French
companies are employing increasing numbers of foreigners
in senior management, as they are aiming to internationalise
their management workforce. Recruiters and Employment
Consultants are becoming more and more international
and global.
At
an important time when globalisation has become
a reality, international recruitment is now an
unstoppable, vital force. France is inexorably
following the general trend initiated by most
of the industrialised countries. In keeping with
the tradition of pioneering education to meet
the demands of today’s society, the top level
international MBAs are designed to train future
international business leaders who can operate
with vision, innovation, organisation and collaboration
in a dynamic and changing global environment.
The top MBAs have been dedicated to providing
leadership, creativity and understanding in international
business education, and focus on the development
of key competencies and values for international
management, such as multicultural and entrepreneurial
spirit.
In France, most of the MBA participant
body represents a diverse and talented group of
professionals containing a wide range of ages,
disciplines and cultures. The participant to an
MBA in France follows an English-speaking programme
combined with a French culture in a multicultural
environment. In order to create real awareness
and understanding of the multicultural issues
facing global business managers, most MBA programmes
seek to provide an intercultural team ‘focus’,
with geographic dimensions. There is no dominant
culture in the most famous MBAs in France, but
rather a determinedly multicultural approach with
a well-balanced representation of different economical
zones, without the predominance of one over the
other. This is the reason that participants are
placed in culturally diverse teams for project
collaboration and problem-solving.
Most MBA programmes offer courses
on key business regions for more in-depth market
studies. In order to sharpen local market knowledge,
participants can also choose from study trips
or exchange programmes with reputable universities
around the world. Although the participants have
different needs and aspirations for professional
life, they share the learning philosophy for vision,
innovation, and collaboration. This multicultural
environment is reinforced by a multicultural core
of international faculty.
Aside from a roster of successful
international business professionals and entrepreneurs,
the majority of the teaching faculty is drawn
from prestigious universities all around the world.
Visiting faculty teach for short, intensive periods,
bringing the latest developments in their field
which is communicated through their culture and
teaching methodology. They come from famous universities
such as MIT, UC Berkeley, University of Southern
California, Oxford University, London Business
School, Imperial College, Todai University and
others.
Today, France is considered to be
the economic leader amongst the European Union
countries. Therefore, to do an MBA in France is
an excellent entrance gate to develop business
in France, or in any other European country.
So, if you have an international
mind, are open to a multicultural world, looking
for different approaches to acquire and develop
technical, personal and professional knowledge
in a multicultural environment; then you are the
ideal candidate to come and study for an MBA in
France.
Author
Prof. Michel Fender
Dean
ENPC MBA,
The ENPC School of International Management
Paris - France
Please visit: www.enpc.fr/mib |
