emlyon business school, a top 10 business school in Europe, and Strate, one of the most renown schools of design in France, joined forces to create their Double Master's Degree. The agreement to create this new Double Degree was signed off on Monday February 19th, by Isabelle HUAULT, Executive President and Dean of emlyon business school and by Guillaume Lom Puech, Director General of Strate École de Design.

Of the 59 double degree options currently available to emlyon business school students, no fewer than 53 are offered as part of the Master in Management – Grande Ecole program. Depending upon their specialization of choice, students can take part of their studies in one of 19 international partner schools present in 8 countries across 3 continents. Florencio Travesio (Associate Dean, International Relations), Lionel Sitz (Associate Dean, Master in Management – Grande Ecole program) and current student Rongshuai Wan (HEC Montréal explain the strategic, educational and professional benefits of such an opportunity.

When Hemly Koffi took the carefully considered option to put her career on temporary hold after 3 years of professional experience to take the emlyon MSc in Supply Chain & Purchase Management, it was with a clear, long-term goal in mind. She recounts the intensive learning experience she enjoyed over the course of 18 months and the benefits she has reaped since.

Back in December, all MSc in Digital Marketing & Data Science students flew over to the US and settled for a busy week in Boston. This learning trip was a unique opportunity to discover how and why Boston remains a privileged spot to innovate and create value. It was also an opportunity to grasp the impact of the economic environment on business practices. And last but not least, it was a way for students to start developing their international professional network.
Yousra and Xiaojun, both students and current “embassadors” of the program, take us through this unique experience!

For Christopher Rehfus – a german student – a return to France to continue studying made perfect sense, following a highly successful Erasmus semester spent in Lyon and prior internship experience. He explains why he chose emlyon business school, the MSc in International Marketing & Business Development, and why conditions at the school are so conducive to learning and integrating smoothly into life on campus.