Final year Executive MBA students taking the Entrepreneurship & Innovation elective with Dr Nathaniel Massa at FEMA, recently presented their start-up concepts to a panel of seasoned professionals active in the entrepreneurship scene at a GEW 2023 pitching event.
This was aligned with the MBA participants’ semester-long business start-up idea and feasibility analysis project, which forms an integral part of their elective.
The MBA participants presented their early-stage business concepts – ranging from environmental and sustainability solutions; to lifestyle and convenience concepts, EdTech, an alternative social beverage, and community platform ideas – to a panel of professionals hailing from areas associated with early-stage mentoring; foresight and creativity; knowledge and IP management; crowdfunding; and new venture consulting. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is nationally hosted by the Edward de Bono Institute for Creative Thinking & Innovation.
The MBA pitch review panel was made up of: Prof. Leonie Baldacchino (Edward de Bono Institute, UM); Mr Matthew Caruana (CEO, JA Malta); Ing. Michelle Cortis (Senior Executive Consultant, Industry Partnerships & Commercialisation, at Imperial College London); and Mr Pier Massa (Director, COO and Regional Head - Europe at Pilot.Lite Ventures, London).
The opportunity provided the cohort of practising professionals on the Executive MBA programme useful insight and an extent of stress-testing towards further developing and validating pursuit of their business start-up ideas.
Connecting aspiring and inspiring entrepreneurs across local and international communities, Global Entrepreneurship Week this year sees millions of resourceful people and communities in more than 150 countries involved in different events globally – stimulating value and generating initiatives and enterprise at multiple levels.
On completing their entrepreneurship elective, several among the Executive MBA participants may be likely looking into the prospects of taking their ideas further. In this regard, Dr Massa and the Faculty augur the students well on their enterprising initiatives.
NEW International MBA programme at FEMA
FEMA has now just launched its NEW postgraduate executive flagship programme: the International MBA. Modular and totally redesigned, it presents a new curriculum of purposely designed applied masterclasses and workshops aligned with increasingly complex, disruptive and competitive realities; with at its core an immersive delivery modality catering for the needs of working professionals – whether based locally, or residing abroad.
Participants on FEMA’s new International MBA programme are mostly professionals engaged in industry and various sectors, generally in management and executive positions. Their exposure and diverse experiential knowledge contributes to the applied learning environment fostered by FEMA on this executive international programme.
The International MBA is tailored for practising professionals, managers, and others seeking to stretch and upgrade their holistic capabilities, or aspiring to higher positions of responsibility within their organisations – besides those seeking a sound foundation and insight towards effectively establishing and running their own business in increasingly competitive environments.
The International MBA is tailored for practising professionals, managers, and others seeking to stretch and upgrade their holistic capabilities, or aspiring to higher positions of responsibility within their organisations – besides those seeking a sound foundation and insight towards effectively establishing and running their own business in increasingly competitive environments.
For further enquiries on the NEW International MBA programme at the Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy (FEMA) at the University of Malta, kindly contact Ms Jennifer Vella on 2340 6211 or email or Ms Vanessa Debattista on 2340 3787 or email.
