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On Tuesday 17 June, during the Paris edition of the EDHEC Rendez-Vous 2025 alumni event, Julie Chapon, co- founder and CEO of Yuka received the EDHEC of the Year prize.

Attending a top-ranked MBA programme can be a significant financial investment, but at the end of the day, what counts is the ROI. Candidates choose to pursue an MBA for a variety of reasons – career growth or career switch, help in setting up an entrepreneurial venture, personal development, networking or even changing their geographical location.

Have you ever wondered what makes one application file stand out from the rest? Why someone makes it through the selection committee and why another is declined?

The Paris edition of EDHEC Rendez-Vous 2024 - the annual events of the EDHEC Business School alumni community - took place on Wednesday June 19. On this occasion, Émilie Sidiqian, Executive Vice President and General Manager France of Salesforce, received the EDHEC Award of the Year. Each year, this distinction is awarded to a graduate whose exemplary career embodies the values and spirit of the school and its alumni, in particular the ability to transform the business world and the desire to respond to major societal challenges.

EDHEC has confirmed its leading position in international finance education. It is ranked 6th worldwide in the Financial Times 2024 master’s in finance ranking among more than 50 institutions.

PhD in Finance alumni of EDHEC Business school serve in leadership roles in the finance industry or teach and conduct research at renowned institutions. We are especially proud of their achievements  and their career developments so far. 

EDHEC’s executive programmes continue to move up in the Financial Times business school rankings. In the most recent ranking, released May 20, EDHEC’s open-enrollment executive programmes placed 5th worldwide, and its custom executive programmes ranked 14th. 

"INQUIRE was a great way to get to know the European quant finance industry" 

Discover Bethel Mubiru’s testimonial, an EDHEC alumni who graduated in 2023 from the Global Business track. Throughout this programme she studied 3 continents in some of the best universities worlwide.

"Immersed among esteemed academics and leaders in quantitative finance was incredibly stimulating."

Yiyang Zhao joined EDHEC's Master in Management programme – Business Management track in 2020 and chose the MSc in Marketing Analytics as a specialisation in the second year of the master's degree. During her gap year, she interned at the global headquarters of L'Oréal and Pernod Ricard in Paris. She uses her spare time to learn shooting, horse riding, wine tasting, and to do road trips in Europe and North Africa.  

Meet Jeanne Romulus, a graduate from the Class of 2021 – Master in Management, Finance track. Inspired by the courses followed, she specialised in her final year in the MSc in Financial Markets, now known as the MSc in Financial Engineering. She had the pleasure of returning to EDHEC’s Nice campus to share insights into her successful career during an Alumni Insights Session – a monthly series of events where Alumni from the MSc in Financial Engineering share their career paths with the actual students of the programme.

"My dissertation work is on advances in empirical asset pricing. The conference gave me the opportunity to interact directly with many leaders in this field and gain deeper understanding of the topics with face-to-face interaction."

EDHEC Business School’s Executive MBA has secured a place among the 30 best programmes in the world, according to The Financial Times EMBA 2023 ranking published today. The EDHEC EMBA moved up an impressive 19 places in this year’s ranking, reaching the #30 spot.

Hongxiang Deng joined EDEHC’s Master in Management, Finance Track in 2019, and chose the MSc in Corporate Finance and Banking as subdivision direction. Upon graduation, with excellent grades, he received the "Dean's List Top 5%" award. He recently embarked on his professional journey at Ernst & Young in Luxembourg.

Ziwei Wan joined EDHEC's MSc in Climate Change and Sustainable Finance in 2022. Here, he shares his student experience with us.

As part of the EDHEC membership of Inquire Europe, the PhD in Finance candidate (executive track), Galina Kalcheva, had the opportunity to attend the CQA Fall conference that was held in Chicago on 20 & 21 September 2023. She shares her experience with us. 

CEO of The Green Link, Bernard Lebelle graduated from EDHEC Business School in 1994. This semester, he has the pleasure to come back as an external lecturer to EDHEC’s Lille Campus to teach a module on automotive sustainability in the MSc Global and Sustainable Business.

In this interview, Marat Molyboga, EDHEC PhD (2019) tells us how he came up with the idea of writing the book* “Your Essential Guide to Quantitative Hedge Fund Investing” co-authored with Larry E. Swedroe *published by Chapman & Hall (July 2023)

Yan Qiao joined EDHEC's Master in Management, Finance Track in 2010, and chose Master of Science in Financial Engineering as a specialisation in the second year of postgraduate. After completing internships at AXA in Paris, France and BNP Paribas in Monaco, she was selected for the Goldman Sachs Management Trainee programme in London, UK, and is now working as the director of financing and loan in the private banking department of the company. Here, Qiao Yan shares her study and career experience with us.

Pauline André, 24-year-old entrepreneur with a strong background in business launched GlobeSisters. A platform born out of her passion for traveling. The Global Economic Transformation & Technology (GETT) programme Alumna tells us all about her project and her student experience.

Siddhant Sharma graduated from EDHEC Business School in 2022. He works as a Financial Controller at L’Oréal Luxury. He shares his experience in the programme.  

Zhou Zijing joined EDHEC in 2017 with Master's in Management, Business Management Track, and obtained a Master of Science in Strategy, Organisation, & Consulting at the same time. After completing internships at BNP Paribas, Amundi and BCW, she joined Candesic in London, as a Strategy Analyst. Here, Zhou Zijing shares her career experience and job hunting advice.

"EDHEC Business School’s initiative to become the first academic member of Inquire Europe is another step towards sharing knowledge between academics and professionals"

Sui Jingting joined EDHEC's Master of Science in International Finance programme in 2020. After graduation, she is currently working as a liquidity risk analyst at Société Générale's Paris headquarters. She shares with us her experience of studying and landing a job in France.

#MyMBAStory - Rustem from Kazakhstan joined EDHEC's MBA programme to enhance his teamwork and leadership skills

Rishabh Patil graduated from EDHEC Business School in 2022. This former Master’s student takes a look back on the three years he spent studying and living in Lille. Rishabh is Global Social Media Manager at Bell & Ross Paris.

When Carine Lavenu started her Executive MBA with EDHEC, she was far from imagining the impact that this transformational programme would have on her, personally and professionally. 

In today’s context it is increasingly critical that we understand the challenges that business and the planet face and drive positive action to tackle them.

New insights for investment strategies and financial markets by five EDHEC PhD candidates and graduates who will present their research to an international audience of academics and finance practitioners.

Naveen Kumar Nayak graduated from EDHEC’s Grande École programme in 2018.  He tells us how EDHEC’s master helped him develop his career capital.

Every year on 8 March, International Women's Day is held to take stock of the situation of women and to mobilise to improve their rights and fight against inequality. In 2023, the theme chosen by the United Nations is: "For an inclusive digital world: innovation and technologies for gender equality". Here is an overview of the initiatives and research conducted by EDHEC members.  

Why do an Executive MBA? In this article, we discuss why applicants take this step and what the data shows about the positive impact on post-MBA career growth. We also consider the most typical obstacles and suggest ways to overcome them. Read on to learn more.   

30 new original contributions for the financial industry.

The EDHEC Women of Impact Scholarship recipient for 2022/2023 Shreeja Nandy is dedicated to playing her part in tackling the challenges faced by underprivileged communities. This is her story.

Sophia Boucher is an international student who grew up in the United States and in Singapore. She joined the Global Business track programme and graduated in 2022. She tells us about the choices that led her to pick EDHEC's bachelor.

Meet Krystyna Ledochowska, a Global MBA alumna who made the triple-jump after graduation leaping from the world of luxury yachts to land her dream job at a sustainable startup. Let’s discover how she accomplished this feat.

Corporate Social Responsibility starts in the classroom

Find out how EDHEC Global MBA alumnus Scott Perry learned from his peers' cultural diversity and how it still impacts his career

Meet Adaobi Onyenwe, 2022 Woman of Impact Scholarship Recipient

"An MBA is not only a career accelerator but a significant opportunity to start steering in a direction that will make you happier"

Excellent ranking and renowned diversity of the cohorts are only some of the reasons why Vrushali Talekar chose the EDHEC Global MBA

Discover how EDHEC Global MBA alumnus Mohammad Tirani realised his dream to find a job in a new country and with one of the world’s most valuable brands.

Leonardo Levisse graduated from EDHEC’s MSc in Global & Sustainable Business in 2022. He now works as Sustainability Strategy Analyst at Accenture. He shares with us his EDHEC experience and how it influenced his career.  

Tingting Miao and Daniel Bernal Bachiller, EDHEC MBA alumni and business partners, became serial entrepreneurs after their graduation

Pranjali Apurva used EDHEC's Global MBA digital innovation specialisation to build a successful career in the digital innovation space.

One significant impact of the programme in my day-to-day work is that I am more careful about the robustness of the statistical analysis.

So far, among other things the programme has impacted my overall understanding of finance in general, since I am confronted with new and interesting questions and a vast literature that broadens perspectives on a variety of issues.

What I've found useful in the programme so far is that both the professors and students have a diverse range of research interests. This makes it essential to communicate your research clearly and concisely so that researchers from different backgrounds can appreciate it. This is a life-long skill and the programme offers a friendly environment in which to refine it.

The experience has been very positive. I have had the opportunity to make a host of new contacts from a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, cultures and industries. The quality, experience and reputation of the permanent and visiting staff are big plus points.

I appreciated that the programme is designed for industry professionals because of its flexibility and a strong focus on research that is on the edge of academia and industry.

I also valued the fact that, unlike the students in many full-time PhD programmes having little or no practical experience, all the students in this programme have industry experience. This experience enhances classroom discussions, often improves the quality of the questions asked of professors, and enhances interaction among students outside the classroom. For me, this improves the learning...

I will not deny that part of the motivation of me pursuing this programme was to try and get an academic position in finance departments in the US. Having completed the programme relatively quickly I embarked on my search for an academic position. On 31 August 2015 when I entered to give my first lecture as a new faculty of the finance department in the University of Connecticut, I completed a...

Patricia planned to get a French MBA and return home to Peru, but an opportunity at Nintendo in Germany opened doors she couldn’t resist. Want to learn how EDHEC’s Global MBA prepared her for a career at this leading video game empire? Here is her #MBAStory.

Adriana knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges. Turns out a Global MBA was precisely what she needed to take the next step and build a career path to her dream employer, Amazon. Here is her #MBAStory.

Soumita Roy is the EDHEC Global MBA Class of 2014 graduate. She is now working as a Business Development Manager at Capgemini.

EDHEC cares about promoting gender equality and ensuring women are represented in all kinds of professions and industries, even those historically dominated by men. In recent years the number of women within EDHEC has continued to grow: in 2018, they represented 42% of the students and 89% of the team driving the Global MBA programme, including the Program Director and the Program Academic Director. The Global MBA Women’s Network is central to EDHEC’s proactive approach to promoting and championing gender equality. The network provides an opportunity to share experiences, find support and mentoring. They also have a strong partnership with the Professional Women’s Network in Nice, known for supporting Gender Balanced Leadership through knowledge sharing and mentoring.

Carole joined the Global MBA programme in September 2019 and has just finished her tailored MBA project to wrap up her incredible 10-month journey . As well as being a class representative and member of the MBA Entrepreneurship Club, she also took part in the Plug and Play VC Education Programme. Here is her #mbastory.

Since Ksenia Sukhova’s graduation from the Global MBA programme in 2018, she’s been busy rising through the ranks at Deloitte in London. Find out how a Global MBA from EDHEC helped prepare her to land a job at a Big Four consulting firm in a new country thanks to her truly diverse and international mba experience. Here is her #mbastory.