EDC Paris Business School, also called ''Ecole des Dirigeants et des Créateurs d'entreprise'', is a French

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in the city of

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located in the business district

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. It offers four complete programs in English at undergraduate, graduate and post graduate levels ( luxury brand management) Its

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Luxury Brand Marketing and International Management is ranked 9th worldwide by

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. In partnership with the jewellery house Cartier, EDC created Sup de Luxe, a school offering programmes in luxury management. Established in 1950, EDC Paris Business School provides business and management courses to 1300 students, both in French and in English. The school is ranked among the best 20 Business Schools in France by

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Admissions

French students, unless they have studied abroad, must succeed at a competitive entrance examination, known as the concours. There are two concours, depending on undergraduate studies:Concours Link (''2450 candidates in 2014 for 250 selected'') ''250'' places are offered to the best student after the Baccalauréat (High school diploma) Concours Passerelle (''7400 candidates in 2014 for 2 800 selected'') * ''60'' places for 1 500 selected are offered to the best students holding a BTS, DUT or classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles for 3 years. * ''40'' places for 1 300 selected are offered to the best students holding a

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or a Licence program for 2 years. Ecole EDC Paris Business School

Their curriculum includes a written examination with 4 test: literary essay on an economic subject, test arpeggio (general knowledge, memorization, algebra, logic), English test and Test in the choice (Mathematics, management, law, economy, management, marketing, philosophy) and then an oral examinations: English Test, interview in Spanish or in German and then an important interview in every school of the concours in front of professional's jury (ex: CEO).

World Partner universities

* San Diego Alliant International University (US) ''Dual degrees'' * Santa Barbara College (US) ''Dual degrees'' * Curtin University (Australia) ''Dual degrees'' * West Saxon University (Netherlands) ''Dual degrees'' *

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(Romania) ''Dual degrees'' *

Montesquieu University Montesquieu University (french: Université Montesquieu), also known as Bordeaux IV (french: Bordeaux Quatre), was a French university, based in Pessac, the suburbs of Bordeaux. In 2014, it merged with the Bordeaux 1 and Bordeaux 2 to form the ...

(France) ''Dual degrees'' * Paris West University Nanterre (France) ''Dual degrees''

Sup De Luxe

The Institut Supérieur de Marketing du Luxe was founded by Alain-Dominique Perrin, in collaboration with Cartier in 1990. By creating the Institut Supérieur de Marketing du Luxe, Cartier first trained a large number of its managers and then offered other brands creative profiles with the values of the sector. Sup de luxe was the first educational institute in France specialising in the luxury management. The absence of luxury management schools is what gave Perrin his initial idea of founding the school. Its initial aim was to produce young managers and experts in the luxury field and to stimulate research into luxury on a global scale.

Notable EDC Paris Business School faculty, staff and owner

Some names of the list: * Alain-Dominique Perrin, ex President of

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and President of EDC Paris Business School. *

Robert Louis-Dreyfus Robert Louis-Dreyfus ( – ) was a French businessman who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Adidas (then, "Adidas Salomon") and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was a majority shareholder of the French football team Olympique de Marseille, and durin ...

, Businessman and CEO of Adidas-Salomon *

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, motor sport executive * Jean Marcel Jammet, Director of EDC Paris Business School * Michel Trollé, founder of Century 21 * Antoine Hébrard, CEO of Who's Who in France * Didier Vuchot, Président of Europe de Kornferry * Bertrand Delamarre, CEO of Call Expert * Didier Rosenberg, Founding partner of Datawords

History

Founded in 1950, EDC PARIS is one of the oldest

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Accreditations and associations

Sourced from EDC Paris Business School Programme EFMD EPAS Accredited

* Fully accredited by the French Ministry of Education and Research, it delivers a state-approved Master's degree in business studies. *Accredited by

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(EFMD)

Member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles * Member of the Fondation Nationale pour l’Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises (FNEGE) * Member of the NAFSA Association of International Educators * Member of the

EAIE The European Association for International Education'' (EAIE) is a European centre for expertise, networking and resources in the internationalisation of higher education. It is a non-profit, member-led organisation serving individuals actively i ...

(European Association for International Education) * Member of

ERASMUS Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' w ...

* Member of Campus France * Member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) * Partnership of Incubateur de l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers ( ENSAM) (Produced in Brittany) * Member of Campus responsables

References

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