Centre of excellence trains to gain

ESSEC Business School’s pioneering nature has helped it become a
reference for Executive Education. Since the very start it has set
itself the goal of developing personal skills in the managers that take
its courses and, at corporate level, of supporting companies going
through periods of change. The success of this mission is reflected in
recent international rankings, with the Financial Times rating ESSEC’s
Executive Education programmes eighth in Europe. Backed by such positive
results, ESSEC continues to develop its existing programmes and create
new ones in direct response to market and corporate change.

The participation of top-level professors and representatives of the
professional world serves as proof that ESSEC’s Executive Education
programmes successfully combine the best in management research with the
actual application of skills and knowledge within companies.

For over 20 years now, ESSEC has focused much of its energies on
international developments, committing to partnerships with the very
best business schools around the world and setting up joint programmes
with Keio (Japan), Mannheim (Germany) and Ahmedabad (India), amongst
others.

In the current climate of globalisation and accelerated growth of the
Asian markets, ESSEC is in the process of expanding the range of
programmes available on its Singapore campus. The main objective is to
target European companies wishing to set up or develop subsidiaries in
Asia as well as companies of Asian origin. These include customised
Executive Education programmes devised with Korea, India, and China.

Executive education package
ESSEC offers close to 100 training programmes to 6,000 managers and
executives per year. Some of these programmes have been designed
specifically for companies (including SNCF, Thales, Groupama, Essilor,
Eiffage, Grant Thornton, Deutsche Telekom and Renault).

Programmes are delivered from the ESSEC Executive Education campus at La
Défense, at the heart of the Paris business district. All programmes
are available on a part-time basis, making them entirely compatible with
working life.

The Executive MBA is developed in partnership with the University of
Mannheim. It is designed for high potential individuals wishing to
improve their understanding of the challenges provoked by globalisation
and enhance their chances of accessing positions of high responsibility.
The ESSEC & Mannheim Executive MBA is structured so as to combine
theoretical knowledge and practical application, and features individual
and group work as well as the sharing of experience by participants.

Advanced Management Programmes are designed for experienced managers
wishing to obtain additional management skills, and acquire the
transversal view of a company required for strategic planning and
development. Certain Advanced Management Programmes are run jointly with
prestigious partner institutions, including the Indian Institute of
Management in Ahmedabad, and are focused on sector-specific expertise
(including Leadership and Performance Management in partnership with the
Hay Group, Luxury Brand Management, Distribution, Media and
Entertainment, and the Hospitality industry).

ESSEC offers a comprehensive range of Advanced Master’s programmes in
response to the demand of companies for highly-qualified experts with
dual-disciplinary training.

The Advanced Master’s in International Business is ranked 5th Master’s
in Management in Europe by the Financial Times and comprises a
specialised educational programme concentrated on top-level
international management. Three tracks are available as part of the
programme: Asian, American, and South-American. These have been devised
in partnership with three major international institutions: Tec de
Monterrey, Thunderbird and Queen’s in Canada, as well as ESSEC’s own
Singapore campus.

Short-length programmes are designed and run by top-level external
contributors. These programmes offer managers and executives the
opportunity to consolidate their core knowledge and skills and fine-tune
the expertise required of their position. The programmes also assist
managers in developing their career trajectory. The areas covered
comprise Asset Management, Corporate Governance, Negotiation, Luxury
Brand Management, Personal Development and Professional Efficiency (all
delivered in one or three-day seminar formats), and Commercial
Development Marketing, Operational Management, Finance Management
Control and Human Resources (all delivered in three, six, or nine-day
module formats).

Customised Company Programmes are designed and set up in partnership
with prestigious management institutes, European universities, heads of
Development Management and training programme heads. The companies
decide the place at which the programmes take place. Each programme is
designed to meet the specific objectives of the companies, which may
include: strategic steering of a business unit, consolidation of
corporate culture, leadership development, Human Resources etc.
Participants in these programmes include operational managers,
high-potential individuals and executives.

Further information: ESSEC Executive Education http://formation.essec.fr; eme@essec.fr