MONARCH BUSINESS SCHOOL SWITZERLAND
Professional experience.
Deeper insight.
Meaningful impact.
MANAGEMENT · LEADERSHIP · PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
Graduate and executive management education for experienced professionals who want to strengthen their judgement, lead responsibly and turn rigorous inquiry into better practice.
SCHOOL OVERVIEW · PROVISIONAL EDITION · SEPTEMBER 2026
MBS
The MBS perspective
Bring your experience.
Develop your next contribution.
Complex organisational challenges require thoughtful leaders who can examine evidence, question assumptions and make responsible decisions.
Learning grounded in practice
Monarch Business School connects advanced management education with the realities of professional life. Your experience provides the context for learning and inquiry; faculty guidance helps you develop the analytical depth and reflective judgement to take that work further.
Professional scholarship brings rigorous inquiry and practical experience together. Its purpose is to strengthen decisions and create meaningful value for organisations, professions and society.
Our educational orientation
Responsible professional judgement.
Consider the evidence, the organisational context and the consequences of action. Connect analytical insight with responsible leadership and continuing professional growth.
Three connected areas of Monarch
MGRI
Academic doctoral inquiry and scholarly contribution through the Monarch Global Research Institute.
MBS
Graduate and executive management education, with a professional and applied focus.
MMI
Accessible professional learning and continuing development through the Monarch Management Institute.
This provisional overview introduces the school. Programme-specific terms, availability and requirements should be confirmed on the relevant programme page and with Admissions.
MBS
Find your pathway
Choose your direction of professional growth.
Explore professional doctoral and executive programmes across management and leadership.
Each programme has its own focus, structure and entry requirements. Follow the links below for further information.
Doctor of Business Administration
Connect rigorous applied research with strategic leadership and organisational challenges.
Explore programme →Doctor of Management
Explore advanced study centred on management practice and organisational leadership.
Explore programme →Doctor of Leadership
Deepen your understanding of leadership and its contribution to people and responsible change.
Explore programme →Doctor of Applied Neuroscience
Explore the relationship between neuroscience and management through an applied professional lens.
Explore programme →Doctor of Professional Studies
Explore doctoral development grounded in professional experience and contributions to practice.
Explore programme →Executive MBA
Broaden your managerial perspective through executive management education.
Explore programme →Looking for a PhD or Doctor of Social Science? Explore academic research pathways through the Monarch Global Research Institute.
MBS
The learning experience
Rigorous learning.
Connected to professional life.
Professional context, inquiry and reflection work together to support the development of responsible judgement.
01 · Start with meaningful questions
Bring challenges from your professional environment into your learning. Examine assumptions and identify where deeper understanding could make a difference.
02 · Develop evidence-informed insight
Connect management ideas with systematic inquiry. Strengthen your ability to interpret evidence and assess its implications for decisions and practice.
03 · Exercise responsible judgement
Consider people, context and the consequences of action. Develop a reflective approach to leadership and continuing professional growth.
Study alongside your career.
Monarch’s distance-based approach is designed for working professionals. Independent study and faculty mentoring create space for sustained development alongside professional responsibilities.
Developing the doctoral researcher
Research preparation and proposal development form part of the professional doctoral journey. Candidates refine their research question and approach with faculty guidance.
Delivery, duration and entry requirements vary by programme. Discuss your circumstances with Admissions before applying.
Discover how you will learn
Explore the educational philosophy behind the Monarch experience.
MBS
Professional scholarship in action
Experience becomes a foundation for contribution.
DBA graduates connect professional experience with questions of leadership, industry and organisational change.
Dr. Richmond Ezenwa Okafor
NIGERIA · DBA IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Drawing on more than twenty-five years of entrepreneurial experience, Dr. Okafor examined digital transformation and horizontal collaboration in Nigeria’s road-freight sector. His research developed a framework to support more efficient, transparent and digitally enabled collaboration among logistics providers, shippers and transport operators.
Dr. Scott Farrell
SOUTH AFRICA · DBA
Dr. Farrell completed his DBA while serving as Group Chief Financial Officer for B. Braun Companies Southern Africa. His research drew on managing a multi-territory healthcare enterprise, examining organisational factors that support financial resilience and strategic transformation in complex corporate environments.
Dr. Allison Ayodeji Aliu
NIGERIA · DUAL PhD / DBA
With nearly two decades of experience in the energy sector, Dr. Aliu investigated strategic options for Nigerian independent energy companies during international divestment. His work developed a framework connecting commercial decisions with stakeholders, sustainability and long-term shared prosperity.
Read more at umonarch.ch/doctor-of-business-administration/
YOUR EXPERIENCE. YOUR NEXT CONTRIBUTION.
What would you like
to take further?
Tell us about your background, professional interests and ambitions. Admissions can help you identify a programme that fits your next stage of development.
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Provisional school overview · September 2026
Programme details remain subject to confirmation with Admissions.
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