The school was created in 1872 and it is the fourth Business school in France created after ESCP Europe, École supérieure de commerce de Rouen and École de management de Normandie. The first name of the school was ESCAE Lyon, then École supérieure de commerce de Lyon , then changed to EM Lyon in 1997, for the 125th anniversary of the school. The final name, emlyon business school, was chosen in 2005. In 2007, the Shanghai campus was opened. In 2015, the opening of a new campus in Casablanca & launch of a worldwide partnership with IBM At the end of March 2016, emlyon business school and Grenoble School of Management announced their alliance, the Alliance Lyon Grenoble Business School, centered on innovation, entrepreneurship, growth, and new business.
Campuses
EM Lyon Business School is organized in six campuses in the Urban Community of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Shanghai, Casablanca, Bhubaneswar, and Paris. For many years, emlyon has developed partnerships with Chinese universities. A "Master en Administration des Affaires de Canton" in collaboration with the "Université Lyon-III" and the Lingnan College was launched in 1997. It is a fully French speaking Master, which has been awarded in 2004 by the Chinese Ministry of Education. EMLYON opened an office in Shanghai in 2000 and a new campus in September 2007 within the campus of the East China Normal University. The Casablanca campus was inaugurated in 2015. In 2016, emlyon opened its latest campus in Paris. In 2018, emlyon opened a campus in India with Xavier University.
International Rankings
In 2018, Times Higher Education ranked emlyon in the 34th position of its Global University Employability Ranking, being placed for the third consecutive year in the top 50 in the world and second place in France.
Master of Business Administration The MBA is an intensive a full-time one-year programme with a September intake. The MBA is taught fully in English and welcomes participants with an average of 7 years of work experience, 70% of whom are from a country other than France. The program also offers international exchanges with global partners, including IAE Business School, Queen's School of Business, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Keio University and Politecnico di Milano. Executive Master in Business Administration The EMBA is a program for executives and managers with an average age of 15 years of work experience. The program has a 20 month and 10 month fast track option. The Executive MBA is a multi-site program offered in Lyon, Paris and Casablanca. Specialized Programs
emlyon business school hosts the student association the Petit Paumé, which is the second-largest student association in France in terms of financial means. emlyon business school also hosts an event called "Le défi de Bacchus", which is the biggest wine-testing competition in Europe, gathering students and professionals. A competition well known for the degustation of French "grands crus" such as Château d'Yquem and because the restaurants where this event takes place are always Michelin starred.
Alumni association
The alumni association is EMLYON FOREVER and counts 32 000+ alumni in 130 countries.
