EMLYON Business School

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Why I Chose France Over The US For My MBA

Chinese MBA, Jun Shen, landed a job in France after an MBA from EMLYON Business School. He says more Asian students should consider France as an alternative to the US

17 Sep 2018

Emma is an MBA graduate from EMLYON Business School

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Switching From Science To Business With An MBA From EMLYON Business School

From her full-time MBA in France, Emma Devos got the business acumen she needed to take on a leadership role at big pharma firm Bayer

21 Aug 2018

EMLYON Business School's Data R&D Institute hosted the OpenVis Conference on visualizing data in May

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EMLYON Business School Banks On Big Data Analytics

EMLYON Business School’s Data R&D Institute is helping prepare MBA students for the future of business

5 Jun 2018

Patrick landed an MBA job with BMW after graduating from EMLYON Business School

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I Studied Entrepreneurship On My MBA In France—Then I Got A Job At BMW Asia

Patrick Tsang says the startups focus of the EMLYON Business School MBA is helping him thrive in a corporate setting at BMW. He’s another EMLYON MBA enjoying a successful career in Asia

25 May 2018

MSc in Management - Join the #9 Master in Management programme (Financial Times Rankings - September 2012)

This is a 2-year graduate programme taught in English and/or French, offering students the possibility to tailor the programme to their needs, while benefiting from career assistance and access to the business community. With this program, you will learn how to think, manage and operate effectively in today’s global business environment, and along the way acquire the tangible evidence to show it. International applicants can ONLY apply through the SAI website. For more information on this program, please click here or email master@em-lyon.com

European Master in Management – 1 Programme | 3 Business Schools | 3 Degrees

This two-year Master in general management, fully taught in English, offers to students a specialisation in Corporate Finance OR Marketing OR Consulting. Students study management from a triple perspective as the programme is run jointly by 3 European institutions: Aston Business School-Birmingham (UK), LMU School of Management - Munich (Germany) and EMLYON Business School – Lyon (France). For more information on this program, please click here or email emm@em-lyon.com

Looking for a focus on Entrepreneurship?

• Global Entrepreneurship Program – 3 Continents | 3 Business Schools | 1 Focus

1-year Master of Science program specialized in entrepreneurship, taught fully in English. Students study on 3 different continents at 3 institutions internationally recognised as experts in the field of entrepreneurship: Purdue University (USA), Zhejiang University (China) & EMLYON Business School (France). For more information on this program, please click here or email gep@em-lyon.com

• International MBA – The essential MBA for entrepreneurial leaders

This intensive full-time one-year programme, fully taught in English, is focused on helping you reach the professional goal you have set for yourself. Through the combination of the emphasis on entrepreneurship within the academic programme, the year-long consulting project and the international diversity in student body and faculty, you will develop the skills you need to achieve success. Applications are available in November. Click here for more information on the application process and requirements.

Looking for a specialisation?

• MSc in Sports and Outdoor Industry Management - Matching your talent with the industry’s specific needs

A 16-month Master of Science programme specialised in the Sports and Outdoor industry management, taught fully in English. You will study management as it relates specifically to the sports and outdoor business, and share the classroom with students from all over the world. Starting your studies at EMLYON’s European campus, you will first acquire the fundamentals of management in a global environment. Consecutively, specialist courses will help you manage the specifics of the sports and outdoor industry. After your time in the Alps, where you will have the opportunity to visit companies and meet and hear from industry experts, you will move on to EMLYON’s Asian campus in Shanghai, for the “Business and the sports and outdoor industry in Asia module. For more information on this program, please click here or email outdoor@em-lyon.com

• MSc in Luxury Management & Marketing – Become the expert companies want to recruit

The programme starts with general management classes at EMLYON Business School in Lyon, France. Specific courses on management within the luxury industry are provided in Switzerland, heart of the industry. As the luxury industry by nature is very international, students need to discover the specifics of each business environment. After your time in Europe, you will spend a semester in Shanghai, China, to experience the Asian luxury

business environment as well. To help you gain practical experience, the programme also includes a 4-month internship, which the school will help you find. For more information on this program, please click here or email luxury@em-lyon.com

• Specialised Master in Quantitative Finance - Become a specialist in finance

1-year Specialised Master in quantitative finance, taught fully in English. The objective of this programme is to train top level specialists able to advance in a sector characterized by a constant change and continuous innovation. For more information on this program, please click here or email msinfo@em-lyon.com

EMLYON Business School International MBA has 24 Nationalities

EMLYON has a network of 29,000 alumni across 100 countries worldwide.

EMLYON has the 6th highest GDP in Europe and is just a 2-hour drive from the Alps!

EMLYON Business School was ranked 3rd in France by The Economist

EMLYON Business School was ranked 26 worldwide and 2 in France for employability by The Times Higher Education

EMLYON Business School is arguably the number one European school for studying a specialized Entrepreneurship MBA. The slogan "Educating Entrepreneurs for the world" says it all. The syllabus is a cleverly designed mesh of taught theory combined with simulation games, case studies and project based seminars - designed to keep the hyperactive mind of an entrepreneur engaged.

EMLYON can also pride themselves on maintaining an international student body and the associated excellent networking opportunities that most MBA students list as an important benefit of doing an MBA.

Although the course is taught entirely in English, international students can learn or improve their French in the Language Centre.

EMLYON has been educating entrepreneurial leaders since 1972, it's triple accredited and has achieved a ranking within the top 100 in the world it has campuses in Geneva and Shanghai as well as Lyon - and it has achieved all of this while maintaining incredibly low year group sizes. EMLYON truly gives it's students the personal touch, time and attention they need to develop their ideas and businesses.

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