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SKEMA Business School

Written by  Rachit Agrawal, MBA

Published on Tue, March 3, 2020 3:59 PM   Updated on Thu, July 22, 2021 11:14 AM   11 mins read

SKEMA is a global business school established in 2009 to train managers and leaders in the world who are ambitious to perform in a challenging environment and the economy. The school currently has 8,500 students, 160 research professors having seven campuses in Sophia Antipolis, Lille, and Paris in France and in China (Suzhou), Brazil (Belo Horizonte), South Africa (Cape Town), and the USA (Raleigh) across the world. 

In order to fulfill the objectives, the school follows academic and applied research, pedagogical innovation, and an international, multi-campus structure in order to contribute to their organizations’ sustainable development with the aspirants from all backgrounds who have strong potential and respect for the values of ethics and responsibility.

SKEMA has adopted close relations with the world’s finest universities and schools and developed partnerships for student exchanges, double degrees, and collaborative research. It has a strong alumni network of over 45000 alumni all over the world thereby building a strong network between the school and the corporate world.

SKEMA Business School, Paris

Amongst the various campuses of SKEMA worldwide, one campus is located in Paris, the city of lights. The campus, being located in Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, has a distance of a 10-minute metro ride from Champs-Elysées and 20 minutes from the Eiffel Tower.

The campus is situated at the heart of La Défense business district which is home to about 1500 companies from diverse sectors of business including banking, finance, insurance, IT, marketing, etc with more than 150000 employees in all the companies.

SKEMA Business School Ranking

SKEMA is a global business school established in 2009 to train managers and leaders in the world who are ambitious to perform in a challenging environment and the economy. In order to fulfill the objectives, the school follows academic and applied research, pedagogical innovation, and an international, multi-campus structure in order to contribute to their organizations’ sustainable development with the aspirants from all backgrounds who have strong potential and respect for the values of ethics and responsibility.

The SKEMA Business School has been ranked as:

  • Number 13th in the World University Rankings 2020 for Masters in Marketing.
  • Number 27th in the World University Rankings 2020 for Masters in Finance.
  • Number 30th in the World University Rankings 2020 for Masters in Management.

SKEMA Business School Fees

The fees structure for SKEMA Business School is as follows:

MSc in one year: €17,000

  • MSc Artificial Intelligence for Business Transformation: €25,000
  • MSc Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Design: €25,000
  • MSc Global Luxury and Management: €25,000 
  • MSc Luxury Hospitality & Innovation: €25,000  
  • MSc Financial Markets & Investments: €21,500 
  • MSc Luxury & Fashion Management: €19,000 

Two-year MSc: autumn 2020: €30,000 for the two years.

  • Two-year MSc with Artificial Intelligence for Business Transformation: €35,000
  • Two-year MSc with Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Design: €35,000
  • Two-year MSc with Global Luxury and Management: €35,000  
  • Two-year MSc with Luxury Hospitality & Innovation: €35,000 
  • Two-Year MSc with the academic diploma program in Technology, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Management: €45,000
  • Triple Master: €45,000

​Mastères spécialisés

The MS Manager de la Chaîne Logistique et Achats and the MS Managements des Projects et Programmes are €17 000 

All other MS programs are €15 000

SKEMA Business School Reviews

The overall reviews for SKEMA Business School have been outstanding and the school has been in the preferred list of many business aspirants. One of the anonymous reviews is given below by a student:

“Having joined SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis in the fall of 2014, I had variegated emotions as to how my coming two years in France would be. Much to my surprise, the people were very warm and helpful, annihilating all the myths of France being a rude nation. In my second semester I got the opportunity to work with Amadeus, an IT travel company thus I was introduced to the very amazing French working environment. After finishing half of the journey in my Masters, I am further exploring the possibilities of “What next?” Studying in France has been very educational in terms of intrapersonal growth, a growth that included love for traveling, food, hiking, and much more. Everything aside the best part of the country which I personally feel is that they’re very open to the concept of it’s never too late for anything. I started taking swimming lessons last week.”

SKEMA Business School Acceptance Rate

It should be noted that the acceptance rate at SKEMA Business School may vary by the diverse areas of academic background, degree, nationality, and many other criteria. A candidate can visit their official website and contact the school in order to fetch detailed information on the acceptance rate of SKEMA Business School.

SKEMA Business School MBA

SKEMA Business School offers a high-level executive MBA program specially designed for executives, directors, operational managers, and senior project managers who aspire to take a further step in higher education and modify their career growth in the field of management. It is to be noted that SKEMA has been ranked as number 61st in the best worldwide Executive Education by Forbes 2019. The program is for the duration of 18 or 24 months as a part-time course which generally starts from February or September. The executive MBA program by SKEMA is offered in six of its campus namely – Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Lille (France), Paris (France), Sophia Antipolis (France), Raleigh (USA), Shanghai (China).

For more information, visit https://www.skema.edu/programmes/executive-mba

SKEMA Business School MBA Fees

SKEMA Business School offers a high-level executive MBA program specially designed for executives, directors, operational managers, and senior project managers who aspire to take a further step in higher education and modify their career growth in the field of management. The program is for the duration of 18 or 24 months as a part-time course which generally starts from February or September. The total academic fees for the SKEMA Executive MBA program are around EUR 32,000.

SKEMA Business School Admission

Aspirants from all backgrounds and nations who have strong potential and respect for the values of ethics and responsibility can apply for the admissions in SKEMA Business School. 

There are two gateways for applying to SKEMA Business school:

In order to apply directly for SKEMA Business School, the following documents will be required:

  • Passport
  • Diploma or certificate of attendance if you have not yet graduated
  • University grades transcript
  • Written test scores (TAGE MAGE or GMAT or GRE or CAT)

In order to send your official GRE or GMAT score to SKEMA, you should use the following school codes:

GMAT: TQV-85-78

GRE: 8347 

  • One of the following English language proficiency test score reports: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, Cambridge English Proficiency, Cambridge English Advanced.
  • To send your TOEFL score to SKEMA, please use the following code: 8808
  • CV
  • Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional)
  • Application fee: €100

Once, the candidate is selected after the review of the files, he/she will have an interview with the school on the campus or through Skype.

In order to apply to at least two French Business Schools, you will have to apply through the International Admissions Service (SAI) website:

  • Application fee: €180

Once, the candidate is selected after the review of the files, he/she will have an interview in one of the 70 SAI examination centers in their country.

SKEMA Business School Admission Requirements

  1. In order to apply directly for SKEMA Business School, the following documents will be required:
  • Passport
  • Diploma or certificate of attendance if you have not yet graduated
  • University grades transcript
  • Written test scores (TAGE MAGE or GMAT or GRE or CAT)

In order to send your official GRE or GMAT score to SKEMA, you should use the following school codes:

GMAT: TQV-85-78

GRE: 8347 

  • One of the following English language proficiency test score reports: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, Cambridge English Proficiency, Cambridge English Advanced.
  • To send your TOEFL score to SKEMA, please use the following code: 8808
  • CV
  • Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional)
  • Application fee: €100

Once, the candidate is selected after the review of the files, he/she will have an interview with the school in the campus or through Skype. 

In order to apply to at least two French Business Schools, you will have to apply through the International Admissions Service (SAI) website:

  • Application fee: €180

Once, the candidate is selected after the review of the files, he/she will have an interview in one of the 70 SAI examination centers in their country.

SKEMA Business School Courses

SKEMA Business School offers a wide range of courses for the aspirants from all backgrounds who have strong potential and respect for the values of ethics and responsibility. A list of all the courses offered by the SKEMA Business School is given below:

Undergraduate programs

Global BBA

  • BBA in Global Management
  • BBA in International Business
  • BBA in Business Administration

Graduate programs

  • Master in Management (Grande Ecole program)

Postgraduate programs

  • Specialized Masters (MS)
  • Masters of Science

Executive education 

  • Executive Education: Our programs range from short modules (open programs) to encompass both concepts and tools as well as managerial expertise to longer programs (certificate and degrees).
  • Global Executive MBA

Doctoral programs and research training

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration
  • DBA in Project and Programme Management
  • Digital DBA

Summer school programs

  • Project Management
  • Finance & Banking

SKEMA Business School Campus

SKEMA currently has 8,500 students, 160 research professors having seven campuses in Sophia Antipolis, Lille, and Paris in France and in China (Suzhou), Brazil (Belo Horizonte), South Africa (Cape Town), and the USA (Raleigh) across the world. The campuses are situated in the technological parks and business centers which are home to about 1500 companies from diverse sectors of business including banking, finance, insurance, IT, marketing, etc with more than 150000 employees in all the companies.

All seven campuses provide the students with exposure to an excellent academic life along with real-world experience with industry professionals. The multi-campus structure of SKEMA offers the advantage of establishing a strong network between higher education and industry professionals and corporate leaders.

SKEMA Business School Alumni

SKEMA has adopted close relations with the world’s finest universities and schools and developed partnerships for student exchanges, double degrees, and collaborative research. It has a strong alumni network of over 45000 alumni all over the world thereby building a strong network between the school and the corporate world.

Some notable alumni of SKEMA Business School are:

  • Jean-Philippe Courtois – Executive Vice President and President, Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing and Operations
  • Louis Robert Paul Ducruet – son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet.
  • Alain Dinin – CEO of Nexity
  • Yannick Agnel – French swimmer
  • Mehdi Maizi – Algerian-French journalist
  • Géraldine Le Meur – French innovator and business executive
  • Loïc Bruni – professional downhill mountain biker
  • Jean-Claude Blanc – General manager and marketing executive of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and former CEO of Juventus Football Club
  • Michaël Youn – French actor
  • Jacques Le Foll – Chairperson of Speedy
  • Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco – Beninese former football player

SKEMA Business School Application Deadline

Aspirants from all backgrounds and nations who have strong potential and respect for the values of ethics and responsibility can apply for the admissions in SKEMA Business School. 

If you need a visa, the application deadline for admission in SKEMA Business School was June 2020 for all the students (mostly non-EU students).

SKEMA Business School Scholarship

SKEMA Business School offers a large number of French and international scholarships available for students going to study on SKEMA’s bachelor and master’s degree programs. The school offers scholarships for the following programs:

  • BBA in Global Management merit award (International students)

EUR 1,500 deductible from the tuition fee

  • BBA Sport Excellence award (French and International Students)

Sports scholarship of EUR 2,000

  • Master in Management, Grande Ecole program awards (International students)

EUR 2,800 deductible from the tuition fee

  • Masters of science excellence scholarships (international students)

Up to EUR 4,000

  • MSc Digital Business scholarship

EUR 5,400

FAQs

✅ What does SKEMA stand for?

The name SKEMA after the SKEMA Business school stands for School of Knowledge Economy and Management originated from the Greek word skhêma meaning shape.

✅ Is SKEMA RNCP certified?

Yes. All the master’s programs under SKEMA Business school are certified from RNCP which is a French national reference point within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). SKEMA is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center (GAC) from the Project Management Institute.

About the Author & Expert

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Rachit Agrawal

Author • MBA • 20 Years

Rachit believes in the power of education and has studied from the top institutes of IIIT Allahabad, IIM Calcutta, and Francois Rabelias in France. He has worked as Software Developer with Microsoft and Adobe. Post his MBA, he worked with the world's # 1 consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group across multiple geographies US, South-East Asia and Europe.

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