Career Development Programs

MEMBA

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM – FOR LEADERS WHO ARE CHANGING

Date
Application Deadline: January 30, 2026.
Location
Mokra Gora Lausanne Shanghai Belgrade
Price
18.000 € + PDVThere is an option to pay in installments.

Why is MEMBA the first choice of regional leaders?

MEMBA is designed for experienced and accomplished leaders – those who have already achieved much in their careers but understand that growth does not end with a title; it begins with personal development. The program is created for top executives, owners of successful companies, and decision-makers who aim to improve themselves, their organizations, and the business environment they operate in.

Through seven modules in Serbia, Switzerland, and China, participants undergo a deeply structured development process that combines the best global practices with local applicability. Working with top lecturers, engaging in concrete projects, and intensive peer exchange make MEMBA not just a diploma, but a space where leaders become prepared to lead what comes next.

MORE THAN AN EMBA – FOR LEADERS WHO (ARE) CHANGING

MEMBA is not just an educational program – it's a dynamic space for strategic thinking, leadership development, and redefining business directions. It is intended for leaders who are not seeking a diploma but knowledge and tools for making decisions that shape people, companies, and society.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, LOCAL APPLICATION

MEMBA combines the best global practices with the specifics of the local market, allowing leaders to apply them in real business environments. The program gathers top domestic experts, uses relevant local case studies, and analyzes current challenges in the region. Participants receive concrete tools and strategies they can immediately implement in their companies, making decisions that strengthen their long-term success and competitiveness.

LEARNING WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS – TRANSFORMATION IN AN AUTHENTIC ENVIRONMENT

Unlike (E)MBA programs held in urban environments, MEMBA offers an intensive experience at Mećavnik – an inspiring and secluded location that sharpens focus. Distance from everyday business obligations allows participants to fully engage in learning, idea exchange, and strategic thinking, free from daily distractions. This environment fosters deep insights and decision-making that shapes the future of their companies and leadership.

THE POWER OF THE ECOSYSTEM – LEARN FROM PROVEN LEADERS

MEMBA is not a generic program based on imported models and short guest lectures. Participants learn from lecturers with rich knowledge and experience, who convey practical examples and thorough analysis. Additionally, our ecosystem includes established entrepreneurs, experienced leaders, and founders of successful organizations, giving participants real-world insights and business challenges. This unique approach enables each participant to develop practical skills and make informed decisions that directly impact their business success.

STRUCTURED PROCESS – A CLEARLY DEFINED DEVELOPMENT PATH

MEMBA features a clearly and precisely structured curriculum. Each module builds on the previous one; participants complete project tasks between modules based on their company, and the final assignment is a group business plan for a new project of their own design. The program enrolls only once a year, allowing the entire cohort to start, live through, and complete the program together. This approach provides an advantage over flexible models, ensuring a strong community, shared experience, and lasting bonds throughout the program. It ensures that what is learned is immediately tested and applied in real business settings.

FROM IDEA TO REAL BUSINESS – A FINAL PROJECT THAT DELIVERS RESULTS

In the MEMBA program, the final project is not just an academic task – it’s an opportunity to turn ideas into real business ventures. Participants vote on the most promising initiatives, form teams, and develop concrete proposals for new businesses or expansions of existing ones. This process tests their strategic, analytical, and leadership skills, and the best projects do not remain on paper – successful ventures and companies currently operating in the market have emerged from past cohorts.

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE THROUGH EXPERIENCE IN GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTERS

Two modules of the program are held in Shanghai and Lausanne, where MEMBA participants not only attend prestigious educational institutions but also participate in intensive lectures and work with top international experts. In addition to the academic part, participants visit leading global companies, meet business leaders, and analyze concrete market strategies. This experience provides deeper insight into international business, exposure to diverse leadership approaches, and opportunities to establish global contacts.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS – STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPACT

MEMBA enables participants to deepen their understanding of themselves as leaders, enhance interpersonal relationships, and develop key leadership and communication skills. Through a professional personality test (Thalento) and individual mentoring sessions, participants work on personal development, emotional intelligence, and decision-making skills. Between modules, they attend workshops and additional events that empower them to lead teams more effectively, make decisions with greater confidence, and create lasting impact in their professional environment.

EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF LEADERS – REAL NETWORKING, REAL VALUE

MEMBA gathers experienced business leaders who understand the weight of top-level decision-making. This is not just networking – it’s a chance for strategic business connections, partnerships, and experience exchange with peers facing similar responsibilities and challenges. Additionally, participants have the opportunity to speak with guest practitioners during evening sessions and gain firsthand insights into key business challenges and solutions.

A LASTING COMMUNITY – ALUMNI NETWORK FOR HIGH-IMPACT LEADERS

After completing the program, participants become part of the elite MEMBA network, where through experience sharing, continuous learning, and joint projects, they create long-term business opportunities. This network includes those who make key decisions for the future of their organizations and provides them with support along the way.

STRONG ORGANIZATION AND DEDICATED TEAM – SUPPORT AT EVERY STEP OF THE JOURNEY

Mokrogorska is known for strong organization, a dedicated team, and infrastructure that provides stable support throughout the program. Additionally, participants have access to an advanced learning platform and the BSG business simulation, allowing for hands-on experience and deeper understanding of business challenges. This integrated approach ensures solid support for every participant, enabling them to achieve concrete results and improve their skills in real-world business situations.

Learn More About the MEMBA Program

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MEMBA is a complex and demanding program – the program brochure will help you make an initial assessment of whether you are a suitable candidate and if MEMBA aligns with your business needs.

Leading Faculty by Module

Vladimir Vučković

Vladimir Vučković

Module 1 – Economics

Economist with a background in education and consulting, dedicated to sharing economic knowledge with leaders and decision-makers.

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Predrag Kudra

Predrag Kudra

Module 2 – Finance

Financial expert with decades of experience in regional management, controlling, and strategic financial planning.

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Dejan Petrović

Dejan Petrović

Module 3 – Corporate Governance

A tenured professor of management, consultant and researcher with experience in strategic, project and investment management, and an expert in change management.

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Tatjana Kljun

Tatjana Kljun

Module 4 – Management Skills

Expert in interpersonal relations and crisis communication, combining psychological insight with hands-on experience in high-pressure environments.

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Nikola Zivlak

Nikola Zivlak

Module 5 – Strategy and Innovation

International expert in innovation and global business, with extensive academic and consulting experience worldwide.

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Goran Lalić

Goran Lalić

Module 5 – Strategy and Innovation

Strategy and innovation consultant, bringing cross-industry experience with a focus on sustainable business models.

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Nenad Miščević

Nenad Miščević

Module 6 – Marketing and Sales

Expert in sales and business development, having built successful teams and commercial strategies in dynamic environments.

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Program overview

Economics

Economics

Participants are introduced to economic principles essential for executive decision-making, how national economic policy is shaped, ways to anticipate and incorporate macroeconomic indicators into business, and the socio-political context affecting business.

Program length
Date
Location
Mokra Gora
  • Key Economic Principles
  • Market Structure, Supply and Demand
  • Profit Maximization and Pricing
  • GDP
  • Inflation and Unemployment
  • Economic Cycles: Booms and Crises
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Balance of Payments, Interest Rates, Exchange Rates
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Socio-political Factors in Business Decision-Making
Finance

Finance

Finance is the backbone of any business – a prerequisite for all activity. Understanding your company’s financial landscape enables you to manage, optimize, and grow effectively. The module covers financial management theory and practice, differences between accounting, financial reporting, and financial management, and the fundamentals of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow.

Program length
Date
Location
Mokra Gora
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Sources of Corporate Financing
  • Key Business Performance Indicators
  • Capital Valuation
  • Best Practices in Financial Operations
  • Digital Financial Management
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Operational and Strategic Decision-Making
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Investment Management
  • Stock Market Investing
Corporate governance

Corporate governance

Management is a craft carried out through four key processes: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling – plus decision-making. Top managers are key decision-makers whose choices determine an organization’s future. This module explores executive responsibilities, ethics, and community impact.

Program length
Date
Location
Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Management processes
  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Leading
  • Controlling
  • Decision-Making
  • Project management
  • Human Resources Management
  • International Business and Global Management
  • Business Ethics
  • Social Responsibility
Management Skills

Management Skills

This module helps participants become more aware of topics we often overlook: How do we solve problems? Can we be more efficient? How do we manage time and reduce stress? How do we resolve conflicts and motivate ourselves and others? Are we confident public speakers? Do we delegate enough? How important are emotional and social intelligence for executives?

Program length
Date
Location
Beograd
  • Career Development and Personality Testing
  • Personal Skills
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Group Work Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Stepping Outside the Comfort Zone (field task)
  • Public speaking
  • Executive Health
Strategy and Innovation

Strategy and Innovation

Companies that effectively define and execute the right strategy are more likely to become market leaders. This module presents tools for analyzing internal and external environments, defining growth strategies, and setting performance measurement systems. Emphasis is placed on change management, innovation, and risk – critical traits of modern leadership. Participants explore how innovation drives competitiveness and business success.

Program length
Date
Location
Mokra Gora
  • Strategy Definition and Implementation
  • Change and Risk Management
  • Cascading Strategy Across the Organization
  • Strategic Options: Internal and External Growth
  • Business Model Innovation
  • Innovation in Emerging Markets
  • Innovation Project Management
  • Creating Innovation-Friendly Environments
  • Strategic Innovation Management
Marketing and Sales

Marketing and Sales

This module focuses on creating a marketing strategy, brand strategy, product portfolio strategy, pricing strategy, marketing channel strategy, and integrated marketing communications strategy. It covers concepts such as market segmentation, target market selection, brand positioning, and differentiation. Special attention is given to strategic marketing communications, media strategy, and public relations. The sales component of the module aims to provide participants with essential knowledge and skills on the most important sales topics: sales management, goal setting, sales fundamentals, managing and motivating the sales organization, sales and marketing team collaboration, key account management, and commercial negotiations.

Program length
Date
Location
Mokra Gora
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Market and Consumer Research
  • Cascading Strategy Across the Organization
  • Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning, Brand Differentiation
  • Marketing Channel Strategy
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Media Relations
  • Sales Organization Dimensions
  • Commercial Policy, Sales Goals, Sales Process
  • Customer Value Proposition
  • Key Account Management
  • Negotiation with Clients
  • Sales Trends and Future Sales Organizations
Leadership

Leadership

This final module addresses a crucial, often underdeveloped function – leadership. What makes a leader, formally and informally? Are leaders born or made? How do we nurture leadership in key employees? This module covers the transition from manager to leader, leadership in change, and how it shapes organizational culture. Emphasis is placed on traits, leadership styles, and advanced leadership skills.

Program length
Date
Location
Shanghai, China
  • The Concept of Leadership
  • Leadership Styles and Traits
  • Cascading Strategy Across the Organization
  • Leadership Lifecycle
  • Women in Leadership
  • Leadership and Change
  • Cultural Models of Leadership
  • Leadership and Ethics/Religion
  • Situational leadership

Interested in MEMBA?

Schedule an Information Session

MEMBA is a two-year intensive program for experienced professionals. If you'd like to understand whether you're the right fit and how the program meets your needs, a consultation with the Mokrogorska team will help you get answers.

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Global Aspects of the MEMBA Program

Mokrogorska is the only validated member of the Business Graduate Association from Serbia, a renowned organization that brings together the world’s leading business schools.

The Corporate Governance module for MEMBA program participants is organized at the Business School in Lausanne, recognized as a leader in business education.

As a MEMBA program student, the Leadership module is held at Donghua University in Shanghai, with which Mokrogorska Business School has a cooperation agreement.

MEMBA offers the opportunity to obtain a DUAL DEGREE DIPLOMA from the College de Paris, one of the most renowned business schools in the field of EMBA studies.

What do program participants say about us?

Since I come from a different country and culture, it was very important for me to be exposed to as many challenges and differences as possible, so that I could compare what I experienced at MEMBA with my previous experiences, and thereby reflect on how much I personally have certain limitations or false beliefs, and how much of it is a matter of the culture and mentality I come from.

My team and I started a startup during the MEMBA program and are still working on it. This is one of the aspects that greatly distinguishes the MEMBA program in terms of seriousness and focus from other MBA programs—something I couldn’t have anticipated but was actually very important to me.

Danijel PribanićDanijel PribanićLawyer, Law Office "Pribanić"
MEMBA is a program that will inspire, motivate, and encourage you to work on yourself in various aspects of life and your professional career.

Besides the incredible lecturers, great atmosphere, and excellent organization, the greatest quality of the program is the team you will collaborate with.

Ivana CvejićIvana CvejićGeneral Manager, Aksa

Participation in the MEMBA program was one of the most valuable experiences in my professional development. The program significantly helped me enhance my business awareness and recognize new business opportunities, which enabled me to make better decisions and manage the business more efficiently.

One of the greatest benefits was the opportunity to connect with amazing people from the business world — colleagues, mentors, and lecturers. I learned a lot from them, not only through formal lectures but also through the exchange of experiences and practical discussions that helped me see business from different perspectives.

The lecturers are truly outstanding — not only do they possess extensive academic and practical knowledge, but they also knew how to convey it in a way that is immediately applicable in real business situations. The combination of theory and practice made every segment of the program dynamic and valuable.

The knowledge and skills gained from the MEMBA program have enabled me to improve my business, enhance strategies, and manage resources more efficiently. This education was not just an additional step in my learning but a key factor in my professional advancement.

Ilija RadulovićIlija RadulovićCEO, ING-INVEST

Participating in the MEMBA program at Mokrogorska School was a great experience that exceeded my expectations. The program helped me better understand global practices and how to effectively apply them in a local context, enhancing my strategic thinking and decision-making.

The balance of theory and practice through case studies and working with top leaders enabled me to develop key skills for solving complex challenges. Additionally, networking with outstanding professionals enriched my development and laid the foundation for future career success.

Nikola JovanovićNikola JovanovićRegional Director, Proton System

I chose Mokrogorska as the best support when I wanted to take a new step after twenty years of my career. The program is excellently designed, rich in resources and practical knowledge, with top lecturers and high-quality peers.

Through teamwork and experience sharing, new perspectives opened for me. I am truly happy to be part of the MEMBA story at Mokrogorska School.

Bojan VracevicBojan VracevicChairman of the Executive Board, OTP Leasing Serbia
Capstone Project on the MEMBA Program

Capstone Project on the MEMBA Program

The final thesis represents the culmination of the MEMBA program, enabling students to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in a real business context. This project assignment provides participants the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the key competencies developed throughout the program, as well as their ability for strategic thinking, teamwork, and high-level decision-making.

The thesis is carried out in teams of at least three and at most five members, simulating a dynamic business environment where leaders collaborate to solve complex challenges. Although the initiatives that teams may develop vary, all final projects fall into one of three key areas:

  • Development and/or reorganization of an existing business
  • Development of a new business (start-up)
  • Project design for a nonprofit or non-governmental organization

The project team acts as the Executive or Management Board and defends its proposal before the decision-making body, which consists of a commission made up of experienced practitioners and/or potential investors. This process ensures that the projects do not remain merely academic exercises but have practical value and potential for implementation.

The candidate enrollment process for the MEMBA program

The admission process for the MEMBA program is designed to ensure that each candidate has the experience and motivation to participate in the program. The application process consists of four key stages:

  1. Application for the MEMBA Program

    The first step in the application process is to complete a non-binding application on the Mokrogorska Business School website. By doing this, you express your interest in the program and enable our team to get acquainted with your professional profile.

  2. Interview with a representative of Mokrogorska Business School

    After we receive your application, our team will carefully review it and contact you to schedule an initial interview. This 30-minute conversation aims to assess your motivation and expectations, as well as to determine whether the MEMBA program is the right fit for your professional ambitions.

  3. Entrance interview with the Director of Career Development

    This is a key step in the application process. The interview with the MEMBA Program Director lasts 45 minutes and focuses on your professional goals and how MEMBA can contribute to achieving them. Additionally, at this stage, the final decision regarding the candidate's admission to the program is made.

  4. Enrollment in the MEMBA program

    If you successfully pass all the previous stages, the program director will provide you with an official acceptance letter and contract. After signing the contract, your enrollment is complete — you become part of the exclusive MEMBA community and begin a development journey that will advance your career.

MEMBA Admissions – Participant Selection

The program is intended for:

  • Executives in corporations and high-performing business systems
  • Owners of businesses with stable and proven market success

Key selection criteria (25 admitted out of 300+ applicants in 2024):

  • 10+ years of managerial experience
  • Proven outstanding business results
  • Readiness to engage actively in an intensive program
  • Value and character alignment with the cohort

Program information

Date
Application Deadline: January 30, 2026.
Location
Mokra Gora Lausanne Shanghai Belgrade
Price
18.000 € + PDVThere is an option to pay in installments.
Schedule an Interview

Ready for MEMBA? The first step is the entrance interview.

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Submit the form to start the admissions and selection process. After your submission, a Mokrogorska representative will contact you to guide you through the steps – from the information session to the entrance interview and joining the program.