Grenoble Graduate School of Business
GGSB is the international school of Grenoble Ecole de Management, which was established in 1984 by Grenoble’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This year the graduate school counts 120 nationalities.
Grenoble Ecole de Management is one of only a few business schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation crown:
AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business),
EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System),
AMBA (Association of MBAs) for its MBA and MIB programs.
Based in Grenoble, the French capital of the Alps and of innovation, Grenoble Ecole de Management has developed a unique expertise in Technology Management and Innovation. With this specificity, the school has become a major player in academic research, thanks to its research poles and institutes.
Because of its key role not only in companies' development but for society at large, Management, Technology and Innovation is at the heart of Grenoble Ecole de Management's degree programs, executive education and applied research programs. With one goal: allowing tomorrow's managers to master the challenges of Management of Technology to better integrate it into business' strategic objectives and create value through technology.
A few key figures :
• 10 sites abroad: China (DBA), Liban (DBA), Malta (MBA), Morocco (Formagest, MS in Purchasing, MS in Business Intelligence Management, MSc in Services Management), Russia (MBA), Saudi Arabia (MIB, DBA), Singapore (MIB), Switzerland (DBA), UK - London (MBA, MIB, MSc in Finance) and USA (DBA).
• 159 partner institutions (alliances, student and faculty exchange, research...)
• 2000 international students
• 96 different nationalities in Grenoble, 120 in the group.
Ranking
The Financial Times
Master in International Business (October 2009)
Ranked 7th in the Financial Times Global Masters ranking.
Including 5th in the “Best in Marketing” category; 6th in the “Best in International Business” category and 10th in the “Top weighted salaries” category.
Full Time MBA (January 2009)
Ranked 87th worldwide and 25th in Europe in the Financial Times Global MBA ranking.
Grenoble Graduate School of Business (December 2009)
Ranked 19th in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking.
Open Executive Education programmes (May 2009)
Ranked 24th best Open Executive Education programmes in Europe in the Executive Education 2009 ranking
Customized Executive Education programmes (May 2008)
Ranked 61st best Customized Executive Education programmes in the world in the Executive Education 2008 ranking
26th best in Europe
Including 24th best for customized executive education overseas programmes.
Part-time MBA (October 2007)
Ranked 7th in the world in the “Top for international resident students” category in the Financial Times EMBA 2007 rankings.
CNN Expansion Magazine (Mexico)
In their 2010 ranking for ‘Best Global MBAs for Mexicans’, Expansión Magazine (CNN) has ranked GGSB’s full-time MBA 50th worldwide (February 2010)
América Economia
MBA ranked 39th in the world - see results (August 2008)
Which MBA Guide (published by The Economist)
Grenoble Graduate School of Business’ s MBA ranked 81st best MBA programme in the world and 31st best programme in Europe (October 2009)
BusinessWeek Online
Grenoble Graduate School of Business’s Full-Time MBA in ‘also considered for ranking’ in latest biennial BusinessWeek survey (November 2008)
Grenoble Graduate School of Business’s part-time MBA and Full-Time MBA appear in BusinessWeek Online’s latest survey (November 2008)
The Aspen Institute - Beyond Grey Pinstripes
Grenoble Graduate School of Business has been recognised by The Aspen Institute in the 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, for the many ways the school has been integrating social, environmental and ethical thinking into its MBA curriculum (October 2009).
FindyourMBA.com
GGSB’s full-time MBA has been ranked first in the new “Rising Stars” ranking by FindyourMBA.com (November 2009)
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French Rankings (ESC Grenoble)
Le Nouvel Observateur Etudiant
6th place in the 2009 French Business Schools ranking - March 2009
Le Point
7th place in the 2010 French Business Schools ranking - February 2010
Including: - 3rd best school in Entrepreneurship; 2nd best school in Marketing; 6th best school in Finance; 3rd best school internationally; and 3rd best school in Research.
L’Express
7th place in the 2010 French Business Schools ranking - November 2009
Le Figaro Etudiant
7th place in the 2009 French Business Schools ranking - November 2009
L’Etudiant
7th place in the 2010 French Business Schools ranking - November 2009
Challenges
7th place in the 2009 French Business Schools ranking - December 2009
Accreditation
AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA
