Become a leader for positive change
ASPIRING young leaders need an education grounded in globally responsible management practices and Audencia Business School has long been committed to this. It was the first French business school to adhere to the UN’s Global Compact and sign the UN’s Principles of Responsible Management Education, which it assisted in defining. At a national level, it has obtained the LUCIE label for aligning itspractices with the ISO 26000 standards of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
CSR is at the heart of the full-time MBA programme. With the World Wildlife Fund France as a key strategic partner, the School has incorporated research and teachings on environmental and social challenges into all curricula across the school. Its dedicated Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility further consolidates and promotes its work in this area. It gives young leaders the qualifications and experience to tackle the challenges of environmental and social issues.
A key element of the fulltime MBA programme is the consulting project. Students are given the opportunity to test their skills on company managers and apply their knowledge to current business challenges. For the School’s corporate partners, this is an opportunity to get fresh insights on the management of their projects, notably at an international perspective (the MBA class of 2016 welcomed 12 nationalities).
A range of multinational companies, including Barclays, Deloitte, IBM, Intel Mobile Communications, L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Nokia, Procter & Gamble, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), employs its MBA graduates.
Founded in 1900, Audencia Business School is among the best European business schools. Regularly ranked on a global level by the Financial Times, it is accredited by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, a distinction enjoyed by only 1% of business schools. The Economist (2016) ranks its fulltime MBA programme 94th in the world, 2nd for student diversity and 11th for faculty quality.