| BEM Bordeaux Management School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | BEM, a new way of teaching responsible management |
| Type | Business School (École consulaire) |
| Director | Philip McLaughlin |
| Students | 2,700 (in 2010) |
| Location | Talence, Aquitaine, France |
| Website | http://www.bem.edu |
BEM - Bordeaux Management School is the legal name of a French Grande Ecole founded in 1874, managed and financed by Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce. The Master of Science in Management programme is also known as "Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux" or "ESC Bordeaux".
BEM is a member of the Chapitre de la Conference des Grandes Ecoles, which is the group of France's leading schools.
BEM is based in Talence near Bordeaux. BEM is a member of the "campus d'excellence (IDEX)", "Université de Bordeaux", an élite research group. In 2008, BEM opened new campuses in Dakar and Paris.
BEM Talents is the name of their alumni society.[1]
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JP Morgan, Société Générale, Auchan, Pricewaterhousecoopers, Procter & Gamble, Ernst & Young, L'Oréal, BNP Parisbas...[2]
BEM is a member of the PRES Université de Bordeaux which gathers Sciences Po Bordeaux, the National Magistrates School (ENM), Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux and most Bordeaux universities.
The Université de Bordeaux has been selected by the French government to become an IDEX campus, a "campus lauréat des initiatives d'excellence", which are going to be top-funded campuses in France. The aim of these "IDEX" is to compete with the best American universities.[3]
BEM Grande Ecole students can complete a double-degree from either an international partner university or from Bordeaux's Bar School. They also have the possibility to be awarded the "DSCG", the main French accountancy diploma.
BEM Grande Ecole Students have to complete a 6-month international experience through an internship or study abroad. They can study for a semester/year or a double-degree (MA, MSc or MBA) at a partner university, for instance at HEC Montréal, Mannheim Business School, Stockholm School of Economics, Nottingham Business School, Laval, Hong Kong University and the highly prestigious Swiss university of Saint-Gallen. Most of them are accredited (EQUIS, AACSB et AMBA) and are highly-ranked institutions.[4]
Former French Prime Minister Alain Juppé, who is the current Mayor of Bordeaux, has signed Bordeaux's Call for Responsible Management.
More than 30 clubs (sports, culture,...).[5] "AOC" is France's biggest student-run oenologic club. It organises visits to the greatest vineyards (Château Rothschild, Château d'Yquem,... ), wine-tasting sessions and the "Wine Rally".[6]
Bordeaux Management School has an active network of 20,000 members.[7]. According to the number of notable alumni, it is the eighth most powerful network in France among French business schools.[8]. Here are some of them.
The alumni section has been verified on the French version of Bem's wikipedia page.