Clermont-Ferrand : 400 km due south of Paris
300 000 inhabitants, World headquarter of “Michelin”
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Groupe ESC Clermont
One of the leading French Management School
Member of the : Chapitre de la Conférence des Grandes
Ecoles International Association for Management
Education (USA) European Foundation for Management
Development In the AACSB Process …
Our “mission”
“Educate students and executives to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate, innovate, and make decisions in a rapidly changing global environment”
=> Emphasis is given on providing students with the opportunity to develop a broad, open-minded management perspective.
Corporate Partners
Longstanding relations with regional, national and international businesses :
Andersen Consulting; Auchan, Bacardi Martini, Balantines, Cap Gemini, Danone, Fiat, KPMG, Audit, Marks & Spencer, Michelin, Nestlé, Otis, Pechiney, Procter and Gamble, Rhone-Poulenc, Sommer Alibert, United Biscuit, Whirlpool,the main banks, …
International Academic Partners
62 universities throughout the world :
Europe : Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Great-Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal , Spain , Sweden,… Russia,… Asia : Turkey, Jordan, China , Japan … America : Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, Peru, USA, Venezuela … Australia, New Zealand,…
International opportunities
1 semester / 1 year study abroad Double diploma :
MBA (USA , Spain) EMBS (21 European universities) MSc in finance or marketing (GB , USA)
More than 400 foreign students studying in ESC Clermont each year
Study-Tours, Visio-conferencing, Visiting professors, etc.
Faculty
1 academic director + 2 program directors 32 full time professors 135 associated professors About 20 visiting professors per year 35 part-time professors in the “languages
and international cultures” department (15 nationalities)
6 Graduate teaching-assistants
Main programs of study
ESC Master in Management3 years program (for student having at
least a 2 years higher education degree)Compulsory : 6 to 12 month abroad Different specialisations : some examples 1. Banking2. Accounting3. International affairs
LLL programmes
Main programs of study
11 Masters (5 to 6 years higher education) 2 MSc in International Business development 2 MSc in International Project Management 1 MSc in Finance and Auditing 1 MSc in European Business 1 MSc in Customer Relation Organisation and
Management 2 MS in Net-Management 1 MS in Human Resources Management 1 MS in Supplier and Industrial Partnership
Management
Accreditations
For the MIM program Visa given by the French Ministry of
education for 5 years For all the postgraduate Masters
Accreditation given by the French “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles” for 3 years
« Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles »
For 4 professional Master degrees Titel “Export Manager” : level I
1 LLL programme Titel “Commercial Project Manager” level II
« Répertoire National des Certifications
Professionnelles »
Registration dossier with information about : The institution, its mission and programmes Quality process Quality and expertise of the faculty, member of the
“Conseil de perfectionnement” and jury (academic and professionals)
“Référentiel d’activités et de compétences” which lists all the activities and competence needed for a specific job
“Référentiel de certification” : Description of all the pedagogical activities on order to prove that the students are trained specially for this job
Assessment (all pedagogical activities) Process for the « Validation of prior learning outcomes » Results and employment of our alumni
Progress toward AACSB
International Accreditation
2002
May Formal decision by Management Committee to prepare for AACSB International accreditation.
June/Sept
Preparatory work on Precandidacy application.
2003
May Mentor : Robert Scherer, Dean Cleveland State University
September AACSB formally accepts ESC Clermont application to Pre-Accreditation
2004 : Progress toward AACSB International Accreditation
January Strategic Plan presented to Accreditation Task Force.
February AACSB formally accepts ESC Clermont’s Updated Accreditation Eligibility Application
July AACSB requests additional information for the AccreditationPlan.
September AACSB formally accepts ESC Clermont’s Accreditation Plan.
December AACSB accepts ESC Clermont’s Accreditation Plan and authorizes the school to prepare the Self Evaluation Report.
2005 : Progress toward AACSB International Accreditation
January AACSB appoints the following to the ESC Clermont Peer Review Team : Dean George Stevens - Chair Dean Betty Jo Licata – MemberDean Theodore Cummings - Member
May Self Evaluation Report submitted to the AACSB board
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November
Final Audit
See you in Clermont, in Mai 2006Next Meeting in Clermont ….