IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises
The IAE Institut d’Administration des Entreprises of Aix-en-Provence, part of the Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III, is located in the south of France. It was the first public graduate business school established in France (1955), and the only public entity within the French university system to receive the European standard of excellence, EQUIS accreditation in 1999, fully renewed in 2002. In June 2004, the MBA Change and Technology received AMBA (Association of MBAs) accreditation.
Master of Science in Management
The IAE Aix offers numerous Master-degree programmes in management. Participants have the opportunity to choose from a general management or specialised curriculum. Programmes are typically two years in length, with some programmes accepting admission directly into the second year.
• Specialsations offered:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Information Technology
- Audit
- Service Management
- Communication Management
- Human Resource Management
MBA Change & Technology
« Change occurs. Let’s lead it ». 
The IAE Aix MBA Change & Technology is truly a unique one-year, general management MBA programme, conducted entirely in English. The programme combines two professional tracks (E-Business/E-transformation and Leading Change), around an innovative core programme.
The core is devoted to specific management skills and knowledge. Focusing on Change, it aims to develop the participant’s capacity of understanding and dealing with the organisational and individual processes of our fast changing world. Each professional track provides the foundations, tools and advanced practices to enhance managerial effectiveness in the participants’ respective fields.
Euro*MBA
The Euro*MBA is a modulated programme especially designed to enable participants to study while continuing their job. The 2-year part-time Euro*MBA offers a mixture of e-learning and residential weeks. The programme is run by a consortium of European institutions* and its multicultural roots run deep. Participants can combine their job responsibilities with a flexible educational programme that allows them to meet international challenges more effectively.
Visit also: www.euromba.org
*Consortium members:IAE Aix-en-Provence, Open Universiteit Nederland & GSIM-Universiteit Maastricht (The Netherlands), Akademie für Weiterbidung e.V./EuroStudy Centre North West Germany, Audencia Nantes EM (France), EADA Escuela de Alta Direccion y Administracion (Spain), plus two partners: University College Dublin (Ireland) & University of Jyvaäskyla (Finland).
Career Organisation and Alumni
The Career Services Centre offers individual consulting, placement services, CV & job hunting workshops and interview training with professionals, as well as on-campus recruitment. It works closely with the wide network of alumni spread all over France and overseas. The 8,000-alumni association is very active in promoting the image of the school throughout the world.
Accommodation and Financial Assistance
Studios are available for rent in a private student residence close to the school. Many other types of accommodation exist in close by Aix-en-Provence, a large university town (about 40 000 students).
The French Government offers scholarships (via local embassy) for outstanding foreign students. Most students have access to bank loans at reduced interest rates. Some may obtain grants from their home country.
Foreign Students Office
A dedicated office ensures international students' integration through various actions such as
personalised tutoring, administrative and academic support or organisation of special multicultural events.
