S6 Ep25: Irene Rosberg, Director, The Blue MBA, Copenhagen Business School

About this episode

Irene Rosberg discusses the evolution and significance of The Blue MBA at Copenhagen Business School in preparing leaders for the maritime sector.

Irene Rosberg, Director of the Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics at the Copenhagen Business School – which is widely known as The Blue MBA – explains why this globally recognised course came into being nearly 25 years ago, how it has evolved by keeping a finger on the pulse of a rapidly changing maritime sector, and what skills ‘fit-for-purpose’ leaders need today to grow and succeed, and, most importantly, to take their companies forward in a highly competitive and quickly evolving market. Over 450 ‘students’ have graduated since the course was launched, and its most recent cohort comprised 48 participants from 25 countries. At its launch nearly a quarter of a century ago, leaders in shipping and related sectors were predominantly male and drawn from the countries that had the largest maritime economies, such as Western Europe, the US and Japan. As Irene explains, today’s Blue MBA requires a mindset that embraces diversity in terms of nationality and gender but the course is laser focused on providing a holistic view of shipping and its connected industries, and one of its strengths is that its students are drawn from a wide range of industry segments, including owners…

People in this episode

Guest: Irene Rosberg

Topics covered

• maritime education
• leadership skills
• diversity in shipping
• executive MBA
• shipping industry evolution

Keywords

• Blue MBA
• Copenhagen Business School
• shipping
• logistics
• maritime leadership
• diversity
• executive education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Copenhagen Business School, The Blue MBA

Places: Western Europe, US, Japan

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