MBA
Grenoble, France
DURATION
10 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Aug 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 36,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* rolling admissions
** for full program
Key Summary
Introduction
MBA in Strategic Management and Leadership through Change
The GEM MBA is TOP ranked globally by the Financial Times in the 2024 full-time MBA rankings, receiving outstanding distinctions for career progression and international mobility. In France, it ranks 8th in both the QS and FT Global MBA Rankings 2024.
Program Highlights
- Global Network of Change-Makers: Join a dynamic community of professionals and faculty, fostering connections with GEM’s 47,000 alumni worldwide, including 2,300 MBA graduates.
- Practical, Hands-On Experience: Work with local and international businesses on Live Business Cases, applying theory to solve real-world challenges and building your consultant skill set.
- Commitment to Sustainability: Integrate sustainability into your leadership approach, aligning with GEM’s dedication to driving lasting, positive change.
- Innovation Hub: Leverage Grenoble’s thriving tech ecosystem, a hub for creativity and business transformation.
- International Exposure: Study in one of France’s most English-friendly cities at a premier business school. Broaden your global perspective with experiences like the Berlin Study Trip and Corporate Expedition Week.
Why Choose Grenoble's Full-Time MBA?
- Tailored Specializations: Customize your MBA with tracks in Finance, Luxury, Entrepreneurship, or Business Analytics to align with your career aspirations.
- Global Perspective and Immersions: Gain invaluable cross-cultural leadership skills through an international faculty, a diverse student body, and study trips abroad, coupled with practical industry engagement.
- Intensive Learning for Rapid Growth: Fully immerse yourself in an accelerated program designed for personal and professional transformation, in a culture that prioritizes sustainability.
- Career Development Support: Participate in workshops to enhance both technical expertise and interpersonal management skills, fast-tracking your career progression.
- Capstone Management Project: Conclude the program with a final project tailored to your goals, merging academic insights with your professional ambitions.
Ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Connect with us to attend an information session and discover how the GEM MBA can empower your career in strategic management and leadership. The transformation starts here.
Admissions
Curriculum
Boost your International Career in a Stimulating Environment
Take your career to the next level with our globally recognized MBA program, offered by a top-ranked, triple-accredited international business school. This 450-hour program combines applied learning with insights from international academic experts, executives, and consultants across diverse sectors. The curriculum includes core concepts, real-world case studies, and an applied in-company project, culminating in a client pitch and an individual advisory report for a comprehensive, hands-on experience.
Core Subjects
Building your Professional Profile & Projects
Leading Organizational Transformation
Management of Technology and Innovation
Finance and Operations
Business Vision and Foresight
Specialization
Students can customize their MBA by choosing one specialization from the following options. Specializations consist of three intensive one-week sessions, along with work in Research Methodologies and the Applied Research Project. The content focuses on managing process and operational specificities aligned with strategic or business priorities. Specializations require a minimum number of participants.
Entrepreneurship: Leadership for Transformation
Financial Management & Advisory
Transformation of Luxury for Digital and Sustainable Age
Business Analytics
Program Recognition
Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) is a prestigious French Grande École, accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE) and authorized to award degrees. It holds triple accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA, a distinction achieved by only 1% of business schools worldwide, signifying exceptional program quality.
In French industry, Grandes Écoles like GEM are highly esteemed. GEM consistently ranks among the top 10 French business schools, securing 8th place in 2024.
GEM's MBA is internationally recognized by the French Ministry of Research and Higher Education as "Diplôme d’études supérieures en Stratégie et management des projets de transformation," registered under Titre RNCP 38648. This master's program aligns with Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, adhering to the Bologna Agreement, and comprises 90 ECTS credits.
Scholarships and Funding
GEM offers a dedicated online platform - The Funding Place - to help you find financing solutions, simulate a student loan, and understand everything about student loans.
GEM MBA candidates typically fund their program fees via a combination of government grants, scholarships, company sponsorship, and loans.
GEM MBA candidates typically receive 10% and up to 30% in scholarships.
Program Tuition Fee
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Career Opportunities
A variety of executive-level functions are targeted, including:
Strategic Managers, Management and Strategic Consultants, Business developers, Marketing managers, ... 3-6 month internship (exemption possible)
After passing their degree in France, students may apply for a residence permit which allows graduates to work for a year in France. The permit is called a “Recherche d’emploi ou Création d’entreprise” residence permit. For more details, you may consult the relevant Campus France or the Ministry of Interior web pages.
Program delivery
Campus location: Full-time MBA: Grenoble, France
Duration: 10 months on campus (Sept - June) + final paper (remotely or while working) + 3-6 months professional experience (exemption possible)