ICN Graduate Business School
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The ICN GBS (ICN Graduate Business School) is one of the leading business schools in France. It is one of the elite French Grandes Écoles.
ICN Graduate Business School was created in 1905 in Nancy.
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The ICN Business School, formerly the “Institut Commercial de Nancy”, was created in 1905, by the University of Nancy and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Meurthe-and-Moselle.
The ICN is a prominent member of the Chapter of Schools of Management from the French Conference of Graduate Schools, (Grandes Ecoles) and a member of the ECRICOME Group. Recognized as one of the leading French Graduate Business Schools, the ICN is also a member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, (AACSB)
In 1985, the ICN achieved a large degree of autonomy and independence under Article 33 of the Law on Education, and the school was granted its own Board of Governors. In 2001 and 2003 the French Government issued Ministerial Decrees recognizing the ICN as a Private School for Higher Education affiliated to the University of Nancy2.
The ICN Business School has 1,550 students studying on 8 graduate and 4 undergraduate programs. Its 57 full-time professors are complemented by a large pool of business professionals. These executives teach seminar courses using the latest business practices and technology. A number of courses are also taught each year by visiting professors from international partner universities.
The French System of Graduate Schools of Business (Grandes Ecoles de Commerce) Most French graduate schools of business, or (Grandes Ecoles), come under the supervision of the Chambers of Commerce. They train executives and senior managers in a selective environment for the commercial, industrial and service sectors of tomorrow, and award State-recognized degrees. Admission is via highly competitive examinations, both written and oral) after two years university level preparatory studies, or in the case of foreign students, by competitive examination after successfully completing 2 years of study at a foreign university or institute of higher education. The graduate schools of business enjoy close links with the business community and provide specific courses geared to the realities of the business world. They also provide special programs of study which are accessible after 2 to 4 years of higher education and recognized for their close identification with business and management practices.
The ICN is quite unique in France in that it is a Grande Ecole which also maintains affiliations to a University.
The ARTEM Alliance An alliance with the Ecole des Mines de Nancy, (School of Mining Engineering) and the Ecole Nationale Superieure d’art de Nancy, (National School of Art) has enabled the ICN to enrich its teaching resources and to enlarge the skill levels of its students by blending art, technology and management.
[[DEGREE PROGRAMS AT THE ICN]]
Graduate Programs (ICN Graduate Business School)
-ICN Master of Science of Management
-ICN Executive Masters of Business Administration
-Global Team MBA (in cooperation with the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Georgia USA and the Instituto Technologico de Buenos Aires in Argentina
-Euro-MBA (in cooperation with the University of the West of England in Bristol and the Fachhochschule Nurnberg, in Germany
-MIEX – Master of Small and Medium Enterprises in cooperation with the University of Bologna, Italy
-Master CCA - Accounting and Audit
-DESS (Marketing)
-Automotive MBA (2006 start)
Undergraduate Programs
-BBA
-Sup’Est
-IPM1
-IPM2
-Formacadre
CORPORATE RELATIONS The Internship office and First Employment Department helps to open the doors of local, national and international companies to ICN students. The Department provides the following services:
Communicate offers of placement and employment opportunities. The ICN receives more than 4,000 offers of training placements each year, and almost 1,000 offers of first employment. These offers are communicated to students via the schools internal internet Organize forums or job fairs at the school. Firms, recruiting agencies and audit companies pay regular visits to the ICN in order to recruit from among the students and recent graduates. These are known as “Forum Enterprise”. Career presentation days. Several days are organized each year to provide students with a broad base of information on a specific profession. Former students are invited to come and describe their jobs to students, indicating their career paths and prospects.
