Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) also known as Grenoble EM or Grenoble School of Management, was founded in 1984 by the local chamber of commerce. Grenoble Ecole de Management is situated in Grenoble

Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

, France and incorporates the Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB)

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Grenoble Graduate School of Business is an educational institution within Grenoble Ecole de Management; it is internationally focussed, and is the English language division of the business school...

 (as its internationally focused educational branch), the École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) (the French branch that offers the traditional Grande École program), and the École de Management des Systèmes d'Information (EMSI) (specializing in Information Systems management). Grenoble EM hosts a talent pool of students from various nationalities and cultures.

Accreditations

Grenoble Ecole de Management is one of the few management schools worldwide being awarded the prestigious "Triple Crown"

Triple accreditation

Triple Accreditation is the accreditation awarded to 55 business schools worldwide by the three largest and most influential business school accreditation associations:...

 (accreditations by EQUIS

Equis

Equis may refer to:*European Quality Improvement System an international system of assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration run by the European Foundation for Management Development....

, AACSB, and AMBA

AMBA

- Given name :* Amba, the traditional first name given to the first daughter in the Cochin Royal Family, India* Amba , the eldest daughter of King of Kashi in the Hindu epic...

) which distinguishes leading international institutions in business education. The school's DBA program is one of eight Doctoral programs in the world to be accredited by AMBA

AMBA

- Given name :* Amba, the traditional first name given to the first daughter in the Cochin Royal Family, India* Amba , the eldest daughter of King of Kashi in the Hindu epic...

.

Programs

Grenoble Ecole de Management offers the traditional French Grande École program taught in the ESC, a Bachelor of International Business (BIB) and various undergraduate certificates. Including the renowned MBA, EMBA

EMBA

EMBA may refer to:*Executive Master of Business Administration degree*Eastern Marching Band Association...

, and MIB

MIB

MIB may refer to any of several concepts:* Master of International Business, a postgraduate business degree* Melayu Islam Beraja, the adopted national philosophy of Brunei* Motion induced blindness, a visual illusion in peripheral vision...

, the 13 Master's level programs - delivered in English or French - emphasize innovation, technology and intercultural management.

The Doctoral programs have been up and running since 1989 and are delivered in Europe/France (Grenoble), USA, China, Switzerland, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Abu Dhabi. The PhD program has been launched in 2009 and is offered in four majors (marketing, finance, strategy and innovation management, and organizational theory).

International Rankings

Financial Times:

Masters in management (2011): 9th (MIB)


Masters in Finance pre-experience (2011): 6th


European Business School Rankings (2010): 27th

The Economist


Full time MBA (2011): 63rd (Worldwide), 20th (Europe)

CNN Expansion


Full time MBA (2010): 50th (Worldwide)

FindyourMBA.com


Full time MBA (2010): 2nd in the "Rising Stars 2010" ranking

Pedagogy and Departments

Pedagogy at Grenoble Ecole de Management is organized by the academic research departments (Marketing, Management & Technology, Accounting, Law and Finance, Management and Behavior, Modern Languages & Foreign Cultures and Applied Learning) and is delivered through a mix of face-to-face lectures, excursions, projects, and e-learning - in either English or French language.

Research

Besides hosting a number of academic and applied research centers, GEM is part of various important national and international research initiatives such as MEDFORIST

MEDFORIST

MEDFORIST is a project aimed at implementing a Euro-Mediterranean network for sharing information systems and technology resources. Started in August 2002, MEDFORIST is a project of the Euro-Mediterranean Information Society , an initiative of the European Union, ultimately aimed at establishing a...

, GIANT, and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.