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Three Strategic Areas of Focus

EDHEC is already among the top management education and research institutions in Europe. Its development focuses on three areas:

Convergence with the business world:

imageThe business world is at the heart of our programmes. This is experienced directly, when managers and top executives come to EDHEC to pass on their expertise and is also conveyed financially, when they sponsor our academic Chairs and our research centres.

The firm is the source and the object of our research. This link is essential in our programmes where professors and professionals work in close cooperation to transmit their skills and know-how to the business leaders of tomorrow.

International scope:

Today, every manager and business leader needs to have an international perspective. At EDHEC, this is reflected in the:

dozens of different nationalities on the campus, including both students and teaching faculty. EDHEC is like a miniature world where multiculturalism is a daily event.

programmes built around an international perspective that prepare future managers to develop projects with collaborators from around the world, creating a synergy of cultures. The most complete programme in this context is the Grande Ecole Intercontinental Track that sends the students to study on three continents. Other courses and tracks are delivered entirely in English: the Grande Ecole English track, ESPEME's IBM track (International Business and Management), the Theseus-EDHEC MBA, and all 5 MSc programmes. Whatever the programmes or courses, however, the international aspect is continually present.

Academic exchange programmes with 96 foreign partner universities, not only in Europe, but also in America, Asia, Africa and Australia. During these exchange programmes, our students learn to learn' in another culture so as  to better understand later on how to lead multicultural teams.

Numerous work placements abroad to learn about the world of work beyond our borders with its different skills, organisational models, firms and culture.

Research

imageResearch for Business: the goal of management research is initially academic. EDHEC's international standard research is regularly published in leading international academic journals and is disseminated through numerous academic papers. However, this is not enough. The main objective of EDHEC research is to help firms to be more effective, and to develop solutions to the new challenges of our time for business as a whole. EDHEC research also contributes to society through the original responses it develops to the major issues emerging today. This is the choice that EDHEC has made with its Research for Business programme.

To create value for the market, EDHEC research is underpinned by a key principle and a well-structured organisation.

Our principle is to adopt strong positions. EDHEC research develops convictions and proposes operational solutions. Whether it concerns State reforms, employment for seniors, or selling motorways to the private sector, EDHEC provides clear, well-argued and positive responses. EDHEC has become the leading European expert in alternative hedge fund evaluation, for example, and is now looking to make its mark in other sectors.   

Newsflash

In 2007,  EDHEC Business School is :

- 4 700 students
- 18 193 graduates
- 102 permanent faculty
- 800 guest lecturers
- 40 visiting professors
- 783 international students
- 76 nationalities
- 41 % non-French professors
- 93   universities on 5 continents
- 10 international courses  

News

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  • EDHEC and IEIF set up a new index for commercial property in France

    The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and the IEIF (an independent French real estate research institute), with the support of Finance Innovation, the global competitiveness institution, have announced the launch of the EDHEC IEIF Commercial Property Index (France). Read next page

  • A new EDHEC study shows that 75% of international investors doubt that the recent changes in accounting standards will be effective in attenuating the financial crisis

    A “call for reaction” was sent by EDHEC to international institutional investors and asset managers to compare investor views of amendments to the IAS39 and IFRS 7 standards not just with the conclusions of an initial EDHEC study, but also with the ambitions of these reforms prepared and adopted in great haste. Read next page

  • EDHEC’s Master in Management Ranked 9th in Europe

    EDHEC Business School is currently in 9th place of the Financial Times Rankings of European Masters Programmes. French business schools have a reputation of excellence in standards of education throughout Europe and the proof of this can be seen in the latest rankings by the Financial Times, clearly dominated by French Business Schools. This ranking is a measure of quality for all candidates searching for a Masters programme in Europe. Read next page

  • Finance Students Attend EDHEC Alternative Investment Days

    EDHEC's finance students were among around 1200 participants of the fourth edition of the EDHEC Alternative Investment Days at the ExCeL Centre in London on 9th and 10th December. The conference presented the applied research conducted by the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre with leading pension fund managers and lead to discussion of the results with the institutional investor and fund manager communities. This event is the largest European conference on hedge funds and has become one of the highlights in EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre's calendar. Read next page

  • International Day Unites Students

    This annual event provides the opportunity to meet exchange students coming from all parts of the world and learn about their school, country, culture and people or simply ask any questions that students might have to make the right decision about their very own academic exchange. Read next page

Written by THIERRY HERLAX
Date of update July 1, 2008

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