StGallen Fast-Track MBA Program
For future designers – part-time, practical, cross-sector, career-enhancing
Are you a manager or specialist looking to deepen your understanding of the core principles of effective management? Our intensive, exclusive four-part program (4 x 3 days) is specifically designed for professionals and executives who want to specifically develop their holistic and integrative management skills in the areas of management, leadership, marketing, and finance and achieve sustainable business success.

This practice-oriented program offers you valuable insights and numerous opportunities for meaningful networking with leaders from various industries. You'll participate in dynamic discussions, share experiences, and build long-term relationships that can significantly influence your professional development.

During the program, you will have the opportunity to discuss your current challenges with our team of experts so that you receive individual recommendations tailored to your situation.

Topics


  • Customer Understanding & Market Analytics - Expand your expertise in customer psychology and big data analytics. Use AI and social media to reach your target audience effectively and effectively.


  • Holistic Sales & Brand Strategy - Develop a comprehensive sales and brand strategy to successfully position your company in the market. Focus on customer-centric sales strategies and sustainable brand building.


  • Structure for a sustainable competitive advantage - Use a structured framework to consistently align your company with a customer focus and market leadership. Learn to respond flexibly to changing customer needs.

  • Practical implementation & proven tools - Benefit from the proven methods of the St. Gallen Integrated Framework. Practical examples and best practices help you translate theory directly into measurable success.

The modules of the StGallen Fast-Track MBA program

Modul 1: Integrated Management and Strategy


With St. Gallen Integrated Management, you can optimize structures, processes and strategies holistically – for greater efficiency, agility and sustainable corporate success.


Dates 2025: May 5-7, 2025; October 6-8, 2025 (St. Gallen)


Dates 2026: April 20-22, 2026 (St. Gallen)

Modul 2: Inspirational Leadership


Master leadership using the latest insights to inspire yourself and lead your team effectively.


Dates 2025: May 8-10, 2025; October 9-11, 2025 (St. Gallen)


Dates 2026: April 23-25, 2026 (St. Gallen)










Modul 3:  Financial Management


Explore financial management, financial leadership and controlling to drive your business growth.


Dates 2025: June 26-28, 2025; December 4-6, 2025 (St. Gallen)


Dates 2026: 18-20 June 2026 (St. Gallen)


Modul 4: Marketing, Sales & Brand Communication


Focus on customer-centric strategies, optimize your sales and marketing management, and drive sustainable growth for your company.


Dates 2025: June 23-25, 2025; December 1-3, 2025 (St. Gallen)


Dates 2026: 15-17 June 2026 (St. Gallen)










Modul 5: Organizational Design 


Create a first-class organization with effective organizational design and first-class project management – for agile structures, efficient processes and sustainable success.


Dates 2025: 19-21 November 2025 (St. Gallen)


Dates 2026: 14-16 January 2026 (St. Gallen)

Modul 6: Innovation - Entrepreneurship


Promote innovation and entrepreneurial thinking to seize new market opportunities, develop disruptive business models and ensure sustainable growth.


Dates 2025: 08-10 October 2025 (Stuttgart)


Dates 2026: March 18-20, 2026 (Stuttgart)










Modul 7: International Management 


Acting successfully globally: Mastering cultural and market-related challenges with strategic international management.


Dates 2026: 21-23 June 2026 (Zurich)

Master's thesis


The master's thesis focuses on company-relevant practical initiatives that are directly anchored in the company and promote sustainable progress.









Target group


  • Executives and managers


  • Responsible for marketing, sales, service as well as products, markets and target groups


  • Specialists in digital marketing, brand management, corporate identity, image and reputation


Participants

  • Innovative managers, specialists, executives and intrapreneurs who want to shape change: Do and make instead of chatter.

  • Successful, results-oriented doers and entrepreneurs who think strategically and act operationally: founders and entrepreneurs.

  • Experts, professionals and specialists on their way to comprehensive leadership and general management tasks.

  • Strategic consultants, IT specialists, creatives, scientists and high-potential management career changers.


Your benefits


  • Holistic management excellence – combining strategy, technology and leadership for sustainable corporate success.


  • Practice-oriented training – apply acquired knowledge directly in the company and achieve measurable results.


  • Career boost – expand leadership and decision-making skills and ensure long-term development.


  • Flexible & compact learning format – 4 individually designed on-site seminars, which can be completed in just 2 weeks if desired.


  • Flexible extension – Complement the 4 seminars with 4 online days of coaching and application projects to earn the "StGallen imt Certified Manager" (CAS in General Management) qualification and earn 20 ECTS credits from Steinbeis University, Germany.


  • StGallen imt Business School Network - Become part of a unique network and benefit for life
Details about the StGallen Fast-Track MBA program

Program type

Master of Business Administration

(MBA)

Length of time

7x3-4 Take on-campus

4Tage i.d.R. hybrid

Introduction

Flexible,

individual admission procedure

Format

Presence and hybrid

investment

CHF 24.900

plus CH VAT

ECTS

60

(90)

Language

i.d.R. Deutsch

Target group

Managers, executives, managers and junior staff

Network

Exclusive: StGallen imt alumni

Next dates

Flexible entry, freely selectable order of modules, part-time and integrated.


State-recognized

Diploma


Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Steinbeis University (Bologna System conformity)

Insights from the StGallen imt Business School

The world doesn't need to be reinvented—but proven methods must be accessible to leaders in a relevant format. This is precisely what we stand for at St. Gallen's imt Business School, helping to expand the scope for action with vision and clarity.

Prof. Dr. Christian Abegglen
president
StGallen imt Business School
Success is born from implementation. Successful leaders put strategies into practice – because theory without application remains worthless. This is precisely the focus of the practical approach of the St. Gallen imt Business School.


Dr. oec. HSG Ulrich von Bassewitz
Executive Council
StGallen imt Business School

The St. Gallen imt Business School played a key role in supporting me on my path to the board. With practical input, strategic clarity, and valuable perspectives, I received the best tools for successful corporate leadership.

Jonas Gillmann,
Board Member for Technology
Datron AG

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