École de management de Lyon

Infobox_University
name = EMLYON Business School


motto = Educating entrepreuneurs for the world
established = 1872
location = Lyon, France
website = http://www.em-lyon.com

EMLYON Business School (that means "Lyon Management School"), was founded in Lyon (France) in 1872 by the local business community, and is affiliated to the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. EMLYON is a leading French business school with Triple accreditation: EQUIS by the EFMD, AMBA and the AACSB. The school is consistently ranked among the top three or four business schools in France. In 2007, the school was ranked third in France, and in the top 10 in Europe, by both the Financial Times [ [http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/ebs/rankings.html?selectorField2=&selectorField1=&paging=1&tab=1&lastSort=Country&queryParam=&sortBy=Rank1&selectorOption3=&selectorOption2=&selectorOption1=&selectorField3= FT.com / Business Education / European Business school rankings ] ] and The Economist [ [http://executive-education.em-lyon.com/english/rankings/index.aspx EMLYON Executive Education ] ] . Also in 2007, Financial Times ranked EM Lyon 6th in Europe for its Master of Science in Management program.

It offers different kinds of programmes:
*Msc in Management, for students from the french "classes préparatoires" or international students with a bachelor degree;
*Specialised Masters programmes, in 13 different fields;
*EMM: European Master in Management, in cooperation with Aston Business School and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich;
*International MBA;
*Executive programmes;
*Entrepreneurship programmes;
*PhD programmes.

The school's 3 main orientations

*Internationalisation: a European identity for a global mission
*Entrepreneurship: for the development of entrepreneurship and business creation
*Technology: use of new technologies to advance learning in all programmes.

Notable Alumni of EMLYON

*Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews
*Gwendal Peizerat, gold medalist in ice skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City)

References

External links

* [http://www.em-lyon.com/ The school's website]
* [http://www.em-lyonalumni.com/ Graduates' website]
* [http://fc1.1bis.com/datas/planweb/em/em_map.gifFind the school on a map]
* [http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/masters Financial Times' ranking]
* [http://www.em-lyon.com/imba The school's International MBA website]