ESSCA Fall Semester
Broaden your horizons with a Fall Semester at ESSCA, hosted on one of our campuses in France, China, Hungary, Luxembourg or Spain.
Fall Semester: an immersive experience
Exclusively for students from ESSCA’s partner universities, the Fall Semester spans from September to December. You’ll have access to a broad spectrum of courses in management, finance, and marketing, all delivered in English.
Whether you choose to study in France, China, Hungary, Luxembourg or Spain each of our campuses offers a vibrant and enriching environment.
Here, you can not only gain academic knowledge and learn a new language, but also immerse yourself in new cultures, fostering a profound understanding of diverse lifestyles and traditions.
Undergraduate Programme
Earn up to 30 ECTS credits through a variety of programmes:
- The Business Fundamentals programme, available in Angers, Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, and Lyon
- The Management programme in Budapest, Luxembourg and Malaga
- The Finance programme in Luxembourg and Malaga
- The International Business programme in Shanghai
- The Marketing programme in Shanghai
Master’s Programmes
Depending on your current level of study, you have the opportunity to join the 4th or 5th year of our Masters in Management programme.
This programme is offered in both French and English across our campuses in Angers, Bordeaux, Budapest, Paris and Shanghai.
- 4th Year (Semester 7): Advanced Management Skills, taught in English.
- 5th Year (Semester 9): You can choose from a variety of majors in Finance, Marketing and Management. These majors, taught in English, include Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Banking and Financial Engineering, Digital Communication, International Business Strategy, Marketing & Customer Experience.
- We also offer a programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, taught in French.
Enrolment Process
The Fall Semester for 2025 is scheduled to run from 1 September to 20 December.
Exchange students need to be officially nominated by the international office of their home institution before 1 May, with the deadline for online application submissions being 15 May.
- Exchange students can contact exchange@essca.fr for more information.
- For non-exchange students seeking more information, we recommend reaching out to international.admissions@essca.fr.
Required Documents
The application should include a photograph, a copy of the student’s passport, and their most recent academic transcript.
For programmes taught in English, students who are non-native English speakers or whose home university’s primary language of instruction is not English, must provide a TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent.
Alternatively, they can provide an English language certificate attesting to a minimum proficiency level of B2, as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Exchange Programme
ESSCA Spring Semester
Explore new opportunities at one of our campuses in Angers, Paris, Budapest or Shanghai.
ESSCA Summer Programmes
Enjoy a stimulating European experience on one of our campuses, while earning ECTS credits.
ESSCA Winter Programmes
Participate in our Winter Programmes and explore new horizons.