Lille Catholic University
Lille Catholic University joins together 6 Faculties, 20 Business and Engineering schools, Learning Institutes, 33 research teams, a university hospital with 700 beds and a physiotherapy unit. All the above institutions share the same educational philosophy, bringing together excellence, human values, performance and solidarity. They make their services available to everybody in order to make a contribution to progress, both economically and socially.

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Mission and Values

The mission of IESEG is to prepare complete and international managers who initiate change, and to contribute to the development of responsible, innovative and enlightened organizations.

The values of the School are epitomised in the following acronym: "R A R E": Respect, Ambition, Rigor, Responsibility, "Esprit de corps" (team spirit) which reflects team spirit, commitment, a sense of solidarity and conviviality. No one can perform and fulfill his/her potential alone. Both in companies and in life today "Esprit de corps" is very important for anyone.These values are really shared by the whole IESEG community (students, professors, and staff) and are significant benchmarks in the life of the School.

IESEG was the first business school in France to have a 5 year post- baccalauréat cursus: a 3 year Bachelor programme covering the fundamentals of management followed by a 2 year MSc programme in which the students deepen their management knowledge and choose a specialisation. In the Masters programme IESEG has 8 fields of specialisation: Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management of Information Systems, Operations Management, Audit-Control, International Negotiation and General Management.

The diploma approved by the French Ministry of Education has also been awarded the "grade de Master".

The students wanting to enter the school have to pass a competitive entrance exam which is part of the "ACCES" group of exams.

IESEG is a member of the "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles", (EFMD European Foundation for Management Development) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), that recognise the quality and excellence of the school.

With an international mind set, IESEG is the first school to offer all the courses on the Masters programme in English. 75% of the permanent academic staff come from a non-french background. All the courses are now given in English in the 3rd year. There are over 200 management courses offered in English. IESEG has a network of 150 partner universities in 43 countries. 80% of IESEG students take part in our student exchange programme at these universities.

Ieseg is part of the Catholic University of Lille, which by the organisation, size, infrastructure, resources and quality is very similar to that of some famous British universities. As well as the Vauban University library that owns 55.000 books and a subscription to over 600 journals and magazines, it houses the Digital network library ( Bibliothèque Numérique en Reseau). It gives students the opportunity of having access to documents via the internet.Being a member of the University also allows IESEG students to have access to lots of other resources: academic exchanges, the cafeteria and university restaurants, halls of residence, the sports centre, medical centre etc.. With over 100.000 students, Lille is the 2nd largest university city in France.

Established in Lille in 1964 and member of the "Conférence des Grandes Écoles", Ieseg is now one of the top 10 business school in France.
IESEG's mission is to train and prepare future executives and leaders in the corporate world both nationally and internationally, create actors of change in a professional environment that is constantly changing and improving.
IESEG has a total of 1700 students on both the Lille and Paris campuses.
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