Program Overview
The NIDA Executive MBA Program (EMBA) is designed for middle and senior executives including business owners who want to develop themselves to prepare for the management responsibilies in all aspects of business administration. EMBA aims to create a new generation of executives who are ready to lead the organization in the midst of uncertainty and adverse conditions.
Participants in the program will gain management knowledges, skills, capabilities, and competencies to effectively analyze, formulate, and execute the strategy to achieve the company’s vision and goals.
Program Structure
Remedial courses for a graduate and Business Administration courses are provided for this program.
| 16 courses (48 credits) are as follows: | A number of courses | A number of credits |
|---|---|---|
| ➤ Basic courses | 5 | 12 |
| ➤ Core courses | 5 | 15 |
| ➤ Major courses / elective courses | 5 | 18 |
| ➤ Independent study | 1 | 3 |
| ➤ The written and oral portions of the Comprehensive Examination / Comprehensive Examination (written and oral) |
Study plan ahead of the first semester, intensive courses
Year 1
- Financial Accounting
- Business Economics
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Directed Studies (Seminar in Operations Management Advanced)
- Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
- Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Management Accounting
- Financial Management
- Directed Studies (Seminar in Marketing Advanced)
Year 2
- Operations Management
- Microeconomics of Competitiveness: Firms, Clusters, and Economic Development
- Business Policy and Strategic Management
- Directed Studies (Seminar in Management Advanced)
- Directed Studies (Seminar in Finance Advanced)
- Independent Study: Integrated Business Project
Course Descriptions
Concepts and issues involved in the preparation and interpretation of financial statements. Financial reporting in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles. The use of financial information to evaluate and make business decisions.
Microeconomic and macroeconomic theories applied to decision making and business planning. Analyzing economic cases from Thailand and other countries by studying the relationships of leading economic indicators.
The study of statistical theory and quantitative analysis for use in business decision-making. Topics include the measurement of numerical data, frequency, distribution probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, correlations, simple and multiple regression models, time series analysis, linear programming, decision analysis, and selective topics in quantitative business analysis.
The course focuses on the administrative roles in enhancing and maintaining Good Management Practice in a highly ethical manner, ranging from ethical sourcing, quality manufacturing, to distributing and serving customers. Social responsibilities will also be discussed with actual cases and best practices.
Of all resources existing, human resource has been recognised as the critical success factor that is hard to obtain and maintain. Amidst the current speed of change and challenges, people skills are therefore increasingly and significantly needed. The main purpose of this subject has been put forth to explore renowned principles –integrating behavioral sciences, psychology, sociology, economics, and management. Learners will be exposed to selected good practices in Thailand and overseas regarding the core management of people behaviour in an organization and the essential HRM processes from the managerial perspective. Overall, the course aims at achieving the building of human capital that can maintain an effective work and life balance and sustaining productivity and profitability for the organization.
Marketing philosophy and concepts, marketing plans, marketing strategy for business growth. Market opportunity analysis, evaluation of market attractiveness. Determination of marketing programs and effective marketing control.
Concepts and issues of utilizing accounting information for effective business management decision making. Product costing and its role in strategic decision making. Cost-volume-profit analysis. Planning and control, budgeting, responsibility accounting, balanced scorecard, performance measurement and evaluation. Roles of relevant information for making effective non-routine managerial decisions.
Concepts and issues of utilizing accounting information for effective business management. Analysis of the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, budgeting and profit planning, reporting, monitoring, performance evaluation and control of human behavior. Roles of relevant information for making effective non-routine managerial decisions.
The course is an introduction to concepts, techniques and tools for analysis of organization’s operational capabilities, which can be applied in both manufacturing and service organizations. The course provides a holistic view of the operations processes in order to improve productivity, quality and customer value.
The course emphasizes on the factors that determine competitiveness of enterprise, industry and country level . Competitiveness will enhance the productivity and lead to prosperity of all level. The course study on the case basis.
A capstone course providing the integration of functional areas of business administration with application to realistic business problems. Strategic management processes from corporate and departmental levels. Strategic implementation including corporate design, control systems, and resource allocation.
Individual in-depth studies of selected topics, in the student’s major which are approved by the Dean and announced by the School of Business Administration Prerequisite: At the instructor’s discretion
Individual in-depth studies of selected topics, in the student’s major which are approved by the Dean and announced by the School of Business Administration Prerequisite: At the instructor’s discretion
Individual in-depth studies of selected topics, in the student’s major which are approved by the Dean and announced by the School of Business Administration Prerequisite: At the instructor’s discretion
Individual in-depth studies of selected topics, in the student’s major which are approved by the Dean and announced by the School of Business Administration Prerequisite: At the instructor’s discretion
Independent Study. Advanced-level investigations which cover the analysis of symptoms, problems, causes, and business audit. Business plans integrating various functions in businesses.
Qualifications of Applicant
- The applicant must hold Bachelor’s Degree from the public or private academic institutions both inside and outside of Thailand accredited by the Office of the Civil Service Commission and/or the Office of the Higher Education Commission.
- The applicant must have at least 8 years of work experience (at the application date) and must be at the managerial level.
- The applicant must be at least 30 years old.
1 copy of a degree certificate or a graduation certificate
1 copy of ID card certified true with a signature
1 copy of an official transcript
(In case of the continuing education, the applicant must provide the academic documents from the beginning of the education to the completion of Bachelor’s Degree such as High Vocational Certificate (Diploma) and Bachelor’s Degree documents.)
2 sets of 1-inch recent photos
(Not more than 6 months)
1 copy of evidence of any change of name
(For the applicant whose name or surname is different from the name or surname on academic documents such as the evidence of a marriage certificate, a name or surname change.)
Two sets of letter of recommendation for admission
(Attached to the application form or submitted directly by the evaluators to the director of the Special Master of Business Administration Program for Executive MBA at
The Graduate School of Business Administration,
National Institute of Development Administration,
118 Seri Thai Road, Klong-chan, Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240.)
(The applicant’s letter of recommendation for admission can be submitted along with the application form. Unless the applicant can submit at the application date, he or she must submit to the Graduate School of Business Administration within the interview date.)
Notes: NIDA Business School reserves the right to refuse the return of application documents for admission to the Graduate School of Business Administration in any case.
Fees and Expenses
TOTAL COURSE FEES
FOR THAI STUDENTS
TOTAL COURSE FEES (APPROXIMATELY) 527,000 THB
TOTAL COURSE FEES
FOR THAI ASEAN STUDENTS
TOTAL COURSE FEES (APPROXIMATELY) 559,000 THB
TOTAL COURSE FEES
FOR THAI FOREIGNER STUDENTS
TOTAL COURSE FEES (APPROXIMATELY) 567,000 THB
Application Period
Admission Schedule for the Faculty of Business Administration Semester 2025
| EMBA #38 | EMBA #38 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lists | (Round 3) | (Round 4) |
| 1. Apply and print application form via website | Till 30 September 2025 | Now – 15 November 2025 |
| 2. Online Application Click here | Till 30 September 2025 | Now – 15 November 2025 |
| 3. Announce of writing exam & interview test date | 3 October 2025 | 18 November 2025 |
| 4. Writing exam and Interview test | 8 – 10 October 2025 | 20-21 November 2025 |
| 5. Announcement of selection | 21 October 2025 | 28 November 2025 |
| 6. Receive document and register | 21 – 25 October 2025 | 28 November – 4 December 2025 |
| 7. Registration Fee Payment Date | 21 – 28 October 2025 | 28 November – 6 December 2025 |
| 8. Intensive Course | December 2025 | December 2025 |
| 9. Beginning of semester | 12 January 2026 | 12 January 2026 |
| 10. Number of credits | 48 credits | 48 credits |
| 11. All expenses (approx) | 527,000 THB (for Thai students) 559,000 THB (for ASEAN students) 567,000 THB (for Foreigner students) | 527,000 THB (for Thai students) 559,000 THB (for ASEAN students) 567,000 THB (for Foreigner students) |
| 12. Writing examination | English test & Interview | English test & Interview |
| More details | Application Announcement | Application Announcement |
Contact
Address : 8th Floor, Boonchana Atthakorn Building148, Serithai Road, Klongchan, Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240
Contact Person : Thonthun : 02 – 727 -3936
Course Coordinator: Porntip : 02 – 727 – 3935
Tel: 02 – 727 – 3931 – 49
E-mail : porntip.t@nida.ac.th
Website : https://mba-nida.todsorb.dev/en
Line : @mbanida