Emlyon Business School
Emlyon Business School is a French business school in Lyon, France, established in 1872, and affiliated with the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A grande école de commerce, Emlyon Business School offers a wide range of academic programs, including the Global BBA, Masters in Management, M.Sc. in Finance, MBA, and Exec. MBA, alongside Specialized Masters (M.Sc., M.S.) programs, and a Ph.D. program in Management. The school also provides a wide portfolio of Executive Education programs for senior executives & experienced managers.
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Motto | early makers since 1872 |
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Type | Grande école de commerce et de management (Private research university Business school) |
Established | 1872[1] |
Accreditation | Triple accreditation:[1] AACSB;[2] AMBA;[2] EQUIS[2] |
Academic affiliations | Conférence des grandes écoles;[2] Alliance Lyon Grenoble Business School |
Budget | €79 million[1] |
Chairman | Isabelle Huault[3] |
Academic staff | 160 permanent professors[2] 99% Ph.D.[4] 40% female;[4] 63% international[4] |
Students | 8,900 (undergraduate and postgraduate);[1] 6,900 (executive);[1] 121 nationalities[1] |
Location | 45°47′10″N 4°45′50″E |
Language | English-only & French-only instruction |
Colors | Red |
Website | www |




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The school maintains seven campuses: in the Urban Community of Lyon (Écully), Saint-Étienne and Paris in France, Shanghai in China, Casablanca in Morocco, and Bhubaneswar & Mumbai in India.[5] Emlyon Business School is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles, and holds the Triple Accreditation Status (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA). Consistently ranked among the top business schools in France,[6] Emlyon Business School has been ranked as one of the top 20 business schools in Europe in the 2021 FT European Business School rankings.[7]
History
Emlyon Business School was established in 1872, and is the 4th business school in France, created after ESCP Europe, École supérieure de commerce de Rouen, and École de management de Normandie. Formerly known as ESCAE Lyon, ÉSC de Lyon, and EM Lyon, the school has been named as Emlyon Business School since 2016. In September 2018, Emlyon Business School, historically belonging to the Lyon Métropole Saint-Étienne Roanne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), became a public limited company. Since then, Emlyon Business School has been a subsidiary of Early Makers Group SA., and whose capital is open to alumni, group employees, and investment funds Bpifrance and Qualium, while being managed by CCI Lyon Métropole.
- 1872: Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lyon (ESC Lyon) founded with support from the public Lyon Chamber of Commerce.[1]
- 1972: New campus opened in Ecully, France.[1]
- 1997: ESC Lyon is renamed Ecole de Management de Lyon (EM LYON).[1]
- 2005: Awarded the Triple Crown: AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB accreditation.[1]
- 2007: Shanghai Campus established in China.[1]
- 2014: New campus opened in Saint-Etienne, France.[1]
- 2015: Casablanca Campus established in Morocco. | Partnership with IBM.[8]
- 2016: Establishment of Paris Campus in France.[1]
- 2016: Establishment of Alliance Lyon Grenoble Business School,[9] with Grenoble École de Management.
- 2018: Bhubaneswar Campus established in India in collaboration with Xavier University.[10] School legal structure is changed to a: public limited company.[1]
- 2021: Mumbai Campus established in India in partnership with St. Xavier's College,[11] Mumbai.
Grande École System
Emlyon Business School is a grande école, a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the Ivy League in the United States, Oxbridge in the UK, and C9 League in China, grandes écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process.[12][13][14] Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.[15][16]
Degrees from grande écoles are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles,[17] and awarded by the Ministry of National Education (France).[18] Higher education business degrees in France are organized into three levels thus facilitating international mobility: the Licence/Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees. A Bachelor's degree is awarded requires the completion of 180 ECTS credits (bac+3); a Master's, requires an additional120 ECTS credits (bac+5). The highly coveted PGE (Program Grand École) ends with the awarding of Master's in Management (M.M.) degree.[19][20][21]
International Rankings
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Business School Rankings | |||||
FT (European Business Schools) | 21st | 19th | 20th | 19th | |
QS Subject Ranking: Business & Management Studies | #151-200 | #51-100 | #51-100 | 66th | |
Masters in Management: M.Sc. in management (Programme Grande École) | |||||
FT: Masters in Management | 40th | 40th | 29th | 21st | |
QS: Masters in Management | 12th | 12th | 14th | 10th | 12th |
The Economist: Masters in Management | - | 13th | - | 9th | - |
Masters in Finance: M.Sc. in Finance | |||||
FT: Master in Finance (Pre-Experience) | 33rd | - | 27th | 15th | |
QS: Masters in Finance | - | 9th | 15th | 16th | 16th |
MBA | |||||
FT: Global MBA | 99th | 80th | 79th | 90th | |
QS: Global MBA | - | 77th | 97th | 62nd | 55th |
The Economist: Global MBA | 81st | 70th | 51st | 22nd | |
Executive MBA | |||||
FT: Global EMBA | 63rd | 55th | 59th | 61st | |
Specialised Masters Programs | |||||
QS: Masters in Business Analytics | - | - | - | 26th | 23rd |
QS: Masters in Marketing | - | - | 5th | 8th | 8th |
In 2022, Emlyon Business School ranked 38th globally in the THE Global University Employability Ranking. It is 2nd highest ranked business school in France (after HEC Paris), and has retained its position in the Global Top 40 for the sixth consecutive year.[22]
Degree programs

Undergraduate Program
- Bachelor of Business Administration (Global BBA)
Master's in Management Programs
- M.Sc. in Management (Programme Grande École) (QS Management: #5 in France | FT Management: #5 in France )
- M.Sc. in Management: European Triple Degree, with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich & University of Lancaster.
Master's in Finance Programs
- M.Sc. in Finance (QS Finance: #4 in France | FT Finance: #5 in France )
Graduate Programs
- M.Sc. in Cybersecurity & Defense Management
- M.Sc. in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Strategy (QS Business Analytics: #4 in France)
- M.Sc. in Digital Marketing & Data Science (QS Marketing: #4 in France)
- M.Sc. in Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- M.Sc. in Healthcare Management & Data Intelligence
- M.Sc. in High-End Brand Management
- M.Sc. in International Hospitality Management (with Institut Paul Bocuse)
- M.Sc. in International Marketing & Business Development
- M.Sc. in Luxury Management & Marketing
- M.Sc. in Sports Industry Management
- M.Sc. in Supply Chain & Purchasing Management
- M.Sc. in Strategy & Consulting
Specialized Master's programs
- Specialised Masters (M.S.) in Energy Transition Management
- Specialised Masters (M.S.) in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
- Specialised Masters (M.S.) in Food Industry and Biotech Management
- Specialised Masters (M.S.) in Digital Transformation, Marketing & Strategy
- Specialised Masters (M.S.) in International Business Development & Strategy
- Specialised Masters (M.S.) in International Corporate Law
MBA
The MBA program at Emlyon Business School is an intensive 1-year full-time programme with a September intake. The program is highly international, with over 70% of students coming from outside of France, from over 30 different nationalities, and with an average of 7 years of full-time work experience.
Students in the MBA program can choose to specialise in one of the 9 specialisations: Business Development, Business Consulting, Finance Management, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management, Sales Management, and Product Management.
As a part of the program, candidates can spend a trimester as an exchange student in over 15 business schools around the world, including HEC Montreal, Smith School of Business at Queen's University, Schulich School of Business at York University, IAE Business School, Alliance-Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester University of St. Gallen, MIP Politécnico di Milano, University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, and Keio Business School at Keio University.
The MBA program at Emlyon Business School is one of the top MBA programs in Europe, and consistently ranks as one of the Top 5 MBA programs in France in both FT and QS rankings.
Executive MBA
Emlyon Business School offers an Executive MBA program for experienced managers and business executives with September and June intakes. Executives can choose to complete in either a 20-month standard or a 10-month fast-track format. Emlyon Business School's Exec. MBA students can attend the program at both its Paris & Lyon campuses. The Executive MBA program at Emlyon Business School is extremely reputed in France, and consistently ranks within the Top #75 EMBA programs globally in the FT rankings.
Executive Education
Emlyon Business School offers a range of programmes aimed at executives and experienced professionals. These programs include the Executive Masters in General Management program, and a wide range of Certificate, Open, and Custom Programmes.
Ph.D. Program in Management
The Ph.D. in Management program at Emlyon Business School trains individuals for careers in research and academia. It currently offers three specialisations: Entrepreneurship, Organizational Theory, & Strategy, and takes 5–6 years to complete. The first two years of the Ph.D. program are devoted to coursework, while the remaining three years are dedicated to research. All Ph.D. students at Emlyon Business School receive a full tuition waiver, an annual fellowship for a period of five years, and research support funding.
International Partnerships
Emlyon Business School has partnered with and collaborated with over 200 business schools and universities around the world for academic exchange, double-degree programs, and research activities. Partner schools include UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, HEC Montreal, Queen's University, IAE Business School, University of São Paulo, CBS Denmark, Aalto University, BI Norwegian Business School, Stockholm School of Economics, University of Mannheim, Bocconi University, EU Rotterdam, IE University, University of Cape Town, University of Stellenbosch, IIM Ahmedabad, Keio University, Singapore Management University, Seoul National University, and Monash University, among over 200 others.
Research
Emlyon Business School comprises of 7 research centers & 4 research institutes, and offers a Ph.D. program (École Doctorale en Sciences Economiques et de Gestion) in collaboration with the University of Lyon.[23][24]
Emlyon Business School Research Centers & Institutes
- AIM Research Center on Artificial Intelligence in Value Creation: Research on how AI and related emerging technologies affect value creation in human interactions and consumer behavior.
- Research Center For Work, Technology, and Organization (WTO): Research on the role of professions and expertise in shaping technological, organizational, and institutional change.
- L'Institut Français de Gouvernement des Entreprises (I.F.G.E.): Research on responsible corporate governance.
- Organizations, Critical & Ethnographic Perspectives Research Center (OCE): Research on critical and political perspectives in organizational and institutional dynamics.
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Center: Research on entrepreneurship & innovation.
- STrategy & ORganization Management (STORM) Research Center: Research on strategy & organizations.
- LifeStyle Research Center: Research on ongoing changes in lifestyle that impact market formation and evolution as well as branding.
- QUANT Research Center: Research on analyzing, modelling, simulating and optimizing management systems.
Student life
There are around 50 student-led associations at Emlyon Business School, which host a cumulative of over 600 student-led events each year. Associations include Ski Club, Diplo'Mates, Le Racing Club, Lux'em, and Club Voile (the Sailing Club).
The school also hosts the student association, The Petit Paumé, which is the second-largest[25] student association in France in terms of financial means. The Petit Paumé is responsible for the design and distribution of an annual critical and free guide of the city of Lyon.
The Sup de Coteaux association hosts the "Le défi de Bacchus" event, which is the biggest wine-testing competition in Europe, gathering both students and professionals.
Notable alumni
The alumni association of Emlyon Business School is called Emlyon Forever, and counts over 35000+ alumni in 130 countries.[26]

- Jean-Pascal Tricoire,[27] MBA, Chairman & CEO of Schneider Electric
- Alexandre Popoff,[28] Executive VP Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East at L’Oréal
- Florence Pourchet Co-head of Global Banking Americas, Head of CIB Hispanic LATAM at BNP Paribas CIB
- Isabelle Huault, Présidente Université Paris Dauphine
- Florence Rollet,[29] Former head of Marketing at Julius Baer Group and European VP for Tiffany and Co.
- Marion Maréchal, MBA, French Politician
- Bernard Fornas, Former Chairman & CEO of Cartier (jeweler), Former Co-CEO of the Richemont Group
- Emmanuel Trivin,[30] CEO of Butagaz
- Patrick Dupuis,[31] Global CFO of PayPal
- Clotilde Delbos,[27] deputy CEO of Renault
- Gwendal Peizerat, Olympic Champion Ice Dancer
- Frank Bournois, Dean of ESCP Business School
- Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet,[32] former CEO of Rémy Cointreau
- Christian Ngan,[27] CEO and Founder of Madlyn Cazalis
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See also
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External links
- Official website
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