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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

  • Careers in Consultancy

    Don Leslie, of the leading London recruitment firm BLT Consulting, came to speak to the EDHEC MBA class about consulting careers. Participants found his presentation detailed, informative and inspiring Read next page

  • Interview with Dr. Alexandra CampbellVisiting Professor of Marketing (Toronto)

    Those teaching in the EDHEC MBA are either permanent professors from EDHEC, visiting professors from some of the most prestigious institutions from around the world or guest speakers from companies, recognized as experts in their field. Dr. Alexandra Campbell PhD, visiting Professor of Marketing from Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto was on campus for her first experience with the EDHEC MBA participants. Read next page

  • Understanding Financial Careers

    Patrick Fearon, Director of Corporate Coaching Consultancy Ltd was on campus recently to shed insight into financial careers. Read next page

  • EDHEC-Risk to organise the fifth edition of the EDHEC Risk Alternative Investment Days in London

    The EDHEC-Risk Institute will be staging the fifth edition of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Investment Days at The Brewery in London on February 8 and 9 next. Read next page

  • Interview with Professor Paul Klumpes

    Pr. Paul Klumpes joined EDHEC Business School early January as Professor of Accounting. He will be teaching Financial & Fundamental Analysis to MIM Students, Research Methodology to MSc in Management Control Students. He will also teach a transversal seminar on "Business Numbers" to all MSc Students in the Business Management Track. Read next page

  • Launch of the Thomson Reuters New Trading Room

    On January 14th, the new Thomson Reuters Trading room was inaugurated on Nice Campus. This event marks the beginning of a fruitful partnership between Thomson Reuters, one of the world leading sources of intelligent information for businesses and professionals and EDHEC Business School. Read next page

  • Meet EDHEC at an MBA Fair

    An EDHEC representative will be pleased to meet you
    at the following events in Paris, Nice and Lille soon. Read next page

  • Big Success for EDHEC at International Students Fairs

    From September to December 2009, the EDHEC Admissions Team travelled extensively around the world to meet with over 1,200 candidates eager to learn more about EDHEC Business School and its programmes. Read next page

Written by
Date of update April 29, 2008

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