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Top-ranking French business schools
“Here in France, and at HEC, we know how to teach management to students who don’t have any work experience, and we advertise that ‘know-how’.”
Hervé Crès, associate dean of HEC, puts his school’s performance in the Financial Times rankings, and the performance of his fellow French counterparts, down to what he refers to as France’s ‘know-how’ attitude to teaching management. “Here in France, and at HEC, we know how to teach management to students who don’t have any work experience, and we advertise that ‘know-how’.”
Recipe for success
With a combination of international accreditation, world-renowned researchers and faculty, and an impressive network of alumni, it seems the French business schools have the recipe for success. By studying a Masters in Management from one of France’s top business schools, students gain a recognized qualification, a significant salary three years after graduation and already have contacts in some of Europe’s most successful companies.
If the last three years are anything to go by, France is well and truly in the lead when it comes to offering top ranking Masters in Management programs. The challenge for other countries is to train harder to beat them at their own game.
This article has been updated with results from the 2008 Financial Times rankings of Masters in Management. It replaces the article that appears in the 2009 Top Grad School Guide.
