October 2011

Meet our new Deputy Dean - Peter Zemsky

Professor Peter Zemsky was appointed Deputy Dean, Degree Programmes and Curriculum of INSEAD, in September 2011. As the former Dean of Faculty, Peter has a wealth of experience in the areas of curriculum development and faculty recruitment. Under Peter’s leadership, INSEAD MBA students have much to look forward to in terms innovative enhancements to the programme given his background as a Strategy Consultant and Professor.

In a recent conversation, Peter shared a few insights with us about his vision and priorities for the MBA:

“I am very excited about the opportunity to refine the transformational experience we are offering to future business leaders. INSEAD with its pioneering 10 months programme, multi-campus structure and the authentic diversity of participants and faculty, offers students an intense and unique experience... read more >>

An update from Career Services
by Sandra Schwarzer, Director

Since Period 4 started in late August, everyone has been extremely busy - the on-campus recruitment season is in full swing with over 110 companies visiting our campuses. Nowadays, evenings are filled with back to back presentations and nights are spent fine-tuning applications and writing cover letters… All this, in addition to a full schedule of elective classes.

At the Career Fair last week, companies such as Jaguar Landrover (who brought a really nice car to showcase their products), Bertelsmann, BlackRock, Philipp Morris, Thompson Reuters, Dow Chemical, Living Social or IBM met hundreds of MBAs interested in different career opportunities. But of course, on-campus recruitment is only a small representation of the opportunities available to MBA graduates...    read more >>

Q&A with Nicole and Csaba from the new class

Nicole Tapscott Campus: Fontainebleau Nationality: Canadian		Csaba Horvath Campus: Singapore Nationality: Hungarian
Q: Tell us an interesting fact or story about yourself A: I am the lead singer in a rock and roll band that raises money for charities in Canada. Q: Why did you apply to INSEAD? read more >>		Q: Tell us an interesting fact or story about yourself A: At age 31, I lived through the bankruptcy of the start-up company I was responsible for. Q: Why did you apply to INSEAD? read more >>

Previous issues/articles

• July/August 2011
• May/June 2011
• March/April 2011
• January/February 2011
• November/December 2010

General information and reminders

Upcoming Admissions Deadlines

Round 2 deadline for Sept 2012 intake is 7th December 2011

Round 3 deadline for Sept 2012 intake is 21st March 2012

Application Fee Waiver: Applicants for whom the application fee would create extreme financial hardship may apply for a fee waiver by emailing feewaiver@insead.edu. For more information read here >>