Given my Master's in Commerce and 20 years of professional experience, which specialized Master's program in Amsterdam or Dubai would best suit my career goals in business development, international business, finance, or supply chain management, and what are their durations, tuition fees, and intake dates?
23 Sept 2026 · Answered by Saru Sharma · 2 min read
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With your M.Com and 20 years of experience, standard pre experience Master's programs are not a fit; Executive Master's and EMBA programs are. UvA's Executive MSc in International Finance costs about 33,500 euros over 12 to 24 months, while LBS Dubai's EMBA runs 20 months for about 163,995 dollars.
With an M.Com and 20 years of professional experience, a standard pre experience MSc would waste both your time and your seniority, so you should be looking exclusively at Executive Master's and EMBA programmes built for senior leaders. These skip foundational business concepts and go straight into strategic execution in finance, international business or supply chain.
Programs, Durations, Fees And Intakes
| City And Focus | Program | Duration | Tuition Fees | Intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, Finance | UvA Executive MSc in International Finance | 12 to 24 months | 33,500 euros | September |
| Amsterdam, International Business | UvA Executive Programme in Management Studies | 1.5 years part time | 24,500 euros | September and February |
| Amsterdam, Finance and M&A | VU Amsterdam and RUG Executive Master of M&A and Valuation | 15 months part time | 25,950 euros | September |
| Dubai, International Business and Finance | London Business School Dubai Executive MBA | 20 months, modular | 163,995 US dollars plus 5 percent VAT | September and January |
| Dubai, Supply Chain | University of Birmingham Dubai MSc Supply Chain Management | 1 year full time or 2 years part time | 166,356 AED per year | September |
| Dubai, Supply Chain and Operations | Middlesex University Dubai Executive MBA | 1 year full time or 2 years part time | 117,548 AED per year | September and January |
Choosing Between Amsterdam And Dubai
- Amsterdam gives you the stronger academic finance and M&A pedigree, and its part time formats let you keep working through the programme.
- Dubai's LBS Executive MBA is the broader, more internationally networked pick if business development and cross border leadership matter more to you than deep finance technicals.
- For supply chain management specifically, Dubai has more purpose built options than Amsterdam does, with Birmingham Dubai and Middlesex Dubai both offering flexible full time or part time formats.
- Budget in local currency terms before you compare: euro tuition in Amsterdam and AED or USD tuition in Dubai are not directly comparable without checking current exchange rates.
My Advice
Bring your specific career goal, whether that is a CFO track, a regional business development leadership role, or a supply chain director title, into your first counselling call, since that single detail is what separates the UvA finance track from the LBS Dubai EMBA in your case.
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