within interconnected system
Covered Topics
- Applications of the Industry 4.0
- Digitization of the product life cycle
- Main actors of the industry 4.0
- Intelligent firms
- Smart Supply chain
- Intelligent logistics 4.0
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course’s goal is to familiarize students with the various aspects of global trade with focus on concepts like Incoterms, trade agreements and documentation and the need for systems for compliance, and risk management.
Course Goals
- Evaluate basic concepts of international trade
- Analyse behaviours of entities present in international trade
- Understand the incoterms and their application in international trade
- Establish basic definitions and strategies related to international trade.
- Illustrate knowledge of incoterms
- Illustrate the ability to apply logistic principles in enterprises operating in international trade
Covered Topics
- Introduction to International trade
- Freight, logistics and global supply chain
- Incoterms: Foundations of global trade
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course›s objective is to give students an overview of different operations management theories and methods with a particular focus on the logistics and shipping sectors.
Course Goals
- Understand enterprise and enterprise management
- Analyse essence of operations management
- Explain the various concepts of operations management
- Lead a team and present opinion on operational management issues
Covered Topics
- Operations and Supply Chain management
- Operations strategy
- Demand Forecasting
- Sales and operations planning
- Capacity planning
- Inventory Management
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course is designed to introduce students to the subject of environmental and social sustainability. The course will equip students with abilities to understand, analyse and appraise the adoption of social-environmental practices.
Course Goals
- Understand the concept of sustainability
- Integrate sustainable orientated decision and behaviour into all aspects of decision making
- Be sensitive to the life cycle of energy, material and waste
- Evaluate current issues regarding sustainability
- Analyze and calculate the carbon footprint (direct and indirect)
- Devise sustainable development strategies without compromising financial results
Covered Topics
- The 4R framework
- UN’s Sustainable Development
- Corporate sustainability and Environmental, Social and Corporate governance
- Carbon footprint
- Waste Management
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course is designed to introduce students to the subject of environmental and social sustainability from a supply chain perspective. The course will equip students with abilities to understand, analyse and appraise the adoption of social-environmental practices aiming towards building up transparent supply chains.
Course Goals
- Integrate sustainable orientated decision and behaviour into all the supply chain steps
- Minimize environmental impact with new logistics operations
- Suggest changes within the supply chain with sustainable and financial objectives
- Develop sustainable sourcing techniques
- Evaluate transport flows of goods between countries by integrating theories in multimodal transport including related regulations, standards, codes, conventions.
- Evaluate current issues regarding sustainability throughout the supply chain
Covered Topics
- Introduction to sustainable supply chain
- Supply chains in a circular and digital economy
- Sources of carbon emissions across supply chain operations
- Strategies to cut emissions
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Class schedule
Our Executive Education Program spans over 10 days of intensive learning. The programs, delivered on-campus, offer a dynamic schedule that combines classroom sessions and immersive experiences, both in Dubai and France. 
Dubai
- Sunday: Day Class (6 hours) 
- Mon-Friday: Evening classes (3 hours every day) 
France: 
- Students will participate in 3 immersive seminars (3 hours each) 
- Port/company visit – (6 hours) 
Masterclass Courses
- Duration: 10 Days (6 days in Dubai / 4 days in France) 
- Format: On Campus 
Our Masterclass courses are designed for accomplished professionals like you who are ready to take their expertise to the highest level. These specialised programs are crafted to empower you with advanced knowledge, strategic insights, and a competitive edge in your industry. 
Introduction
This course builds on the concepts covered in the introduction to supply chain management and addresses the various supply chain strategies across sectors. The course also discusses the usage of SAP and how it can assist any organization in enhancing their supply chain planning, inventory management, and logistics operations.
Course Goals
- Evaluate the various supply chain strategies
- Utilize software(SAP) to monitor and manage Supply Chain activities
- Evaluate supply chain development opportunities, demonstrate creativity in developing and implementing systems thinking principles
Covered Topics
- Supply chain strategies
- Process Engineering
- SAP implementation
- Strategies to cut emissions
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course builds on to the introduction to international trade course and focuses on the need for systems for compliance, and risk management in international trade.
Course Goals
- Understand basic mechanisms regulating international trade
- Understand various types of trade contracts and documentation
- Assess the financial aspects of international trade including various computations
- Evaluate different types of risk and controls
- Assess the various global regulations and compliance management requirements
Covered Topics
- International trade contracts and documentation
- Landed cost Modelling
- Global regulations and compliance management
- Risk management in the maritime and shipping industries
- Bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the specificity of seaports as complex and important economic facilities, its equipment, subject of activity, production process, provided services, management and directions of development.
Course Goals
- Assess the role and importance of seaports as elements of state infrastructure, transport nodes and links of transport chains
- Analyse statistical data that characterize port activities, compare and classify seaports, analyse transport accessibility of seaports, analyse port potential usage and duration of ship›s stay in port
- Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of various systems and methods of seaport management, interpret changes in technical and organizational development of seaports
- Devise strategies appropriate for the shipping industry
Covered Topics
- History of ports
- Port ownership, structure and organisation
- Port management and economic growth
- Port and terminal strategy and investment
- Port authorities and regulatory framework
- Future of ports
- Operating environment of shipping companies
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course builds on the foundation course in sustainability in supply chain management and introduces students to advance concepts in the subject including green purchasing strategy and green product design.
Course Goals
- Integrate sustainable orientated decision and behaviour into all the supply chain steps
- Minimize environmental impact with new logistics operations
- Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of various systems and methods of seaport management, interpret changes in technical and organizational development of seaports
- Be sensitive to the life cycle of energy, material and waste
- Suggest changes within the supply chain with sustainable and financial objectives
- Develop sustainable sourcing techniques
- Evaluate current issues regarding sustainability throughout the supply chain
- Analyze and calculate the carbon footprint (direct and indirect)
- Devise sustainable development strategies without compromising financial results
- Propose treatment processes and appropriate logistics for transporting waste
Covered Topics
- Green purchasing and the role of suppliers towards sustainable supply chains
- Green product design and the role of consumers towards sustainable supply chains
- Reverse logistics Networks
- Supply chains in a circular and digital economy
- Sources of carbon emissions across supply chain operations
- Strategies to cut emissions
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course builds on the introduction to multimodal transportation with an objective to bring to students an operational and strategic vision of maritime transportation industry.
Course Goals
- Analyze necessary knowledge regarding different modes of transport
- Analyze the key principles and concepts in freight, transportation management, multimodal transport operations, and the challenges of transporting dangerous goods by sea, air, and land
- Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of various systems and methods of seaport management, interpret changes in technical and organizational development of seaports
- Explain the basics of maritime transportation
- Judge the right methodology and decision-making process related to the most efficient transport mode
- Select how different transport modes could be combined in global logistics
- Analyse the most critical aspects of a structured project management approach
Covered Topics
- Maritime Transport and logistics operations
- Safety and sustainability in the maritime industry
- Operational and legal frameworks of multimodal transportation
- Road, Rail and Air Transports
- Digital project management
- SAP project
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course addresses the impact of digitalization on logistics operations. Data integrity, SAP, Big Data, and managing disruptions connected to transportation and transportation infrastructures will all be covered in the course.
Course Goals
- Analyze necessary knowledge regarding digital project management
- Analyze the key principles and concepts in digital supply network and the challenges associated with it
- Assess key elements of new technologies and information systems in logistics and knows their influence on enterprise development
- Analyze the most critical aspects of a structured project management approach
Covered Topics
- Digital project management
- SAP project
- Digital Supply Network
- Big data and data analytics
- Machine learning, AI, Robotics and Blockchain
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course provides students with the theoretical background and practical knowledge necessary to recognize the role of culture in the functioning of individuals and teams and the existence of cultural differences in the conduct of team management, and leadership in global and virtual teams.
Course Goals
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively
- Work in a multicultural environment
- Improve leadership skills
- Motivate and influence team members
- Develop open-mindedness
Covered Topics
- Foundations of multicultural management
- Introduction to diversity issues and challenges
- Implications of cultural differences in global business and leadership
- Hall’s Cross cultural communication paradigm, verbal & nonverbal communication
- Conflict management issues in cross cultural settings
- The case of Global and virtual teams
- Characteristics and challenges of leading Global and virtual teams
- Developing skills for global leaders
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
This course covers major tendencies related to digital disruption and key technologies grouped under an umbrella term Industry 4.0. The course analyses the most innovative technologies such as AI, IOT, robotics, 3D printing and how companies design strategies to cope with the challenges of the digital transformation.
Course Goals
- Assess the nature of industry 4.0
- Analyze the key aspects of industry 4.0 in terms of challenges and opportunities
- Illustrate key digital technologies and products
- Recommend key digital business models
- Design and lead a digital transformation
- Understand the various transformative technologies that are disrupting industries
- Analyze technological and managerial challenges related to these emerging technologies
- Discuss key features brought about the latest technological revolution
Covered Topics
- Theories of innovation
- 4th Industrial Revolution
- Trends and driving forces of Industry 4.0
- Technological innovations & digital disruption
- Patterns of technological innovation
- Disruptive innovation & digital reality
- Emerging technologies and Industry 4.0
- Disruptive implications of Industry 4.0 for organizations
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course leads students through various stages of change management including identifying the need for change, understanding what needs to be changed, designing the strategy for change, implementing and sustaining change.
Course Goals
- Explain change management and the related key concepts
- Champion organizational transformation and the related key concepts
- Illustrate the Need or Opportunity for Change
- Assess what needs to be changed using the existing information
- Design and lead an organizational transformation project
Covered Topics
- Managing change
- Recognising the need for change
- Diagnosing what needs to be changed
- Leading the change
- Planning the change
- Implementing change and reviewing process
- Sustaining change
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The fundamental objective of this course is to strengthen the student’s ability to understand complex management issues and to address these in realistic settings.
Course Goals
- Explain general concepts related to management
- Evaluate the main critical issues in management
- Analyse different managerial alternatives
- Solve managerial problems
- Develop open-mindedness
Covered Topics
- Management Compensation
- Ethics
- Cultural differences
- Leadership styles
- Accountability and responsibility
- Power dynamics
- Decision Making
- Motivation
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Introduction
The course analyses the key ethical dilemma faced by global companies in various sectors in the areas of sustainable development. Students will discuss and analyse a selection of cases about ethical and sustainable business development to draw lessons and learnings.
Course Goals
- Evaluate the concepts of sustainable development and ethics and what is at stake for the organization
- Judge the gap between ethical and sustainable theoretical issues
- Analyze the various practices of ethical and sustainable business development
- Devise and argue for business ethical values
- Critique different business practices with respect to sustainable development and ethics
Covered Topics
- Introduction to business ethics
- Case 1: Shell, Greenpeace and Brent Spar: the policies of dialogue
- Case 2: Challenger flight 51-L: a case history in whistle blowing
- Case 3: Nestlé baby milk substitute and international marketing
- Case 4: Cathay Pacific Airways: implementing a sustainable development
- Case 5: Rio Tinto Group’s sustainable development agenda
- Case 6: Prototyping a Scalable Smart Village to Simultaneously Create
- Sustainable Development and Enterprise Growth Opportunities
- Case 7: Tata Nano: Dilemmas in Sustainable Development
- Case studies and on-site demonstration
Class schedule
Our Executive Education Program spans over 10 days of intensive learning. The programs, delivered on-campus, offer a dynamic schedule that combines classroom sessions and immersive experiences, both in Dubai and France. 
Dubai
- Sunday: Day Class (6 hours) 
- Mon-Friday: Evening classes (3 hours every day) 
France: 
- Students will participate in 3 immersive seminars (3 hours each) 
- Port/company visit – (6 hours) 
