Executive education is a deliberate investment made by accomplished professionals seeking to lead differently, make clearer decisions, and create greater impact. Since launching the Middle East’s first EMBA in February 2000, AKSOB has helped shape executive leadership across the region.

Today, Executive Education at AKSOB spans four pathways: the Executive MBA, focused Executive Certificates, institute-led open-enrollment courses, and corporate development programs designed around organizational priorities. Every pathway is AACSB-accredited, taught by the same faculty and industry practitioners, and designed for the realities of senior professional life.

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Four Pathways to Executive Education

The Executive MBA

A full-degree journey

Launched in February 2000, the LAU EMBA was the first of its kind in Lebanon and the Middle East. It remains among the region’s most respected executive programs, with graduates occupying senior leadership roles across prominent local and international organizations. Delivered in a flexible weekend or monthly cohort format, the learning experience is shaped by a diverse executive cohort drawn from business, engineering, law, healthcare, pharmacy, and related fields, fostering peer learning grounded in real-world perspectives. Read more

Executive Certificates

Three focused, year-long credentials

Three executive diplomas provide targeted specialization in high-impact areas of contemporary leadership. Each is 9 credits, completable in one year, and fully credit-bearing toward the EMBA degree, allowing participants to exit with a diploma or continue to the full degree.
  • DIPLOMA I: Consultancy for Sustainable Development
  • DIPLOMA II: Digital Innovation and Analytics
  • DIPLOMA III: Leading in Finance and Technology

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Executive Courses

Open enrollment, by our six institutes

AKSOB’s four institutes serve as the platform through which the school convenes industry practitioners, faculty, and executive learners. Each institute curates short, focused courses on topics of immediate relevance to its field — open to executive learners without degree enrolment.

  • Institute for Banking & Finance: The Institute for Banking and Finance (IBAF) bridges AKSOB and the region’s financial services community convening executives around the themes reshaping capital, markets, and financial technology.
  • Institute of Family & Entrepreneurial Business: The Institute of Family and Entrepreneurial Business (IFEB) serves the distinctive needs of family firms and entrepreneurs — addressing governance, succession, innovation, and the commercial challenges unique to owner-led enterprises.
  • Institute of Hospitality & Tourism: The Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Management Studies (IHT) serves one of the region’s most dynamic industries — equipping operators and senior managers with the skills to navigate shifting traveler behavior, technology, and sustainability. 
  • Institute of Human Resources Management: The Institute of Human Resources Management (IHR) addresses the strategic dimension of human capital — preparing HR leaders and general managers to compete for, develop, and retain talent in complex organizational contexts.

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Corporate Training Programs

Bespoke for organizations

When off-the-shelf programs don’t fit, AKSOB partners with organizations to design bespoke executive development grounded in your strategy, your challenges, and your people. This model is how leading business schools serve their most ambitious corporate clients. Our approach draws on the engagement principles used by the world’s most respected executive education providers, adapted to the realities of Lebanese and regional organizations.

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All pathways are AACSB-accredited, taught by the same faculty and industry practitioners, and designed for the realities of senior professional life.

 

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David Matta, Director of Executive Education
david.matta@lau.edu.lb  ·  +961 1 786 456  ·  ext. 1611