A graduate of the emlyon business school’s International MBA in 2019, Quentin Ankri, currently the Head of Project Management at Euronews, has forged a career spanning a wide range of positions, industries, and countries. He tells his professional story, and the impact that emlyon has made and continues to make in his professional life.

With a scientific and technological background, Dr. Souleymane Diallo, Product Manager at Toptica PHOTONICS, is keen not only to produce knowledge but also to apply it for the benefit of companies. He chose emlyon business school’s International MBA to help him to accomplish this, and he discusses his transition from hardcore engineering to hands-on work in the industry as a result of his degree.

International MBA Student Experience – Lyon Living & Expenses

We’ve heard from our three current International MBA students on what they enjoy about the city of Lyon itself, we thought we’d ask them a bit more about their living situations and their actual expenses during their 11-month program.
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Held in April, the Product Design elective saw groups of IMBA students working in teams on developing a complete product design sprint for development and deployment of a given product and accompanying service, under the expert eye of External Learning Facilitator Rémi Edart. Students Sanchali Pyne and Shrijit Mazumdar recount the challenges posed by this intensive learning process and the insight provided into the role of Product Manager.

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.

Despite the academic rigor of business school, you don’t need an undergraduate degree to study an Executive MBA. Here's why.