France is a destination of choice for international MBA students (the second in Europe after UK).
Learning French is not a requirement for enrolling in a MBA as almost all internationally accredited programs in France are offered in English.
Not only it is home of top-ranked INSEAD and HEC Paris, France has the most business schools with triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) after UK with well-ranked business schools such as EmLyon or Grenoble Ecole de Management.
In order to stay competitive in the national and international arena, French business schools have undertaken initiatives with:
Paris is a strategic place for recruiting students. Some of the top French business schools are located in the Île de France: HEC Paris, ESSEC ESCP Europe, Insead...ESSEC even gets closer to Paris by offering executive programs in La Défense, the largest business district in Europe. Schools such as Audencia based in Nantes, Neoma Business School in Rouen and Reims, Kedge Business School in Bordeaux and Marseille offer MBA programs in the capitol of France.
Though most MBA programs are concentrated in the Paris area, other places offer interesting perspectives for studying. You can study Wine Business in Bordeaux, Aerospace and Aviation in Toulouse or Global Business in the French Riviera. Grenoble offers a natural environment near the French Alps where you can enjoy skiing or snowboarding. The city was named the best place in France for studying by French magazine l'Etudiant.
Graduates may have the opportunity to work for companies of the world's fifth-largest economy and CAC 40 corporations in key industries such as luxury and brand management (LVMH), finance (BNP Paribas), insurance (AXA), retail (Carrefour), cosmetics (L'Oréal), energy (EDF, Engie, Total, Air Liquide), automotive (Renault, PSA), telecom (Orange), food (Danone), aerospace (EADS) or spirits (Pernod Ricard).
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Dual degree program offered in partnership with the Klingenstein Center, Teachers College at Columbia University
Program offered in partnership with HEC Paris, London School of Economics (LSE) and NYU Stern. The curriculum consists of six modules and online sessions between modules over a 17 month period.
HEC MBA Students can earn an additional degree with one of the partner institutions:
The program offers 6 flexible schedule options:
Four residential tracks:
Paris Modular: Bilingual French/English
Paris English Modular: English
China Modular: English with simultaneous translation into Mandarin
HEC Paris in Qatar EMBA: English
Two non residential tracks
Paris One-Day-a-Week: Bilingual French/English
Paris End-of-Week: Bilingual French/English
The Lille program is offered in a weekend format. Classes meet every other week on Friday and Saturday.
Classes of the program in Paris meet once a month for four consecutive days.
Classes meet 3 days a month for 20 months.
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Program offered in partnership with Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management (France), Audencia Nantes School of Management (France), EADA Business School Barcelona (Spain), HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany), Kozminski University (Warsaw, Poland) and Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (the Netherlands). The curriculum combines residential weeks throughout Europe with online courses.
Programme offert en partenariat avec le Crédit Mutel et la Faculté de Pharmacie de l'Université de Strasbourg.
Classes meet for 3-4 consecutive days per month.