ESC Rennes, founded in 1990, is a research-based business school based in Rennes, Brittany, France. Based on its student body and faculty composition, Rennes School of Business is the most internationally attended Grande École de Commerce in France: 53% of the students on campus and 91% of the faculty members come from outside France. The mission of the school is "to prepare, through education and research, innovative and responsible managers to perform in a global environment". Through activities including team assignments and mandatory international internships, students are trained to work with people from different cultural backgrounds. A great majority of the courses are taught in English.
A key feature of the Rennes School of Business is its commitment to providing and growing a range of specialist Masters’ programmes which prepare graduates for rewarding international business careers. Rennes School of business offers Masters of Science and Master of Arts degrees also for holders of non-French bachelors.
International Bachelor Programme in Management
Master of Arts in International Business
Masters in Management
16 Masters of Science: MSc in International Accounting, Management Control & Auditing ; MSc in International Finance ; MSc International Financial Markets Analysis ; MSc in International Marketing ; MSc in International Luxury & Brand Management ; MSc in Digital Marketing & Communication ; MSc in Supply Chain Management ; MSc in Global Business Management ; MSc in International Business Negotiation ; MSc in International Human Resource Management ; MSc in Sports, Leisure & Tourism Management ; MSc in Sustainable Management & Eco-innovation ; MSc in Innovation & Entrepreneurship ; MSc in Creative Project Management, Culture & Design ; MSc in International Management ; MSc in Data and Business Analytics.
MBA with 6 majors: Advanced Finance; Corporate social responsibility; Innovation & entrepreneurship; Agrofood business; Digital marketing; Supply Chain Management.
Research
Commitment to Research
Rennes School of Business has a strong commitment for providing high quality research on an international level. In terms of research output, which is in France measured by the ratio of publications in CNRS listed journals per professor, Rennes School of Business is ranked 5th in the “”. The EducPros ranking identifies French business schools that have published most articles in Category 1 and 1 * journals.
Research Programs
Rennes offers the following research programs:
MPhil and PhD
Doctor of Business Administration
The Global DBA program is organized in cooperation with the School of Economics and Management at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications in China and with Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Research Centers
Rennes School of Business has 3 research centers carrying out academic research in partnership with companies.
Center for Responsible Business
Center of Technology and Innovation Management
Center of Research in Supply Chain and Operations Management
Students
In 2019, 53% of the 4 330 students are international.
Partner universities
The school has a network of more than on five continents. The school offers the opportunity to obtain double diplomas with 20 exchange destinations.
International dimension
91% professors and 53% of students of non-French origin
70 nationalities represented on the campus
100% of courses taught in English in the programmes
16 MSc programmes are also taught entirely in English
Alumni Association
The Association was founded by a group of . The association works in close partnership with Rennes School of Business and international companies to provide services to the global Rennes School of Business alumni community. In 2019, the alumni network totalizes about 19400 members, 8000 graduated students living in more than 80 countries.
