The globe-trotting executive MBA runs into trouble

The Financial Times highlights how geopolitical tensions and travel restrictions are challenging the international model of executive MBAs. The article features Laurence Lehmann-Ortega, academic director of the Trium EMBA jointly run by NYU Stern, LSE, and HEC Paris, who explains that the program has replaced its China module with residencies in Dubai, Nairobi, and Seoul — not due to geopolitics, but to expose students to new frontier markets and diverse regional perspectives.