Grand Ecole Program

Our course philosophy is to educate young professionals to become leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit through a focus on business development, new venture creation, transdisciplinarity, and digital transformation.

Key programs objectives are:

• To provide general management education by integrating ethics-driven behavior and an international perspective.
• To maintain a key role for entrepreneurial experience (both from an entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial standpoint).
• To provide professional experience through a portfolio of specializations and numerous work placements, project-based learning and even apprenticeship or entrepreneurial project coaching (Student Entrepreneurship Track) for some of them.
• To encourage transdisciplinarity and double competencies.

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Key Advantages of the Program

• It is possible to study the whole course in English or in French, from the beginning of year one.
• Annual personal development & leadership seminars.
• Minimum of 6 months experience abroad; 12 months on average; 100 partner universities spread across all 5 continents.
• 1 double degree jointly awarded with an engineering Graduate School for the specialization: “E-Business and digital transformation”.
• 20 possibilities for double degrees in France or abroad with prestigious universities such as McGill in Canada.
• Apprenticeship is at the heart of our business model with nearly 40% of our students studying a specialization on block release.
• 93% of our students sign their first permanent contract within two months of obtaining their degree.

Curriculum

Grande Ecole Program Grande Ecole (Master’s degree) – 3 key periods

1^st & 2^nd years: the pillars of management

Master the fundamental principles of management science in a French or international context (accounting, finance, marketing, sales, human resources), gain a sound knowledge of the digital world (coding, digital entrepreneurship), and the humanities (geopolitics, design) to allow you to effectively interact with others from diverse backgrounds and disciplines (engineers, designers, computer engineers)

3^rd year: integrative management

Gain a 360° view of management and interactions between the various fields of management through an understanding of the impact of the digital transformation on a company’s overall performance (Strategy, Financial Management, Digital Transformation, etc.)

4^th and 5^th year: specialization

Choose a specialization, out of 11, to boost your employability and start your career right

• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation (in English)
• International Business (in English)
• Corporate Finance (Work-study)
• Corporate Finance (in English)
• Audit & Control (Work-study)
• Brand Marketing (in English)
• Marketing Digital (Work-study)
• E-Business and Digital Transformation (Work-study)
• Business Development & Key Account Management (Work-study)
• Data Science & Business Analysis (Work-study)

6 areas of specializations at the moment

Entrepreneurship & Innovation (French, Full-time)

• Create or take-over a business
• Manage an innovative or digital transformational project
• Gain strong management skills
• Have a strategic vision while being responsible for the operational side of the business in order to oversee the business development of a company

Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Full-English)

• To orient one’s professional project through the choice of a specialization Major.
• To prepare our future leaders to succeed in a dynamic and complex business environment that requires entrepreneurial leadership, innovativeness, and social responsibility.
• To acquire solid management skills and learn how to implement creative strategies.
• To employ practical tools essential for a company to build an innovative project and master all the knowledge to help companies enter new markets.

International Business (Full-English)

• To orient one’s professional project through the choice of a specialization Major.
• To focus on international business sectors, particularly in the fields of logistics and purchasing.
• To understand the mechanisms of international institutions and global corporate issues.
• To master international logistics and financial flows

Audit and Control Management (in English)

• To orient one’s professional project through the choice of a specialization Major.
• To gain access to professions working with figures, and pursue a career in financial establishments or in functions dealing with corporate financial issues in France and abroad
• To make assessments in view of improving performance
• To provide support in development and manage risks

Marketing Management (Full-English)

• To orient one’s professional project through the choice of a specialization major.
• To acquire the necessary skills to build marketing and communication strategies, including the digital sector
• To manage brand strategies and their design
• To implement and deploy digital marketing

E-Business and Digital Transformation (French, Work-study)

• To orient one’s professional project through the choice of a specialization Major.
• To acquire managerial skills in the digital sector
• To learn how to use all digital levers to generate economic activity in the digital sector
• To gain access to high-level positions in the digital sector

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Admission Requirements

The admission procedure for international students concerns:

• Students of a nationality other than French
• French students abroad (French nationality living outside of mainland France)

1st year

• Admission on the application and motivational interview.
• Profile of candidates: holders of a French baccalaureate or foreign equivalent

2nd year

• Admission on the application and motivational interview.
• Profile of candidates: They must have a baccalaureate and have validated the first year of higher education (60 ECTS credits)

3^rd year

• Admission on the application and motivational interview.
• Profile of candidates: They must have a baccalaureate and have validated 2 years of higher education (120 ECTS credits)

4^th year

• Admission on the application and motivational interview.
• Profile of candidates: They must have a baccalaureate and have validated 3 years of higher education (180 ECTS credits)