Articles

During the year to come you can follow the personal journey of some of the students on our Executive MBA, on The Local, Swedish news in English.

My MBA Diary: - From Stockholm to Silicon Valley: 'This was an absolute blast'

My MBA Diary: - From Stockholm to Silicon Valley: 'I learned what 'makes Silicon Valley tick'

My MBA Diary: - a program week of Finance and Accounting

My MBA Diary: "I still have this feeling of excitement."

Read what Maria Smith, recipient of the SSE MBA scholarship 2019, says about the SSE MBA. "Curious, smart, ambitious and competent." This is how she describes her fellow participants in the SSE MBA class of 2019. Article in Swedish.
Här får jag ett smörgåsbord av verktyg

Here's an article about the SSE MBA 2018 class and their program week in Silicon Valley October 2018. Lynette Hoffman, participant, and Angelika Lindstrand, SSE MBA Program Director, give us their view on the week and the program.
What these Stockholm business students learned in Silicon Valley

Anne Jansen and Tom Englund, both at Tobii Pro, share what they feel is gained by studying an Executive MBA at SSE. 
Why getting an MBA pays off for you - and your boss

Read what the SSE MBA Carl Silfvén scholarship recipients Kim Elman, Business Area Manager at Vesper Group, Sofie Åbyhammar, Business Developer, SSAB and Matt Burr Dixon, Director of Africa Business Operations at Knack in South Africa have to say about their SSE MBA experience. Article in Swedish.

MBA studier grund för svenska innovationer och nästa steg i karriären

"It's exhausting, but very inspiring" says Dr. Sarah Schmitz, participant in SSE MBA 2018, when sharing her experiences from the SSE MBA Executive Format. Article in German.
“Es ist zwar anstrengend, aber sehr inspirierend”

Karin Ebbinghaus and Kevin Zhang, SSE MBA alumni, share tips on how to balance Executive MBA studies with work and family life.
Balancing studies with work and family life

Vicky Samuelsen, American expat, and Jan-Anders Syltern, both living in Norway and chosing to do their Executive MBA at SSE in Stockholm, Sweden, tell their stories.
How to take the next step in your Norwegian career

Karen Kesner, SSE MBA 2009 alumna, tells The Local how getting her Executive MBA helped her land a leading role at a top global firm.
How to take the next step in your Swedish career

Collective page for all articles on SSE MBA Executive Format published at The Local.se.

Read David Moreno's, SSE MBA 2017 participant, view on Swedish leadership. 
The power of cooperation: the secret to Swedish success?

Read about SSE MBA alumnus and entrepreneur Gustav Kristiansson and our Executive MBA. Article in Swedish.
Utbildningen gav en bred palett av insikter

Meet SSE MBA alumnus Sina Vosough at ABB and read about his take on leadership. Article in Swedish.
Att se andra växa har gett mig mest

Alumna Kirsten Jensen Quas, Head of R&D at BOMI, and her manager Henning Olsen, CEO at BOMI, tell us how the SSE MBA was benefitting both sponsoring company and the participating employee. Article in Swedish.
Handelshögskolan Executive MBA blev ett lyft för hela företaget

5 reasons to study in Sweden

Congratulations Miranda! SSE MBA student received the Global Swede award 2017!
Global Swede award 2017

5 reasons to work in Sweden

Boost your career and expand your network with our Executive MBA, SSE MBA Executive Format. Read the story of David Perrone, expat in Stockholm and SSE MBA alumnus.
Getting my MBA in Stockholm had a significant impact on my career

Short article in Swedish on personal and professional development and how to keep key competence in your organization, plus a video on the same in English, featuring alumni Karin Ebbinghaus and Matias Borgblad Ristiniemi, and one sponsoring organization, Formuesforvaltning AS.
How to keep key competence

Lawyer Callum Dolman wanted to transition from a legal management role into a more general executive management role. He chose to do his Executive MBA at SSE. Less than halfway through the program, effects are already clear.
I view the world in a different way now

Frida Korneliusson and Christopher Duncan, alumni from SSE MBA 2015, tell us about their experiences from the SSE MBA, our Live pedagogy, diversity, international business and their study trip to Hong Kong!
I may work at a Swedish company, but we're global

Mattia Bianchi, Associate Professor at SSE, tells us about the new concentration in our SSE MBA Executive Format: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
A hands-on approach to innovation

Meet the recipient of the 2017 SSE MBA scholarship, Louise Croneborg-Jones, as well as of 2016. Articles in Swedish.
SSE MBA scholarship recipients 2017 and 2016
Louise Croneborg-Jones article on utbildning.se

Read the stories of 8 more of our recipients of the SSE MBA scholarship over the last 10 years. Article in Swedish.
How was it and what happened next?

Read about our participant Ann-Sofie Hörlin and her dream to do an Executive MBA. Article in Swedish.
MBA a dream come true

Meet Sofia Bertills and Lena Flykt-Rosén, SSE MBA alumni.
An MBA at SSE was the only choice for me

Meet Koen Vanhove and Andrei Postoaca, SSE MBA alumni and entrepreneurs.
It gives you the guts to believe in yourself

Read Björn Hamberg's story about his business idea and SSE MBA Executive Format.
Founder of Intreat generated the business idea during the MBA at Stockholm School of Economics

Expat in Stockholm? What can SSE MBA Executive Format do for you? Meet Swapnil Chitre, SSE MBA alumnus, and read his story.
If you only do something once, do it 100 %

Karolina Samuelsson, newly appointed Director & Head of Internal Services and Support at Region Gotland: 
"I grew several meters!"

Ulf Lockowandt, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, shares his experience from the SSE MBA
To be a surgeon or a doctor you need a certificate. Shouldn’t it be the same for a manager position?

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have become a strategic business issue. In order to prepare our students and future leaders for these complex and multi perspective challenges we have integrated sustainability throughout the curriculum of our MBA program.
An MBA with focus on sustainability

Read Ulf Hall's, SSE MBA alumnus, debate article. Both in English (translation) and in Swedish.
"Leadership is the greatest weakness in Swedish enterprises"
"Största svagheten i Sverige är ledarskapet"

When studying the SSE MBA Executive Format, our SSE MBA alumna Pernilla Rönnberg found the courage to start her company Estelle & Thild, the leading organic skin care brand in Sweden.
Follow your dreams with an MBA at SSE!

Read about Lucas Vogel and his experiences from the SSE MBA Executive Format. The first article is from when he has finished his studies at SSE in December 2014 and the second when he had just started. These articles are in German.
"Hey, der kann mehr als schreiben!"
Untypische MBA studenten

Meet Julia Schelkova, one of our Russian alumna, talking about her experience from SSE MBA Executive Format.
A chance to make a difference

Read what three of our, then, participants say about our Executive MBA, the design and participant profile.
The perfect mix!

An example of how our MBALive cases work. This is about how we work with Innovation on our study trip to Silicon Valley.
SSE MBA in Silicon Valley

Here you can read some articles about some of our scholars for the SSE MBA Executive Format, before and after the program.
Roseline Olomina - scholar SSE MBA 2015, article in Swedish
Gustav Kristiansson - scholar SSE MBA 2013, article in Swedish
Nino Baraka - scholar SSE MBA 2007, article in Swedish