ESSEC has continued its tireless pursuit of excellence on the international scene with the conclusion of three new partnerships, offering further opportunities at Initial and Executive Education levels.

ESSEC and the London Business School join forces

A new student exchange partnership has been signed with the Executive MBA program of London Business School and the ESSEC MBA in International Luxury Brand Management. Participating ESSEC students will take an active part in the LBS Executive MBA course in its various forms: case study work, conferences, group work and meetings with representatives of the professional world. In return, 5 students chosen by LBS will follow a week of intensive ESSEC MBA in International Luxury Brand Management courses here at ESSEC in September 2008.

Laurent Bibard (Dean of ESSEC MBA programs) with students on campus

New opportunities in China for ESSEC MBA students

The ESSEC MBA has recently signed a new exchange agreement with the School of Management of the University of Fudan, in China. This partnership comes as a new addition to the continued development of ESSEC in Asia and will serve to strengthen the school’s presence in that part of the world. From September of the next academic year, ESSEC students will be able to take advantage of this new opportunity by spending a trimester at Fudan as part of the “International MBA” program, for which courses are taught in English.

A luxury and retail management course for executives

Finally, a two-week global executive program on luxury and retail management is under preparation with one of ESSEC’s oldest and most prestigious international partners, the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad.

Ashok Som (IIM-A alumnus and ESSEC Professor of Management), instrumental in the creation of the Luxury Retail course

The basic requirement for enrolment in this program is at least 5-6 years of work experience in the luxury and retail industry. The course will commence in two sessions and the participants will spend one week each on the Ahmedabad and Paris campuses during the course.