ESSEC Business School

ESSEC Business School

ESSEC situated at Paris  was established in 1907 by Jesuits and Grandes Ecoles. ESSEC is a hub of hospitality that  offers master's degree programs in Management and Finance, MBA, Executive MBA, PhD, Bachelor programs and a broad variety of specialized masters. It has a student body of approximately 5,200 people, an alumni network of 46,000 people, and a faculty of 145 professors.

ESSEC is popularly known for it's degree program of hospitality.Future managers are prepared to reconcile personal interests with collective responsibility, giving consideration to the common good in their decision-making, and weighing economic challenges against the social costs. Its ultimate goal is to create a global world that has meaning for us all.

• Creating New Leaders 

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• Innovation is the prime motive of  ESSEC. Every students are lead forward sowing the seed of creativity and innovative ideas.It cultivates a distinct approach in order to preserve and enhance the leadership in today’s fiercely competitive global environment. The leaders of tomorrow will need convictions that are well thought out and strong enough to guide them through difficult decisions and situations. ESSEC is guided by the values of dialogue, creativity, innovation, responsibility, excellence and openness to the world as the basis for training tomorrow’s business and government leaders, building its own future and increasing recognition of the school worldwide.       

MBA Programs

MBA in Hospitality Management (IMHI)

 MBA program at ESSEC is specially designed for future leaders of hospitality.The time length of the program is of one to two year.Recognized worldwide and taught by the industry’s most cutting-edge professionals and professors,MBA prepares future managers for high-level operational responsibilities in all tourism and hospitality sectors, including hotel and restaurant management, catering, amusement parks, retirement homes, consulting and related activities. Demanding, thorough and taught exclusively in English, this MBA will add a whole new dimension to your career.

Program content

The focus of the program is to develop students academically and practically. All classes put great emphasis on studying the international hospitality industry.  In addition to the common core curriculum (hospitality accounting, service marketing, strategic marketing, information systems management, etc.), students select from five areas of concentration:

• Luxury Services Management
• e-Commerce
• Real Estate and Development
• Entrepreneurship
• General Management Training

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Students in two month time can be involved in full time field project, which offers them an opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge to a practical situation. Under the supervision of a professor and company manager, they work in teams, with members drawn from different areas of concentration.

Professional experience

Students in the two-year track can choose between two options for gaining professional experience:

• Six-month internships: Six month internship is an ideal way for students to apply what they have learned in class and  to perfect their foreign language skills. Companies regularly offer internship opportunities to our MBA students, all of which are posted on our intranet site.

• Apprenticeships: For two years, students under the age of 26 who are seeking their first real professional experience spend 50% of their time in class and 50% working for a company. The entire process is managed by the ESSEC Corporate Relations Office.

Program at ESSEC

Program of ESSEC is of one year and two year.One year track is of 11 months and two year track is 23 months.The coures are taught in English at Cergy-Pontoise. Quality teaching is provided by experts internationally renowned in different fields of hospitality for their research interests and teaching specializations. To give you exposure to a wide variety of ideas, we find the best people to teach each subject area.

Some teaching is also provided by ESSEC faculty, either on the main Hospitality MBA program or on the ESSEC MBA program where Hospitality students can choose a small number of electives. This can be an effective way to build a strong specialization.

Senior professionals in the industry with varied management styles and career paths regularly serve as guest speakers. They discuss critical industry-related issues and current and future trends with participants in small, intimate settings. This gives you a chance to interact first-hand with executives in their area of expertise. It is also an excellent opportunity to network, an aspect of the program we value very highly.

Class size:

• 20 in One-year-track

• 40 in Two-year-track

• 50% of them international

Core Strength

• Repeatedly ranked No. 1 tourism/hospitality degree program in France

• Widely recognized by the industry

• Courses taught in English

• Learning in a multicultural setting

• Coursework with a strong international and strategic focus

• High-quality instruction

• Career services for students throughout their studies

• Global alumni network

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Admission requirements

• A university degree in Business, Hotel Management (French BTS accepted) or other degree.

• A minimum of one year of professional work experience for the two-year track, three years for the one-year track.

• Fluency in written and spoken English (the TOEFL is compulsory for non-native speakers).

• A management aptitude test (GMAT).

• Academic and personal references.

• Experience in working or living abroad is strongly recommended.

• For  the One-Year Track: students between the ages of 26 and 35, with four to five years of work experience, a university business degree, and demonstrating strong motivation and genuine maturity.

• For the Two-Year Track: students between the ages of 22 and 28, with two to three years of work experience, a university degree, and seeking to enhance their academic and professional backgrounds.

ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

CS 50105 CERGY

95021 CERGY PONTOISE CEDEX

FRANCE

1 AVENUE BERNARD HIRSCH

Tél : +33 (0)1 34 43 30 00

Fax : +33 (0)1 34 43 30 01