MSc in Global & Sustainable Business

The Master’s programme offers in-depth courses on global business disciplines, managerial skills and industries where sustainability is key.

7th
European Business School

Financial Times - 2023

1st
Career Services & Alumni network in France

Master in Management ranking - Financial Times 2024

4th
Master in Management Worldwide

Financial Times 2024

Language
English
Campus
Lille
Duration
September–May: on-campus academic courses* /June onwards: work experience
Accreditations
AACSB, CEFDG, EQUIS
Credit value
120 ects
Start date
Early September 2025
Application deadline
June 2025

How to become a force for good

 

The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business equips you with the cutting-edge skills required to generate profitable and sustainable business growth. You will learn to analyse complex and multifaceted business environments and to develop competitive advantages throughout the value chain. The Master’s programme offers in-depth courses on global business disciplines, managerial skills and industries where sustainability is key. The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business will prepare young talented business degree holders to build a healthy environment and an inclusive society by creating global business solutions for tomorrow’s economy.

How to become a force for good

 

The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business equips you with the cutting-edge skills required to generate profitable and sustainable business growth. You will learn to analyse complex and multifaceted business environments and to develop competitive advantages throughout the value chain. The Master’s programme offers in-depth courses on global business disciplines, managerial skills and industries where sustainability is key. The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business will prepare young talented business degree holders to build a healthy environment and an inclusive society by creating global business solutions for tomorrow’s economy.

OVERVIEW

Your MSc in Global & Sustainable Business in a nutshell

 

EDHEC’s MSc in Global & Sustainable Business prepares you for an array of global roles in industries where sustainability is a core consideration. You will not only hone your business and managerial skills, but learn to analyse complex, multifaceted business environments and to develop competitive advantages along the value chain.

1

JULY-AUG

FOUNDATION COURSES*

2

SEPT-FEB

CORE MODULES AND ELECTIVES

3

MAR-MAY

PERSONALISATION PERIOD: electives, certificates, learning expeditions, Master project

4

JUNE-ONWARDS

INTERNSHIP OR EMPLOYMENT

* based on applicant's background, some fully remote and self-paced courses may be required before the on-campus modules begin in September.

September–May: on-campus academic courses* - June onwards: work experience

  • 18-month full-time programme: One-year academic programme and a 4-6-month internship/work placement
  • Taught entirely in English
  • A mix of foundation courses, core courses & electives
  • Career Booster
  • Master’s project
  • French classes

*based on applicant's background, some fully remote and self-paced courses may be required before the on-campus modules begin in September.

24
Average age

Age range: 22-30

3
Continents represented

The MSc is about fostering knowledge, intellectual creativity and ambition to address major global business challenges for which there is no easy answer, no template. It’s about forging business solutions for the future that are both sustainable and profitable. We want the programme to be inspiring to students and beneficial to industry.

Madlen SOBKOWIAK, Director, MSc in Global & Sustainable Business

Madlen SOBKOWIAK

Director, MSc in Global & Sustainable Business

COURSES

The Core Skills you need in Global & Sustainable Business

Our teaching methods aim to give you the core skills you need to succeed in a complex and competitive business environment. You will learn to deepen your analytical thinking, develop practical skills and design creative strategies for business success.

Our methodology includes:

  • Core curriculum
  • Blended learning
  • Applied learning
  • Personal performance coaching

Our teaching methods aim to give you the core skills you need to succeed in a complex and competitive business environment. You will learn to deepen your analytical thinking, develop practical skills and design creative strategies for business success.

Our methodology includes:

  • Core curriculum

    • Embraces the latest technology
    • Responds to trends in the market
    • Co-developed with leading business partners

 

  • Blended learning

    • Tutorials
    • Lectures
    • Workshops
    • Seminars
  • Applied learning

    • Business games
    • Case studies
    • Entrepreneurship projects

 

  • Personal performance coaching

    • Alumni spotlights
    • Conferences
    • Global learning expeditions
    • Trips and company visits

You will take three of the following five online foundational courses in the July/August period prior to arriving on campus. Depending on your background, the Selection Committee may require you to take certain classes or allow you to choose three courses from the list.

 

 

The objective of this course is to provide you with a solid grounding in the principles and practices of finance and to develop your understanding of the tools required to make good financial decisions. 
This module aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of key management issues in corporate finance and the market for financial assets.

This course objectives are to equip you with sound understanding of the fundamental concepts and vocabulary used in statistical modelling and make you aware of the powers of data analysis. It will enable you to correctly assess the validity of current techniques to common business situations, use simple Python programs to manipulate data and expressions, and confidently handle the presentation and interpretation of data using python language.

The course is designed to provide you with an overview of the foundations of financial accounting, with a practical focus on financial statement analysis and the valuation of public organisations. These foundations are deemed necessary for students to successfully pursue their studies at master's level.

The purpose of this course is to equip you with a fundamental knowledge of marketing and to demonstrate the key role that marketing plays in any organisation. You will gain a better understanding of what marketing is and its role in the firm, as well as the process of value creation from the perspective of customers, producers and society at large. You will learn how to mix various marketing tools and techniques in a coherent manner.

The primary objective of this course is to help you answer important strategic questions for companies or organisations, such as: What business will we be in? How do we compete for resources and create value? How do we organise for and assess performance? 
In this course, you will focus on the complex and multidimensional nature of strategic decision-making. 

Core modules are classes that must be taken by all students of the programme.

The course highlights important dimensions of ethics in business, introducing ethical decision-making frameworks and focusing on specific contexts such as professions, globalization, and responsible leadership. 

By the end of the course, students will be able to understand key ethical frameworks, including Kantian, utilitarian, and social-contract approaches. They will also develop the ability to make ethical decisions in complex situations and articulate their reasoning clearly. Key topics include professional ethics in business, deliberative democracy, contractualist decision-making, and nurturing a responsible leadership mindset.

This course provides an in-depth examination of sustainable development opportunities across various industries, focusing on how businesses can drive social and environmental transformation. Students will learn to identify sustainability opportunities and develop strategies to incorporate them into business models. Key areas include sustainability in energy, food, and automotive sectors.

The second part builds on this foundation, with a deeper emphasis on practical applications. Students will enhance their understanding and focus on advanced sustainability opportunities and strategic implementation of sustainable practices across industries.

The course provides an understanding of purchasing and supply management's key principles and theories in the context of global supply networks, emphasizing sustainable and ethical practices. 

Students will be able to understand supplier objectives and sustainable practices, evaluate negotiation tactics, and develop effective sourcing strategies. Key topics include the sourcing framework, corporate due diligence, negotiation tactics, and the concept of total cost of ownership

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the principles, metrics, and measurements used to evaluate and communicate corporate sustainability performance. It covers the methodologies and tools for assessing environmental, social, and economic impacts and addresses the requirements for sustainability reporting. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to effectively measure and report on sustainability, enabling corporations to meet regulatory standards and stakeholder expectations. 

By the end of the course, students will be able to apply appropriate metrics for measuring corporate sustainability, comply with reporting standards, and analyse corporate impacts. Key topics include sustainability reporting standards, environmental and social impact assessments, and stakeholder engagement, with practical case studies.

The Research Methodology course aims to equip students with essential research skills needed for evaluating sustainable business decisions. The primary objective is to develop the necessary skills to understand the scientific method in the managerial decision-making environment.  

By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the fundamental principles in research methods and describe the empirical cycle. They will also be equipped to write a master thesis proposal and enhance their academic and technical writing abilities. Key topics covered include business research essentials, literature review, research design, and both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

This course explores the role of the sustainable supply chain manager, focusing on sourcing, expediting goods, and making strategic choices in line with corporate strategy and sustainability. 

By the end of the course, students will understand key supply chain elements and circularity, as well as develop the ability to create and improve operational processes. They will also learn to formulate integrated supply chain strategies. Key topics include supply chain strategy and design, circularity, and closed-loop supply chains.

The course links business strategy with socio-ecological sustainability and explores how executives can manage economic, ecological, and social value creation. It also focuses on personal leadership development. 

By the end of the course, students will understand sustainable strategizing and management, recognise different leadership styles, and analyse their effectiveness. They will also apply sustainable strategizing methods and develop their personal leadership skills. Key topics include sustainable strategizing mindsets, business models for sustainability, leadership theories and frameworks, and personal leadership development. 

This course covers the role of finance in sustainability, focusing on risk management, ESG investing, and the use of financial instruments like green bonds. 

By the end of the course, students will understand the key sustainability challenges in finance, apply ESG investing principles, and utilize financial tools to promote sustainability. Key topics include ESG investing, green bonds, and risk management in sustainable finance. 

This course explores how marketing can address sustainable development challenges, focusing on influencing consumer behaviour and avoiding greenwashing. 

By the end of the course, students will understand key sustainable marketing concepts, develop effective strategies, and encourage sustainable consumer behaviour. Key topics include sustainable marketing principles, consumer behaviour, and strategies to prevent greenwashing while maximising sustainability impact.

The course examines legal regulations affecting sustainable business practices, including compliance and risk mitigation strategies. 

By the end of the course, students will understand regulatory approaches to sustainability, organize compliance functions, and mitigate criminal and regulatory risks. Key topics include regulatory approaches, compliance organization, and risk mitigation in the context of sustainable business practices.

Personalisation period

As part of the personalisation period of your MSc programme, you will be able to choose one certificate to complete or broaden your expertise by taking part in a learning expedition and follow several elective courses.

All students must complete a Master’s project, which provides the opportunity to develop strong writing and analytical skills and to gain expertise on a given topic. 

The master’s project allows you to put your newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice. If you prove your ability to undertake high quality research, members of the EDHEC faculty or its research centres may offer you the opportunity to deliver your Master Project in the form of applied research, working under their supervision.

The personal and professional benefits of an internship are immense and enduring. The same goes for expanding your global contact network. During your internships abroad, you will develop valuable business relationships that will take your career goals to an international level. Many students find their jobs as a result of internships during their time at EDHEC.paced courses in July-August prior to arriving on campus.

Reflexive and Positive Leadership

In 2022, EDHEC's Chair in Leadership Development, together with its partner, Potentialife, is launching a Certificate in Reflexive and Positive Leadership. Based on Potentialife’s 18 years of experience in providing Learning Teams™ and a "Reflexive Leader" course in schools and companies, this 90-hour course will help you to develop self-leadership and, thus, your capacity to lead others with a high degree of reflexivity and positivity. You will be invited to engage in deep personal reflection on your leadership using the specific methods and tools developed by the Leadership Development Chair and Potentialife, both on your own and in groups.

 

With the support of:

 

Leading SAFe® & Product owner

In a context of volatile, complex, and ambiguous change, agile transformations are at the heart of every company’s agenda. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the necessity of change, the challenges of transformations and their operational implications at a company scale, on a strategic and an operational point of view. You will also have the opportunity to experiment the roles of product owner and change leader by taking part in a consulting case study. You can prepared for two certificates: Professional Scrum Product Owner level 1 and SAFe SA – SAFe Agilist, by Scaled Agile. 

 

With the support of:

 

Foresight Innovation & Transformation

Co-developed with and supported by leading companies and NGOs and the EDHEC Chair for Foresight, Innovation and Transformation, this certificate programme will enable you to acquire the methods and skills to lead the sustainability transition. You will master strategic foresight tools and techniques to anticipate and plan strategic change interventions, understand and leverage systemic change and employ entrepreneurial management techniques to build a competitive advantage. You will also have the opportunity to become an EDHEC certified Strategic Foresight Professional.

 

With the support of:

 

Project management

You will gain practical and theoretical project management fundamentals. You will learn to master project management tools such as Project Charter, Project plan, Stakeholder analysis, Schedule… The certificate is based on “best practices” collected from worldwide professionals and documented by Project Management Institute (PMI®) through the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), a worldwide Project Management Standard. This certification is recognised by the French government

 

With the support of:

 

You can choose your electives from a list of courses.

  • Behavioural science for sustainability
  • Business models for sustainability
  • Challenge orange jeunes talents 
  • Data analytics with python for starters
  • Introduction to sustainable finance
  • Managing risks, compliance and human rights
  • Marketing intelligence for luxury
  • Responsible ai & data protection
  • Strategic cost and performance management
  • Vba for excel
  • Customer & data analytics
  • Economic crime, fraud and money laundering
  • Is our digital & tech world sustainable?
  • Global justice & human rights
  • Luxury brand management
  • Managing diversity & inclusion in the entertainment industry & beyond
  • Managing innovation & digital transformation
  • Marketing intelligence for luxury
  • Press vs public relations, new media vs social networks

Our MSc students may apply to participate in a study tour. The aim is to immerse the students in a real professional and cultural environment, so as to become acquainted with specific industry practices. By way of illustration, our past study tours have focused on the creative economy in Montréal, on innovative businesses in San Francisco, Berlin and Paris, on value creation in the film industry in Bulgaria, on new tech in Dublin and on the legal industry and legal tech in London.

 

This year, you can choose from the followings: 

CeADAR, the National Centre for Applied Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, acting through its administrator, the University College Dublin (UCD), National University of Ireland, provides a 3-day training programme on “Business-oriented Applied Data Analytics and Machine Learning”. This programme, which includes master classes, practical exercises and corporate visits provides an extensive overview of applied data analytics to include data analysis and machine learning mechanisms, including deep learning. You will learn the theory in master classes, explore how key industries exploit and use this data in real life situations and engage in workshops dedicated to applying this learning to real challenges using data science. On completion of the programme, you will be evaluated on key content and understanding of machine learning and business-orientated data analytics.

In this course, you will be immersed in the entertainment industry through field visits and seminars to understand the value chain, from offers to the final experience in a specific sector as an illustration. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to understand the issues and major challenges from the entertainment, apply marketing techniques on management of entertainment offers, argue on the creation of value and create a crowdfunding campaign.

The objective of the course is to immerse you in the luxury service and hospitality management industry through field visits and seminars to understand the value chain, from offer to the final experience. The notion of service will also be considered through the perspective of the luxury watch sector. You will know how to apprehend the importance of service and experience in the luxury industry, understand the issues and challenges for luxury service and hospitality industry and develop awareness about the demanding client in the luxury sector and learn how to behave and deliver an appropriate luxury experience.

The objective of the course is to examine three perspectives on technology strategy: startups, corporations acquiring innovation, and software houses. You will learn about the concept of a technology strategy, the various approaches that can be taken in different scenarios, the components that should be included in a technology strategy, and whether having a technology strategy is necessary for every company.

Michael Antioco
Position: Professor - Dean of Faculty and Research
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Michael Antioco joined EDHEC Business School as Professor in Marketing in September 2013.

Pierre-Jean Barlatier
Position: Associate Professor,

Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Affiliate

Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Pierre-Jean Barlatier, PhD, Habil. is Associate Professor of Strategy at EDHEC Business School.

Fabian Bernhard
Position: Associate Professor,

Professor and Researcher in Family Business and Psychology

Discipline: Family Business
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Prof. Dr. Fabian Bernhard is a Professor of Management and Psychology and is part of the Family Business Center at EDHEC Business School in Paris, Lille, Nice and London.

Ludovic Cailluet
Position: Professor, Associate Dean,

EDHEC Centre for Responsible Entrepreneurship Director, Family Business Chair Research Associate, Global Economic Transformation & Technology (GETT) Track Director

Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Ludovic Cailluet, PhD, is Professor of Strategy and Business History at Edhec Business School.

Grégoire Cauchie
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Grégoire Cauchie, PhD, is Associate Professor of Economics and member of the Economics Research Centre at EDHEC Business School.

Marie-Cécile Cervellon
Position: Professor, Head of faculty - Marketing
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Marie-Cécile Cervellon, Ph.D, is Professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School with a teaching expertise in brand management and luxury marketing (ref.

Martin Chour
Position: Assistant Professor, Deputy Head of faculty - Marketing
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Martin Chour holds a PhD in Marketing and Consumer Behavior from the University of Lille. His research mainly focuses on family consumption and gender marketing.

Gilles COLEY
Position: Associate Professor, Deputy Head of faculty - Accounting, Control & Law
Discipline: Accounting
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:
Christophe Collard
Position: Professor,

Deputy Head of Law, LLM in Law & Tax Management Manager BLM Manager, EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher

Discipline: Law
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

After his postgraduate research degree in law, Professor Christophe Collard worked for the French government and began teaching at the Lille School of Law.

David Dalmasso
Position: Associate Professor, Deputy Head of faculty - Data Science, Economics & Finance
Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

David Dalmasso gained a PhD in Economics in 2002 from Nice University. His teaching focus to date has been on Economics and quantitative techniques.

Peter Daly
Position: Professor,

Director of MSc in Management & Leadership

Discipline: Leadership
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Professor Daly has worked in communication and management studies since 1995.

Denis Dauchy
Position: Professor,

EMBA Programme Director, Leadership Development Chair Affiliate Researcher, Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate

Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Denis Dauchy, PhD, is Professor of Business Strategy and Director of EDHEC's Executive MBA, with professional experience in business and consultancy.

Arne De Keyser
Position: Professor
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Arne De Keyser is Full Professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School (France). His research focuses on customer experience, service recovery and frontline service technology.

Sylvie Deffayet Davrout
Position: Professor, Leadership Development Chair Director
Discipline: Management
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Sylvie Deffayet Davrout, PhD, is Professor of Management and Head of Leadership Development Chair at EDHEC Business School.

Emmanuelle Deglaire
Position: Associate Professor,

EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher

Discipline: Law
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

Emmanuelle DEGLAIRE is law teacher at EDHEC Business School, specialized in both business law and tax matters. She received her Ph.D. working on taxation of French partnerships with Mr.

Etienne Denis
Position: Assistant Professor,

MSc in Marketing Analytics Director, Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate

Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Etienne Denis is an Assistant Professor at the EDHEC Business School since 2018.

Elizabeth Dickson
Position: Adjunct Professor,

Business Communication Coordinator

Discipline: Languages
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Elizabeth A. Dickson, is a Professor of Languages at EDHEC Business School.

Philippe du Jardin
Position: Professor,

IT Coordinator

Discipline: Information System
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Philippe du Jardin, Ph.D, is Professor of computer science at EDHEC Business school.

Björn Fasterling
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher

Discipline: Law
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

Björn Fasterling, PhD, is Professor of Law and Business Ethics at EDHEC Business School, member of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute.

Maria Figueroa-Armijos
Position: Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Discipline: Entrepreneurship
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Maria Figueroa-Armijos, PhD is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at EDHEC Business School.

Ivan Gordeliy
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Ivan Gordeliy has been an Assistant Professor at EDHEC Business School since 2020. His research focuses on Word-of-mouth and on product reviews.

Claire Grevet
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Financial Analysis
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

I first joined Edhec in 1998 as a practitioner through continued banking experience until 2004 when I definitively chose full-time teaching occupation.

Guergana Guintcheva
Position: Professor,

Master Business Management Programme Director

Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Guergana Guintcheva, Ph.D, is Professor of Marketing and Master Business Management Programme Director at EDHEC Business School.

Frédéric Herbin
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Hager Jemel-Fornetty
Position: Associate Professor, Diversity & Inclusion Chair Director
Discipline: Management
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Hager Jemel, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management at EDHEC and Director of EDHEC Open Leadership Innovation Centre for Diversity & Inclusion at EDHEC Business School.

Sachin Kamble
Position: Professor,

Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Member

Discipline: Operations & Supply Chain
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Dr. Sachin S. Kamble is Professor of Strategy (Operations and Supply Chain Management) at EDHEC Business School, Lille, France. He holds a Ph.D.

Yenee Kim
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Yenee Kim holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and has been an Assistant Professor at EDHEC Business School since 2020.

Karin Kollenz-Quétard
Position: Professor,

Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Member

Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Karin Kollenz-Quetard is a Professor of Strategy at EDHEC Business School, but also intervenes in customized programs at London Business School (UK), HEC (F) and Duke CE (EU).

Rania Labaki
Position: Associate Professor, Family Business Chair Director
Discipline: Management
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Rania Labaki is Director of the EDHEC Family Business Centre and Associate Professor of Finance and Family Business at EDHEC Business School.

Eric Labbe
Position: Professor, Deputy Head of faculty - Strategy, Entrepreneuship & Operations
Discipline: Operations & Supply Chain
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:
Konstantinos Lioukas
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Konstantinos Lioukas, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Strategy at EDHEC Business School.

Patrick Longuet
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Professor Longuet has been working in the faculty until 2000. His company experience in Marketing makes him particularly appreciated by the students he coaches for project Management.

Isabelle Lorrain
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Law
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

Professor Lorrain had been teaching law at University level and in numerous institutions for 25 years and she has been an attorney.

Serge Macé
Position: Associate Professor, Deputy Head of faculty - Data Science, Economics & Finance
Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Serge Macé, Ph.D, is Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Data Sciences, Finance and Economics and Member of the Economics research Centre.

Isabelle Mari
Position: Associate Professor,

Head of faculty - Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Family Business Chair Research Associate

Discipline:
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Isabelle MARI is associate professor in Management & Strategy at EDHEC Business School. Her primary teaching areas are Management, Leadership & Corporate governance.

Marie-Catherine Mars
Position: Associate Professor, Deputy Head of faculty - Marketing Nice,

Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate

Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Marie-Catherine Mars, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School. Before joining EDHEC, she worked as a marketing manager in the advertising and fashion industry.

Tristan-Pierre Maury
Position: Professor,

Director of the Grande Ecole and Masters of Sciences

Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Tristan-Pierre Maury, PhD, is Professor of Economics and Director of the Grande Ecole and Masters of Sciences.

Loick Menvielle
Position: Professor, Management in Innovative Health Chair Director
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Loick Menvielle, Ph.D, has been Associate Professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School since 2006. He has been visiting professor at Geneva School of Economic and Management (GSEM).

Jean-Christophe Meyfredi
Position: Professor,

EDHEC International BBA Director

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Jean-Christophe Meyfredi, PhD, is Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School.

Bertrand Monnet
Position: Senior Lecturer, Holder - Criminal Risks Management Chair
Discipline:
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:
Camille Pradies
Position: Associate Professor,

Diversity & Inclusion Chair Research Associate

Discipline: Management
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Camille Pradies, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Management at EDHEC Business School. She earned her Ph.D. in organizational behavior at Boston College.

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Rene Rohrbeck
Position: Professor and Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Director
Discipline: Management Stratégique
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

René Rohrbeck is a Professor of Strategy and director of the chair on Fo

Anne-Lise Ronsse
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Accounting
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:
Christophe Roquilly
Position: Professor, Honorary Dean of Faculty, Director of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute,

Co-Head of LL.M Law & Tax Management

Discipline: Law
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

Christophe Roquilly, Ph.D, is Professor of Law, where he is Director of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute . Christophe served as Dean of Faculty and Research from 2014 to 2020.

Sabine Ruaud
Position: Professor
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Sabine Ruaud, PhD, is Professor in the Marketing Department where she is involved in a wide variety of teaching activities for Bachelor, Postgraduate and Executive programs.

Elie Salameh
Position: Associate Professor, Head of faculty - Accounting, Control & Law
Discipline: Accounting
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

Elie Salameh, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Head of Accounting, Control & Law Department at EDHEC Business School.

Isabelle Sequeira
Position: Professor, Deputy Head of faculty -Management & Humanities,

MSc in Creative Business & Social Innovation Manager

Discipline: Culture
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:
Dominique Serio
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Law
Faculty: Accounting, Control & Legal Affairs
Expertise:

Dominique SERIO is Associate Professor of Law at EDHEC Business School with a specialization in innovation and new technologies for entrepreneurial projects.

Michelle Sisto
Position: Associate Professor,

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Discipline:
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:
Arash Talebi
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Arash Talebi is Assistant Professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School (France). His research primarily focuses on understanding the role of emotions in consumer judgment and decision-making.

George Tovstiga
Position: Professor
Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

George Tovstiga, Ph.D, is Professor of Strategy at EDHEC Business School. He holds a doctorate in Engineering Sciences (Dr. sc. techn.

Giacomo Valletta
Position: Associate Professor,

EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher

Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Giacomo Valletta, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Economics at EDHEC Business School.

Bastiaan Van Der Linden
Position: Associate Professor,

MSc in Global & Sustainable Business Manager

Discipline: Social Responsibility of the Business (CSR)
Faculty: Management & Humanities
Expertise:

Bastiaan van der Linden is Associate Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at EDHEC Business School and Director of the MSc in Global and Sustainable Business.

Joëlle Vanhamme
Position: Professor,

Academic Director EMBA

Discipline: Marketing
Faculty: Marketing
Expertise:

Joëlle Vanhamme, Ph.D, is Professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School.

Cédric Verbeeck
Position: Assistant Professor,

MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Manager

Discipline: Operations & Supply Chain
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Cedric Verbeeck, PhD, is Professor of Operations management and Co-Director of the MSc in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at EDHEC Business School.

Philippe Very
Position: Professor of Strategy
Discipline: Strategy
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise:

Philippe Very is professor of strategic management at EDHEC Business School, France. He is also Robert Reynolds Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Denver, Colorado.

Milos Vulanovic
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:

Milos Vulanovic, Ph.D, is Professor of Corporate Finance at EDHEC Business School. He is teaching in various EDHEC programs. He holds a Ph.D.

ADMISSION & FEES

Admission & Fees for the MSc in Global & Sustainable Business

 

The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business attracts intellectually rigorous and curious individuals keen to play their part in creating a sustainable global economy for future generations. On this course you will learn the cutting-edge skills you need to generate profitable and sustainable business growth. You will learn to analyse complex and multifaceted business environments and to develop competitive advantages throughout the value chain.

Studies level - required diploma

EDHEC seeks talented candidates from diverse backgrounds, with a history of strong academic achievement and demonstrated potential for growth and professional success.

  • Minimum three-year bachelor’s degree (any type of engineering or business/finance background) 
  • Acceptable English proficiency tests/certificates (TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS)
    • TOEFL Internet-based ≥ 92
    • TOEIC ≥ 850
    • IELTS ≥ 6.5
    • Cambridge Test of English > 175
  • Optional Aptitude Test Score GMAT or GRE or TAGE MAGE or CAT* official test score report (CAT* for Indian students only) can add value to your application
  • CV
  • Letter of motivation
  • Academic transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Online video interview 

► English native speakers or those holding a degree taught in English (minimum three years) are eligible for an English Test waiver.

Your application file will be processed by the Admissions Team and sent to the Selection Committee for appraisal. The Selection Committee takes place on a rolling basis from October to June. We would advise you to apply early to make your application stand out.

You will be informed by email of the progress of your application, including the final decision.

  • If you are a new user, you must create an account/sign up.
  • If you already have an account (EDHEC candidate student), please go directly to step 5 by clicking on the "apply online" button. It means you are already in the system, so do not need to "create an account".
  • After creating your account, you will receive a validation email. Click on the link provided in this email to activate your account.
  • You will then receive a confirmation email containing your personal login and password.
    Once you register or if you already have an active EDHEC account, access the online application form and enter your login details.

EDHEC International admissions process

Here is everything you always wanted to know about EDHEC's admission process.

Wherever you come from, a dedicated admissions manager will be there to guide you all the way through your application.

If you want, our admissions manager can arrange your individual consultation session and talk to you.

And if you need more info to make your final decision. You can get in touch with current students or EDHEC's Alumni.

First come, first served. There's a rolling admission process until June.

More questions? EDHEC has strong scholarship schemes to help excellent students reach their dream school. Do ask for details and eligibility.

It doesn't stop there. Our international students office will help you with the French administration process and accommodation. Plus your admission manager remains available once you're on campus.

So let us guide you all the way through. Don't hesitate to contact us now.

USEFUL INFORMATION

  • To avoid losing your information during the application process, please do not refresh your current page or go back to the previous one without first saving your application.
  • You can complete your application in several stages. As long as you save your entries, the information will not be lost.
  • Before going to the "payment" tab, please check that you have not forgotten any element of your application file and that all the information you have entered is correct. Further modifications will not be possible after payment has been made.
  • Application fees must be paid online.
  • After validation, your application will reach the final stage and no reimbursement will be possible, even in the event of your withdrawal.
  • If you encounter any technical problems during the completion of your online application, please email: [email protected].

Important: Please use only ONE email address to submit your online application and to communicate with the Admissions Team.

 

Apply online

  • APPLICATION FEE: €100
  • FEES: €27,300*
  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 2025

► Please note: Applications are received and evaluated on a rolling basis until June.

 

FEES INCLUDE: 

  • Tuition fees; including academic exchanges and double degrees (certain double degrees may require additional fees)
  • Access to the EDHEC Career Centre with personal career coaching during your studies and for the duration of your professional life
  • Access, as a matriculating student, to on-campus facilities (incubator, learning centre, sports facilities, etc.)
  • Lifetime access to the EDHEC Alumni community
  • Administrative fees

All of EDHEC's full-time MSc programmes are accredited by the CEFDG at master’s grade. Enrolled students are eligible for a Temporary Resident Permit (or APS for Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour) at the end of the programme.

*Tuition fees are provided for information only and are subject to change  

 

 

The International Students Office – a team you can trust

 

Moving to a foreign country can be daunting, so it’s reassuring to know that the International Students Office (ISO) is there to help. The ISO welcomes more than 3,000 international students annually, helping them to settle in France and lending them support in daily life. It organises orientation events and multicultural seminars to welcome them to the EDHEC campuses in Lille and Nice. The team guides students through administrative procedures before their arrival and during their stay and answers any questions they may have about French systems (medical and home insurance, banking, resident permits, etc.).

 

DISCOVER THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OFFICE WEBSITE

Finding you a home from home

 

Once officially enrolled, we will help you to find suitable accommodation, either in an EDHEC residence or privately owned accommodation. The International Students Office is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing that fit your criteria. You can even ‘visit’ them virtually on our new Housing website. Our team will do everything they can to make arrangements with the owner and secure your booking. They can also arrange to pick you up from the airport on your arrival (where possible) and take you directly to your new home. The International Students Office also organises orientation events and integration seminars to welcome international students to the EDHEC campuses.

Untangling the red tape

 

EU nationals

European Union students can live and study in France as long as they have a national ID card. No passport or visa are required. 

 

Non-EU nationals

Before arriving in France, students from outside the European Union must obtain a student visa from the French embassy in their country of origin or residence. Non-EU students must also have a valid passport from their country of origin.
One of the requirements for most visa applications is proof of accommodation in France. EDHEC's International Office is familiar with the visa formalities for most countries and will provide you with the necessary paperwork to complete. If you are concerned about your visa application, you can contact the International Office, provided you have already checked the relevant pages in the Welcome Guide and contacted your local embassy.

Parlez-vous français ?

 

EDHEC offers complementary French courses to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes span all levels of ability, from complete beginner to advanced language skills. The goal is to support your assimilation into French culture and give you the linguistic foundations ‒ grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and comprehension ‒ to express yourself in French.

  • Class size: 10‒25 students per group

Contact hours: 

  • MIM 3 hours per week (30 hours per semester + 6 hours of group projects)
  • MSc 2h a week (15 hours per semester)   

Instructor qualifications: Courses are delivered by an officially accredited French language teaching institution.

International Student Office | EDHEC Business School 

[Music] Title: “International Student Office” 

I just got accepted at EDHEC business school. Now I need to organise my arrival and find 
accommodation. Luckily the international students office helped me all along this process. 

All good, I'm ready. It is now time to reach France. On arrival, three key moments are organised to help me settle in: the welcome session, the services fair and the integration day. 
I get a lot of practical information on different topics such as health insurance, public transportation, life in the city, and so on. 
I met representatives from different EDHEC departments and partners during the service fair. 
I participate in group activities, meet new friends and discover the campus.
Throughout the year, I visit ISO whenever I need assistance in my daily life in France.

Time flies, my experience at EDHEC is coming to an end. The international student office has been of great support before and during my stay, and it will remain available even after my departure. 

Thank you to the International Students Office - Camilla Garcia Biel

[Music] A big “Thank you” to the International Student Office.
Camilla Garcia Biel. MiM Business Management student. Class of 2022.

 
So my name is Camila Garcia  Biel. I'm a 26 year old international student from Peru, I'm doing the MiM track which is a three-year-long programme. The first year, you start with basic courses, with administrative courses. Then there is a year for professional immersion, and then I specialised in strategic finance and commercial intelligence. The most important thing is that out of all the business schools in France, EDHEC was the only one to come to Lima and actually meet the prospective students. After that I was completely sold. As soon as I knew that I was gonna come here, I was enrolled et cetera.

The first contact you have is with the international student office and they absolutely help you with everything. Starting with the visa process, with the housing process... They also help with anything you really need. 
So arriving in France, what surprised me, for very good like very positive, was the international environment that I experienced living in the residence and coming to school. I was immediately in contact with people from different countries that I had never seen. And what scared me a little bit, was that the French level that i had before coming and the French level needed to be here. The gap was obvious, but people, especially in Lille, were very nice when I was trying to communicate with them. Even if i was using some English words or even some Spanish words, they were really nice.

The reason why I chose France as my home, is that it's the perfect balance from a latino point of view of the latin culture and the European culture. In the daylight  you can see the difference and in the nightlife you can see the similarities. Differences and similarities that, at the end, really helped me develop myself as a person. And I think that's something that every international goes through and learns from. My first memory at EDHEC, it's the full day as i call it. It's the first day that we gather in the main hall and then we have outdoors activities, and then we eat together, they introduce us to the programme, they introduce us to the school. Being able to experience the location and the classes and the buildings, which are amazing, it's like a reality shock but a very positive one. 

So if i had the all the amazing team from the ISO or the international student office members in front of me, the first thing that i would say would be definitely "thank you"!

Thank you, and thank you... Thank you for your help, thank you for your patience, thank you for your time. They really make the difference in the transition. The job that they're doing in that assistance, it's beyond what I've heard from other friends from other schools, from even other countries. For example, during the pandemic, they were very active and they helped us. And they sent us links for call centres, in case you needed to talk to someone, like psychological call centres and nutritionists, like they really take care of us in a very global aspect. I would just say thank you many times. The international office helps us because for example, they organise different cultural nights. The school has a lot of associations and many of them work with international students, for example, there's one called "Open Up" and they organise trips for international students. There are many ways to feel not or not feel homesick, and at the end of the course,  it's a very amazing place to make amazing friends and that also helps.

[Music] Make an impact. EDHEC logo

When is the programme application deadline? 

Applications for the September 2025 intake are open until June 2025.

 

Do you accept scanned documents?

Yes, you can make scanned colour copies of the documents required

 

Should the application file and the two recommendation letters be typed or written by hand?

 

Letters of recommendation must be on official letterhead, signed and/or stamped (official stamp from the School/University or the Company). Your referees can use our recommendation template or they can choose to write their own letter using the Company/School’s official letterhead. Letters of recommendation that don’t follow the above requirements will not be accepted. 

 

Will the International Admissions’ Team contact my referees to request letters of recommendation?

EDHEC will not contact your referees. You must ask your referees to send their letters to you directly and you will need to upload the letters directly on your application (documents tab).

 

Will I have an interview with the Programme Manager?

Students that apply to our MIM or MSc programmes will not have a direct interview with the Programme Manager unless the Programme Director deems it necessary.

 

How is the online interview conducted?

Once your online application is completed and validated by your recruitment manager, the International Admissions Team will send you a link to conduct your online video interview in English. It comprises six questions on your motivation, your interest in the programme and your previous experience (professional, group work, etc.). There are no right or wrong answers. You will have a practice session before you start the actual interview. Once you have completed the interview, it will be sent, along with your application file, to the Selection Committee.

 

Can I apply for more than one programme?

  • Yes, you can apply for two programmes. A separate motivation letter is required for each programme.
  • Motivation letter template

What are the minimum scores expected?

  • TOEFL Internet-based ≥ 92 (/120)
  • TOEIC ≥ 850 (/990)
  • IELTS ≥ 6.5 (/9.0)
  • Cambridge Test of English ≥ 175

 

What is the EDHEC institutional code for TOEFL?

  • The code is 0663.

 

Can I apply for a waiver?

English native speakers or those holding a degree taught in English (minimum three years) are eligible for an English test waiver.

As a reminder, aptitude tests* are required for some programmes and optional for others. Please see the “admissions requirements” for your programme of choice.

Students must assign EDHEC as one of their score recipient institutions at the end of their test.

 

GMAT

MSc & Global MBA Double-Degree: 3QQ-WQ-62
MIM Global Economic Transformation & Technology: 3QQ-WQ-06
Master in Management, Business Management: 3QQ-WQ-05
Master in Management, Finance: 3QQ-WQ-36
Master in Management, Data Science & AI for Business: 3QQ-WQ-34
MSc in Creative Business & Social Innovation: 3QQ-WQ-60 
MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence: 3QQ-WQ-82
MSc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation: 3QQ-WQ-77 
MSc in Global & Sustainable Business: 3QQ-WQ-16
MSc in Management & Leadership: 3QQ-WQ-54 
MSc in Marketing Management: 3QQ-WQ-47
MSc in Strategy, Organisation & Consultancy: 3QQ-WQ-84
LL.M. in Law & Tax Management: 3QQ-WQ-26 
MSc in Corporate Finance & Banking: 3QQ-WQ-73
MSc in International Finance: 3QQ-WQ-98
MSc in Financial Engineering: 3QQ-WQ-69
MSc in Accounting & Finance: 3QQ-WQ-04

 

GRE

EDHEC Master in Management: 6564
EDHEC Master of Science: 6563

 

*(GMAT/GRE/TAGE MAGE/CFA level II (for finance programmes only)/CAT official test score report for Indian students only)

 

Is an aptitude test compulsory?

Please see the “admissions requirements” for your programme of choice. In general, aptitude tests are required for the Master's in Management Grande École programme.

 

Can I add an unofficial GMAT score report to my application?

You will get an unofficial score report immediately after taking your exam. You can send it to the Recruitment Office as an additional supporting document when applying. This document will be accepted provisionally as part of your application. The official report will be required to confirm your place.

Is there any help for students with regard to campus housing?

 

Once officially enrolled, you will receive help to find suitable accommodation, either in EDHEC residences or in privately owned apartments. EDHEC's International Students Office (ISO) is familiar with the visa formalities of most countries and will provide you with the necessary paperwork for completion. Should you have any concerns about your visa application, you can contact the ISO, provided you have already checked the relevant pages in the Welcome Guide and contacted your local Embassy. One requirement for most visa applications is proof of accommodation in France. Again, the ISO is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing, depending on your criteria. You can even "visit" them virtually on our new housing website. The team will do everything it can to make arrangements with the property owner and secure your booking. It can also pick you up from the airport on the day of your arrival (where possible) and take you directly to your new home.

When must my tuition fees be paid?

Within 2 or 3 weeks depending on the admissions period.

 

How does financial aid apply to the tuition fees?

Financial aid applies to the second and third instalments of the MSc programme fees and to the second, third and fourth instalments of fees for the MIM programme.

What is the EDHEC Career Centre?

  • The Student Career Centre is dedicated to helping students find a job or an internship.
  • 60,000 internships and 33,500 job offers are posted on EDHEC’s dedicated jobs board every year.

Complementary French courses are offered to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes cover all learning levels, from complete beginner to advanced language skills. The goal is to support your integration into French culture and give you the linguistic foundations ‒ grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and listening ‒ to express yourself in the French language.

  • Class size: 10-25 students per group
  • Contact hours: 
    • MIM 3 hours per week (30 hours per semester +6 hours group projects)
    • MSc 2 hours per week (15 hours per semester)   
  • Instructor qualifications: Courses are held by an officially accredited French language teaching institution.

CAREERS

Prepare your Career in Global & Sustainable Business

 

Boost your employability

Understanding and developing the attributes and skills employers require is key to employability. This is why the EDHEC Career Centre offers a programme specifically designed to help master’s students map out and achieve their career goals ‒ the EDHEC Career Booster. The programme looks at students' specific needs, wants and goals when it comes to professional development and matches them to job-market requirements. Eighty percent of our EDHEC Career Services for students are tailored to individual needs and career goals.

Career paths you can pursue:

  • Corporate sustainability consultant
  • Supply chain manager
  • Sustainability auditor/accreditation
  • Procurement specialist
  • Operations manager
  • Strategy consultant
  • Sustainable Development/Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
  • Business developer
  • Corporate engagement manager (NGO)
  • Marketing manager
  • ESG analyst

Through a four-step programme that includes self- and 360-degree assessment, you will get to know yourself better, identify your strengths, key attributes and areas for development, and map out your career goals and job-search strategy. You will benefit from year-round, individual career advice from dedicated counsellors, external experts and coaches, both on campus and remotely, as well as personalised coaching based on our in‑house assessment

Through voluntary and mandatory career training, workshops, CV clinics and assessment centres, you will hone your skills and learn to master the most competitive recruitment processes. As an MSc student, you will benefit from customised training by industry, market and function, in addition to individual mock interviews, including technical interviews and case practice. EDHEC Career Centre also offers a fully online career development programme that allows you to train at your own pace, in line with your goals.

EDHEC Career Centre organises more than 120 events annually, focusing on industry-specific insights or jobs, market trends and companies. It also organises four company trips to Dublin, London, Luxembourg and Paris. You will have access to exclusive internships and job offers. 

  • 60,000 internships and 33,500 job offers posted on EDHEC’s dedicated jobs board every year
  • 40% international mobility in our master’s degrees
  • 400+ companies involved in our events every year, 20% of them international 
  • 100+ corporate partners   
  • 300+ regular recruiters

 

Our Career Centre provides the following services: 

  • Individual career counselling (on campus, by phone, via skype) with internal and external counsellors
  • Help to define your career goals and search strategy
  • CV and cover-letter editing in English and French
  • Career training and workshops (CV, cover letters, application forms, interview skills, networking, social media, personal branding, etc.)
  • Graduate programmes
  • On-campus events
  • Off-campus events
  • Website with a wealth of career resources
  • Placement reports
  • The Teaching Factory concept
67%
of jobs have an international dimension

FIELDS

  • Corporate strategy 
  • Energy
  • Fashion
  • Finance
  • Health/beauty
  • Marketing
  • Food & agriculture
  • Mobility
  • Process and performance management
  • Real estate

KEY RECRUITERS

 

ACCENTURE, AIR LIQUIDE, BLOOMBERG, EY, KPMG, LANTMANNEN, NIKE, 02FEEL, UNILEVER

JOB LOCATION

MAIN FUNCTIONS

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EDHEC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

 

All EDHEC students join our esteemed Alumni Association from day one and benefit from all of the advantages this brings. The Alumni Association comprises 55000 graduates in 140 countries. This friendly and supportive community of business leaders organises events and meetings throughout the year to facilitate contacts, exchanges and networking, while supporting the students in charting their career plans and helping graduates to promote their businesses and career. EDHEC Alumni is also a hub for disseminating best practices, shared values and the school’s vision of business for the good of society.

 

Discover EDHEC Alumni network

SCHOLARSHIPS

How to finance your Master’s?

 

As part of its strategic plan to "Impact Future Generations", EDHEC has committed to enabling talented students to pursue their studies through a diverse and transparent scholarship scheme. The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs also offers a large number of grants and scholarships, and there are numerous bodies worldwide supporting the study of international students wishing to embark on a master’s programme. Below is a comprehensive overview of the scholarships, grants and loans available.

EDHEC Business School's comprehensive scholarship scheme aimed at MIM & MSC candidates

So my name is Michelle Sisto I am the associate Dean for graduate studies at EDHEC Business School. So within that perimeter, it englobes the PhD programme, our
programme Grande Ecole, Master in Management and all of our specialised MSc programmes.

[Music]

“What types of scholarships and financial aid does EDHEC offer to international students?”

Regarding scholarships available for international students, and even for our French students, EDHEC has a strong belief in making education possible for students coming from diverse horizons, backgrounds, and have both the economic levels and what they studied previously, regional differences, and so we've put in place a multitude of opportunities for scholarships to encourage that diversity in our classrooms. We have some scholarships that are academic merit-based, aiming for excellence in the profile of students. We have some scholarships that are more oriented for particular regional areas, and we have some scholarships that are also oriented towards diversity. For example, women in finance and women in data science, where we see that we still don't have a sufficient number of women in those areas in the profession, and also in the programmes. And then we also have scholarships
that can be requested, when students are actually in the programme, should there be an instance where somebody's situation changes dramatically while they're already a student here. We have a special commission that looks at changes in the situation for exceptional scholarships.

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“What is a merit-based scholarship and what are the selection criteria?”

So our merit-based scholarships are really based on the profile of our candidates. What we're looking at, when students apply to our programme Grande Ecole and to our MSc programmes, we're looking at their full profile. So their academic background, how they perform in their previous academic studies… We're looking at things like their score on GMAT or the TAGE MAGE or the CAT exam, some kind of aptitude test. We're also looking at the type of school that they went to previously, but that's not the major issue.
It's really where they were. Did they perform really well? And as EDHEC academic excellence is a key driving force for education, we want to offer scholarships to encourage those types of profiles to come to EDHEC. Because we know they have choices amongst diverse, very strong schools, and our aim is to bring the very brightest and the best to EDHEC.

[Music]

“How does EDHEC approach need-based scholarships for international students?

For need-based scholarships, we have one system for our French students, and then for international students, we're looking at the profiles of our students. What we will look at
is, what is their overall situation, what is their profile and how can we make an offer to them that would render their participation and education in EDHEC more feasible for them.

[Music]

“Describe EDHEC’s new approach to scholarships”

As I mentioned earlier EDHEC really believes in bringing diverse and excellent profiles to our school, and so our approach in terms of scholarships is evermore going in the direction of diversity and inclusion. So we're currently offering, as I mentioned, a scholarship for women in data science and in finance. We also have scholarships that are called the “make and impact” scholarship, and “make an impact” is our tagline at EDHEC. Our strategic plan is really EDHEC for future generations, and so we're looking for this “make an impact” scholarship, for students who have shown in the past that they're willing to engage in their local communities and environmental projects. With coming to EDHEC, the education that they're going to receive here, is going to propel them forward to the next step where they'll make an impact, a further impact, and so what we do for that scholarship is, we ask students to apply with an essay and tell us something about what they've done in the past and where they wish to go. And so for those students, we have a special scholarship. We're also looking to increase now, in line with our strategic plan, for greater diversity and inclusion on socioeconomic as well as cultural, regional, gender differences, and expand our portfolio of scholarships. So we're working on offering more scholarships for high potential women, specific scholarships for certain regions. In terms of regional scholarships we already have some for example: with the French embassy in India we have a special scholarship that pays up to 15 percent of students tuition fees, likewise in Russia with a scholarship that's a hundred percent for a student applying for an MSc with an excellent profile. We work with Campus France. We also have Eiffel scholarships. In Colombia for example, we work with local players like ColFuturo and there's lots of information on the website so anyone who's wishing to apply to EDHEC should definitely look at the “financing your studies” part and reach out to our admissions team to get more information as to what financing is available from their particular region. As we move forward, we will continue to expand this offer both in terms of the number of scholarships and in terms of the amount.
Currently EDHEC issues about 5 million euros in scholarships every year across our graduate studies. About a quarter of all of our students do receive some type of financial aid, and part of our plan moving forward is to expand that to an even higher percentage of students. And for some of our students, to go all the way up to 75% of tuition fees that would be covered for those who are the most in need, notably students coming from particular backgrounds or potentially zones of conflict, or refugees and, or recent immigrants from areas that have been touched negatively by world events.

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“Why is diversity important to EDHEC? How does it relate to your mission to make an impact?”

Well thank you for that question, I think that you know we're in the age that we're living in right now, we've seen that diversity and inclusion is a global issue. We have some researchers within our school, who study the positive impact of diversity and inclusion on the performance of companies. But we believe that diversity and inclusion is essential, to bring a diversity of perspectives to solving some of the major societal stakes that we're facing right now, the challenges that we're facing. So what do we mean by that? Now when we talk about women in finance and women in data science, with the algorithms that are currently directing quite a bit of our lives right now. If the data that goes into those algorithms or the people who are writing those algorithms are not representative of the society at large, then we may end
up with situations where they're detrimental to certain aspects of certain groups in society.
Algorithms that scan CVs, algorithms that give us suggestions for what we should be reading or watching or eating even. So I think that diversity is necessary to have a more equitable society. Things like climate change, bringing together people who come from diverse backgrounds around the world, seeing how its impacts differ around the world and how we can globally work together to find solutions. Of course the strongest element recently is the global pandemic, and we can see that something like this can only be solved by global collaboration.
So bringing together people from all over the world and these diverse perspectives, what we hope to do is to encourage our students to grow into leaders with a global perspective, in order to collaboratively solve some of the big problems that we're facing now.

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"Are your scholarships fee waivers only or do you also offer financial support for travel, housing, and other study expenses?”

Currently EDHEC’s scholarships focus on the tuition fees, although some of the people that we partner with do offer stipends for living, for example the Eiffel scholarship. To be eligible for the Eiffel scholarship, students need to apply and be admitted before early December but that is a scholarship that is within the French ministry and that covers about 1200 euros a month stipend for students in order to cover living expenses, rent…and there are some scholarships that also look at fees for the flights to and from France. So it varies but the bulk of our scholarships are really just focused on the tuition fees.

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“Any scholarship application tips you’d like to offer?”

My first tip would be to make a request. Don't hesitate to make a request. As they often say: if you don't ask, you certainly don't receive. So not to be shy in reaching out and aiming for one of our scholarships. I think another tip would be, for the scholarships that require essays, to take the time to build an essay that really responds to the question that's asked for the particular scholarship, and make it quite personal. What we want to do, when we're evaluating these essays, is get to know the person behind that essay. What's their real desire to make an impact for example, if it's in line with the sustainable development goals, and convince us
that you're somebody who would bring your expertise, your enthusiasm, your drive, and your values to our community, here at EDHEC. And lastly, I would say, be absolutely authentic in what you say and what you write.

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“Is there anything else you’d like to share?”

So I'd just like to add, that you know, beyond the direct scholarships that we've talked about here, at EDHEC there's an institution-wide number of initiatives in order to offer our education and render education more affordable to a wide group of candidates. For example, in our undergraduate programmes, there are students working on a programme that's called “Cordée de la réussite”, where they're going into local high schools, that tend to have and be in areas, that are considered considered disadvantaged or that don't have as high proportion
that go into higher education, to encourage those students to believe that they can access and succeed in higher education. And then we offer up to 75 percent of fees for students who come through that path. In addition, over the last year, I think one area that we're very happy with and grateful for, is during the pandemic we made a call out to all of our alumni and to some of our corporate partners to request additional funding for direct additional scholarships to students. Unfortunately, we had a number of students over time whose family situations changed. Either their family business had a problem or that sadly there was some severe illness or even death in the family. So we wanted to make sure that those difficult events didn't also have an impact on our students' ability to continue with their education. And our alumni really stood up to the call and we raised close to a half a million euros for direct additional aid to our students. So I think there's a very strong sense of community at EDHEC,
and we hope that the students for whom we can make this extra offer available, will continue to be part of that community as they move on to their careers afterwards, and be part of a virtuous cycle of ongoing financing of studies for everyone.

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Scholarships and financial aid can be critical factors when it comes to embarking on a master’s programme, so we aim to make the process as simple as possible. All candidates who are accepted are automatically considered for an EDHEC scholarship. The decision of the Scholarship Committee will be conveyed by email in tandem with the admissions decision. No additional documentation is required, other than for scholarships marked with an asterisk (*).

 

The EDHEC Academic Excellence Scholarship offers high-potential candidates up to 50% reduction on their tuition fees. The scholarship supports high-profile candidates based on the excellence of their academic profile, extensive experience and/or extracurricular activities.

 

Application deadline: 

  • 7 June for MSc
  • 23 June for MiM

A select range of country and sector-specific scholarships are also available:

  • EDHEC Women in Finance and Data Science Scholarship ‒ up to 50% reduction on tuition fees
  • EDHEC Women in Business Scholarship ‒ up to 50% reduction on tuition fees
  • The EDHEC Julie Moon Scholarship for Korean Women is offered to 2 Korean Women students (Master in Management or Master of Science) and covers up to 50% reduction on tuition fees.
    Deadline: 15 May
  • EDHEC Cultural Diversity Scholarship ‒ up to 40% reduction on tuition fees
  • EDHEC Refugee or Conflict Zone scholarship ‒ EDHEC is proud to welcome master’s students who are refugees or from conflict-affected nations, in line with the School’s aim to promote peace, diversity and inclusion worldwide. One of the main ways we can help is to provide financial assistance up to 75% reduction on tuition fees, giving candidates an opportunity to receive quality higher education at EDHEC.
    • Who can apply? During our admissions process, we take into account the context in which applicants have achieved their academic qualifications. If your application is accepted, you will be notified simultaneously as to whether you have been granted an EDHEC Refugee or Conflict Zone scholarship.

 

  • The EDHEC Make an Impact Scholarship* is open to Master in Management and Master of Science applicants and covers up to 35% reduction on tuition fees.
    • How to apply: Students who wish to apply for the EDHEC Make an Impact Scholarship must submit an essay of 1,000 to 1,500 words along with their application, detailing their career plan. The essay should describe their prior experience, explain how the Master of their choice will contribute to their career plan, and detail their personal motivation for making an impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout their career. 

 

  • The EDHEC High Impact ‒ Future Chinese Alumni Scholarship* is a co-sponsored scholarship with the EDHEC China Alumni Club. It awards 10 Chinese students who plan to make an impact on the EDHEC China Alumni community up to 50% reduction on their tuition fees.
    • Who can apply: Chinese students who have been accepted into an EDHEC Master's programme with high scores from the Selection Committee.
    • How to apply: Students who wish to apply for this scholarship should write an essay describing their prior experience, explaining how the Master of their choice will contribute to their career plan. Applicants to this scheme will be invited to participate in an online interview.
    • Deadline: 15 May.
  • The EDHEC-French Embassy Co-Financed Scholarship in India is a joint initiative of EDHEC Business School and the Embassy of France in India. This scholarship is offered to two Indian students (two 50% scholarships for MiM Programmes) with excellent academic backgrounds and clear career objectives.
    • Who can apply: Indian students who have been accepted into EDHEC's Master in Management programmes with high scores from our Selection Committee.
    • How to apply and application deadline: Students must complete their application by 15 May and, if accepted, confirm their place by 31 May.
    • More information: Please contact EDHEC Country Manager for India Nilesh Gaikwad at [email protected].

Through strong, established partnerships with local and international bodies, EDHEC has secured a number of grants and financial aid to help talented students embark on their dream academic programme.

 

WORLDWIDE

  • The QS-EDHEC Scholarship is an exclusive scholarship for participants in the QS World Grad School Tour. Scholarship value: 50% reduction in tuition fees.

 
AUSTRIA - GERMANY - SWITZERLAND

  • EDHEC, exclusively for e-fellows.net students and Master’s Day participants

 
COLOMBIA

  • Colfuturo (Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia)

 
ECUADOR

 
GUATEMALA

 
HONDURAS

 
MEXICO

  • Fundación Mexicana Para La Educación, La Tecnología y La Ciencia (FUNED
  • Bourse Banco de México – FIDERH (Fondo para el desarrollo de Recursos Humanos)

SPAIN

  • Bourse 'AVENIR' Scholarships from the French Embassy in Spain

The EIFFEL Scholarship programme offers financial support of more than €1,000 per month to high-calibre international candidates. EIFFEL also offers financial support of around €1,200 per month to high-achieving international candidates. The scholarship is financed and managed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development.

 

Applications for the EIFFEL Scholarship need to be submitted to EDHEC by 1 December. To apply for an EIFFEL Scholarship, you will first need to be accepted onto one of EDHEC’s master’s programmes and confirm your place no later than the end of November. You can do this by paying a deposit equivalent to the first semester’s tuition fees. Students can only apply for EIFFEL through one academic institution and that institution applies on the student’s behalf once they are enrolled. The results are usually published by Campus France by March/April the following year. Students who are not awarded an EIFFEL scholarship are generally offered a EDHEC Excellence Scholarship instead, but the two cannot be combined.

The EIFFEL Scholarship offers financial support of around €1,200 per month to high-achieving international candidates. The scholarship is financed and managed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development.

 

Who can apply:
Any students under the age of 25 with track record of academic excellence:

  • A GMAT score of 650 or above (GRE accepted)* 
  •  *Please note that this is not mandatory for programmes not requiring a GMAT test 
  • Acceptable English proficiency tests/certificates (TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS)
    • TOEFL Internet-based ≥ 92
    • TOEIC ≥ 850
    • IELTS ≥ 6.5
    • Cambridge Test of English > 175
  • Excellent academic records (GPA)
  • Strong motivation and clear objectives
  • Awards, previous scholarships, achievements, etc.

Deadline: Completed applications must be submitted to EDHEC by 1 December
More information:

EIFFEL and EDHEC scholarships cannot be combined.

The Eiffel Scholarship | EDHEC Business School 

[Music] Title: “Eiffel Scholarship” 

Speaker: Sahil Dholakia – Eiffel Scholarship Awardee. 

Melanie, can you tell me about the Eiffel scholarship? 

Speaker: Melanie Colmart - International Recruitment Manager

Hi Sahil. Congratulations on this achievement. The Eiffel excellence scholarship is a programme established by the French ministry for Europe and foreign office. Its goal is to attract the top foreign students into French Business Schools for master programmes. It is highly selective and only the best students with excellent GPAs and profiles are eligible. The Eiffel scholarship awards you a monthly allowance, round-trip plane tickets between your home country and France, health insurance, and cultural activities. So Sahil, you were awarded this scholarship. Can you tell me more about the process? 

Yes Melanie. The international admissions team selected my profile for the scholarship and 
I had to provide them with some extra documents so they sent my whole profile and the documents to the scholarship team. Can you please give some tips for the Eiffel scholarship? 

Yes I will. So first I would like to remind you that the Eiffel programme is a very exclusive scholarship for over a thousand applicants per year; only a few hundred are the lucky awardees. Secondly, you can only apply through an institution. So the first step for you, would be to apply and get admitted to EDHEC. Then before December 1st, our deadline, you need to send all your documents for this scholarship as one pdf. So for the documents, we will ask you for: your cv, your full academic transcripts, a GMAT or GRE and an english proficiency test and the most important part your motivation letter. This is a way to help you stand out for the selection committee and here are a few tips for you. First you need to be sure about your goal, you need to express why the programme, and the scholarship in particular, will help you achieve your dreams. Second, your personality. This is a way to show the committee who you are and why you should be chosen and if you have any extra link with France, this is a way also to give it. So Sahil you went through this process, do you have a few tips for future students?

Okay, so for the applicants I would like to say. Firstly, apply as soon as possible and most preferably before December. Because the earlier you apply, the higher the chances are for you to get selected for the scholarship. And secondly, I would like to say the Eiffel scholarship is the most renowned scholarship in Europe and especially in France. So it is also a big highlighted part of my CV. So yeah exactly, and for the applicants, I would like to say just apply as soon as possible and all the best to you guys.

WORLDWIDE

 

  • French Embassies around the world offer a number of scholarships to excellent students. 
    More information: Please contact the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in your country 
     
  • Campus France is a French national agency for the promotion of higher education, international student services and international mobility. It manages CampusBourses, a grant search engine that is an essential tool for financing your education in France.

For more information, please see the CampusBourses grant search engine. 

 

AUSTRIA

 
CAMBODIA

 
CANADA

 
CHILE

 
CHINA

 
COLOMBIA

 
CÔTE D’IVOIRE

 

CROATIA

 
EGYPT

 
EU

 
FINLAND 

 
FRANCE 

 
GERMANY 

  • Apply to: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD), Referat 312, Postfach 200 404, D-53134
  • BAföG (for MiM programmes)

 
GREECE 

 
INDIA 

 

INDONESIA 

 

ISRAEL

 
JAPAN

 
KAZAKHSTAN

 
LEBANON

 
MACEDONIA

 
MALAYSIA

 
MOROCCO

 
NETHERLANDS

 
NIGERIA

 
PAKISTAN

 
PHILIPPINES

 
POLAND

 
ROMANIA

 
SAUDI ARABIA

 
SERBIA

 
SLOVAKIA

 
SLOVENIA

 
SOUTH AFRICA

 
SOUTH KOREA

 
SPAIN

 
SWEDEN

 
TAIWAN

 
THAILAND

 

TURKEY

 

TUNISIA

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

UKRAINE

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

VIETNAM

  • Prodigy Finance for loans to international postgraduate students attending top universities (not applicable to Master in Management students): more information
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for American citizens only: more information
  • Graduate PLUS Loans: more information (part of FAFSA)
  • Lendwise (alternative to Prodigy Finance): education loans in GPB, for tuition fees only: more information.

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EDHEC MSc in Global & Sustainable Business: Group Master Projects.

 

“Who are the 3 companies collaborating on case studies with EDHEC students from the MSc Global & Sustainable Business?”

 

[Emmanuel Mannooretonil. Vice president of New Business & Innovation at Butagaz]
Hello, My name is Emmanuel Mannooretonil
I'm the Vice President of New Business & Innovation at Butagaz.
We are an energy supplier, we are pretty proud to sponsor EDHEC's MSc in Global & Sustainable Business.

 

[Simon Locke. Sustainable Design Innovation Manager at The Body Shop.]
My name is Simon Locke, I'm from The Body Shop International and my focus is around sustainable innovation and Future Thinking at The Body Shop.

 

[Mylène Engelspach. Director of Transformation, CSR & Communication at Oney Bank]
I am Mylène Engelspach, I am the Director of Transformation CSR & Communication
from Oney Bank.

 

“What were your highlights?”
[Leanne Lim. EDHEC Student in MSc Global & Sustainable Business]
Different companies want different things from students. So I think it is really good that these projects force us to know that expectations of a company differ depending on what their priorities are. And it is good for us to have that business sense of it.
Having a practical way of learning rather than just textbook learning.

 

[Fabrio Pedrazzoli. EDHEC Student in MSc Global & Sustainable Business]
I think the most important thing for me was to work in a team. That's why I love this project. We all come from different nationalities. We have different backgrounds. And it's not always easy to work in a multicultural team.

 

We have the ability to work with students in an academic partnership where they have time to think and reflect. I think one of the common issues we have within business,
we don't have time to do that. We are quite often stuck in our own ways of thinking.
So it is really refreshing for us, to set students a challenge and to really ask them to question how we operate as a business. And to give us ideas and hopes for the future.

 

We find some common themes between ideas. Which are of interest for Butagaz,
for Oney and for The Body Shop. That's very enlightening. It's also inspiring
for us to get ideas from the outside world into our teams to drive innovations.
See how they have started to really master their topic, but also see how they have gone from understanding a market, a business problem...to developing tangible solutions. 

 

I was really surprised about the quality of the different jobs that the students have done, and also very concrete ideas that we can imagine to put in action tomorrow at Oney.

 

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FAQ of the MSc in Global & Sustainable Business

The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business will equip you with cutting-edge skills that will enable you to generate profitable and sustainable business growth. You will learn to analyse complex business environments and to develop competitive advantages along the value chain. The programme will give you in-depth insights into global business disciplines, hone your managerial skills and introduce you to industries where sustainability is key. The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business will prepare you to build a healthy environment and an inclusive society by creating global business solutions for tomorrow’s economy.

The Master’s in Global & Sustainable Business prepares you for a host of professional roles in industries with sustainability at their core. You could pursue a career, for example, as a corporate sustainability consultant, supply-chain manager, sustainability auditor, procurement specialist, operations manager, strategy consultant, corporate social responsibility officer, business developer, corporate engagement manager, marketing manager or environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst.

The MSc in Global & Sustainable Business tends to attract talented, creative thinkers keen to play their part in ensuring a sustainable global economy for future generations. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We require at least a three-year bachelor’s degree and an acceptable level of English language proficiency. 

Sustainable business has a minimal negative impact or, potentially, a strong positive impact on the environment, the local community or society as a whole.

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