When Eric Bakan Koffi graduated from emlyon business school’s International MBA, it was on the back of an impressive CV working in the fields of sales and engineering within high voltage energy. In search of the business savviness needed to see the “big picture” of organizations, understand the key business drivers, and work in teams to produce profitable growth, he delayed his plan to take the IMBA for two very contrasting reasons – the global pandemic and his wife falling pregnant. Determined to take the plunge of leaving his family for a year and quitting his job for extra studies, he tells a tale of sacrifice and reward.
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International MBA graduate
Kurt Schröder
A self-confessed cricket nut who rubbed shoulders in his formative years with international athletes, Kurt Schröder was hell-bent on broadening his horizons by studying abroad. The plan ? To follow in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his close family. The circumstances? A Campus France application made without his knowledge that led to a highly fruitful learning experience at emlyon business school. He tells the tale of reviewing his sporting ambitions, uprooting from his native South Africa to France, and the work ethic that has made his entrepreneurial journey a growing success.
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The 2024-25 academic year will see the launch of the International MBA in part-time format, the full-time version having formed a part of emlyon business school’s program offer since 1972. Designed to enable young professionals to resume studies and boost their profile without having to put their career on hold, the program has been conferred full state-recognized Masters status. The Executive Director of the IMBA and a member of emlyon’s esteemed international faculty recount the motives behind offering this new option and the key selling points.