ESC ROUEN

The Rouen School of Management is, however, much more than a range of programmes and a catalogue of resources. Above all, it is a dynamic academic community, driven by its mission to educate and playing an active role in international professional networks. Aware as Rouen is that they are living in a world which is becoming more and more complex and uncertain, their vocation is to train managers for the long-term.

Rouen strength is a question of balance. Between their history, which has built their reputation, and the modernity of a recently formed group. Between their solid European identity and their openness to the world. Between their campus in Rouen and centre in Paris. Between teaching objectives concerned particularly with personal development and a cluster of research specialties whose goal is to advance knowledge in general to the benefit of businesses and organisations.

Mission

Capitalizing on its entrepreneurial origins and strong roots in the Normandy region, its strategic geographical position in Europe, and its close proximity to the dynamic Paris region, the mission of the Rouen School of Management aims at supporting people and organizations by:

• Transforming a rigorously-selected, diverse and high- potential student population into responsible leaders who are committed to continual improvement and lifelong learning, thanks to its undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate generalist or specialized management programs.

• Developing skills and competences of managers thanks to tailor-made seminars created in partnership with companies and qualifying degree programs.

• Expanding management knowledge thanks to research activities carried out by highly-committed Faculty and focused on strategically- defined areas of expertise.

Guided by the values of entrepreneurialism, ethics and excellence, the Rouen School of Management promotes a European vision of management which considers cultural diversity as an opportunity, negotiation as strength and sustainable development as a necessity.

A leading European Management School

Since its foundation, in 1871, the second business school to be created in France, ESC Rouen has had a clear mission:

“To train business leaders or directors of overseas agencies, consular agents capable of representing France in a suitable manner in its international trade relations."

Now, many decades later, the school’s horizon remains the same. Through its mission – to train high-level executives, with an entrepreneurial cast, operational and responsible, able to drive the development of businesses and organisations – the Rouen School of Management’s ambition is to be counted among the top European management schools.

A shared ambition and shared values

The strength of the Rouen School of Management comes not from its hard edge but from the consistency, the density and the dynamism of its project and of its teaching programmes. It is based on deeply-rooted, shared values, which are part of its genetic heritage.

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At the heart of a region whose face is turned to the sea, and which is open to the world, the school’s ambitions have always, since its creation, been directed outside the frontiers of France. The Rouen School of Management seeks to transmit values derived from its particular European situation: respect for cultural diversity, a sense of social cohesion, sustainable development, etc. Naturally, its vocation is to train European managers, but also executives of all countries, attracted by our economic, social and cultural environment

e as in excellence
Because it trains high level executives, the Rouen School of Management has a requirement for excellence in both education and training. Excellence is not one size fits all. It is plural. It is a moving force behind individual and group ambitions. Excellence is never fully acquired. It presupposes a constant questioning of one’s achievements.

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The Rouen School of Management promotes the spirit of enterprise in all its students and, in all its programmes, it encourages teaching methods involving project management but also in-business assignments, association activities. All sorts of initiatives whose aim is the development of a taste for risk-taking, of leadership qualities, of teamwork or of creativity are given high value.

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Ethics is the preconditions for the sustainable development of business. It is a token of social and environmental responsibility, permitting businesses to respond to their workers’ needs for cohesion and recognition in order to mobilise their skills. Ethics is a component of all the programmes and is the inspiration for the behaviour of all the players in the Rouen School of Management.
The Rouen School of Management is conscious of its social responsibility and leads many initiatives aiming at promoting equal opportunity access to higher education. It also participates to the EFMD’s “Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative” promoted by UNO within the Global Compact programme.

Accommodation in Rouen

The second biggest expense for students.
Rouen has many possibilities for accommodation in the centre of town.
The university halls of residence are on the Campus, rooms are allocated to the Rouen School of Management and let on request depending on resources.
90% of the students live in the centre of town (which 15 minutes from the campus, by car or bus).
You should reckon on a rent of around 200€ per month for 25m² (Rent rebate deducted).
This cost can be reduced in the second year : students often prefer the system of flat/house sharing.