Study the Grande Ecole Programme

The PGE at ESSCA is a comprehensive 5-year program that provides holistic management perspectives. It prepares you to become a highly sought-after and appealing employee upon graduation

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The programme at a glance

Next intake

September 2025

Duration

5 years

Tuition fees

14 500€ per year

Location

Angers, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris, Strasbourg (France), Shanghai (China), Malaga (Spain), Budapest (Hungary), Luxembourg

Language of instruction

English

Our integrated Grande École programme offers high school graduates a transformative 5-year learning journey, equipping you with robust management skills and specialized expertise. This program prepares you to excel in your career by fostering key qualities such as confidence, autonomy, team spirit, openness, and creativity.

As a graduate of ESSCA, a triple award-accredited international business school ranked No. 1 in France in 2024 (Le Parisien ranking), you will be highly sought-after in the job market, ready to take on leadership roles and drive innovation in your chosen field.”

Key figures

1%

of schools triple accredited by the 3 most prestigious international labels: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS

#1

Business School in France (Le Parisien, 2024)

20th

World Top 100: ranked 20th in the world for ESG and net zero teaching (Financial Times Master in Management Rankings 2023)

54th

World Top 100: ranked 54th in the world for Management Studies (Financial Times Master in Management Rankings 2023)

Creating futures
Creating futures

WHY CHOOSE ESSCA ?

  • The PGE prepares you for success in the job market
  • Immerse yourself in an international degree taught in English Internships
  • Expand your horizons with semesters abroad at another ESSCA campus or one of our 250 partner universities in 56 countries, and earn a double diploma
  • Select a specialization in Finance, Strategy, or Marketing

ESSCA offers the opportunity to study in 10 campuses in France, Hungary, China, Luxembourg, and Spain.

ESSCA was the perfect choice of school for me. Triple-accredited and internationally renowned, the school offers international students the choice of pursuing a career either in France, or in their own country. The programme gave me the opportunity to carry out a business internship and an academic semester abroad, which was extremely valuable for putting theories into practice, and allowed me to significantly improve my English language skills. For all these reasons, I highly recommend ESSCA as a great place for learning, growing and trying out new experiences before jumping into the job market equipped with the real-world skills required by business.
Creating futures
Creating futures
Student in Lyon campus

Acquire the fundamentals of management and open up to the world

During this first cycle, you will learn the fundamentals of business management and discover the world of business through work placements, seminars and conferences.

Humanities courses open the door to disciplines that enrich general culture and feed students’ curiosity.

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