EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord)


EDHEC Business School is a leading French business school. As a Grande école in France, it specializes in business and management studies. EDHEC Business School has 5 campuses: Lille, Nice, Paris, London, and Singapore. EDHEC Business School offers undergraduate, graduate and executive education. It has 8,000 students enrolled in traditional graduate and undergraduate programmes, 150 partner universities and a network of more than 40,000 alumni in over 125 countries.
EDHEC's MSc Financial Markets program was ranked #1 worldwide by Financial Times in 2017; making it one of the most prestigious financial study programs globally. Out of 14,000 business schools worldwide, EDHEC is one of just 80 business schools that have the Triple Crown Accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
EDHEC Business School is consistently rated as one of the top business schools in continental Europe and one of the leading business schools worldwide.

History

EDHEC Business School was founded in 1906 by entrepreneurs from the North of France. :fr:Eugène Motte |Motte Duthoit, leading textile manufacturer and mayor of Roubaix, France, purchased the land known as “La campagne” on which EDHEC headquarters currently stand. Marcel Tiberghien, a prosperous wool industrialist from Tourcoing, and his wife Madeleine, from a textile family from Roubaix, decided to move out of the town and house their large family in the fresh air of the countryside. The couple purchased a total of 7 hectares in Marcq-en-Baroeul and commissioned one of the greatest architects and landscapers of the time, Jacques Gréber, to design the Anglo-Norman style manor and the English gardens surrounded by century-old beech trees with a pond in the south part of the manor and a rose garden in the west part. He also built in the north part a gardener's house and a stable for three horses. Gréber is known for major projects such as the Fairmont Parkway in Philadelphia, urban plans for Montreal and Marseilles, etc.
The Manor now serves as a training centre for EDHEC Executive Education. "EDHEC" is originally an acronym for the French "École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord" or “School of Higher Education in Business Administration from the North”.
EDHEC Business School is placed among the best business schools in France and globally. In 2016, EDHEC Business School was ranked among the top-15 European Business Schools. Furthermore, the Financial Times ranked EDHEC #1 worldwide for their Master in Financial Markets in 2017. EDHEC's Master in Financial Markets program is ranked in the global top-5 consistently. can be found below.
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FT - Global MBA-84th74th75thNR
FT - Executive MBA--86th80th69th
FT - Master in Management18th15th16th17th19th
FT - Master in Finance3rd4th1st3rd
The Economist - Master in Management--16th-12th
- Full-Time MBA44th34th32nd

Degree Programmes

EDHEC offers a Bachelor, Master in Management, Master of Science, Doctorate degrees in a variety of disciplines including finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, law and management. The school also has two Masters in Business Administration programmes: the EDHEC Global MBA and the EDHEC Executive MBA. EDHEC programmes benefit from the output of EDHEC researches. Studies combine theory with a hands-on approach to the business world, underpinned by international academics and the expertise of corporate executives.
All courses are taught in English and in a mixture of French and English.

International BBA

The Bachelor in Business Administration is the undergraduate degree of EDHEC Business School. The 4-year programme alternates work placements and academic exchanges worldwide. Three tracks are offered: Global Business Track, Business Management Track and the On-line track, plus an apprenticeship section. After their degree, students may choose to pursue their studies or start their professional career.

Master in Management (MiM)

The MiM is the historic “Grande Ecole” programme of EDHEC Business School. The 2-year course provides with different areas of specialization: Financial Economics, Business Management or Global Economic Transformation & Technology. Taught entirely in English, all the MiM tracks award a Double Degree: Master in Management and Master of Science.

Masters of Science (MSc)

EDHEC offers 13 MSc programmes for studies in corporate finance & banking, finance, financial markets, international accounting & finance, risk and finance, Law and Tax Management, Creative Business & Social Innovation, Data Analytics & Digital Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Global business and Sustainability, Management Studies, Marketing management and strategy, Consultancy and Digital transformation.

Global MBA

The Global Master of Business Administration of EDHEC Business School has an international student body from 37 countries with an average of 7 years’ work experience. The 10-month programme, full in English, allows students to craft a customized experience, choosing from 4 different key areas: Entrepreneurship, Digital Innovation, International Finance and Global Leadership. Headquartered in the French Riviera, this degree programme proposes business trips enabling students to develop a global mindset and visit businesses in South Africa, London, Paris, Singapore or Silicon Valley.

Executive MBA

This part-time programme is aimed to meet the educational needs of managers and executives, allowing participants to earn an MBA in 16 months while working. Participants come from all type and size of organizations – profit, nonprofit, government – representing a variety of industries. EDHEC EMBA participants typically hold a higher level of work experience, compared to full-time MBA students. With a student body that is 22% international and 34% female, this degree programme proposes two intakes and two formats: weekend format or weekday format.

PhD in Finance

EDHEC Business School believes that academic research has a vital role to play in promoting innovation and constantly raising professional standards. With a century-long tradition of serving the needs of the community, it has defined a ‘Research for Business’ orientation and has spelled out its educational credo as ‘professional development through research-based excellence.’ The EDHEC PhD in Finance is the culmination of this ambition. The EDHEC PhD in Finance is the highest degree conferred by the Business School. This doctoral degree is academically intensive and prepares students for a career in academia or industry. Its structure includes core courses, electives, research workshops and a final dissertation.

Partnerships and alliances

EDHEC has 230 international partners offering 22 double degrees. It has strategic academic alliances with the London School of Economics and Political Science, UCLA, and MIT Sloan School of Management.
EDHEC has a close relationship with the industry, both in regards to the production of academic contents and with experience on campuses. More than 150 companies have become members of the EDHEC Business Club, which enables them to privileged services and showcasing their employer brand among students. Innovative projects have born through these synergies, converging into the EDHEC Pedagogical Factory, which was awarded in 2017 by AACSB in the framework of their initiative "Innovations that inspire"
In that regard, EDHEC continuously co-develops multidisciplinary learning modules with corporate partners. Some of the specific examples are the Explora Digital Certificate, EDHEC Open Innovation or the NéGO! Challenge.

Research

EDHEC Business School is involved in academic research.
EDHEC counts with six research centres in financial analysis and accounting, economics, risk and asset management, law, family business and infrastructure. The common goal of research centres is to meet international academic standards while also making the results useful to business and to policymakers. EDHEC conducts applied research in the following fields:
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