Applying to the IOMBA

Application for Admission 2011/2012

Thank you for your interest in the International Organizations

MBA (IOMBA) programme. Please note that applications for the International Organizations
MBA programme will only be reviewed when all supporting documentation for an application
has been received by the IOMBA admissions office. Please type or print clearly all information
required on the application. We will attempt to notify you if information is missing from your
application file, however it is your responsibility to ensure that all materials have been submitted.

Deadlines

The programme starts in the first week of September each year. We operate a rolling admissions
process. Completed applications for the 2011/2012 class will be considered in accordance with
the application and decision dates given in the table below.

Stage One
2011 / 2012 Final
(UNU fellowship and IOMBA Merit Stage Two
intake Deadline
Scholarship application deadlines)
Application  1 March
 15 November 2010 13 May 2011
deadline 2011
Admission decision  15 March
 15 December 2010 1 June 2011
by 2011
Applicants  14 April  15 June
 14 January 2011
acceptance by 2011 2011

A completed application includes:

Pre admission documents

 Online application form duly completed and submitted

 Online application fee paid
 Official transcript sent in a sealed envelope by the conferring University to the IOMBA
Programme Admission Office
 Photocopy of the undergraduate diploma (i.e. bachelor)
  Academic reference letter
 Professional reference letter
 Official GMAT or GRE
 Official TOEFL
 Photocopy of passport
 4 passport photos

Post admission documents

 Commitment fee
 Academic CV – a detailed chronological listing of all educational institutions you
attended from elementary school onwards (name and city of the institution, years, degrees
awarded)

Hard copies of all the pre-admission documents (included the official transcripts) must be
sent to the following address: University of Geneva – HEC

International Organizations MBA (IOMBA)

Admissions Office
Chemin de la Voie-Creuse, 16
CH-1202 Geneva
Switzerland

Completed Application Form and Application Fee

The form requests personal information, including contact information, educational and
professional background, and international experience.

We strongly encourage candidates to apply online, and offer a discounted online

application fee of CHF 75. For paper-based applications, there is a non-refundable CHF 200
application fee. Please note that applications WILL NOT be processed without the fee. Payment
can be made via a Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit card or by bank wire transfer.
 
Standardized Test Scores

All applicants must complete the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE). As several of the programme's core courses require a high
level of quantitative and analytical skills, a high GMAT score or GRE will enhance your chances
of being admitted, but a high score does not guarantee admission into the programme and a
lower score does not preclude admission. Please note that official results must be sent directly to
the IOMBA admissions office from the Pearson VUE (a business of NCS Pearson, Inc. who
administers the GMAT® test). If you have already taken the GMAT, we encourage you to
enclose a photocopy of your score report with your application package. We will accept GMAT
scores that are up to five years old. Our institution code for reporting your GMAT score is 651-
QT-72. If you will be submitting a GRE score, please send us the original result as soon as
available.

The International Organizations MBA programme is taught in English. Consequently, a Test of

English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score, no older than 2 years, is required of all
applicants whose native language is not English, or who did not receive an undergraduate or
graduate degree from an institution in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.
A score of 600 on the paper-based exam, 250 on the computer-based exam or 100 on the
internet-based exam is required. Informational materials are available from the Educational
Testing Service, P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, NJ 08541. You may also request materials via their
website at www.ets.org Our institution code for reporting your TOEFL score is 0771.
Alternativelly, you may also submit a IELTS score instead of the TOEFL.

Official Transcripts and photocopies of previous degrees

Applicants are requested to enclose photocopies of degrees or diplomas already obtained, as well
as official transcripts listing official record of all courses taken and examination grades received,
together with the grading scale and an explanation of its meaning. The official transcripts must
be sent to the IOMBA Admission office (see address above) in a sealed envelope, directly by the
Conferring University. If you were a transfer or exchange student, you must make sure to
provide official transcripts from all institutions attended. Please download here the transcript
request form to be sent to the University/ies conferring your degree/s.

All international educational credentials and transcripts should be provided both in their original
language and with a certified English or French translation.

Reference Letters

To apply for the IOMBA, two references are required. We would prefer that one reference comes
from a current or past professor (assessing the applicant’s academic ability to succeed in this
program), and that the other reference comes from a professional acquaintance (indicating the
applicant’s suitability for international work).

Reference forms can be printed and posted to us (paper-based reference), or saved in .pdf format
and emailed to us (electronic reference).

For paper based references, each referee should complete the form, print it, attach any additional
comments, seal it in an envelope, sign across the seal, and return the form directly to the
applicant for submission with his/her application package. While it is preferred that all references
be submitted together as part of an application package, they may also be submitted directly to
the IOMBA Admissions Office.

For electronic references, we will only accept reference forms submitted on-line (open Reference
Form on-line) or are emailed to us directly by the reference provider. In this case, the reference
provider should fill in the form, save it ("save as", please make sure you rename the file to match
the applicant’s last name), and email it to the IOMBA Admissions Office iomba@unige.ch

Essays

Your response to the essay questions helps us evaluate your career aspirations and how those
objectives match with the unique qualities of the International Organizations MBA programme.
We encourage you to give considerable thought in the writing of your essays. Additionally, we
ask that you limit your responses to the length that has been indicated.

Statement of Financial Resources

This form must be completed by all applicants. The purpose of this form is to indicate how you
intend to finance your studies and to inform us if you are applying for financial aid
(Scholarships).

Scholarships are based on a combination of academic merit, financial need, and availability of
funds. Additionally, some scholarships may be reserved for nationals of selected developing
countries. All applicants who apply by our stage 1 admissions deadline, may be considered for a
scholarship. Applicants will be notified if they have been awarded a scholarship upon acceptance
to the programme