ESSCA Fall Semester

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, or Hungary, 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 or Marketing Programme in Budapest.
• The Chinese Business and Language Programme in Shanghai (please note, places are limited).

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, Paris, and Budapest.

• 4th Year (Semester 7): Advanced Management Skills, taught in English.
• 5th Year (Semester 9): You can choose from a variety of majors depending on the campus. These majors, taught in English, include Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Banking and Financial Engineering, Sustainable Management, Digital Communication, International Business Strategy, Consumer Goods Marketing, Purchasing & Supply Chain.
• We also offer a programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, taught in French.

Principles of management

• Principles of management in Angers, Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux and Lyon.
• Management or Marketing in Budapest.
• Chinese Business and Language programme in Shanghai.
• Management or Finance in Malaga (please note, places are limited).
• Management semester in Luxembourg.

Enrolment Process

The Fall Semester for 2024 is scheduled to run from 2 September to 21 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. For non-exchange students seeking more information, we recommend reaching out to the School directly.

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.