The intensive MEC program has two core areas - economics and business - and several possibilities of learning by doing, e.g. case studies analyzed during classes, group work, and laboratories. Throughout the entire program, students are exposed to direct learning - through lessons, class activities, individual and group study - and to a stimulating international environment made up of home and exchange students, visiting professors and a network of international firms and institutions.

Intensive courses are organized at the beginning of the program as preparatory classes since MEC students often have  different backgrounds. Intensive courses are designed to reinforce basic concepts in the fields of economics, statistics and mathematics. This helps students to start the program with greater confidence and comprehension.