ESDES School of Business and Management (''École supérieure pour le développement économique et social'') is located in Lyon, France. It was created in 1987, within the Catholic University of Lyon ( UCLy). ESDES is state-recognised and its

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carries the "visa" of approval and the

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of the French Ministry of Education, the master in management program is EPAS accredited. The school is private and part of the '' Conférence des Grandes Écoles'' and

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accredited. It delivers several diplomas from Bac +3 to Bac +5 (Master in Management, Bachelor in Business, preparation for the DSCG). The Grande Ecole Program or Master in management is a Bac + 5 diploma approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and whose holders are awarded the grade of master5. The Grande Ecole Program of ESDES Lyon Business School is EPAS accredited by the EFMD. Admission to the 1st year of the Grande Ecole program of the ESDES is by the ACCESS Competition and via a parallel admission procedure in the 3rd and 4th years. The Bachelor in Business is a 3-year program. Admission is through an ESDES competition.

Facts and figures

*1,525 students in 2013 *202 teachers, 50 of whom are permanent *100 links with other

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and

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s in 36 countries *Two2 main programs : Master program (5 years), Bachelor program] (3 years) * The Master Program is EPAS accredited *In 2022, the

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ranked the Masters in Management program 93rd in the world.

The five year course

In accordance with European and international teaching practices the ESDES course has two stages, a three-year period followed by a two-year period, over which students may develop their

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paths. The course is built around the key business skills that students will need in their future careers.

Master's degree options

There are four specializations in full English for the 4th and 5th years : marketing and digital business, digital law and management, international business Administration, international supply chain management.

International culture

Each student takes at least two

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s and does at least a six-months study abroad program in an English speaking country followed by a two-month work placement at the end of the 2nd year. In the 5th year, students may opt to spend one

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at one of the school's 100 partner universities or business schools around the world. International exchange students are welcomed into the International Business Program where they can take classes for transfer credit back to their home universities. Students may take courses in English, French or a mixture of both. Among popular courses that students can take are portfolio analysis, integrated marketing communications, the European Union, financial analysis, art and architecture and French classes at all levels. Services provided for exchange students include access to housing, health insurance, academic advising, the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Program, student peer advisors, in addition to a full range of trips and activities which are organized specifically for international exchange students who are studying at ESDES. An integral part of the exchange student experience are excursions and activities which are accessible to all students and give students a deeper understanding of the French culture. Excursions to Paris,

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in the Beaujolais, a guided tour of the UN headquarters in Geneva, French cooking classes with a French chef, as well as dinners with local families, visits to museums and ski trip to the Alps are some of the activities on offer.

Research

The GEMO is the

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centre at ESDES. The GEMO consists of ESDES faculty with considerable active involvement in research. Research at the GEMO has several objectives. The first is to contribute to the development of knowledge of organisational science and

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by carrying out fundamental and applied research. The research work is also intended to serve a certain number of pedagogical needs. The research undertaken by the various members of the GEMO acts as the departure point for new course content taught at the school, both in

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and

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programmes and

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courses.

References

External links

ESDES School of Business & Management website
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