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SAI MEMBER SCHOOLS

Internationally renowned and with top positions in the international rankings, member schools of the SAI offer a Master in Management programme taught in English or in French. This programme matches highly selective entry, academic excellence and practical knowledge of the corporate world in a multicultural environment.

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AUDENCIA NANTES

Audencia has earned accreditations by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA and stands among the best French schools with an international reputation. Drawing on basic theoretical approaches and know-how in management education, Audencia trains managers that have the human qualities and strong general culture necessary to make decisions in an international environment.

AUDENCIA Nantes' Master in Management is a 3-year program that includes 18 months in-company training and one semester abroad in one of our 124 partner universities. The Master program can be followed in English or in French. Students who enrol in the program through the SAI selective competition attend a semester of core courses in management. Immediately after, the student engages in a one-year professional internship. The last year of the Master program enables students to specialise by following one major at Audencia and taking a final professional internship in the same field.

Specializations are grouped into 4 main subject areas: finance and audit, marketing and design, management and organization and sectoral management. Audencia pays particular attention to the development of dual-competency specializations. Thus a specific track is dedicated to students with a specialization who are admitted through the SAI selective competition, such as engineering or political science.

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EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL

EMLYON Business School is a European institution in the tradition of the French Grandes Ecoles, is dedicated to the lifelong learning process of international management. Its multicultural campus acts as a melting pot for more than 70 nationalities. The school has the ambition to prepare its students and participants not only in understanding worldwide issues but also in integrating ethics in this world: social responsibility, sustainable development…

MSc in Management Program : throughout this 2-to-3 years general program in management, taught in English and/or French you will be able to choose your courses in accordance with your career plans. The "Career Compass Tracks" help you match classes with professions. You will alternate academic periods at EMLYON, in-company and/or exchange period with one of our international partner institutions, association involvement in order to optimize your employability after graduation. The Careers Center will accompany you all along your studies, thanks to diverse tools (meeting with companies, personal development workshop, job round tables…).

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ESCP EUROPE

On its five campuses located in Paris, London, Madrid, Berlin and Torino, ESCP Europe develops a unique educational approach in Europe, matching intercultural experience and academic excellence. With students from more than 90 nationalities, ESCP Europe prepares multicultural and mobile managers, able to adapt themselves to changing environments in a globalization context. ESCP Europe is EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA accredited.

ESCP Europe's Master in Management : ESCP Europe offers a truly exceptional international exposure thanks to a faculty from 18 different countries, an international student body and multi-cultural working groups. The Master course comprises four semesters of study. Participants can take between two and four years to complete the course including possible gap semesters for work experience. The Master in Management programme consists of core courses, elective courses to be chosen among 140 courses, one specialization option, language courses, a research project and in-company internships.

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HEC PARIS

HEC Paris is the leading business school in France and is internationally renowned. Specialized in the fields of management education and research, the school offers a unique programme portfolio in management designed for a diverse array of international public (more than 90 nationalities represented) all high potential students recruited through a very selective admissions procedure. HEC Paris holds since 2000, as the first French Business School, the prestigious Triple Crown accreditation: EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA. HEC is ranked #1 Business School in Europe since 2006 by the Financial Times and is ranked #1 in France by l’Etudiant, Le Figaro, L’Express and Le Point.

HEC Paris - MSc in Management - Grande Ecole Degree is a 18 months program, designed for students who hold a Bachelor degree in any field. The 1st year is comprised of foundation courses in management and a selection of electives; the 2nd year is devoted to the student’s area specialization such as finance, economics, strategy, marketing, international business, sustainable development, etc. Students are also offered the possibility to join one of the Double Degrees, go on exchange and/or to participate in a Certificate chaired by a corporate partner and rewarded with a HEC certificate on top of the Grande Ecole Degree: Energy & Finance (Deloitte/Société Générale), Social Business (Danone), Real Estate (Unibail Rodamco/Morgan Stanley), Luxury Strategies (PPR Luxury Group) et Digital Innovation for Business (Free, Pixmania, Priceminister, Meetic, vente-prive.com).

Speaking French is not a requirement to apply for the program but students are offered the possibility to take the TEF (French language test) during their studies.

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SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL

Formed through the merger of the CERAM Business School and the Groupe ESC Lille, SKEMA Business School is a global and international school with three campuses in France, one in Suzhou–China, one in Casablanca–Morocco and one in Raleigh–USA. The international faculty is specialized in teaching and research within the knowledge-based economy. SKEMA has 20,000 graduates throughout the world, 112 partner universities in more than 40 different countries. The new school is France’s largest for the number of students, and second in terms of permanent professors, and the third largest in terms of budget.

The MSc in Management of SKEMA Business School is :

• Multi-campus programme
• Large variety of learning paths with a wide range of specialisations
• Dual skill learning paths, both optional and leading to a qualification
• International profile: courses taught in English from the first year
• Mandatory experience abroad and between 12 and 24 months’ experience in a company