An International School of Management

Edito

The world has become a “global village” where economies are closely interrelated, political, social and cultural dimensions tightly interwoven or openly confrontational. This brings considerable opportunities but also greater complexity. One “must prepare for the future by seeing what others cannot (…and) have others follow your direction when there is no map”.(1)

Management Schools have to face these new challenges, responding to companies’ needs, by educating and training students and managers to be the “Responsible Business Entrepreneurs” for tomorrow’s world.

For ESC Rennes School of Business, it has led to the development of 2 main priorities: Internationalisation and Innovation.

Programmes taught in English by an international full-time faculty, students coming from all over the world through exchange agreements or as non-exchange students, international research cooperation, programme development with international partners and international faculty exchange: all of these are key features of our school of management. As a consequence, managing diversity and “Being International” are embedded in our organisational culture and are directly experienced by everyone on campus.

Building new knowledge useful to companies through research, offering high value executive programmes, developing innovative teaching approaches, giving students opportunities to get handson experience, using technology and multimedia resources make ESC Rennes a Business School of its own time and unique in France.

Dr Olivier Aptel

Dean - General Director

(1) Joel Arthur Baker

Vision

“to become one the most innovative and intercultural “Global Business Schools” in Europe”.

Mission

ESC Rennes School of Business prepares through education and research, innovative and responsible managers to perform in a global environment. Such managers are responsible pioneers shaped and sharpened by multicultural contexts. They are “Global Responsible Pioneers.’’

Code of Ethics

We, the leaders, academic staff, administrative staff and students of ESC Rennes School of Business, commit ourselves to act according to the following values and to be guided by mutual respect:

• We value integrity and live it by being open-minded, honest and hard-working.
• We respect diversity of cultural backgrounds and of individual characteristics.
• We value fairness, solidarity and team spirit.
• We practise tolerance and we support equitable treatment.
• We communicate respectfully with each other and with people outside the School.
• We provide an environment in which constructive opinions can be voiced and considered.
• We are transparent in our messages, activities and decisions.
• We take responsibility for our actions, for which we are accountable.
• We strive for excellence in our work, academic endeavour, teaching, research and management.
• We contribute to sustainable development by being innovative and entrepreneurial.

Key Figures

Students

• 2 802 students
• 1 725 students on the Grande Ecole Programme
• 468 international students
• 15 PhD students

Academic excellence

• 70 permanent faculty representing 25 nationalities
• 82% of faculty actively involved in research
• more than 105 research publications since 2006
• EPAS accreditation in April 2008 for 5 years (Programme Grande Ecole)
• Accreditation by the Open University
• The French Ministry of Education recognises the Grande Ecole Programme diploma as being of Masters level
• The European Commission has awarded ESC Rennes the Diploma Supplement Label.
• The ESC Rennes School of Business has been pronounced 'eligible' for both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation.

International dimension

• 85 main university partners
  
• 100% of students enrolled in the Grande Ecole Programme undertake a placement abroad
• 80% of international faculty born outside France, 25 nationalities
• 74 student nationalities
• 100% of courses in English at master level
• 72% of Grande Ecole Programme graduates are in jobs involving international business.

Professional insertion

• 4 942 alumni in France and abroad
• 2 500 work placement offers a year
• 1 500 job offers a year
• 12 month work placements on average (Grande Ecole Programme)
• 53% of students are offered a job before finishing their studies
• Average salary after 5 years' experience: 43 500 euros in France - 61 500 euros abroad
• Average salary after 10 years' experience: 63 400 euros in France -110 000 euros abroad

Resources

• 15 000 m² campus, open 24 hours a day, 6 days a week
• 20 offices for the micro-businesses
• 18 000 books and 200 magazines (50% in English) in the library
• 4 000 journals on line from the main international databases on Management
• 20 lecture theatres, from 50 to 400 places
• 70 classrooms
• 2 sports halls
• 1 multimedia centre
• 1 language laboratory
• 1 trading room

History

2008 - 2009

• Building expansion : + 5 000 m²

• A research centre for Technology and Innovation Management (C-Tim)

• Launching of the IBPM (International Bachelor Programme in Management)

• EPAS accreditation for 5 years (Programme Grande Ecole)
• Re-accreditation by the Open University

2007

• A research Centre for Responsible Business
• A five year developement strategy plan (2007 - 2011)

• Dr Olivier Aptel becomes Dean of ESC Rennes School of Business
• Mr Bernard Angot is the new President of ESC Rennes School of Business
• New strategic positioning: Group ESC Rennes becomes ESC Rennes School of Business

• Launching of new postgraduate programmes: the Master of Science (MSc.)

• Building expansion (10 000 m²) and deployment of the multimedia platform

• 10th anniversary of the school
• Re-accreditation by the Open University

• Setting up of a 5-year development plan

• Joins the Chapter of Management Schools and the Conference of the Grandes Ecoles
• 1st French business school to obtain the ISO 9001 label certified by the AFAQ (French Association for the Certification of Quality Assurance)
• Becomes member of the AACSB (American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business)

• Becomes member of the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development)

• Accreditation by the British Open University. ESC Rennes is authorised to award Anglo-Saxon qualifications: Master of Arts in International Business (MAIB) , Master in Business Administration (MBA), MPhil and PhD

• Foundation of the school

Management

Dr. Olivier APTEL Dean and General Director
Dr. Philippe RIVET Vice-Dean for Education							Dr. Michel Delorme Vice-Dean for Knowledge Development and Research
Dr. Carole Bonanni Associate Dean for Faculty							Dr. Jean-Michel Viola Director Corporate and Community Services
Frédéric DANSETTE Director, Company Relations							Thierry Verstraete Institutional projects manager
Laurence LAMBERT Director, International Relations							Andrea STEPHAN-BLONDEL Director, Communication
Karine LONCLE Director, Human Resources							Nathalie BARON Director, Finance and General Services
Dr. Mounir Kehal Strategic Planning Manager and Accreditations							Dr. Cathy RACAULT Director, Development
Dr. Hans Borgmann Director DBA Programme