Clermont-Ferrand : 400 km due south of Paris

300 000 inhabitants, World headquarter of “Michelin”

ClermontClermont35,000 35,000 studentsstudents 2 universities2 universities66 “ “Grandes Ecoles” of Grandes Ecoles” of Engineering Engineering 1 “Grande Ecole” 1 “Grande Ecole” of Managementof Management

Groupe ESC Clermont

One of the leading French Management School

Member of the : Chapitre de la Conférence des Grandes

Ecoles International Association for Management

Education (USA) European Foundation for Management

Development In the AACSB Process …

Our “mission”

“Educate students and executives to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate, innovate, and make decisions in a rapidly changing global environment”

=> Emphasis is given on providing students with the opportunity to develop a broad, open-minded management perspective.

Corporate Partners

Longstanding relations with regional, national and international businesses :

Andersen Consulting; Auchan, Bacardi Martini, Balantines, Cap Gemini, Danone, Fiat, KPMG, Audit, Marks & Spencer, Michelin, Nestlé, Otis, Pechiney, Procter and Gamble, Rhone-Poulenc, Sommer Alibert, United Biscuit, Whirlpool,the main banks, …

International Academic Partners

62 universities throughout the world :

Europe : Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Great-Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal , Spain , Sweden,… Russia,… Asia : Turkey, Jordan, China , Japan … America : Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, Peru, USA, Venezuela … Australia, New Zealand,…

International opportunities

1 semester / 1 year study abroad Double diploma :

MBA (USA , Spain) EMBS (21 European universities) MSc in finance or marketing (GB , USA)

More than 400 foreign students studying in ESC Clermont each year

Study-Tours, Visio-conferencing, Visiting professors, etc.

Faculty

1 academic director + 2 program directors 32 full time professors 135 associated professors About 20 visiting professors per year 35 part-time professors in the “languages

and international cultures” department (15 nationalities)

6 Graduate teaching-assistants

Main programs of study

ESC Master in Management3 years program (for student having at

least a 2 years higher education degree)Compulsory : 6 to 12 month abroad Different specialisations : some examples 1. Banking2. Accounting3. International affairs

LLL programmes

Main programs of study

11 Masters (5 to 6 years higher education) 2 MSc in International Business development 2 MSc in International Project Management 1 MSc in Finance and Auditing 1 MSc in European Business 1 MSc in Customer Relation Organisation and

Management 2 MS in Net-Management 1 MS in Human Resources Management 1 MS in Supplier and Industrial Partnership

Management

Accreditations

For the MIM program Visa given by the French Ministry of

education for 5 years For all the postgraduate Masters

Accreditation given by the French “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles” for 3 years

« Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles »

For 4 professional Master degrees Titel “Export Manager” : level I

1 LLL programme Titel “Commercial Project Manager” level II

« Répertoire National des Certifications

Professionnelles »

Registration dossier with information about : The institution, its mission and programmes Quality process Quality and expertise of the faculty, member of the

“Conseil de perfectionnement” and jury (academic and professionals)

“Référentiel d’activités et de compétences” which lists all the activities and competence needed for a specific job

“Référentiel de certification” : Description of all the pedagogical activities on order to prove that the students are trained specially for this job

Assessment (all pedagogical activities) Process for the « Validation of prior learning outcomes » Results and employment of our alumni

Progress toward AACSB

International Accreditation

2002

May Formal decision by Management Committee to prepare for AACSB International accreditation.

June/Sept

Preparatory work on Precandidacy application.

2003

May Mentor : Robert Scherer, Dean Cleveland State University

September AACSB formally accepts ESC Clermont application to Pre-Accreditation

2004 : Progress toward AACSB International Accreditation

January Strategic Plan presented to Accreditation Task Force.

February AACSB formally accepts ESC Clermont’s Updated Accreditation Eligibility Application

July AACSB requests additional information for the AccreditationPlan.

September AACSB formally accepts ESC Clermont’s Accreditation Plan.

December AACSB accepts ESC Clermont’s Accreditation Plan and authorizes the school to prepare the Self Evaluation Report.

2005 : Progress toward AACSB International Accreditation

January AACSB appoints the following to the ESC Clermont Peer Review Team : Dean George Stevens - Chair Dean Betty Jo Licata – MemberDean Theodore Cummings - Member

May Self Evaluation Report submitted to the AACSB board

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November

Final Audit

See you in Clermont, in Mai 2006Next Meeting in Clermont ….