MSc in International Accounting & Finance
At a Glance
At a Glance
The MSc in International Accounting & Finance is an advanced programme designed to provide you with the tools and expertise to begin a career as an auditor, financial controller or other important roles in the finance and advisory services areas.
You will learn to handle complex, international accounting and reporting issues, design internal control mechanisms, and steer managerial performance.Completion of the programme will give you competency in corporate valuation and restructuring and allow you to make sound corporate financial decisions for international organisations.
Language: English
Location: Nice Campus
Start Date: Early Sept-18
Deadline to apply: 30-Jun-18
- Master international accounting and reporting standards
- Handle complex accounting, reporting and tax issues
- Assess, design and make use of organization controls to steer performance in organization
- Evaluate companies and master key financial management decisions in an international environment
- Frame ethical issues in finance and understand the need for strong professional standards
- Know the managerial skills that market demands and can assess one’s own competency level
PROGRAMME LENGTH
Sept – May: academic courses / June onwards: work experience
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMME
♦ 1-year full-time programme taught in English
♦ 13 core courses, 2 Seminars, 2 Majors
♦ Talent Identification & Career Development (TI&CD)
♦ 3-6 month internship / work placement
♦ Master Project
♦ French Classes
FIELDS
♦ International Accounting
♦ Financial Accounting & Analysis
♦ Financial Management
♦ Corporate Finance
♦ Operational & Financial Control
3-6 MONTH INTERNSHIP
The personal and professional benefits of an internship are immense and long-lasting. Expanding your global contact network is no different. During your internships abroad you will develop valuable business relationships which will take your career goals to an international level. Many students find their jobs as a result of internships during their time at EDHEC.
MASTER PROJECT
The Master Project allows you to put acquired knowledge and skills into practice. If you prove your ability to perform high quality research, EDHEC faculty or members of its research centres may, working under their supervision, offer you the opportunity to deliver your Master Project in the form of applied research.
Female
Male
24
Average Age
4
Continents Represented
22-30
Age Range
Previous Academic Background
Main Previous Academic Discipline
Key Figure
of jobs have an international dimension
Placement Statistics : Location
Europe (67% in France)
Asia-Pacific
Selection Criteria for the 1st Job
Placement Statistics : Sectors
Corporate Programme Sponsor and member of the International Advisory Board of the Financial Economics Track since 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is a very active player to be engaged with. As one of the leading audit and consulting companies, PwC aims to become the benchmark company for EDHEC students.
PwC's involvement includes delivering and animating high-quality modules and seminars on campus. Thus, offering a unique opportunity for the company to recruit EDHEC's top talents at an early stage.
PwC also plays an active role in the EDHEC Entrepreneurship Centre. The EDHEC incubator has been specifically designed to assist students and graduates who have chosen the exciting path of setting up their own business venture.
PwC's commitment to EDHEC goes beyond education. For instance, every year the company sponsors events such as the renowned EDHEC Sailing Cup.
Academics
Academics
Our teaching methods are aimed to give you the core competencies necessary to compete in a complex and competitive business environment. You will learn to deepen your analytical thinking, develop practical skills, and design creative strategies for business success.
Our methodology includes:
♦ Core curriculum
- Embraces the latest technology
- Responds to trends in the market
- Co-developed with leading business partners
♦ Blended learning
- Tutorials
- Lectures
- Workshops
- Seminars
♦ Applied learning
- Business Games
- Case Studies
- Entrepreneurship Projects
♦ Personal performance coaching
- Interviewing strategies
- Teamwork development
- Intercultural communication skills
AMENC Noël, PhD
Professor - EDHEC Development Director - CEO ERI Scientific Beta
Finance
CERVELLON Marie-Cécile, PhD
Professor Marketing
CZELLAR Veronika, PhD
Professor Econometrics
DEMUIJNCK Geert, PhD
Professor - Head of Faculty Business Ethics, Philosophy
DEVILLE Laurent, PhD
Associate Professor Finance
FABOZZI Frank, PhD
Professor Finance
FASTERLING Björn, PhD
Professor - Head of Faculty (Law) Business Ethics, Law
FOULQUIER Philippe, PhD
Professor - Director of the EDHEC Financial Analysis and Accounting Research Centre - Academic Director of MSc Financial Management in European Apprenticeship Track
Accounting, Finance
HAGUET Daniel, PhD
Associate Professor Finance
LIOUI Abraham, PhD
Professor - Head of Faculty (Finance) - Director Ph.D. in Finance Program Finance
MARTELLINI Lionel, PhD
Professor - Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute - Senior Scientific Advisor ERI Scientific Beta Finance
MARS Marie-Catherine, PhD
Associate Professor - Coordinator for Marketing Courses, EDHEC BBA Marketing
O'KANE Dominic, PhD
Affiliate Professor Finance
PELGRIN Florian, PhD
Professor Economics
SISTO Michelle, PhD
Research Associate & Director - Global MBA
TESSAROMATIS Nikolaos, PhD
Professor Finance
UPPAL Raman, PhD
Professor Finance
VERRIEST Arnt, PhD
Associate Professor Accounting
VULANOVIC Milos, PhD
Professor Finance
STEPANYAN Gohar G., PhD
Associate Professor Finance
CALVET Laurent, PhD
Professor Finance
Adjunct Faculty & Adjunct Visiting Faculty
Sylvaine Chubert
Managing Director
SC Training & Consulting SARL
Michel Crouhy, PhD
Head of Research & Development
Natixis
Mélanie Delvaux, MBA
Assistant Manager, Cross Border Tax/M&A
Deloitte SA Luxembourg
Dan Galai, PhD
ABE Gray Professor of Business Administration
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Georges Hübner, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Gambit Financial Solutions
Georges Iatridis, PhD
Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance
University of Thessaly
François-Serge Lhabitant, PhD
CEO & CIO
Kedge Capital Fund Management Ltd
Sanjay Sharma, PhD
CRO, Global Arbitrage &Trading
RBC Capital Markets
Learn to use MS Excel to master best practices for financial modelling applications. Discover how to access mathematical, statistical, and other Excel functions to build process automation and create user-defined formulas.
This course introduces you to the various tax implications faced by corporations doing business internationally. You will learn the basic concepts of international taxation, tax treaties, taxation of international groups, tax planning and its risks.
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the US have been committed to working toward converging the two frameworks. Despite convergence initiatives, there are still many differences between these two standards.
This course will help you to understand the main characteristics and differences of the international accounting principles (US Gaap and IAS/IFRS) with a specific focus on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) framework.
The course is designed to give you a deeper understanding of financial statements analysis and advanced accounting issues. You will learn some of the most important financial statement items; goodwill/badwill, R&D and leases expenses, off balance sheet items. And how to analyse financial statements with the perspective of a business valuation.
Organisational control is the process by which an organisation influences its subunits and members to behave in ways that lead to achieving organisational goals and objectives.
This course is designed to discuss and practice the tools and mechanisms that contribute to influencing collective and individual behaviours so that they fulfil the organisation’s goals. You will learn about the roles of the various internal and external bodies that aide in defining these mechanisms.
The course focuses on the importance and characteristics of information for organisations and the use of cost/benefit analysis to assess its value. You will learn why technological advances in information handling pose major challenges for the business enterprise and how to solve these challenges by aligning information systems with business strategy.
The aim of this course will be to take a holistic and integrated approach to managing projects. You will explore the technical and managerial challenges of project management and how to use the traditional project management activities of planning and scheduling, project control, and termination, to achieve a competitive advantage. The course will refer to accepted methodologies and standards in the field of Project Management such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) from the Project Management Institute, PRINCE2, ISO21500.
This course will teach you the objectives and processes of performing an audit. You will learn audit planning and methodologies, audit risks and types of audit tests.
This course will introduce you to the principles of operation management and how to balance strategic thinking and practical planning to achieve competitive success. You will learn about core topics within the operations management field including process design and capacity, inventory management, supply chain management, and lean management. The course focuses on the relationship between operations and financial management in an industry perspective.
The purpose of this course is to explore corporate uses of international markets and financial instruments. The course covers the issues of valuation, funding and risk management from the point of view of the financial manager of a multinational corporation. You will study the practical problems of measuring and managing currency and interest rate risk faced by banks and multinationals when investing or raising capital abroad. Completion of the course will give you a solid understanding of both the markets and financial instruments (forwards, options, futures and swaps) for hedging currency and interest rate risk.
This course will introduce you to corporate restructuring policies; through mergers and acquisitions analysis; financial distress causes, key indicators, crisis management and workout solutions. You will learn to analyse the motivation and consequences of each of these policies in an international context. And put together a menu of financial restructuring choices; debt and equity, long-term finance options, and other debt and equity restructurings to push growth and create value for firms.
The focus of the class is on the importance given to HR management decisions for auditors, financial managers and management controllers. It tackles both the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of personnel management, highlighting the interplay of strategic and operational choices.
The purpose of the course is to enhance knowledge of financial reporting by public companies. Building on the insights gained in previous courses (Financial Analysis and Reporting; International Accounting; Advanced Financial Accounting part 1), this course focuses on financial reports drawn up in conformity with IFRS as well as those reporting under US GAAP. You will learn to read between the lines and to appreciate the accounting ‘optimisation’ and/or tricks, through accounting “window dressing”. The course focuses on specific financial reporting items, including but not restricted to employee benefits, deferred taxes, fair value accounting and revenue recognition of complex transactions.
Intercultural Seminar
This seminar aims at building cultural awareness and developing the cognitive and behavioural abilities to communicate effectively across cultures particularly for students pursuing careers in finance. You will gain practical experience with diversity by working in international teams. How to benefit from cultural diversity to solve business challenges, foster innovative thinking and improve team performance.
Introductory Seminar
How to benefit from cultural diversity to solve business challenges, foster innovative thinking and improve team performance.
Career Center
Career Center
EDHEC Career Centre helps you to master your career plan.
The Career Centre organises numerous training and recruitment events, on- and off-campus, to prepare you for challenging international recruitment processes and to help you network with potential employers. We also oversee the Talent Identification & Career Development (TI&CD) programme; a simulation of a real-life assessment centre that helps you to define and achieve your career goals. Unique in Europe, the TI&CD programme evaluates and assesses your strengths and areas of improvement on 10 managerial competencies defined by international recruiters. The Career Centre in concert with the TI&CD programme gives you the skills to find your first job and ensures that you are prepared to excel once employed.
The EDHEC Career Centre is a one-stop-shop for career development. It offers an integrated career programme designed for you to define and achieve your career goals: the Talent Identification & Career Development (TI&CD) programme.
Fine-tune your career plan. The Career Centre helps you design your job-search strategy and assess your recent work experience and managerial competencies. The TI&CD programme, unique in Europe, evaluates and assesses your strengths and areas of improvement based on 8 managerial competencies defined by international recruiters. The TI&CD is a real career booster enabling EDHEC students to assess and hone their managerial competencies to be particularly efficientin their first job.
List of services Career Center provides:
- Individual career counselling (on campus, via phone, via skype) with internal and external counsellors
- Help to define career goals and search strategy
- CV and CL correction in English and French
- Career training and workshops (CV, CL, application forms, interview skills, networking, social media, personal branding, etc.)
- TI&CD
- Graduate Programmes
- On-campus events
- Off-campus events
- Website with plenty of career resources
- Placement reports
- The Teaching Factory concept
Every year EDHEC Career Centre organises a number of events throughout the year to give its students an opportunity to learn about job and internship opportunities offered by companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations where they might like to work with.
- 120 corporate events across campuses
- +110 companies at our Paris Career Fair
- 40 companies, of which 50% are international, at our Finance Career Days
- International Graduate Programme Day
- Industry-specific events: luxury, audit, marketing, etc.
- Explora Digital Certificate.
Learn more about the various events organised by career center department.
Programme Insights
Programme Insights
Anondo Kumar Dutta, Indian, EDHEC – 2017
Audit Executive Mazars – London
MAX KRACK, GERMAN, EDHEC – 2016
Financial Analyst, Deloitte Consulting - Zurich
Alexander Baaden, German, EDHEC - 2013
Junior Controller, BASF SE - Germany
News
- 26-05-2017
“My aim is to build on the culture of excellence pervading the Master in Management programme, in order to continue developing innovative programmes and pedagogy that respond to businesses’ ever-changing needs and also to develop engaged leaders who are ready to make an impact across the globe. I would also...
Next Steps
Next Steps
- APPLICATION FEES : €100
- FEES : €23 500
- APPLICATION DEADLINE : 30 JUNE 2018
► Please Note : Applications are received and evaluated on a rolling basis until 30th of June 2018.
Fees include :-
- Tuition fees
- Access to the EDHEC Career Centre with personal career coaching during your studies and for the duration of your professional life
- Access, as a matriculating student, to on-campus facilities (incubator, learning centre, sports facilities, etc.)
- Lifetime access to the EDHEC Alumni community
- Administrative fees
We are looking for intellectual talent with a history of achieving high-level goals.
♦ 4-year bachelor degree in a finance (or accounting) related field (or equivalent) or an outstanding 3-year bachelor degree with advanced finance courses.
♦ GMAT ≥ 550, GRE, GRE or TAGE MAGE or CFA Level III or CAT* official test score report. (CAT* for Indian students only)
♦ Acceptable English proficiency tests/certificates (TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS)
- TOEFL Internet based ≥ 95
- TOEIC ≥ 815
- IELTS ≥ 6.5
- Cambridge Test of English > CPE
► English native speakers or those holding a degree taught in English (minimum 3 years) are eligible for an English Test waiver.
Admission to the EDHEC Master programmes is highly selective. Normal entrance requirements include: a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited school, college, or university; academic excellence; superior scholastic potential (certified by GMAT, GRE, Tage Mage or CAT scores); and English language proficiency. Admission decisions are made on the basis of your overall profile as reflected in the application pack.
Successful candidates come from a wide range of education backgrounds and experiences. They also display distinguished academic excellence, strong analytical skills, interpersonal competencies, international awareness, have proven motivation to undertake the programme, the capacity to make significant contributions to EDHEC Business School’s learning environment, and the potential to succeed as professionals, managers and leaders in the related field of study. The Selection Committee relies heavily on profiles, motivation letters, recommendation letters, and CVs.
The online service will enable you to apply for every Masters programme offered at EDHEC Business School - Master in Management (MiM) or Master of Science (MSc). Your application file will be processed by the Admissions Team and sent to the Selection Committee for appraisal. You will be informed by email of the evolution of your file including the final decision.
♦ If you are a new user, you must create your account / Sign up.
♦ If you already have an account (candidate EDHEC student), please jump directly to step 5 by clicking on the "Apply online" button. It means you are already in the system, so there is no need to "create your account".
♦ After creating your own account you will receive a validation e-mail. Click on the link provided in this mail to activate your account.
♦ You will then receive a confirmation containing your personal login and password.
♦ Once you register or if you already have a valid EDHEC account, access the online-application form and enter your login.
♦ Download the Application File
- for MIM programmes
- for MSc prgormmes
♦ Download the Scholarship & Financial Aid Form
♦ Download the Recommendation Letter Template
♦ The list of all the documents required can be found here
♦ To avoid losing your information during your application, please do not refresh the current page or go back to the previous one without saving your application first.
♦ Your application may be done in several stages. The information entered each time will not be lost.
♦ Before going to the tab "Payment", please check that you have not forgotten any element of your application file and that all the information is correct. Further modifications will not be possible after payment has been made.
♦ Application fees must be paid online.
♦ After validation, your application will reach to the final stage and no reimbursement will be possible, even in the event of your withdrawal.
♦ If you encounter any technical problems during the completion of your online application, please send an email to: Contact_iol@edhec.edu
♦ Important Note: Please use only ONE email address to submit your Online Application and to communicate with the Admissions team.
EDHEC offers various scholarships & financial aids based on merit and financial need of the student. The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs also offers a large number of grants and scholarships. Lastly, students accepted to EDHEC are entitled to apply for private loans to cover the cost of their tuition fees.
The EIFFEL Scholarship offers financial support to high-achieving international candidates. It awards about €1200 per month. The scholarship is financed and managed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development
Who can apply:
Any students under 30 years with an excellence profile:
- GMAT 650 or above (GRE accepted)
- Excellent academic records (GPA)
- Strong motivation and clear objectives
- Awards, previous scholarships, achievements etc.
When is the deadline: Complete applications must be sent to EDHEC before 1st December
More information:
EDHEC offers scholarships to support high-profile candidates based on the excellence of their academic profile, impressive experience and extracurricular activities. A request for financial aid must be made at the time of application via the Financial Aid & Scholarship Form.
- Excellence Scholarship: tuition reduction of 30%
- Distinction Scholarship: tuition reduction 20%
- Foundation Scholarship: tuition reduction of 15%
Who can apply:
EDHEC scholarships are reserved for applicants with excellent profiles:
- High GMAT score
- Excellent GPA
- Impressive extracurricular activities / memberships
When is the deadline:
- Excellence Scholarship: before March 31st.
- Distinction Scholarship: before June 30th.
- Foundation Scholarship: before June 30th.
More information
for Indian Students
The Co-Financed Scholarship is a joint initiative of EDHEC Business School & Embassy of France in India. This scholarship is offered to two Indian students with an excellent academic background and clear career objectives.
Who can apply: Indian students who have been accepted into EDHEC's Master in Management programmes with high ranks from our selection committee.
When is the deadline: Students should complete their application file before 31st March and if accepted, must confirm their seats before 21st April.
More information
- Please contact EDHEC Country Manager for India, Nilesh Gaikwad at india.admissions@edhec.edu
for Russian Students
The Co-Financed Scholarship is a joint initiative of EDHEC Business School & Embassy of France in Russia. This scholarship is offered a Russian citizens and students graduated from Russian Universities with an excellent academic background, clear academic vison and career objectives.
Who can apply: Russian students who have been accepted with high ranks from our faculty in one of EDHEC’s 1-year MSc programmes.
When is the deadline: Students (applying for MSc programme) should complete their application file before 31st March and if accepted, must confirm their seats before 21st April.
More information
- Please contact EDHEC Admission Representative for Russia, Julia Dubina at russia.admissions@edhec.edu
French Embassies offer a number of scholarships which are available for excellent students from all over the world.
More information: Please contact the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in your country
Campus France is a French national agency for the promotion of higher education, international student services, and international mobility. Campus France manages CampusBourses, a grant search engine that is an essential tool for financing your education in France.
More information: CampusBourses: grant search engine
Les Bourses sur Critères Sociaux: This scholarship is available for both French and international students living in France for more than 2 years with very low income.
More information: Les Bourses sur Critères Sociaux (in French)
AFGHANISTAN
ALBANIA
BELARUS
- Open Europe Scholarship Scheme programme by European Union
- By French Embassy in cooperation with the Belarus government
BOLIVIA
BULGARIA
- By L’Institut Français de Sofia in cooperation with the French Embassy
CANADA
- Ontario Student Assistance Programme
- Student Aid British Columbia : EDHEC School Code: QWDA
- International Scholarship Opportunities for Canadians
CHILE
- Becas Chile -Chilean governmental initiative (part of the Programa Formación de Capital Humano Avanzado): you must indicate EDHEC when submitting your application
CHINA
- Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarships (for Hong Kong & Macau students)
- By The China Scholarship Council (CSC) (affiliated with the Ministry of Education)
COLOMBIA
- Colfuturo (Fundacion para el Futuro de Colombia)
- Bourse de l'Ambassade de France en Colombie - Institut des Hautes Etudes pour le Développement (IHED)
CROATIA
CYPRUS
EGYPT
EL SALVADOR
ESTONIA
- Kristjan Jaak Scholarship programme by Ministry of Education and Research and the Archimedes Foundation
- Bourses du Gouvernement français de l'Ambassade de France en Estonie
FINLAND
- By Liikesivistysrahasto - Foundation. Contact: asp@lsr.fi
FRANCE
- By Fongecif: EDHEC has particularly close ties with Société Generale, BNP Paribas, LCL and HSBC.
GEORGIA
GERMANY
- Apply to: Deutscher; Akademischer Austauschdienst e. V. (DAAD) Referat 312 , Postfach 200 404, D-53134
- By EDHEC exclusively for e-fellows.net students and Master Day participants
- By BAföG
GREECE
GUATEMALA
HUNGARY
INDIA
- Charpak Scholarships of Excellence
- Co-Financed Scholarship by EDHEC Business School & The French Embassy in India
- French Learning Assistance Scholarship
INDONESIA
IVORY COAST
- Programme Bourses d’Excellence de la Fondation Benianh
- LPDP Scholarship - (full name Public Service Education Fund Management Institution)
JAPAN
LATVIA
MACEDONIA
MEXICO
- By Fundacion Mexicana Para La Educacion, La Tecnologia y La Cienca (FUNED)
- Bourse Banco de México – by FIDERH (Fondo para el desarrollo de Recursos Humanos)
MOLDOVA
NETHERLANDS
PAKISTAN
POLAND
ROMANIA
- By French Embassy in Romania
- Nicolae Titulescu Scholarship programme by Romanian Government
RUSSIA
- By French Embassy in Russia Scholarship
- Co-Financed Scholarship by EDHEC Business School & The French Embassy in Russia
SERBIA
SINGAPORE
- Finance Scholarship Programme (FSP) by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) the central bank of Singapore
SLOVAKIA
- National Scholarship Programme by Slovak Republik
- By French Embassy in Slovakia
- By L’Institut Français de Ljubljana
SLOVENIA
- Javni sklad Republike Slovenije za razvoj kadrov in stipendije : Excellence scholarships
- Bourses d'excellence pour étudiants slovènes
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
- for the students from Galicia to Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza: Call at +34 91 563 07 99
- 'AVENIR' Scholarships by Institut francais in Spain
SWEDEN
TAIWAN
THAILAND
TURKEY
UNITED KINGDOM
- Sainsbury Management Fellows Scholarship
- Professional and Career Development Loans : visit www.gov.uk or contact the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900
UKRAINE
- WorldWideStudies by Victor Pinchuk Fundation
- Bourses du Gouvernement français de l'Ambassade de France en Ukraine
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Serge Bellanger Business Student Scholarship :application deadline April 15
- Fullbright U.S. student programme
- API Study Abraod Scholarships
- Rotary Foundation Scholarships
- By National Society of Hispanic MBAs (to legal permanent residents from Hispanic origin)
For more information on Federal Direct and PLUS loans please contact the admissions office:
- MSc & MiM: international.admissions@edhec.edu
- MBA: EDHECMBAAdmissions@edhec.edu
VIETNAM
- Prodigy Finance is an innovative platform that offers loans to international postgraduate students attending top universities. More information
- Federal Direct Loans (FAFSA): only for American citizen. More information
- Graduate PLUS Loans : More information
The International Students Office helps international students to resolve any administrative or transitional tasks (visa application, accommodation, insurance etc.) during their stay in France.
What are the deadlines to apply for the programmes?
- 30th June
Do you accept scanned documents?
- Yes, you can make scanned colour copies of the documents required.
Should the application file and the two recommendation letters be typed or written freehand?
- Recommendation letters: our templates can be used or written freehand.
Will I have an interview with the Programme Manager?
- There is no interview for students applying for our MIM or MSc programmes unless the Programme Manager thinks it is necessary.
Can I apply for more than one programme?
- It is possible to apply for two programmes. A separate motivation letter is required for each programme.
- English proficiency test
- What are the expected scores?
- TOEFL =>95 (/120)
- TOEIC =>815 (/990)
- IELTS => 6.5 (/9.0)
- Cambridge Test of English => CPE
What is the EDHEC's institution code for the TOEFL?
- Code: 0663
Can I apply for a waiver?
- Waivers apply for native-English speakers and for those who have studied in English.
What's the difference between the MiM and MSc?
- The EDHEC Master in Management is a 2-year programme designed for students under 29 seeking to increase their general management skills. Also known as "Grande Ecole", the programme awards students a double degree: Year 1: Master in Management degree and Year 2: Master of Science degree
- Our MSc are specialised programmes accessible to students who wish to acquire a new knowledge in a specific field or further strengthen their existing expertise.
Is there any help for students on campus regarding housing?
- Once officially enrolled, you will be assisted to find a suitable accommodation either in the EDHEC residence or in privately owned flats. You will also have access to our Blackboard system in which you will find much needed information to prepare your move to France. EDHEC's International Office is familiar with the VISA formalities of most countries and will provide you with the necessary papers. You may contact the International Office to express your concerns about your visa application, provided you have already checked the necessary pages on the Welcome Guide and contacted your local Embassay first. One of the requirements for most VISA applications is proof of accommodation in France. Again the international Office is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing according to your criteria. You can even "visit" them virtually using our new Housing website. The team will do everything they can to make arrangements with the owner and secure your reservation. It will also pick you up from the airport on your day of arrival (when possible) and take you directly to your new home.
GRE and Tage Mage accepted. CAT also accepted for Indian students only.
What is the EDHEC's code for GMAT?
- MiM: "3QQWQ36"
- MSc: "3QQWQ01"
Is GMAT compulsory?
- The GMAT test is compulsory. Applicants a solid work experience may apply for a waiver. However, GMAT waivers remain exceptional.
Why is GMAT compulsory?
- EDHEC is accredited EQUIS, AASCSB and AMBA. We are obliged to maintain high quality among students and the GMAT is a good measure of this quality.
Can I add an unofficial GMAT score report to my application file?
- You will get an unofficial score report immediately after the test and which you sould send to the admissions office. This document will provisionally be accepted in your application file.
Can I send the application file and sit the GMAT later?
- Yes, but you do need to indicate the test date that you have set in your application file In this case, your application file will be kept in a waiting file until receipt of your scores.
EDHEC offers scholarships and financial aid to candidates with excellent profiles. External financial aid is also available to EDHEC applicants.
What is the EIFFEL Scholarship?
- The EIFFEL Scholarship programme offers financial support to high-potential candidates of over € 1000 per month. Applications for the EIFFEL Scholarship need to be submitted to EDHEC before December 1st.
When the tuition fees must be paid?
- Once accepted by the Selection Committee, you will receive by email a tuition fees payment's schedule. You must make your first payment in order to secure your seat into the programme and get your enrolment letter.
How does the financial aid apply to the tuition fees?
- Financial aid applies to the second and third instalment for the MSc programme and to the second, third and fourth instalment for the MIM programme.
What is the EDHEC Career Center?
- The Student Career Centre is dedicated to help students find a job or an internship. The Centre receives every year over 14 000 job and internship offers.
Complementary courses in French are offered to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes cover all learning levels, from complete beginner to advanced study. The goal is to support your acculturation to French culture and give you the linguistic foundation—grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and listening—to express yourself in the French language.
- Class Size: 15 students per group
- Contact Hours: 8 hours per week
- Qualifications of the instructors: courses are delivered by an officially accredited French language teaching institution
Have a question ?
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About EDHEC
Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 20 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC is a school for business, rather than a business school, where excellence in teaching and research focuses on innovation to stimulate entrepreneurship and creativity. For business from birth and dedicated to business, EDHEC makes entrepreneurs for life, able to remodel or create successful businesses wherever they work.
EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching philosophy, inspired by its award-winning research activities, focuses on “learning by doing”.
