GSEM UrFU begins cooperation with the leading business school in France

11:14, February 27, 2018

GSEM UrFU and KEDGE Business School signed a cooperation agreement

On January 31, the Director of Graduate School of Economics and Management, Dmitry Tolmachev, visited the campus of KEDGE Business School in Marseilles (France) to conduct a series of business meetings and discuss further cooperation.

Within the framework of the visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Graduate School of Economics and Management of Ural Federal University and KEDGE Business School. The agreement is aimed at developing such areas of cooperation as academic exchange of students and faculty and joint research. The General Director of KEDGE Business School, José Milano, and Dmitry Tolmachev also discussed development of a dual degree programme at the bachelor level.

KEDGE Business School is one of the top 5 business schools in France and ranked 40th in the ranking of the leading European Business Schools according to the Financial Times. KEDGE Business School has a «triple crown» of the most prestigious accreditations in the field of business education (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS). The French business school has six campuses in Europe and two in Asia, where comprehensive management and economics training is offered for bachelor's and master’s programmes. The Business School pays great attention to the internationalization of education and cooperates with more than 270 academic partners around the world.