Kedge Business School
As the largest business school in France and with ‘Triple Crown’ accreditation (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB), KEDGE Business School is a grande école and among the top 1% of business schools worldwide. Grande écoles are elite academic institutions, similar to Ivy League schools in the US, and Oxbridge in the UK.
With nearly 15,000 students, KEDGE was founded in 2013 from the merger of two business schools in Bordeaux and Marseille, and now has campuses in Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulon and Paris. Exchange students have the option to study in either Marseille or Bordeaux for their semester.
Essentials
Business (all majors)
Bordeaux campus - Private - support will be given to help students and there is lots of advice on the inbound exchange pages to help students secure accommodation.
Marseille campus – offered by KEDGE or private available – cannot guarantee all students will be housed on campus.
Semester dates
- Fall semester: August – December
- Spring semester: January – May
When to apply for exchange to Kedge Business School
- Fall semester – apply by the 1 December AUT deadline
- Spring semester – apply by the 1 July AUT deadline
Credit equivalence
7.5 ECTS = 15 AUT points
Full semester workload = 30 ECTS at Kedge = 60 AUT points
Language
KEDGE teaches in both English and French. For students wishing to take French taught courses, proof of a B2 level of French will be needed.
Specific subject requirements/restrictions
Due to having multiple campuses, the KEDGE exchange webpages and linked fact sheet have an academic overview section which showcases the programme information available for exchange students in Marseille and Bordeaux according to academic level.
Both bachelor's and master's degree level students need to check this to see what their options are for the different courses and ensure they are at the right level for them.