I would need some advice from some experts .
I am graduated in engineering and worked on the production industry in different Fields (Engineering / Automotive / EPC) as Program manager and Service Mgr - currently Operations manager . Since I moved to Luxembourg from Italy some years ago I am really challenged by Finance/Investments/Risk management/Corporate finance and I would like to move towards this field if possible. Since I am over 50 I am wondering if makes sense to apply to some distance MBAs to programs Manchester Metropolitan / Bradford / Illinois Campaign/or others like Durham / or Sumas in Switzerland (which any way would enrich my personal knowledge) or get some intensive aimed Finance program training ( this would be for visibility but also considering future personal involvement in consultancy, or online Msc in Finance and investments and/or if anyone can indicate any better options to seek from your experience
thanks,
Slp

The Harvard ALM in finance is a good option. 

<div>Hello Duncan,,<br></div><div>thanks &nbsp;for your suggestion indeed, nice input as well as all others of yours I read on this forum&nbsp; discussions.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>I was not aware of Harvard ALM and the program comes from well known
</div><div>UNI. Very interesting, even if slightly out of budget I was considering
</div><div>initially (but I am thinking over it quickly and I took contact already for
</div><div>info). Any other good similar proposal may be at slightly lower budget which
</div><div>could be well acknowledged in Europe ? &nbsp;</div><br><div>I see so many offers (and I am afraid.. merchandising) but difficult to &nbsp;to capture the real value and advantage for investing time and money.</div><div>Of course the premier league is the best but also with higher budget.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>-I had already sent an application recently for Bradford UK in the meantime.</div><div>I have no other possibility that Online Mba – I either will stay
</div><div>in Luxembourg for some years, but I may go back to Italy ( where I studied and
</div><div>worked for years) &nbsp;if I get some better opportunities, also checking Switzerland as work possibilities.&nbsp;</div><br><div>I also had initially considered a weekend Mba in Luxembourg Business school &nbsp;(2 years fees = 30k euro) but I see it risky since it will link me to the country, and I also see it is not in principle triple accredited and I cannot find many supporting reviews to compare really with others.</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;
</div><div>In my case I would like to pilot my direction more towards operational
</div><div>Asset mgt, real estate investments, financial investments, Risk mgt, &nbsp;and may be later on Consultancy, to get over my years of project, service and operation mgt experience , &nbsp;and &nbsp;after checking some many possible alternatives and all the discussions in this forum , it is not so easy to get a firm decision;</div><div>Given my older experience I will probably not have full opportunity to get the jump in career as cash back return to the investment, on the other hand I</div><div>am also motivated towards a valuable quality/price course on top of my personal
</div><div>growth. I would like to get some acknowledgeable degree (besides e.g. the Certificate
</div><div>on Coursera that I currently doing on Financial subjects ..but I wonder if a full
</div><div>specialization in Financial management done on Coursera online would be great asset
</div><div>) &nbsp;&nbsp;
</div><div>In parallel, I am considering to apply to some of the alternatives
</div><div>already discussed thoroughly on the forums (1.Aston UK /2.Birmingham University
</div><div>UK /3.Illinois iMba which I read very much appreciated ( but will it make sense
</div><div>for a work experience in Europe ?) /4.The Open University UK / 5.Robert Gordon
</div><div>(but not tripe accredited..).
</div><div>-EU Business school Barcelona, Munich, also has a
</div><div>specialization in Finance, I and ranks well in the QS Mba online ranking, but is
</div><div>not triple accredited. Could this be also a possible solution? &nbsp;( same &nbsp;issue
</div><div>SBS Swiss Business School- goof Mba Online Course ranking ).</div><br><div>-Of course Durham and Alliance Manch. UK or Warwick or Vlerick or UCL would
</div><div>probably have better resonance (as well as MIP in Italy for my case which has a
</div><div>high rank ) , but are a little over budget for earlier personal consideration (return
</div><div>vs. investment vs. years experience, with less possibility to amortize) &nbsp;
</div><div>-For the Real Estate part (may in parallel to this ) I also
</div><div>am considering a Specific course ( 8 weeks by LSE on Real Estate certificate )
</div><div>which seems to be valuable – but also here, after so much reading , seems difficult
</div><div>to judge how to get&nbsp; a real advantage and from which accredited Course/University &nbsp;for specific real Estate study valid for a serious professional use.</div><br><div>If you/anyone reading, based on your focused experience&nbsp; have some additional personal suggestions, without bothering ,, this will be of course more than welcome.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks, Best Regards,
</div><div>Stefano
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You have too many questions to answer but a good tip is to see what qualifications are held by people in the roles you target.<br><br>Look at the Micromasters pathways into the ALM. It will cut around $10k off the tuition. I suggest you avoid no-name schools like the EU and SBS, which are not recognised as university-level institutions in their own countries.&nbsp;