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The Leading Group : Master, MSc, MBA, Finance, Marketing, Management, Business in Europe

Now in its 100th year and with over 4500 students on its double campus registered for the academic year 2006-2007, EDHEC Business School is the leading management education group in France. 

Ranked in the top 5 business schools in France, it is the leader in international programmes, offering a wide choice of management programmes, 7 of which are targeted specifically at foreign students and taught entirely in English. 

In 2006, 37 nationalities joined the Master of Science programmes alone.

Internationally renowned for its excellence in research (the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre is ranked number 1 in Europe)  and for its experienced international faculty, EDHEC Business School is proud to belong to the elite club of business schools (only 1% worldwide) to have been awarded all three accreditations, EQUIS, AMBA and AASCB.

The 17,000 graduates from EDHEC Business School are represented across the globe in over 100 countries and form a powerful international alumni network.

Discover our leading programmes:

ESPEME

A 4-year Bachelor programme, targeted towards high school-leavers, in order to prepare them for a managerial role or for a position of responsibility in a professional activity.  The students are trained as management staff to work in both medium-sized and larger firms.

Grande Ecole

 The unique French education system has at its highest form the Grande Ecole.  Created by Napoleon, this level of education was and still is reserved for the elite who prepare the competitive entry examinations in specialised schools for two years before attempting the admission interview.  Only a small percentage of the best students enter a Grande Ecole which leads to a Master in Management. 

Master of Science programmes

 (Finance, Risk and Asset Management, Marketing, Strategic Management, European Business, MSc in Research for Business Administration) : MSc, International programmes open to graduates and young professionals from around the world who would like to gain solid expertise in various specialised fields of management.  These programmes are taught entirely in English on the Nice campus.

PhD programme (Opening 2008)

PhD in Business Administration

MBA programmes

Theseus-EDHEC MBA
Executive MBA
These programmes deliver a high-level training programme to experienced professionals and holders of a postgraduate degree.  

Professional Management Course (CSM)

This programme, taught on the Lille campus, offers a general management course to highly specialised professionals seeking to acquire the cross disciplinary and behavioural skills necessary to enhance their career.

Tailored Executive Education programmes

These programmes are tailor-made to meet the specific needs of leading companies and their management teams.
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While the Business School's two main units, the ESPEME Bachelor programme and the EDHEC Grande Ecole Master programme are present on both the Lille and Nice campus, the School has nevertheless chosen to reinforce the specificity of each campus.    
Over the last few years, the Nice campus has been given an increasingly international role with the portfolio of international programmes taught entirely in English on this campus. (Master of Science programmes, The Theseus-EDHEC MBA,Intercontinental Track and English Track (now also available in Lille) thus naturally find their place on this campus.

 

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News

  • Interview with the Dean of Corporate Relations on new Career Programme

    Interview with Anne Zuccarelli on the recently launched “Talent Identification and Career Development Programme” Read next page

  • Finance Career Fair, Lille

    October 20, 2008
    Banks and Financial Institutions from across Europe were invited to meet EDHEC students and present careers, job and internship opportunities last week. The event was organised to enable students to meet representatives from London-based investment banks, European and French banks and business organisations. Leading financial institutions from Europe and the UK participated in the event. Read next page

  • Pitch yourself - Effective Self Marketing

    A three hour seminar on effective self Marketing was conducted by the Bill Faust in the Nice campus recently. The seminar focused on identifying and evidencing what you are employed for. Understanding the needs and motivations of the buyer, fitting your competencies and transferrable skills to position yourself in the most attractive package/brand to the buyer (employer). Read next page

  • Buddy Program Cocktail

    October 21, 2008 Read next page

  • New York venue for EDHEC Seminar on Commodities Investing

    Spreading EDHEC’s outstanding reputation in the world of Finance across the Atlantic, EDHEC’s Prof Joëlle Miffre, Professor of Finance and member of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, conducted a Seminar on Investing in Commodities in New York last month. She was joined by Hilary Till, co-founder of Premia Capital Management, LLC, a principal of Premia Risk Consultancy, Inc., and research associate with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Prof Till, who is a practitioner, delivered a practical insight into how she manages risk and the hedging strategies she uses for her portfolio. Read next page

  • Theseus-EDHEC MBA: 7th in the World for Average Starting Salary

    The Theseus EDHEC MBA was placed an impressive 7th in the World in the latest MBA Rankings published by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) for the category Average Starting Salary Post MBA. Read next page

  • Apply to EDHEC with EIFFEL scholarship NOW!

    Each year EDHEC Business School welcomes a number of high profile students who have been awarded one of the coveted Eiffel scholarships for excellence, awarded by French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and run by EGIDE. Read next page

  • Demystifying Investment Banking and the Credit Crunch

    Industry veteran turned head hunter cum executive coach Mr Patrick Fearon was on the Nice campus on the evening of October 8, 2008 to give a guest lecture on Investment Banking career paths to the students of Msc and MBA programme. Patrick spent 16 years with JP Morgan before making a career shift to executive head hunting and executive coaching. The video telecast of the presentation was available the following day for EDHEC students to review on the School’s on-line learning platform. Read next page

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Date of update April 29, 2008

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