International MBA / Business Programs in France

Audencia Nantes - School of Management:
Audencia Nantes - School of Management is a leading business school centrally located in Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France, approximately 340 km south-west of Paris. Our school offers a 12-month international Master of Business Administration program in English, as well as specialised master's degrees and international master's degrees and more for both French and international students in both French and English. Audencia is among the three French higher education providers to appear in Beyond Grey Pinstripes’ world ranking based on the presence of social and environmental issues. Audencia's MBA program is one of only three French MBAs to be ranked amongst the top 50 in the world of which 60% are American: Audencia's International MBA is now ranked 32nd in the world.

Audencia is one of the world's few business schools to hold the 3 major academic accreditations: EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.

* EQUIS-EFMD:  The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) established standards for assessing the quality of management schools (EQUIS). Of several hundred management schools in Europe, only 72 have received EQUIS accreditation.

* AACSB:  The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is the accrediting institution of management schools in the United States. The accreditation it provides is recognized as a symbol of excellence among business schools. To date, 551 institutions have received AACSB accreditation, including 11 business schools in France.

* AMBA:  AMBA is the European accrediting organisation for MBAs and Masters in Management programmes. Only those schools that meet the strict definitions and standards of the association receive AMBA accreditation.

Audencia Nantes aim is to provide education and personal development guidance to students who are willing to assert themselves as responsible, highly-skilled managers and entrepreneurs, with a global awareness and a broad culture who are attentive to giving meaning to their decisions and actions. To do so, Audencia produces and diffuses management knowledge useful for academic disciplines, firms, and the classroom.

By recruiting men and women from around the world, chosen for their diversity and potential, and by making a commitment to educating leaders sharing its values, Audencia accompanies firms in their development. The school's key mission is to provide expert pedagogical and practical advice to prospective and current (incoming and outgoing) students.

At Audencia, global responsibility is part of the school’s institutional commitments. Audencia is the first business school in France to have joined the Global Compact.

- Master in Business Administration (MBA) programs:  We offer a curriculum with a global focus. Our MBA programs are for experienced managers who wish to become international leaders accountable, able to act in a global environment and attentive to the meaning of their decisions and actions.

* International MBA in English (12-month)
* We also offer an Executive MBA, Corporate MBA and Euro MBA.

- Master in Management program

- Specialised Master's Degree programs:
* Management of Sports Organisations
* Marketing, Design and Creation
* Management and International Competencies
* Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
* Skills and Human Resources Management

- International Master's Degree programs:
* Supply Chain and Purchasing Management - Double Degree
* European Management Programme
* International Master in Management

Audencia is one of the truly international, multicultural top management schools worldwide.

- 53 different nationalities of students on campus
- 43% international faculty members
- 30% of Audencia alumni work abroad

Student Accommodation:
Audencia Nantes provides information about pre-booked rooms in students’ residencies, studios / flats or family lodgings. Every international student coming to Audencia can rely on a dedicated international liaison team that guarantees accommodation will be found.

About Nantes:
Nantes, a European city in France is the gateway to the central Loire Valley. It is one of the nation’s jewels, with its lush vineyards and legendary châteaux. From Nantes, you have access to a dozen different worlds and their rich history, architecture, gastronomy and more. The city of Nantes is ranked number 1 in Europe for its quality of life by Time magazine is a privileged setting for studying and enjoying the French way of life.

Just two hours from Paris by high-speed train, Nantes is a link outward to London, Brussels and Geneva. It is France’s western capital and Paris’ natural route to the sea. Open to the sea, it boasts both the nation’s number-one Atlantic seaport and busiest airport.