School Profiles
Founded in 1928, Reims Management School (France), EQUIS, AMBA accredited and AACSB eligible, is one of the top-ranked French "Grandes Ecoles", located in the famous Champagne region, 45 minutes from Paris with the TGV East. The School's twin campuses are home to 3600 students of whom 900 are from overseas. RMS has a strong network of 19500 alumni in 90 countries with chapters in 40 countries: www.rms-network.com. The School, known for the quality of its graduates, its 100 international partnerships and its record for innovation in educational programmes, is confirmed as a major player in management education in Europe.
The International MBA programme created in 1972, taught in English, is designed to be a fast track to global business management. In the 2006/2007 class, 65% of the students are from foreign countries and the average age is 30 years old.
The 1st semester (October-March): 14 core courses stress fundamental management concepts (finance, marketing, HR management, strategy, organisational behaviour, international business law & ethics, personal development …).
The 2nd semester (March-June) offers a large range of electives in France or abroad based on a system of free-choice curriculum with 4 optional concentrations: Finance, Marketing, Management, Wine & luxury management. Mandatory for all the students: the Business Plan can be completed by an optional internship. Part of courses are available with our partner universities: Nottingham University (UK), Escuela de Negocios Seville & Madrid (Spain), Tsinghua University (China) Egade Tec de Monterrey (Mexico), Florida International University and Fairleigh Dickinson University (USA).
From this year, the flexible course design allows IMBA participants to attend the second semester on a part-time basis: electives to be taken between March and December.
A career guidance services has been specially designed to assist MBA students in job hunting: public speaking seminars, personal coaching, meetings with companies and head hunters, conferences and corporate presentations, CV on international web MBA platforms, access to RMS alumni network (19 500 alumni: www.rms-network.com)...
Type of Course:
Accreditation: Equis, AMBA, AACSB eligible
Starting Dates:
Length of Course:
Application Deadlines:
International Students: 65%
Ratio of applicants to places: 1/2
Number of nationalities: 15
Men: 55%
Women: 45%
Age Range: From 25 to 35 years old
Average Age: 30 years old
Degree Background:
Length of work Experience:
University degree: Bachelor degree / Master
GMAT: 550
TOEFL: 213
Professional Experience:
References: 2 reference letters
Language fluency: courses in English
Application fees (resident): 110€
Tuition fees: 19.500 € (intake 2007/2008)
Estimate for accommodation/living costs,
insurance: 600 to 800 € / month
Address: 59 rue Pierre Taittinger
BP 302
51061 Reims Cedex
France
Telephone: +33 (0)3 26 77 47 47
Fax: +33 (0)3 26 77 47 26
Website: www.mba-rms.com
Dean: François BONVALET
MBA program director:
Hugues LEVECQ
MBA admissions director: Martine RICHARD
Head of MBA Admissions: Martine RICHARD
martine.richard(at)reims-ms.fr