MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT - GRANDE COLE

SHAPE YOUR FUTURE

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ESSEC Business School,

The Pioneering Spirit
CREATED IN 1907, ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL IS AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION OF EXCELLENCE WHICH
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY ITS PIONEERING SPIRIT.

In both full-time education and executive education, ESSEC proposes a wide range of programs to all those
wanting to obtain an extraordinary learning experience, strengthen their talent, express their leadership and
become truly high-level managers.

A centennial institution with a wide network of academic and corporate partners throughout the world,
International ESSEC has opted to focus its strategic development on three principles: innovation, involvement and
Rankings internationalization which compose the three axes of the ESSEC 3i strategy that will be implemented from
Business Education here until 2020.
2015
An institution nourished by research and committed to an ambitious development of alliances with leading
institutions, ESSEC constantly strives to bring its students face to face with cutting-edge knowledge at the
#3 crossroads of discipline and to provide them with the latest technologies.
Master of Science
in Management
Hallmarked by a profound humanistic tradition, ESSEC has succeeded not only in making the link between
business and society a major subject of research, but it is also one of the fundamental components in the
training of responsible managers. ESSEC thereby affirms the necessity of putting innovation, knowledge and
#6 the creation of value at the service of the wider community.
Master in Finance
With students coming from 84 different countries, a largely international faculty body and a campus in
the Asia-Pacific region since 2005, ESSEC is both an international and multicultural institution. This
#12 internationalization is strengthened by the building of a new, 6,500 m2 campus in Singapore and the
Executive Education implementation of development projects in Africa and Latin America.
Programs
These three axes innovation, involvement and internationalization forge ESSECs learning philosophy that is
common to all its programs: accompany our students throughout a learning journey aimed at opening them
up to new, unthought-of opportunities. Studying at ESSEC means creating your own path towards the future
and joining a supportive community of 47,000 graduates worldwide!

Welcome to ESSEC!

47,000 7 26
graduates worldwide
17 138
3 2,000 176
campuses in Cergy,
Paris-La-Dfense
degrees awarded each year,
including 1,600
partner
universities
centers
of excellence
corporate
chairs
permanent faculty
of 35 nationalities
double degree
programs
and Singapore. at graduate level in 46 countries and 18 honorary (21 international,
Soon two campuses in professors 5 national)
Morocco and Mauritius
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Message
from the Dean
Since 1907, ESSEC Business School has been a pioneer in its commitment to mee-
ting the challenges of an increasingly boundless, uncertain, and high-tech future.
Today, that means offering students a unique learning experience: founded upon
cutting-edge research, ESSEC blends academic study with practical experience
while focusing on the importance of cross-cultural dialogue.

ESSEC gives its students the tools they will need to understand complexity, antici-
pate challenges, create value, and take the lead in Europe, Asia, or wherever their
careers may take them. Thanks to this skill set, ESSEC graduates embark on their
careers prepared to shape the strategic direction of some of the worlds top firms
and organizations.

By enrolling in the ESSEC Master of Science in Management program featured at

the top of both national and international rankings youre making a commitment
to excellence, preparing yourself to lead, and multiplying your career opportuni-
ties thanks to a vast network of partner universities and companies.

Following the ESSEC philosophy learning by doing, this flagship ESSEC program
will provide you with insights from world-renowned faculty, as well as a wealth
on hands-on, in situ experience. As you forge your own unique path to success,
ESSEC will be there to guide you through a multitude of extraordinary encounters
and unforgettable experiences.

Does the ESSEC pioneering spirit inspire you?

Enrol in the ESSEC Business School Master of Science in Management.

Prof. Jean-Michel BLANQUER

Dean and President ESSEC Business School

4,880
students in full-time undergraduate and graduate programs
5,000
managers in executive education

28% 84 +100
international
students
nationalities
represented
student
organizations +700
partner companies in education and recruitment
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Become leaders able to

succeed across the globe

ESSEC trains talented managers with cutting-edge expertise, creativity, integrity

and who know how to lead and work as part of international multi-cultural teams.
This skill-set furthermore ensures they are able to grasp the complexity of and rise
to the challenge of diverse economic and social problems faced by businesses in
todays global economy.

The ESSEC Master of Science in Management combines the best elements of a

prestigious French Grande cole program with the chance to experience unique
international exposure.

With two world-class campuses in both France and Singapore, a faculty of more
than 130 permanent professors trained in the best universities worldwide, ESSEC
provides its students with the rare opportunity to learn hard and soft skills in ma-
Prof. Anne-Claire Pache nagement, and to apply them through various academic and professional expe-
Dean of Masters Programs riences around the world.

Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, INSEAD, The MSc in Management epitomizes the pioneering spirit that is at the core of
Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, ESSECs DNA. Encouraging its students to innovate, launch new ventures, explore
Master in Urban Planning, cole des Ponts ParisTech, new frontiers, interact both in and outside the classroom, the program prepares
MSc in Management - Grande cole,
students for a successful career, using their business skills to make the world a
ESSEC Business School
better place.

So if you are ready to live up to the challenge and embrace ESSECs values and
tradition of academic excellence, we will be thrilled to welcome you onto our MSc
in Management program in France and in Singapore.

A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

2 campuses in France (Cergy, Paris Area)  #3 2 to 3 years depending on the

& in Singapore way you build your curriculum

94 exchange partners universities Innovative mix of academic Masters Degree

excellence, hands-on Grade de Master recognized by
12 double-degrees professional experience and the French State, corresponding
international exposure to a total 300 ECTS credits
Taught in English and in French
Intake in September Est. 1907
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2 campuses to study at
With bases in both Europe and Asia-Pacific, ESSEC provides students with the
opportunity to learn, work, discover and open up to all that these exceptional
Each student
defines their study
regions have to offer: rich history, cultural diversity and strong economic positions.

STARTING YOUR STUDIES AT ESSEC ASIA-PACIFIC IN SINGAPORE and career path

by building their
By doing so, students will be able to fully immerse themselves in Asian contexts in
their first year. They will enjoy all the strengths of a French leading business school
that has been based in Asia for more than a decade.
own academic,
professional and
Placed at the heart of the region, students will study in English while having oppor-
tunities to learn French and Mandarin and will benefit from Singapores pioneering
spirit and from a brand new campus with state-of-the-art facilities located in the
international
curriculum
citys innovation park.

From their second year, students can then choose to continue studying in Singa-
pore or move to the France campus. Alternatively, they can also go on an acade-
mic exchange or get started on their professional experience.

STARTING YOUR STUDIES AT ESSEC FRANCE IN CERGY (PARIS AREA)

By doing so, students will be able to fully immerse themselves in European ESSECs flexible and personalized MSc in
contexts at the ESSEC historic campus (est. 1907) and study in either English or Management program or Grande Ecole
French in their first year. as the French call it, allows me to design
Close to Pariss Spacing business district and other important European places of my own study plan every trimester. It lets
commerce, students also benefit from a vibrant student life and from knowledge me combine work and study as I wish,
labs with the latest technology to develop their creativity and innovative ideas. offering professional experiences such as
internships and apprenticeships.
From their second year, students can then choose to continue studying in France
Saurav, Indian, current student
or move to the Asia-Pacific campus in Singapore. Alternatively, they can also go
on an academic exchange or get started on their professional experience.

ESSECs mission statement

Our mission is to create and disseminate cutting-edge knowledge, to train and develop bold pioneers and influential leaders for both the
business world and society as a whole. The MSc in Management teaches students to:

TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE MANAGE IN UNCERTAINTY

INTO ACTION AND COMPLEXITY IN A DIGITAL ERA
Students will master functional area concepts and integrate cutting-edge Students will demonstrate strong adaptive and anticipative abilities to
theories in order to successfully guide business practice. They will be able understand and solve complex business situations in an uncertain and
to push knowledge and practice further. increasingly digitized environment. They will do so by applying analytical,
creative and implementation skills taking into account the organizations
social context.

EXERCISE LEADERSHIP MANAGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND POSITIVE SOCIETAL IMPACT
Students will be able to take the lead by mastering effective communication Students will understand social, environmental and ethical challenges
skills, by promoting empowerment and by inspiring cooperative behavior and learn how to reconcile them with economic objectives in order to
within diverse, multi-competencies and intercultural teams. They will be have a positive impact on the organizations that they manage and there-
able to learn from failure and seize opportunities with an entrepreneurial by build a more sustainable world.
mindset.
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Design your curriculum

A unique and flexible way to learn

What has always defined the ESSEC MSc in Management educational philosophy is its unique curriculum which
allows students great flexibility during their time at the school.

Flexibility at ESSEC means that students will:

Choose to study the first year either in Asia or in Europe.

Design their academic curriculum according to their individual needs and goals, staying generalist or specia-
lizing in a particular field/function.

Be able to decide how where and when they carry out the professional and international experiences parts
of the program.

THREE STEPS TO FULFILL THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

ACADEMIC
CURRICULUM
Completion of
25 courses
Refreshers & 9 mandatory
core & 16 electives at the
INTERNATIONAL
minimum
EXPERIENCE
9 months
France, Singapore, academic
exchange, double-degree,
internships
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
18 months
Internships, apprenticeship,
entrepreneurship...

I feel very lucky to be in an environment

that encourages me to develop in
multi-faceted ways, as a student, as
Working at a global, Asia based, firm and covering pan-European
a professional and as a person. ESSEC
Investments, ESSEC very international curriculum was the perfect
has opened to me a rich world of
preparation for my job. I also think the specialized tracks ESSEC
opportunities that I am more than eager
offers can give one a head start searching for jobs and building a
to seize.
strong network in relevant industries.
Anastasia, Greek, current student
Matthias, German, graduate class of 2011
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Countless possibilities for every talent

1st YEAR
STARTING IN SINGAPORE STARTING IN FRANCE

Refresher Courses adapted through Refresher Courses

T1
Junior Consultant Experiences
DESIGN YOUR CURRICULUM
DESIGN YOUR CURRICULUM Each Trimester

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL

3 Specialized Tracks to be chosen from EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE

IN SINGAPORE
IN FRANCE WORLDWIDE

T2 200+ Courses 94 Exchange

& to be chosen Partners
T3 Core Corporate Entrepreneurship from Universities WORLDWIDE
Management Finance & Innovation
8
 Academic 12 Double Internships
Departments degrees
Apprenticeship
19 Faculty-
Start-up Enterprise
Starting in Singapore guarantees the access Industry
to these 3 popular Tracks Teaching & International
Research Chairs Volonteer Program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 19 Specialized

Summer Tracks
WORLDWIDE
(not mandatory)
Internship

FOLLOWING YEAR(S)

DESIGN YOUR CURRICULUM

Each Trimester

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IN FRANCE IN SINGAPORE WORLDWIDE

200+ Courses 7 Tracks to be chosen 94 Exchange Partners

to be chosen from Universities
from
Global Manager in Asia 12 Doubledegrees
8 Academic WORLDWIDE
Asian Strategy Project
Departments
(Capgemini) Internships
19 Faculty-Industry
Corporate Finance Apprenticeship
Teaching & Research
Chairs Financial Markets Start-up Enterprise
19 Specialized Tracks Entrepreneurship & International Volonteer Program
Innovation

Operations Management

Core Management
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Foundations in management
REFRESHER COURSES
Diversity defines ESSEC. As students come from different academic backgrounds, it is important to
get everybody up to speed and on the same level. Therefore students begin their studies acquiring basic
management skills in marketing, finance, microeconomics, accounting, statistics, mathematics and information
systems. The courses taken by each student depends on their previous academic background.

If you start at the ESSEC Asia-Pacific campus, you will have the unique opportunity to simultaneously adapt
these skills through Junior Consultant Experiences. In addition to refresher courses, students carry out
three projects in groups:
1) Company Project: consulting mission case study set by a leading company based in Asia.
2) Social Business: consulting mission to understand how business approaches can be relevant to the
development of social and non-profit organizations based in Asia.
3) Build your Own Project: students will develop their entrepreneurship spirit by creating and managing an
event dedicated to the whole ESSEC Asia-Pacific community.

If you start at the ESSEC Cergy campus, you will follow courses in a traditional, pedagogical approach.

9 CORE MANAGEMENT COURSES

With a strong emphasis on the underlying fundamental skills necessary to operate in every management career,
these mandatory courses provide students with a global approach to management: Financial Accounting &
Reporting; Management Control; Business Economics; Principles of Finance; Organizational Theory & Behavior;
Marketing Management; Strategy & Management; Information Systems/Technology for Managers; Law or
Operations Management.

On the ESSEC Asia-Pacific campus, these are gathered together in a Core Management Track, allowing
students to complete this requirement at once in a short period of time.

On the ESSEC Cergy campus, these can be taken in a spread-out fashion, throughout the program.
Denis Allard

ESSEC MENTOR PROGRAM: WE GUIDE YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN PATH

Students are paired with a mentor who will help them develop their professional plans according to their individual projects and
objectives.
In designing their own path in line with their career aspirations, students not only follow courses in management but also are able
to develop their knowledge and understanding of specific functions and sectors in a globalized world.
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Curriculum la carte FACULTY-INDUSTRY

+200 courses offered TEACHING &
EVERY STUDENT IS UNIQUE RESEARCH CHAIRS
AND EVERYONES GOALS ARE DIFFERENT
In France or in Singapore, students may decide to stay generalist or to specialize
in one function and/or in one specific area of management in a specific context. Offered at ESSEC Cergy in France
They choose their courses from the academic departments, the specialized (taught in English or in French)
tracks and from the faculty-industry teaching & research chairs. Finance
AMUNDI Asset & Risk Management
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES Therapeutic Innovation
To be prepared to study in France, in Singapore and for exchange programs, for
LVMH
their professional experience abroad or simply because they want to, Arabic,
Savoir-Faire dException
Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin,
Spanish and Russian languages courses are offered. ACCENTURE Strategic Business Analytics
Leadership & Diversity
Digital Disruption
Grande Consommation
Vente & Stratgie Marketing
Communication & Stratgie de Marque
Media & Digital
Sant
Immobilier & Dveloppement Durable
conomie Urbaine
Entrepreneuriat Social
Jean-Francois Peron

Armand Peugeot
Changement
Edgar Morin de la Complexit

SPECIALIZED TRACKS

Offered at ESSEC Asia- Offered at ESSEC Cergy in

Pacific in Singapore France
Vince Clements
(taught in English) (taught in English or in French)
Core Management Global Manager in Europe
Corporate Finance Business Analytics Methods
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Finance
Financial Markets BtoB Relationship Management ACADEMIC
Sport Business
Operations Management
Global Manager in Asia
Agrifood DEPARTMENTS
Information Systems
Asian Strategy Project with Business Design & Innovation
Capgemini
Conseil en Stratgie They group together professors who share
Entrepreneuriat
complementary expertise in their discipline:
Management des Oprations
Conseil, Finance & Organisation Accounting & Management Control
Expertise Comptable Economics
Actuariat Finance
Ngociation & Gouvernance Information Systems, Decision Sciences &
Internationale Statistics
Droit Management
conomie Marketing
Immobilier
Operations Management
CPI Conception de Produits
Innovants Public & Private Policy
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Design the way

you gain professional
and international experience
ESSEC Business School provides students with Students choose the way they want to organize
constant interaction with the business world the professional and international requirements
so as to put you in the best possible position to around their studies.
successfully build your career.
- Apprenticeship (work/study program). An ap-
To graduate, students must gain 18 months of pro- prenticeship is a 2-year contract between a stu-
fessional experience and 9 months international dent, school and employer. During this period,
experience. Those who already have relevant ex- the student alternates between studying and
perience prior to joining the program may apply working for the employer. Different schedules
for exemptions, subject to approval. are available.

- Internships from 6 to 9 months each on average.

- Non-profit or humanitarian work.

- Start-up enterprise.

- Studying on either or both ESSEC campuses.

- Doing an international academic exchange or a

double-degree.

Incubating
exceptional ideas and talents
ESSEC VENTURES ESSEC Ventures is a lot of things at the
It consists of a talent incubator, a dedicated seed fund and events that bring same time: an incubator, a seed fund,
entrepreneurs and investors together. Since its creation, ESSEC Ventures has: a meeting point for entrepreneurs and
- Incubated 340 projects. wannabe entrepreneurs. You will be pushed
- Created 252 companies. and encouraged in order to materialize
- Funded 25 companies. the startup idea that you have. Experts will
- Created more than 800 jobs. advise you, guide you, and you will have
-S igned 35 external partnership agreements. the chance to learn from highly talented
- A 75% 5-year survival rate. people from a wide range of fields. If you
-S tartups which have raised 70million in equity. are passionate about entrepreneurship,
you should take a look at ESSEC Ventures.
ESSEC ANTROPIA It is a great platform to dive into the
It supports individuals wanting to launch their social and/or environmental start- entrepreneurship world!
up projects. Today Antropia has accompanied more than 80 innovative projects
Souhayl, Moroccan, current student
on their entrepreneurial journey.
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Interact with major companies

CAREER SERVICES
Ongoing career orientation and support is provided to help students find suitable
positions upon graduating. Over 700 partner companies
These services include personal development coaching which has been designed
to help students capitalize on their skills and experience, so they become conscious
in education
of their assets. and recruitment
By defining a personal strategy to market their skills, students and graduates
optimize their chances of succeeding on their chosen career path.

The Career Services also organize individual counseling, workshops, mock

interviews, conferences and opportunities to meet with executive search
consultants, industry leaders/CEOs and HR Directors.
ESSEC Career Services was very helpful
Each year there are:
in my apprenticeship search process.
- On-campus career fairs specialized in specific fields (finance, consulting, law, etc.).
You can find plenty of offers and the
- Recruitment fairs in Europe and Asia.
direct contacts of HR or managers which
- 250 meet-and-greet with business professionals.
makes it much easier to get an interview
- 21,000 apprenticeship, internship, VIE (international volunteer program) offers.
than applying directly though the site
- 6,000 graduate job offers.
of the company. The ESSEC database of
- Online CV profiles consulted by more than 2,500 companies.
students and alumni helps you contact
directly people from the company that
interests you and get all the necessary
information.
Maria, Russian, current student

Studying at ESSEC offered me great

networking platform to help me make the
first step into the business world.
Qihua, Chinese, current student
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Significant
international exposure
Experience the world with ESSEC

IN FRANCE & IN SINGAPORE

Turn your "Cants" into In a European and in an Asian context, ESSEC encourages students to anticipate
"Cans" & your dreams into and meet the economic, managerial, social, environmental and ethical challenges
plans of an increasingly uncertain world.

2 campuses ESSEC helps students achieve more and more complex goals by leveraging tech-
nology with a human touch.
94 Exchange partners universities Whether students start their program in Singapore or in France, they may complete
12 Double-degrees their elective credits by going on a 2 to 6 months exchange program or by doing a
double-degree. By doing so they may therefore enrich their international exposure
even further, deepen their specialized knowledge or add new competencies.

The global dimension of the school has

broadened my perspectives in a way I did
not expect before. Meeting new people
from all over the world are something I
never want to miss out on again.
Arthit Somsakul

Adri, Spanish, current student

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ALL OVER THE WORLD
THANKS TO OUR EXCHANGES PARTNERS UNIVERSITIES & DOUBLE-DEGREES (DD) PROGRAMS

Australia Belgium
-M acquarie University, Macquarie Graduate School of Management - Katolieke Universitt Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School - Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and
- University of New South Wales, Faculty of Business Management
- University of Queensland, UQ Business School DD

Brazil
Austria - Pontica Universidade Catlica (PUC) Rio de Janeiro
-W
 U Wien, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Pontica Universidade Catlica (PUC) Curitiba

Argentina Canada
- UADE Business School - Concordia University, John Molson School of Business
- Universidad del CEMA - McGill University, Desautels School of Management
- Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Facultad de Ciencias Economicas - Queens University, Queens School of Business DD
- Universidad Torcuato di Tella - University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
- University of Calgary , Haskayne School of Business
- University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management
- University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
- York University, Schulich School of Business
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Chile Korea (South)

- Korea University, Korea University Business School
-U
 niversidad de Chile, School of Business and Economics
- Seoul National University, Graduate School of Business DD
- Seoul National University, Graduate School of International Studies DD
- Yonsei University, School of Business
China & Hong Kong - KDI School of Public Policy and Management DD only (no exchange)
-B eijing International Studies University, School of Chinese
- CUHK Business School
- Fudan University, School of Management
- HKUST Business School Mexico
- Peking University, Guanghua School of Management DD - EGADE, ITESM, EGADE Business School DD
- Tongji University, School of Economics and Management - IPADE Business School
- Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management - ITAM, Faculty of Business Administration

Colombia Norway
-U
 niversidad de los Andes, Facultad de Administracion - NHH Norwegian School of Economics & B.A.

Denmark Pakistan
-C
 openhagen Business School - Lahore University of Management Sciences, Suleman Dawood School of
Business

Finland
-A
 alto University, School of Business
Peru
- PUC del Peru, CENTRUM Graduate Business School

France
- cole du Louvre
- cole des Ponts ParisTech Portugal
- IFP School - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics
- coles de Saint-Cyr Cotquidan DD only (no exchange)

Russia
Germany
- National Research University, Higher School of Economics
-L udwig Maximilians Universitt, Faculty of Business Administration
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Graduate School of Business
- University of Mannheim, Mannheim Business School DD
- WHU, Otto Beisheim School of Management

Singapore
India - Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School DD
- IIM Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management DD - National University of Singapore, NUS Business School
- IIM Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management
- IIM Calcutta, Indian Institute of Management
- IIM Lucknow, Indian Institute of Management South Africa
- University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business
- University of Stellenbosch Business School
Isral
- Tel Aviv University, Recanati Business School
Spain
- ICADE, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Italy - IE Business School, MBA
-L uiss Business School - IE Business School, MIM
- Luiss Guido Carli, Department of Business and Management - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona School of Management
- SDA Bocconi School of Management
- Universita Luigi Bocconi, Bocconi Graduate School

Sweden
Japan - Gteborg University, School of Business, Economics and Law
- Keio University, Keio Business School DD
- Keio University, Center for Japanese Studies
- Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics Switzerland
- Waseda University, Graduate School of Commerce - University of St Gallen

Taiwan
- Taiwan National University, College of Management
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Thailand USA
-C
 hulalongkorn University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business - Brandeis University, Brandeis International Business School
Administration - Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
- Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business
- Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
- George Washington University, School of Business
Turkey
- Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
-B
 ogazii University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Pepperdine University, Graziado School of Business and Management
- Thunderbird University, School of Management
- Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business
United Kingdom - UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- Imperial College London - UC Irvine, Graduate School of Management
- University of Edinburgh Business School - University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
- University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
- University of North Carolina, Kenan Flagler Business School
- Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management

The Master in Management (Grand Ecole) students are diverse

in their interests and experiences which makes for some very
interesting class discussions. They have very strong educational
backgrounds and are very creative. I am frequently amazed by
their quest to find passion in their work but also in life, by getting
involved in various volunteer and student organization initiatives,
and trying to make their ESSEC experience the best it can be.
Sonja Prokopek, Ph.D. in Marketing,
University of Houston
Associate Professor, Marketing Department
Fotolia
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Academic excellence
An international,
supportive and involved faculty

The three assets that best characterize ESSEC Business Schools faculty are
academic excellence, a global frame of mind and original and outstanding teaching.
I have been teaching entrepreneurship
ESSECs reputation is grounded in the expertise of its dedicated faculty members. for more than fifteen years and enjoy it
Representing some 30 nationalities, ESSEC professors hail from some of the immensely. It is very rewarding to work
worlds most prestigious institutions and publish their cutting edge research in the with talented and creative students
worlds best international academic journals. on business concepts and accompany
them through the design and validation
In addition to ESSECs faculty, the program also calls upon visiting professors and of viable business models. It gives me
industry professionals who bring their business expertise to the class. pride to see so many of my former
students starting and growing successful
businesses.
Hamid Bouchicki,
Ph.D. Scientific Management Methods,
Dauphine University
Professor, Management department
Academic Director ESSEC Ventures
Denis Allard/REA

The MSc in Management students have been very carefully selected

after a highly competitive process. They are knowledgeable in many
different areas, can be very hard working and are able to evolve
successfully in many different situations. It is a pleasure to work
with these students because there is virtually no limit to what they
can achieve.
Nicolas Glady, Ph.D in Applied Economics, K.U. Leuven
Professor, Marketing department
Accenture Strategic Business Analytics Chair Holder
Franziska Richter
 Alexandre Delanaud Argento

The ESSEC MSc in Management gives me

the opportunity to open my mind and do
many things. I think the most interesting
thing about the program is how both
flexible and professionalizing it is.
Herv, French, current student
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The path to success

The MSc in Management is designed to help students develop a global vision of
business as well as leadership and managerial abilities. ESSEC Business School
expects its graduates to have an impact on the world which means developing the Through the courses I am pursuing, I
skills for critical thinking for carefully considered risk-taking. realized that the theories and concepts
are holistically analyzed and illustrated
The program relies on a wide range of learning methods including lectures, online by real life facts and examples at ESSEC
tutorials, case studies, interactive seminars, simulation games, coursework and classroom program. Most of the courses
individual and team projects. are evaluated and graded on the basis of
real-life case studies.
Anchored in a case-based and learning-by-doing approach, the faculty presents Nihit, Indian, current student
students with international management situations. Solutions that emerge often
reflect the cultural and academic diversity of the students.

Students come from top institutions in their respective countries

and so it is a pleasure to work with them. They are dynamic, eager
to learn and work very hard to achieve their goals. In my opinion
ESSEC offers one of the best environments to foster their abilities
and help them in launching their future careers.
Sridhar Arcot, Ph.D in Finance,
London School of Economics
Professor, Finance department
Alexis Cheziere
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Explore innovative ways

to do business and
take a different perspective
Alternate theoretical and
practical approaches to management

iMagination Week
This seminar is dedicated to imagination, innovation and transdisciplinarity, with
the objective to train future managers, helping them understand todays changing
world and enabling them as actors of a world to imagine.

iMagination Week aims at culturally enriching students by taking them away from
their usual work habits and confronting them to experts from various backgrounds
Excellence (sciences, art, gastronomy, astrophysics, etc). Its purposes are also to instill in them
Innovation a pioneering spirit to help them understand the issues of the world they will build
as well as to assist them in developing their creative minds by stimulating their
Leadership imagination and their group work capabilities. A dedicated team of coaches share
Prospective these objectives with students via more than 20 hours of group work and 10 hours
Humanist values of plenary conferences, given by transdisciplinarity experts on topics singular for a
business school and accessible year-round via the YouTube playlist.
ESSEC Each year, iMagination Week hosts a contemporary artist in residence whose work
HELPS YOU TO MAKE and journey reveal the challenges within the theme of that year.

A DIFFERENCE This seminar is also taking place on the Asia-Pacific campus for students starting
their program there.

This transdisciplinary week is unique in the

world of business schools and provides to the
students a disruptive way of thinking.
Xavier Pavie,
Ph.D. in Philosophy
University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La-Dfense,
Teaching Associate Professor,
Operation Management Department,
Director of iMagination Center
Andrew Ostrovsky
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Build Your Own Course

ESSEC Business School gives students the opportunity to actively contribute
to the institutions course offering by welcoming topic ideas from students all
year round based on their experiences and perspectives. These are combined
with professors own areas of expertise and research interests to ensure that the
creation of new courses remains consistent with students ever-evolving needs,
involving them throughout the course development process led by the professor.

Involvement week
During this week, themes such as Art & Culture, Body & Health, Diversity, Education,
Entrepreneurship, Environment, Gender Equality, Mentorship and Philanthropy
are explored in order to highlight the different forms of commitment, respond to
the challenges facing society, link the entrepreneurial spirit with commitment and
strengthen the ties among all the stakeholders of ESSECs community.

All in all, I personally find iMagination Week a truly unique event, valuable and
enjoyable. As a student, I designed my curriculum of study and explored subjects
far beyond the traditional academic framework. As a future decision maker, I
raised my awareness on the subjects of creativity, innovation and imagination, and
produced ideas and actions I had never thought of before. Finally, as a part of the
student community, I got to know a lot of new people, who turned out to be some
of the most intelligent, open-minded and motivated persons I have met so far.
Dmitry, Russian, current student

Ren Mansi
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Careers and alumni

Enter a powerful network:

72%
of students secured employment
47,000 alumni
prior to graduation With over 71 alumni chapters located worldwide, ESSEC Alumni offers a wide
range of services and organizes special events throughout the year all over the
world in all business sectors, as well as giving career advice to graduates.

98%
within six months of graduating
A wide variety of roles and
industries reflecting ESSECs
alumni diversity
57%
Graduates assume high-level management positions in various roles with a strong
international focus: consulting, strategy, financial markets, corporate finance,
asset management, accounting, management control, risk management, business
secured their first position through analytics, marketing, business development, operations management etc.
ESSEC Business Schools network
Our alumni work in renowned companies, in public institutions, non governmental
organizations or in higher education institutions.

54 K
average starting salary

65 K
Tanya Constantine

average starting salary for those

Around the world

working outside of France

37%
are consultants

75%
have jobs with a strong
international focus
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TOP RECRUITERS

ACCENTURE COCA COLA LVMH

ACCORHOTEL CRDIT AGRICOLE MAZARS
ALTRAN CHRISTIAN DIOR McKINSEY
AMAZON DANONE MORGAN STANLEY
ARDIAN DASSAULT NATIXIS
AREVA DEEZER NESTL
BAIN & COMPANY DELOITTE NOMURA
BANK OF AMERICA MERRIL EIFFAGE NOVARTIS
LYNCH ERDF ORANGE
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED EY ORANGINA
BARCLAYS ESSO PROCTER & GAMBLE
BCG GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL PwC
BEARING POINT GIVENCHI ROLAND BERGER
BNP-PARIBAS GLAXOSMITHKLINE ROTHSCHILD
BMW GOLDMAN SACHS SCHLUMBERGER
BOLLORE GOOGLE SOCIT GNRALE
BOMBARDIER GUERLAIN SODEXO
BOUYGUES HENKEL SONY
BUSINESS FRANCE HERMES STERIA
CA-CIB HSBC THALES
CAPGEMINI IBM THE WORLD BANK
CARREFOUR ICADE TOTAL
CARTIER J.P. MORGAN UNILEVER
CBRE INVESTORS KPMG VALEO
CHANEL LESIEUR VEOLIA
CHAUMET LOCCITANE EN PROVENCE VINCI
CIC LORAL and many more

A community bound together by its values The diversity of our backgrounds is

Humanism, innovation, responsibility, excellence, very enriching: we share our knowledge
and diversity are the values shared by the entire ESSEC about different industries (health,
community. law, finance, economics, real-estate,
etc.) and the way we work. This is
particularly useful when working on
group projects as we are more creative
and more accurate.
Chloe, French, current student
Zsolt Nyulaszi
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Who can apply?

The ESSEC MSc in Management is a selective program designed for high-potential
Rub shoulders with graduates or final year students of a Bachelors degree (minimum level) from a top
university/school.
students from different Future students should be open-minded, internationally oriented, sensitive to the
backgrounds & nationalities, world around them and have leadership potential.
as you prepare for a global
management career
Two admission tracks
TYPICAL CLASS PROFILE - Students holding a French degree: one application round per year, in March.
- Students holding an international degree: four rounds of application per year, in
International and French students come October, December, February and April.
together:
- 47% international students
- 53% French students

The selection process

More than 50 nationalities
(including exchange students)
Average age: 23 years old
Students come from a variety of backgrounds: Selection is made based on an exceptional academic record as well as strong
- Engineering
- Sciences motivation to further a career in management on an international scale.
- Business, Management & Economics
- Humanities & Social Sciences FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
- Law
- Health Online application file
- Political Science & International Relations Management aptitude test is required: GMAT or GRE or TAGE MAGE
- Architecture & Real Estate English test: TOEFL (minimum 90) or IELTS (minimum 6.5) or TOEIC (minimum 850)
- Etc.
The English test is not required if the candidate is an English native, has spent at
least 3 years studying in an English-medium program, or has lived or worked at
least 3 years in an English speaking country.

FOR SHORT-LISTED APPLICANTS:

An individual interview either on the France and Singapore campuses, in our
regional offices or via videoconference.

The students are intelligent, motivated, innovative and open-minded.

This blueprint forms the backbone of ESSEC student life and the
result is over 100 associations (societies/clubs/teams) and hundreds
of opportunities to do something truly unique with interesting people
from all corners of the world.
Adil, British, current student
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Welcome to ESSEC Business

Schools original campus located
only 35 minutes away from Paris.
More about the MSc in
Alexandre Delanaud Argento

At the heart of Europes leading

The Cergy-Pontoise Campus business district, this ESSEC
Management-Grande cole campus is adapted to the time
ESSEC established its original constraints and targeted needs
campus in this student haven in of working managers.
1973. Set in a vast green space covering 2,000 hectares, the campus
features the very best teaching tools: auditoriums equipped with
The Paris-La Dfense Campus
facilities, libraries rooted in the digital era, language labs, etc. It is also
Discuss
a convivial site with places to eat, student residences, sports facilities,
With an
practical services, andenrolled
more. student on ESSEC Talk.
Midway between India and China,
Singapore boasts the ideal location to getRefer
a global to
vision of Asia.

Singapore News, testimonies,

has always been in the financingThe your studies,
Asia-Pacific Campus
admission process and schedule.
vanguard of Asian development This campus, housed in the
and continues to attract well-known CNIT building, is
multinationals from all over the specifically dedicated to our
world. Since 2005, ESSECs Apply online executive education programs.
third campus has been ushering Thanks to its strategic location,
its students into the heart of a spaces for group work,
major economic, commercial and connectivity, areas for relaxing,

www.essec.edu
financial crossroads, offering an ideal platform for understanding the
forces, complexity, diversity and challenges of a key region in the
reading and getting together, it
offers the perfect conditions
Denis ALLARD/REA

21st century. In January 2015, ESSEC welcomed students to its new for educating managers and
6500 m2 campus. executives.
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CS 50105 Cergy
95021 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex
France
Tel. +33 (0)1 34 43 30 00 ESSEC Africa-Atlantic Ocean
www.essec.edu Plage des Nations
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