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The EMLYON Business School MBA Will Accelerate Your Career, Say Graduates

We asked four EMLYON MBAs why they chose the prestigious business school — and what is has done for their careers

Sun Dec 18 2016

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Situated by the French Alps, EMLYON Business School offers a full-time MBA program that is run over 12 months. The International MBA is ranked in the top-100 worldwide by the FT. It’s taught in English and welcomes participants with an average of 7 years of work experience, 70% of whom are from a country other than France. 90% of graduates find jobs within three months.

We asked four EMLYON MBAs why they chose the prestigious business school — and what is has done for their careers. Here’s what they told us:

Sydney Martinie works as a strategy consultant for the Humankind Social Innovation Lab in Lyon

I always knew I wanted to pursue a business degree after my undergrad, I just wanted to take my time experiencing life beforehand.

The EMLYON International MBA focuses on entrepreneurship and actively seeks atypical profiles like mine. I’m a former circus artist — albeit one with an entrepreneurial background and more moxie than you can shake a stick at — and I needed a degree to help connect the dots. Business school gives you the analytical tools and framework to do that.

The MBA was helpful in securing jobs after graduation; it indirectly gave me a network through Allyage [a foundation which helps students and alumni succeed in their careers] and French EMLYON alumnus Nicolas Pujol — a self-proclaimed nomad and a great guy, I might add — who currently lives and works in the US.

Laurent Berro serves as a senior consultant at GreySpark Partners in London

During my first day at EMLYON, I had the chance to participate and have an impact. As we were a small class — around 35 students — you got the chance to ask all your questions, and you got the chance to have all your questions answered.

I was surprised by the strength of EMLYON’s training in entrepreneurship, from idea generation to the launch of your own company.

The MBA taught me how to work in teams and that is a very valuable asset for my future career. This will definitely have an impact on my future jobs.

I also learned how to develop strategy and developed analytical and consulting skills, which will definitely help me in future.

During the ELP project, run during the MBA, I established a team of three people and we gave consulting services to Amaris, a growing consultancy firm based in Geneva, by developing an overseas office expansion strategy for them.

This was a tremendous experience that helped me and my fellow classmates to more easily get into consulting. I’ve been living in London and my MBA from EMLYON has opened many doors and gave me the opportunity to interview — dozens of times — with major multinationals and consulting firms.

Alessandro Ibelli leads the UK market for luxury cosmetics brand Institut Esthederm, part of Groupe NAOS

As I come from a family of entrepreneurs, I grew up with this passion and this has helped to build my career. I decided that further education in entrepreneurship was needed.

I made a good choice [picking EMLYON]. Strategy, marketing, finance, economics and all the other courses are focused on entrepreneurship. If one day you dream to open you own company, this is the business school for you.

The class of 2015 was slightly above 30, which makes possible many synergies between candidates and professors, which one day will be your most important network. The classes were interactive and dynamic. The internationality of this class was just amazing; we came from 21 different countries. I never worked with such as multicultural team.

The ELP is a leadership project that consists of a nine-month consulting project for a firm. You and your team will work closely with the company in order to complete a mission that usually concerns business development. In my case I had the honour to work for Salomon with the snowboard business unit. It was very cool!

Grégori Bassaud is a director at top consumer services business Sodexo in Paris

The school has a very good reputation in France and in Europe and overseas. But what impressed me most about EMLYON was the remarkable quality and diversity of the faculty. The school also places much emphasis on entrepreneurship. The commitment to this is strong. Also, the amazing alumni network and the devoted career service [were attractive].

I really appreciated all the courses related to managing skills in a multicultural environment — in particular the personal development and the organizational behaviour courses. These courses were complemented with study trips, one to Geneva, related to world trade, and one to Finland to deal with innovation. After that, you feel comfortable joining an international firm.

Student Reviews

emlyon business school

Student

Verified

4/12/2023

On Campus

Intense courses, helpful professors

I am an international student in my 3rd year and I love going to this school and do not regret chosing it for my BBA. The classes are helpful, professors are always there to help as well and we have a very understanding administration.

Student

Verified

18/03/2023

On Campus

Leadership in an amazing city

I decided to do my exchange in Emlyon because I wanted to get out of my comfort zone, and I found a space with very capable People.. participatory, empathetic and full of leadership. I will never forget Lyon, apart from giving me an unforgettable experience, he gave me great friends

Student

Verified

23/11/2021

On Campus

A lot of opportunities professionally and socially. A unique program in France.

You can choose your courses and do your internship, exchange whenever you want. It's flexible and adapted to the needs of each student. A great program and a great city! Professionally, it opens a lot of doors for you to find internships or jobs in France or abroad thanks to the network and career events.

Fabian

Verified

7/06/2020

MSc in Digital Marketing

Combining both worlds into one, this course gave me all the on-demand technical skills in data science while maintaining a business-oriented approach. Thanks to the strong academic profile of this university I was able to secure an internship and full-time job at Amazon.

Student

Verified

14/10/2018

Top Business School fostering innovative entrepreneurs

EMLyon is one of the best business schools. The campuses, associations and courses offered provide the students with the best options to build the future they have chosen. The various opportunities to study and work abroad also offer a deeper understanding of the world, not only economy-wise but social, which helps the student become as well a better individual and not only a pre-formated business school student.

Student

Verified

9/06/2020

Emlyon campus in Paris

It has a great international community and you have access to many international tools, courses and professors. I had many networking events and workshops for students. Campus and some details of the program could have been improved or need to be bigger in order to have a better student life.

Student

Verified

21/11/2022

On Campus

Entrepreneurship

Overall good content and good activities. Lack of administration but still ok. Good flexibility and liberty offered to the students. Finally, the amount of internship is also a good way to improve qualifications.

Student

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25/05/2020

Good Reputation and International Business School

The course was not well adapted but it was up to the mark. The professors are very well experienced and their experience comes in handy while working on assignments. The facilities on the campus are top class. Truly professional. I really like spending time in the learning hub and using all the available resources. Lyon is an amazing city. You will never get bored.

Edel

Verified

11/07/2024

On Campus

MSc International Hospitality Management

The best educational experience of my life so far! It’s been full of exposure and great connections. From Lyon to London, Paris, Los Angeles and Las Vegas! Truly an exceptional way to discover the world of hospitality.

Student

Verified

11/07/2024

On Campus

Real networking opportunities

- meeting new people, specially professionals during seminars or evening meeting at school. - going abroad to study luxury - being involved as an ambassador to promote the school and the program I was into (MSc LMM) - having such a great professional core

Daphné

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14/07/2024

On Campus

white baccalaureate in the world of work

I really appreciated the MS SDAI as a whole. The teaching staff, the different subjects, the university exchange, TEM... I started my internship in a consulting firm having acquired a solid foundation. Downside for CentraleSupélec, which I found far too academic for a program such as this.

Student

Verified

11/09/2024

On Campus

Great

Pretty great ! Emlyon business school is a top educational institution known for its outstanding academic programs, nurturing environment, and state-of-the-art facilities. It fosters creativity, critical thinking, and leadership in students.

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