Introduction

Montpellier Business School is one of the oldest business schools in France. It was founded in 1897 and is affiliated to the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce in France. It is one of the world's top business schools, providing comprehensive education courses in the fields of management, business and business operations, and has supporting professional courses.

Overview

Student size: There are about 3,700 students in total, of which 60% are international students, and there are 20,000 graduates from 100 countries.

Location: Located in a 2.4-hectare green campus in the northeast of Montpellier, a southern French city, close to the headquarters of the Hérault Department Council, 5 kilometers from the city center, 20 minutes from the beach, and convenient public transportation nearby.

History and establishment time

The school was founded in 1897 by the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The original purpose was to train senior business management talents in the Languedoc region. In 1915, it became the first business school to recruit young women. In 1993, it became a member of the French Association of Higher Elite Schools. In 2013, it became a member of the Association of French Higher Elite Schools. It was transformed into a non-profit organization in 2017 and obtained the qualification of a private higher education public welfare institution granted by the French state in 2017.

School Strength

Certification: It has obtained the three major international certifications of AASCB, EQUIS, and AMBA. In 2017, it also obtained the qualification of a private higher education public welfare institution granted by the French state. The degree diplomas it issued are recognized and supervised by the French Ministry of Education.

Faculty: It has more than 100 teachers-researchers, 96% of whom have doctoral degrees, 45% are women, and 67% are international teachers.

International Cooperation: Relying on a network formed by 140 foreign universities in 32 countries around the world, it implements international openness for a large number of courses, maintains cooperative relations with hundreds of internationally renowned companies, provides students with internships and job opportunities, scholarships and other financial support, and many senior company leaders will also participate in course teaching and career lectures.

Institutional Nature

The school was established in 2013 Since 2000, it has become a non-profit organization and a private higher education institution, but it is recognized and regulated by the French Ministry of Education.

Educational philosophy

Focusing on the values ​​of diversity and global responsibility, it is committed to cultivating senior economic management talents who are adaptable to multicultural and multilingualism. It requires students to study abroad for one year and practice in a company for one year to cultivate students' innovative spirit, social responsibility and international vision, so that students can become excellent international economic management talents with global responsibility and innovation in a globalized environment.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: There is a research laboratory called "Center for Organization and Management Research (CEROM)", which combines all teachers and researchers under the Montpellier Business School Group to conduct research on major international themes related to enterprises, and maintain close cooperation with research teams from French and foreign universities.

Key disciplines: Covering disciplines such as management, business and business operations, such as finance, marketing, international business, digital marketing and omni-channel strategy, financial technology and digital finance, global business management and other majors.

Department settings

No clear division of the school was found, but from the perspective of discipline settings, teaching and research activities are mainly carried out around different professional directions in the field of business.

Ranking

In 2021 In 2014, it was ranked 12th in the ranking of French elite management schools by Le Figaro.

Its Master of Management program was ranked 32nd in the Financial Times' global Master of Management ranking in 2014, and ranked 56th in the Financial Times in 2022.

Cost

No clear tuition standards for the school were found.

Campus

Teaching facilities: The campus teaching and office area is 14,000 square meters, consisting of seven buildings of different sizes, equipped with more than 50 ordinary classrooms, 3 lecture halls of different sizes and multiple spaces for group activities. All classrooms are equipped with high-tech audio-visual facilities, and multimedia classrooms are equipped with professional cameras for recording video courses and remote meetings. The school also has three computer classrooms, a data center, etc., and the whole school is covered by wireless network.

Living facilities: There is a restaurant with a capacity of 100 seats on campus. Sports activities can be held at the Jean-Monnet High School next door. In addition, the school will help coordinate students to participate in various external sports activities. At the same time, the school has special services to help students find housing.