GROUP ESC LILLE
This exchange program is sponsored by SDSU'S Graduate School of Business
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

ESC Lille School of Management Homepage
Lille is a dynamic Eurometropolitan area of more than 1,5 million inhabitants.
Language of instruction: French and English.

PROFILE: Lille is the 3rd largest French metropolitan area after Paris and Lyon. The student population is 150,000 with an additional 4,000 researchers, making it France's 3rd largest university city outside of Paris. 42% of the population is younger than 25 years of age, Lille is the leading textile center in France, and it's a region attracting the most foreign investment in France.

LOCALE: Lille is the best way of combining work and studies with the opportunity to live in a cultural and economic crossroads for Northern and Southern Europe and a hub of business activity, situated only 1 hour from Paris, 2 hours from London and 35 minutes from Brussels all by TGV high-speed train.

DIVISIONS: Undergraduate Programs in Economics and in Law are 2-year Programs preparing students for the General University Studies Diploma (DEUG) in Economics or in Law and simultaneously offer specific preparation courses for the national entrance examinations to French Graduate Schools of Management. This dual program is unique among French Schools of Management. The Graduate program: The Masters in Management (taught in French) has an education model which is based on two imperatives: a rigorous selection of applicants demonstrating recognized abilities and high ambition, and an educational program providing students with excellent individual preparation to meet the needs of companies; and The International Masters in Management The International Masters in Management (IMiM) trains global managers with highly developed international business skills. It is open to students who wish to graduate with a MIM degree with an international dimension. The IMiM is designed to provide managers with an understanding of the challenges and complexities of managing projects at an international level and to prepare them for international business careers. Courses are taught in English by native-speaking faculty, visiting business professionals and foreign professors from the partner universities of ESC Lille. The program includes lectures, case studies, projects, seminars and work placements both in France and abroad.

ACADEMIC NOTES : ESC Lille welcomes international students both through its more than 40 exchange Programs with its international university partners and through direct admission. International students at ESC Lille are fully registered and integrated into the campus life. They receive full student status allowing them to benefit from all student advantages at ESC Lille and in the City of Lille. Work successfully completed for credit at ESC Lille by exchange students is transferred back to the student's home institution for academic recognition. There are 1,400 students at undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.

ROOM AND BOARD: The Groupe ESC Lille maintains a list of available housing. Exchange students generally choose accommodation at the "Residence Courtrai" provided, of course, the application is made in due time. You can also make your own arrangements by getting in touch with the Estate Agencies.

EXCHANGE DATES: There are no special registration procedures for the international students within the framework of student exchanges with ESC Lille partner universities. Students interested in a study period at ESC Lille should contact the International coordinator at their home institution. The Exchange Program Coordinator will deal with the students' registration and send the required information and documents to ESC Lille.

UNIVERSITIES OF PARIS
These exchange programs are sponsored by the SDSU International Student Center.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

SDSU has its own semester program with the University of Paris through the Mision Interuniversitaire de Coordination des Echanges Franco Americains (MICEFA). This program is designed for students with advanced language skills who are prepared to study primarily within the regular curriculum of the cooperating branches of the University of Paris as well as in coursework designed for nonnative speakers. For further details about studying abroad at the MICEFA and courses available, please consult the CSU-IP website since as an SDSU Exchange student you will have access to these courses: Additional Information about Course Offerings .

GROUP ESC CLERMONT-FERRAND
This exchange program is sponsored by SDSU'S Graduate School of Business
Contact studyabroad@sdsu.edu at the International Student Center for more information

Groupe ESC Clermont Homepage
Clermont-Ferrand population: 300,000
Year exchanges only.
Language of instruction: French & English.

PROFILE: Clermont has 2 universities, 5 "Grandes Écoles", 35,000 students, and more than 1/10 person is a student. The one-year Specialized Masters Programs offered by the Groupe ESC Clermont are open to all individuals who possess a graduate degree and have a good working knowledge of French. These Programs offer students and professionals the opportunity to enhance their managerial effectiveness in four main fields of international business and management.

LOCALE: Clermont-Ferrand is the capital of Auvergne region; Auvergne is located in south central France. Along with its growing metropolitan area, Clermont-Ferrand is reaching out internationally.

DIVISIONS: International Project Management and Entrepreneurship at the Institute of Postgraduate Studies in International Management: the institute aims to create and develop the professionals who will manage and execute global projects through the management concepts and by recommending proper marketing, by financial and budgetary considerations, and within the ambit of strict judicial and financial rules and regulations; International Commerce and Trade at the Institute of Postgraduate Studies in International Commerce and Trade: the curriculum is divided into six core teaching modules International Marketing, European and International taxation and law, International Finance and Management Accounting for international companies, Human Resource Management and Intercultural Management, Business Development Strategy, and Practical Training and Internships including a business assignment abroad; Human Resource Management through the Masters in European Human Resource Management. The objective of the course is to impart the specialized training in logistics, production management and international transport management; Masters in Engineering and International Logistics in collaboration with the CUST, Graduate School of Engineering. All courses are taught in English.

ACADEMIC NOTES: The theories and techniques taught in the class room will have to be put into practice in two practical training: Entrepreneurship: The student will have to work in collaboration with an organization and prepare and suggest a new activity for the organization or to create a new enterprise. Internship or Creation/Revival of an organization: The students will have to do an internship on an international developmental project or work on creating a new organization or reviving an enterprise.

ROOM AND BOARD: As Clermont-Ferrand is a university town, accommodation can be found relatively easily. The Groupe ESC Clermont also maintains a list of available housing.

EXCHANGE DATES: late September or early October to June; Late September or early October to late January; February to June.

GROUP ESC MONTPELLIER
This exchange program is sponsored by SDSU International Business Program.
For more information, contact: ib@mail.sdsu.edu at the International Business Program OR
Contact studyabroad@sdsu.edu at the International Student Center for more information

Montpellier Population : 225,392
Semester* and Year exchanges
SDSU International Business Majors click here.

PROFILE: Montpellier ESC is a school of higher business management studies, and it carries the title "Graduate School of Management". It is also a member of the most famous national and international organizations. The Ecole Superieure de Commerce of Montpellier was founded in 1897. It delivers a 5-year higher education diploma certified by the Ministry for National Education, Research and Technology. To ensure that training matches market requirements, Montpellier ESC puts its educational focus on businesses. It is in relation with a network of 7,400 professionals whose constant contact with the realities of business constitutes a source of enhancement for training. Montpellier ESC has 114 university partners throughout the world, which enables it to offer its students the opportunity to spend one or two academic years abroad and obtain double diplomas.

LOCALE: Montpellier is a town a thousand years young with a community of 55,000 students (1 inhabitant in 4 is a student) and a large number of company directors, teachers, researchers and engineers. Outward looking and cosmopolitan, Montpellier has become a capital city of the South and combines with passion its economic development and cultural life. Montpellier ESC is located on a leafy campus of 6 hectares just 10 minutes from the town center.

DIVISIONS: Academic training and Business Training: Undergraduate: This program is divided into two parts: the teaching of strategic decision-making disciplines and a period of business focus Acquisition of knowledge and basic attitudes in commerce and management: Commerce and Management fields, General Accountancy, Cost Accountancy, Higher Accountancy, Financial Mathematics, Financial Diagnosis and Analysis, Law, Taxation, Political Science, Economics I, Introduction to management, Marketing I, Communication, Sales Techniques, Statistics, Operations Research, IT for management: European IT Driving License preparation, and English/Other languages. Graduate Program: Business focus and MBA: Auditing, International Wine Trade, Consultant in Integrated Software deployment - ERP Consultant, Management Control, Credit and Customer Cycle Management, Finance, Commercial Engineer in IT and Telecommunications Products and Services, International business, "Supply Chain Management" Logistics, Buying and Quality Management, Competition Skills and Development Management, Marketing, Banking, Consultancy, Negotiation in public et international fields, and Negotiation-Sales.

ACADEMIC NOTES: This program is open only to International Business Students. The Undergraduate and Graduate Programs combine academic teaching and professional experience where formal tuition alternates with business projects and practical work integrated into the curriculum. The mandatory transition from theory to practice is a major aspect of teaching at Montpellier SUP de CO, constituting an ongoing interactivity which helps the students to acquire professional attitudes.

ROOM AND BOARD: Most Montpellier ESC students are accommodated in one of the many student residences located near to the School. Present and future students of Montpellier ESC have access to a list of housing offers by private individuals or estate agents.

EXCHANGE DATES: October to February and March to June (Certificate Program, Fall only).