ESSEC Business School

In this ever-changing business world, ready-made solutions no longer work. ESSEC Business School, one of the leading institutions in Europe for business education, offers a comprehensive range of programs, including general and specialized MBAs, designed to develop participants’ management skills in a critical and creative way and to prepare managers who can adapt to these changes and are capable of inventing new ways of doing business.

The ESSEC community is comprised of students from over 90 nationalities, an outstanding permanent faculty that is 44% international and a vast network of 42,000 active alumni.

Consistently recognized for our superior academic training, the Financial Times ranks ESSEC as:
#2 Worldwide Advanced Master in Financial Techniques
#5 Worldwide Master of Science in Management
#6 Top Business School for Entrepreneurship
#7 Worldwide Executive Education program

Global MBA
The Global MBA is a highly selective program for exceptional individuals who want to fast track their career in an international environment. The 12-month, post-experience MBA provides a unique combination of core courses and seminars, interaction with cutting-edge businesses, and experiential learning. The program’s emphasis on emerging markets extends beyond academics and includes significant experience abroad: a study term in Singapore, a field trip to an emerging market, and the intensive International Immersion Project, which gives students hands-on practice and exposure to doing business in emerging markets. This distinctive program provides participants with critical business knowledge and experiences that give them a competitive advantage.

MBA in Hospitality Management (IMHI)
With 30 years of experience in hospitality management, ESSEC offers a world renowned MBA in Hospitality Management that can be completed in one or two years. Taught by the industry’s most cutting-edge professionals and professors, the program prepares future managers for high-level, operational responsibilities in all hospitality sectors. The program’s key strengths include:
• A multicultural student body (over 25 nationalities)
• Partnerships with leading industry companies
• A strong alumni network worldwide

MBA in International Luxury Brand Management
The MBA in International Luxury Brand Management is the world’s leading program training luxury industry managers. With courses offered in and near Paris, the capital of luxury, participants acquire true expertise in the sector as well as contact with leading luxury brands and institutions with which the program has established strong partnerships. Additionally the LVMH Chair, an academic and research track in luxury brand management, offers participants coursework combining high-level theoretical knowledge with practical information on the luxury field’s special characteristics.

ESSEC & Mannheim Executive MBA
The Executive MBA is a joint program between ESSEC Business School and Mannheim Business School. It offers world-class teaching, international exposure (18 nationalities) and a holistic, teamwork-focused approach to executive education for high-level executives wishing to advance in their careers. The program, offered in a weekend or modular format, provides senior executives with globally applicable business know-how through coaching and seminars with a strong leadership focus and helps them successfully meet today's business challenges. The program also offers two residencies in top partner schools, one in Asia (Singapore, Shanghai) and one in the U.S. (Los Angeles).