“I hadn’t even officially finished my MBA before I moved to Geneva to start at ISO. emlyon is very insistent that you start applying for jobs early. They have a whole team to help you launch your career. They’re very good at it and they’re always trying to improve, particularly in how they help internationals get their careers started." Class of 2017 - 2018

“When you think to go abroad and to pursue an MBA in an international school, you’re looking for as many international encounters as you can have, in order to maximize your network. At emlyon we had a lot of opportunities to go abroad on field trips and even work with international companies during our Entrepreneurial Leadership Project.” 

International MBA Class of 2017-2018

“One of the things that made emlyon stand out among top international business schools is that they really focus on entrepreneurship. They have their own incubation center in the school—you can actually go there and talk to people if you want to start [your] own business.” 

Class of 2017-2018

"I was working as a data analyst at a startup back in India, and I found that it’s really essential nowadays to actually equip yourself with all the business tools. That was my motivation because that is what is going to help fulfil my future aspirations - an MBA is essential to give you a broader picture. emlyon has helped me so much. I’m an Indian who studied in France who’s now working in Germany"

At fintech giant Wirecard, Veronica Melendez feels like she has found her dream job. It was something she’d set her mind on when enrolling in an MBA.

After a spectacular rise last year (up 19 ranks), emlyon business school’s International MBA has continued to advance, reaching 79th place. In France, it maintains its ranking as the country’s third best program of its type. "emlyon is amongst schools that see biggest improvement over 3 years", says the Financial Times.

The learning trip to Finland was a classic example of work hard and party harder. The cohort of IMBA 2020 not only fell in love with this small country, having its map in the form of a rabbit, but also with its people, culture and all the innovations it has to offer to the world.

Interview with Dr. Lauren Keating

Dr. Lauren Keating, Assistant Professor at emlyon business school, arrived in Lyon from Sydney, Australia in 2018. Since completing her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Management at UNSW Sydney, she has taught Organizational Behavior in the International MBA and MSc in Management programs, as well as Leadership Development for the European Triple Degree.

I never imagine myself surrounded by people of 31 different countries sharing experiences, knowledge, beliefs, feelings and of course, the willingness to learn from others and become the true meaning of international. Well, that is so far my experience as an International MBA student at emlyon business school.

Every year the International MBA cohort participate in a Hackathon which is designed to teach the participants to collaborate to create and deliver a quality product in a short amount of time. They work intensively on a particular problem over 2 days – this year the topic was to find an innovative service fitting the needs of poor elderly people in France, including a viable business model.