The strategic partnership between KEDGE business school and GSEM UrFU is replenished with new success stories

15:52, July 26, 2022

Students of the double degree program received a bachelor's degree international economics

The day before, a meeting of the Council on awarding a bachelor's degree to graduates of the double degree programme with the KEDGE business school was held on the basis of an excellent defense of diplomas at UrFU.

Parting words in English and French were delivered by Dmitry Tolmachev, GSSEM Director, Zhanna Belyaeva, Head of the programme, Ekaterina Demchenko, Director of GSEM International Affairs Office, Alexander Ishukov, Assistant programme director, Yana Lopatkova, Assistant for Corporate Projects of the Program and Valeria Nikonenko, Manager of GSEM International Affairs Office.

Colleagues from BS KEDGE Camille Saubiette and Virginie Merik also joined in the congratulations and noted the high level of knowledge that students received in the jointly implemented programmme, noting the value of cooperation.

French students Thomas Legrand, Anna Gastal, Violette Duhamel, Baptiste Davesn and Inès Bajar thanked for the hospitality at the university, exciting classes, thanked the scientific supervisors of the thesis for professional recommendations and advice, and also added:

“This experience has been very enriching in every way, it has helped us grow, mature and learn more about the global economy and Russia. This is an experience that has created a wonderful friendship between us, so that we did not know each other until the beginning of this adventure in February 2020. Everything that we have learned during these four years of bachelor’s studies has allowed each of us to find our own professional path.”

The partnership with the KEDGE business school on the double degree diploma program has been implemented since 2018. The first release took place in 2020. Last spring semester, a new generation of students of  International Economics and Business successfully passed the interview for the KEDGE business school and are ready to start their studies in a cozy campus in the city of Marseille.

It is worth noting that this year a new direction was opened for the double degree diploma with Germany. Gonzalo Sosa, one of the first from “International Economics and Business” went to study under the double degree program with the business school of the University of Pforzheim. He especially notes interesting courses and the opportunity to practice in an international company and learn Deutsche.

Also over the past semester, students of the International Economics and Business program completed academic internships in Germany, Bulgaria, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, the Czech Republic and France.