VIPP Executive Programs are customized professional development workshops designed around a specific topic area to meet the unique learning and growth needs of organizations and professionals around the world. Leveraging MSU's world-class faculty, research facilities and extensive partnership with government agencies, industry leaders, and NGOs, VIPP provides high-impact programs that combine academic excellence with real-world applications. Participants benefit not only from advanced learning experiences at MSU and across the U.S., but also from meaningful, long-term connections with American professionals and industries in their fields.
Our recent clients included both public and private organizations from China, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia, spanning sectors such as agriculture, ecology, education, healthcare, governance, media, business, and technology transfer and innovation.
Past programs have covered a wide range of topics, including:
Explore our Featured Programs in the tab above as well as past workshops to see examples of successful collaborations and get inspired to design your own customized executive program.
Each Executive Program is designed in close collaboration with our clients. The program is tailored to your organization’s goal, budget, and participants’ professional backgrounds. Programs can range from three days to six weeks and may include:
Each program is unique in terms of its scope, format, length, and location. VIPP, in collaboration with MSU academic units, creates engaging and result-driven programs in a variety of formats, in-person, online, or hybrid, to best suit your needs.
From program design to completion, VIPP provides comprehensive logistical and academic support. Our 360° service includes:
Our seamless, end-to-end service ensures an impactful and stress-free experience for both sponsors and participants.
Most programs are hosted at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, where participants engage directly with faculty and utilize MSU’s world-class research facilities. Programs also include field visits and professional meetings across the U.S. Past participants have traveled to Detroit, Chicago, New York City, Washington DC, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and even Toronto and Montreal, meeting with professionals in multinational corporations, government agencies, and other key organizations.
Aligned with MSU’s thematic strengths, VIPP can design and implement Executive Programs across a wide variety of disciplines and themes. Read about some of VIPP's specialty areas below. We are not limited to these topics, but they are some of our strong areas of expertise.
Explore our example workshops page to learn more about past workshops we have hosted.
Located directly adjacent to Michigan’s capital city of Lansing, Michigan State University provides excellent opportunities to explore and engage in themes of law, media, and society on all levels—local, state, and federal. VIPP regularly hosts legal professionals, media professionals, government officials, civil servants, and NGO personnel who want to upgrade their capabilities. We offer workshops that focus on various U.S. and international laws and regulations; political system and policy; civic engagement and NGO management; digital media and investigative journalism, and many more. Programs feature intensive training with lectures, case studies, and meetings with local government officials and media professionals. Participants will also visit law firms and courts, digital publishers and TV stations, and other relevant partner locations. VIPP will connect you with innovative solutions to unique challenges by exposing you to best practices and new approaches taking place across Michigan and the United States.
Michigan State University is known for its dedication to sustainability and environmental management, including water, air, soil and forest management, making it an exceptional place for industry professionals to advance their skills and expertise in sustainability. Michigan’s abundant natural resources and diverse geography make it a prime location to study the consequences and incentives of environmental sustainability, particularly for water and energy organization. Workshops typically feature lectures with local industry leaders, hands-on training, visits to relevant facilities, and cultural excursions. Professionals will complete their program with a more thorough understanding of the current context of environmental and energy policies as well as relevant new technologies and strong links to global sustainability innovation.
For professionals in the food, nutrition, and agriculture industries, VIPP offers customized workshops focused on intensive education and skill refinement. Michigan State University is known around the world as a premier agricultural research institution, from managing its own livestock farms to finding new ways to live and grow sustainably—it’s the perfect school to expand your expertise. Combining lectures, hands-on training, on-site visits, professional meetings, and cultural excursions, VIPP workshops expose participants to cutting-edge innovation in food production, science, and management. We introduce you to unique approaches, techniques, and connect you with industry leaders to facilitate long-lasting professional connections.
In this rapidly changing and highly competitive world, innovative thinking and entrepreneurial mindsets are survival skills for all current and emerging leaders. Home to the Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University is the school of choice for professionals who want to stay ahead of the game. MSU is globally recognized for its excellence in innovation, market research, supply chain management, and business and social entrepreneurship. Over the years, we have helped higher education institutions, government agencies, and businesses of all sizes to realize and reach their full potential. VIPP will expose you to the most successful prospects, practices, and ideas in organization management, commerce, and intercultural leadership. We will provide you a chance to develop the most advanced skills and techniques in leading organizational change and create long-lasting connections with industry leaders.
Michigan State University is a prime destination for professionals in the healthcare and medical industries. Our workshops involve training in real and simulated environments for maximum skill refinement, as well as lectures, on-site visits, professional meetings, and cultural excursions. Leading health experts on campus and our connections to medical facilities in Michigan and other U.S. States make VIPP the premier partner for all your programming needs. Available to any health care and medical professionals, from first responders to nurse practitioners, surgeons, and pharmacists, VIPP will initiate your experiences with the latest in medical practice, methodology, and technology, and provide the opportunity to create long-lasting relationships within the U.S. health industry.
If you are an education professional, VIPP’s tailored workshops will provide a chance to explore American and global education at every level. MSU is the premier institution for education innovation. From across the globe, education professionals come to MSU to connect with faculty as well as leaders in local schools and relevant government offices to observe first-hand the policymaking process and application of changes in education. Workshops will also feature lectures with education experts, opportunities to engage with fellow professionals, and other relevant site visits. Push your expertise in pedagogy as we introduce you to educational innovation ideas, modern theories, and novel methodologies that are transforming the field.
In collaboration with Korean Society of Chuna Manual Medicine and MSU Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, this annual week-long training celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2025. Nineteen surgeons from Korea participated in intensive workshops focused on cranial, thoracic and rib cage techniques, combining lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice in MSU’s Osteopathic teaching lab and clinics.
Developed with MSU Second Language Studies (SLS) and TESOL programs, this two-week exchange welcomed 20 Ukrainian university faculty members. Participants explored:
The program combined interactive workshops, classroom visits, professional meetings and community networking. The program was featured by the local evening news.
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This two-week interactive training was designed for a group of MBA students from Kazakhstan who are business executives working in the private sector. The program guided each participant through a personal journey of discovery, which enabled a deep conscious competence in all of the factors needed to grow a mindset of leadership, innovation and organization-center entrepreneurship.
The program consisted of three separate but interconnected parts:
Corporate visits and professional meetings with Michigan business leaders provided valuable insight into U.S. business culture and practice. The program was featured on the Kazakh national news.
Read about more of our recent executive programs on our example workshops page.
Fees vary depending on program length, group size, location, and the content focus. VIPP will work with you to design an impactful program that meets your goals and budget.
VIPP welcomes partnerships with government agencies, educational institutions, companies, NGOs, and foundations to co-design impactful professional development programs.
Contact us today to discuss how VIPP can help your organization achieve its training and development goals.
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