Business or management schools

The aim of business and management schools is to turn you into experts in the economic world (macro) and the corporate world (micro), who are both operational and strategic, versatile and specialised, capable of being managers as well as entrepreneurs. The reputation of their students for adaptability makes them highly sought-after by recruiters as soon as they graduate.

And to achieve this, there are several options available to you in the region:

École Conte Paris La Défense: specialising in luxury and fashion, it has been a benchmark since 1949.

EMLV: the Léonard-de-Vinci Management School is located in the heart of the La Défense university district.

IDRAC Business School - Paris campus: since 2018, this business school has been at the heart of an innovative multidisciplinary campus.

EDC Paris Business School: formerly known as the École des Cadres, it focuses on innovation, openness to the world and sustainable development.

IESEG School of Management: ranked first among post-baccalaureate business schools in the 2017 Financial Times ranking, it welcomes international students.

ESSEC Business School Executive Education: founded in 1907, the École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales is an institution of excellence.

ICN Business School Paris: internationally recognised for marketing, luxury goods, finance and business, the campus is now located at the foot of La Grande Arche de La Défense.

De Vinci Executive Education: in 2022, four of its MBDA programmes and four Master's degrees specialising in management, health and digital technology were ranked in the top 10 and top 3 of the best Master's degrees in 2022. Since September 2022, the campus has been at the heart of the Le Croissant project in Nanterre.

IFAG Paris – Management School: train in entrepreneurship in Europe's leading business district!

3A - The International School of Responsible Management: places particular emphasis on sustainable and humanitarian development.

Ascencia Business School: train in human resources, management, business administration and strategy.

IFG Executive Education: founded in 1956, this management school for executives and future executives offers online and blended (distance and face-to-face) courses.

ESCE - International Business School: ranked 3rd in the 2022 MOCI (Le Moniteur du Commerce International) rankings for international business courses.

ESUP: the ESUP campus, located in the heart of the business district, offers a wide range of courses in a variety of fields, from BTS to Master's degrees.

Incom Sup: located in the Collines de l'Arche, the Incom Sup school offers post-baccalaureate courses in international business, communication, digital marketing, entrepreneurship and business administration.

PEM Paris – Apollon: the Apollon school is a sports management school. Students can follow work-study programmes ranging from bachelor's to master's degrees.

PEM Paris– EFMH: the Paris School of Management trains its students in management professions in the hotel and catering industry.

PEM Paris – IEM: in the Atlantique tower, PEM – IEM students can take a bachelor's degree in human resources management and a master's degree in strategic human resources management.

Aura International School of Management: located in the Eve tower, this management school offers English-language courses in hospitality management, international trade, artificial intelligence and data science.

Sup de Com: founded in 1985, Sup'de com is a school for communication professions. It trains its students to become experts in global communication, online and offline, media and non-media.

PSTM Business School – Paris School of Technology and Management: located in the Europe Tower, this higher education institution is an international business school offering courses up to Master's level.

ICL – The school for business developers: a specialist school within IDRAC, it offers courses from Baccalaureate to Master's level for careers in sales and marketing.

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