Skema Business School

SKEMA Business School

Issued from CERAM Business School and Groupe ESC Lille merger
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Motto	At Home Worldwide
Type	Grande École
Established	2009
Dean	Alice Guilhon
Academic staff	166
Students	7500 (33,000 alumni)
Affiliations	EQUIS & AACSB Conférence des Grandes écoles University of Lille Mines ParisTech
Website	www.skema.edu

SKEMA Business School is a school created by the merger of two French schools, CERAM Business School and Groupe ESC Lille in 2009. The school offers bachelors, masters, MBA, doctoral and executive education programs in China, France, Brazil and, since 2010, in the US. The school is ranked 25th in the Financial Times Master in Management 2015 ranking. The Master of Financial Markets & Investments is ranked 6th worldwide [7].

History

The merger between CERAM Business School and ESC Lille was first announced on June 30, 2009. They now form a single non-profit organization approved by their respective governing bodies (the General Assembly of the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors of ESC Lille). The official ceremony and announcement of the new name took place November 16, 2009. CERAM Business School and ESC Lille were respectively founded in 1963 by the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and in 1892 by Lille Chamber of Commerce. The school name, SKEMA, is derived from the Greek, skhêma (shape, figure, formation of an object) meaning schema in Latin. It also stands for the initial letters of "School of Knowledge Economy and Management".

SKEMA today

Goals

The school is now the largest French business school in number of students (7,000), second in number of teachers (166) and fifth in terms of budget.

It plans to establish a student body of 8,000 to 9,000 by the end of 2020, to be accredited AMBA in 2015 and to reach a €100M budget (€62M in 2012) and a 50% share of international students (35% in 2012) by 2015.

Campuses

SKEMA has opened several international campuses to give its students an international experience. It has three sites in France in Lille, Paris and Sophia Antipolis near Nice and two sites in China (Suzhou) and Morocco (Casablanca). In January 2011, a new campus opened in Raleigh, North Carolina in cooperation with North Carolina State University. Several new campuses are envisioned in Brazil (located in Belo Horizonte with an inauguration planned for 2015), Australia, India (Bangalore) and Russia. Lille and Sophia Antipolis campuses are the historic locations of the ESC Lille and CERAM Business School.

Paris campus

The Paris campus is located in La Défense, Europe's largest purpose-built business district and a major business district near Paris.

Lille campus

The Lille campus is located in the Euralille business district and close to the EuraTechnologies [8] and Eurasanté [9] technology parks in the north of France. The Lille campus gathers more than 2,200 students over 16,000 m2. Its latest addition is a tower opened in 2009. A partnership has been established with the Lille 2 University of Health and Law to develop joint-programmes and gather the institutions research efforts in the Lille School of Management Research Center.

Sophia Antipolis campus

The Sophia Antipolis campus is located in the technology park of that name in the southeast of France. Companies such as Capgemini, Accenture and Schneider Electric are near the school. New buildings for student accommodation, classes and societies are being built. A partnership with Science Po Aix to offer joint-programmes, enabling business students to study political sciences.

Programmes

Doctoral Programmes

SKEMA offers two Ph.D programmes taught in English: the International Ph.D in Management Science and the Ph.D in Strategy, Programme and Project Management. The International Ph.D in Management Science offers the opportunity to work with scholars from Copenhagen Business School, Trinity College, Dublin, IAE Aix-en-Provence and to access research networks such as EUDOKMA. The Ph.D in Strategy, Programme and Project Management focuses the research on industry issues.

MBA Programme

SKEMA Business School offers a modular MBA which can be followed either full-time in 12 months or part-time in 24 months. It consists of mandatory courses and a specialization in one of 10 fields offered. The MBA is accredited by the Project Management Institute and the Association for Project Management and depending on the chosen specialization it prepares for other professional certifications such as the one offered by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). The MBA is taught in English in Paris and is aimed at professionals with a minimum of 3 years experience.

MSc Programmes

The MSc programme is offered in 14 specializations. These programmes are taught in English over two semesters and are aimed at candidates with a four-years or three-years undergraduate degree and professional experience. Depending on the specialization one of the semester can be spent abroad in an international exchange at a SKEMA partner institution.

The MSc in Management is the flagship programme of the school. It is taught in English over three years (French is possible for the first year) and welcomes international students, including those without prior undergraduate education. Those with two-years and three-years degrees (or more) can join the programme at an advanced level. The first two years focuses on business fundamentals, internships, and projects. The last year is aimed at acquiring one of the specializations. Other options are international exchanges, apprenticeship and double skills programmes.

Rankings

Ranking institution	Ranking name	Ranking area	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Financial Times	Master in Management	World	29th	32nd	27th	29th	28th	25th
Financial Times	Master in Finance Pre-experience	World	1000	9th	12th	10th	10th	6th
Financial Times	European Business School	Europe	54th	57th	53rd1000	57th1000	56th1000

Based on the ranking Master in Management a few variables can be followed through the years:

Ranking institution	Variables	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Financial Times	International student (%)	22	23	25	28	33	42
Financial Times	International faculty (%)	38	36	38	38	38	39
Financial Times	PhD Faculty (%)	66	75	75	75	76	78

Accreditations and certifications

Academic accreditations and networks

As of 2014, SKEMA Business School is part of the 3% of business schools worldwide accredited by both EQUIS and AACSB bodies. The school aims at being accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in 2015.

In research both CERAM Business School and ESC Lille are members of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM). Furthermore, CERAM Business School is a member of EUDOKMA (European Doctoral School on Knowledge and Management).

Professional certifications

In finance and accounting SKEMA is partner of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and offers certified degrees.

In project management SKEMA offers degrees certified by the Association for Project Management, and the Project Management Institute

Notable Alumni

• Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International
• Alain Dinin, CEO of Nexity
• Jacques Stern, CEO of Edenred
• Jacques Le Foll, Chairman of Speedy France
• Bruno Luisetti, Chief executive of drinks and confectionery activities at Kraft Foods France
• Jean-Claude Blanc, Businessman and Chief executif at Paris Saint-Germain Football Club
• Christophe Duron, Chief executive Europe Market Strategy & Plan of Procter & Gamble
• Michaël Youn, Actor
• Yannick Agnel, Swimmer
• Véronique Gautier, Chief executive of Armani Parfums at l'Oréal International
• Arnaud Boussemart, Associate and head in Mazars Japon
• Jean-Christian Seguret, Vice-président Finance at LVMH
• Olivier Gibert, Director, Transportation & infrastructure services, Investment Banking division of HSBC
• Olivier Dufour, Executive director at Michael Page Belgium
• Jean-Paul Picard, Ex-CEO of Deloitte France and chairman of board of directors at Deloitte for Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States
• Bruno Vercelli, Ex-marketing director of Apple France, Vice-Président and co-founder of SENTINELO
• Yves Morieux, Senior Partner & Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
• Didier Bonnet, Senior Vice-President & Head of Global Practices, Capgemini Consulting
• Nicolas Fleury, Regional Finance & Business Systems Director Asia Pacific, Moët Hennessy
• Alexia Dalmasso, Head of Men's Collection, Yves Saint Laurent
• Frédéric Ritter, Marketing director Europe, Biotherm (l'Oréal)
• Dato' (Sir) Dr. DAI Xulong DIMP, President of Victoria School of Management

Student societies

65 student societies are present in the Business School, in the fields of art, culture, business, environment, humanitarian and social aid, high tech, sport, student life, and international.

Skema Conseil is a Junior Entreprise, student consultancy society, providing services to entrepreuners and firms. The society is present on Sophia Antipolis (French Riviera), Paris and Lille. SKEMA Conseil was elected "Best Junior Entreprise of 2012"

AIESEC develops leadership capabilities through internal leadership programmes and engages students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. The AIESEC network includes over 50,000 members in 110 countries and territories, making it the largest youth-run organisation in the world. AIESEC has offices in the Lille and Sophia-Antipolis campuses.

External links

• International official website
• French official website