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EMLYON Business School
MottoEducating entrepreuneurs for the world
Established1872
Location
Websitehttp://www.em-lyon.com

EMLYON Business School (that means "Lyon Management School"), was founded in Lyon (France) in 1872 by the local business community, and is affiliated to the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. EM Lyon is a leading French business school with Triple accreditation: EQUIS by the EFMD, AMBA and the AACSB. The school is consistently ranked among the top three or four business schools in France. In 2007, the school was ranked third in France, and in the top 10 in Europe, by both the Financial Times[1] and The Economist[2]. Also in 2007, Financial Times ranked EM Lyon 6th in Europe for its Master of Science in Management program.

It offers different kinds of programmes:

  • Msc in Management, for students from the "classes préparatoires" or with a bachelor degree;
  • MS programmes, in 11 different fields;
  • MEB: Master in European Business, for foreign students;
  • EMM: European Masters in Management, in cooperation with Aston Business School and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich;
  • Full-time or part-time MBAs;
  • Executive programmes;
  • Entrepreneurship programmes;
  • Doctoral programmes.

The school's 3 main orientations

  • Internationalisation: a European identity for a global mission
  • Entrepreneurship: for the development of entrepreneurship and business creation
  • Technology: use of new technologies to advance learning in all programmes.

Some former students of EM Lyon (Lyon Management School)

  • Jean-Claude Michel (ESC 76), Norbert Dentressangle chairman of the board
  • Bernard Fornas, Cartier International CEO
  • Philippe Marcel, Adecco France CEO
  • Maxime Aiach, Acadomia founder and CEO
  • Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Schneider Electric assistant manager
  • Eric Bouvier, Biomérieux Inc (USA) CEO
  • Stéphane Bern, journalist and producer
  • Eric Neveux, compositeur

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