International Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, and Purchasing Education at KEDGE Business School Bordeaux and Marseille Campuses, France
Established in 2013, KEDGE Business School was born out of the merger of BEM-Bordeaux Management School and Marseille-based Euromed Management, two leading French business schools with EQUIS/AMBA/AACSB accreditations. KEDGE Business School has become the leading French centre for Research in Business Management, with an annual of €9,3 million and 172 permanent faculty.
BEM was founded by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1874, and is one of the oldest “Grandes Ecoles” in France. The school is a member of the “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles”. Originally called the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, the school became the Groupe ESC Bordeaux then Bordeaux Ecole de Management.
Founded in 1872, Euromed Management - School of Management and Business was founded in Marseille in 1872 by the Chambre de Commerce et d' Industrie Marseille-Provence. The Scholl has Triple Crown accreditations.
Following the merger of these two Grandes Ecoles, KEDGE Business School is one of the biggest business school in France and is ranked among top 5 business schools. The school is accredited by AACSB; AMBA; EQUIS (Triple Crown) & CGE - Conference des Grandes Ecoles.
Academic Programs
Masters Program
- MAI - MSc in International Purchasing & Innovation Management (Bordeaux, English, 18 months): The focus of the program is on innovation capture and speed-to-market and the role of purchasing has become extremely strategic. Key suppliers have now become a real force of proposition. This change requires a totally different breed of purchasing professionals. The MAI is recognized by multinationals as being at the leading age of Purchasing and Innovation capture for New Product Development. The Multinationals recruiting MAI students today are in almost all sectors - Agro-Alimentary, Cosmetics, Household goods, Pharmaceutical, Automobile, Aeronautic and most service industries.
- ISLI - MSc in Global Supply Chain Management (Bordeaux, English, 18 months): The program was founded to satisfy a demand from international professional associations and has become the leading program in Global Supply Chain Management worldwide. Its international reputation is based on its professional recognition, research team, publications and experiential pedagogy. It's accredited by CIPS - Chartered Intitute of Purchasing and Supply.
- MSc in International Trade & Logistics (Marseille, English, 18 months): This MSc offers a global approach that enables students to develop key skills in three areas - International Trade, International Transport and International Logistics. Recognized as the leading French training institution in International Trade with a unique focus on the maritime industry, this MSc celebrates 60 years of expertise in the fields of logistics and business optimization.
- MSc Admissions: Bachelor 3 years (and professional experience for MAI Program) or Bachelor 4 years (BA, BSc). Fluent English: TOEIC: 780 /IELTS: 6.5/TOEFL IBT: 90 are required, except for students who have completed a prior degree in English. GMAT or GRE score recommended.