The first 3 years
The first 3 years of the Grande Ecole Programme enable the student to understand the global challenges faced by companies.
This first cycle offers a comprehensive vision of business issues and a unique international student experience where destinations rhyme with passions and specialisations (finance in London, luxury industry in Milan,…)
Curriculum and key highlights
During these three years, the students discover the fundamentals of management, grow, begin their professional development by completing one internship per year, develop their creativity and deepen their technical and digital knowledge.
The training is built around 4 pillars:
Management / Business and Culture / Creativity and Innovation / Business and Technology
Year 1 Broaden your horizons, discover the business environment
Management
- Introduction to management
- Economics
- Law
Business & culture
- Commercial Negotiation
- Discovering Europe * (culture, geopolitics, doing business) – courses in English
- Discovering Africa * (culture, geopolitics, doing business) – courses in English
- Languages
Creativity & innovation
- Introduction to graphic design
- Logo creation
- Communication
Business & technology
- Technology overview
- Sustainable development

Highlights
- Business Game
- Public speaking
- Associative life
- Internship (1 month)
- Climate Fresk
- Learning Expedition
Year 2 Identify the key issues for future business development
Management
- Accounting
- Quantitative methods
Business & culture
- Introduction to strategic management – course in English
- Discovery of Asia* (globalisation, geopolitics, doing business) – course in English
- Discovery of the Americas* (globalisation, geopolitics, doing business) – course in English
- Languages
- Marketing
Creativity & innovation
- Semiology of image and language
- Design thinking
Business & technology
- Website design

Highlights
- Business Game
- Speech contest
- Associative life
- Business challenge (in competition with teams from other schools)
- Entrepreneurship week
- Personalised support for professional projects
- Internship (2 months)
Year 3 Be a force for change
Management
- Finance
- Market research – courses in English
- Financial analysis
- Supply Chain
- Taxation
- Management accounting
Innovation
- Introduction to entrepreneurship
Culture
- Languages
- Strategic management – courses in English
- Human Resources management – courses in English
Technology & creativity
- Information systems
One technical and design expertise to be chosen from 7 nano-certificates

Highlights
- Innovation challenge
- Internship (4 months)