BEM Management School explained

BEM Bordeaux Management School
Motto:BEM, a new way of teaching responsible management
Established:1874
Closed:2012
Type:Business school (école consulaire)
Location:Talence, Aquitaine, France[1]
Enrollment: (in 2010)
Affiliation:CGE, AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS
Coor:44.7962°N -0.6016°W

BEM - Bordeaux Management School was a French grande école founded in 1874,[2] which merged with Euromed to form KEDGE Business School in 2013.[3] It was managed and financed by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce.The Master of Science in Management programme was also known as "École Supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux" or "ESC Bordeaux".

BEM was a member of the Chapitre de la Conference des Grandes Écoles, which is the association of France's leading schools.

BEM was based in Talence near Bordeaux. BEM is a member of the "campus d'excellence (IDEX)", "Université de Bordeaux", an élite research federation. In 2008, BEM opened new campuses in Dakar and Paris.

BEM Talents is the name of the alumni society.[4]

History

Accreditations

BEM was a member of the Chapitre de la Conférence des Grandes Ecoles a and the United Nations Global Compact. It was scheduled by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS; now the EFMD Quality Improvement System, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). At the start of 2012, only 12 schools had this triple accreditation in France, and 57 in the world.[5]

Partnerships and joint degrees

Business partnerships

BEM had partnerships with JP Morgan, Société Générale, Auchan, Pricewaterhousecoopers, Procter & Gamble, Ernst & Young, L'Oréal and BNP Paribas.[6]

Academic Partnerships

BEM was a member of the PRES Université de Bordeaux which included Sciences Po Bordeaux, the National Magistrates School (ENM), Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux and most Bordeaux universities.

The Université de Bordeaux was selected by the French government to become an IDEX campus, a campus lauréat des initiatives d'excellence, intended to be the top-funded campuses in France with the aim of competing with the best American universities.[7]

BEM students could complete a joint degree with either an international partner university (see list before) or with Bordeaux's bar school. They also had the possibility of being awarded the "DSCG", the main French accountancy diploma.

International partner institutions as of 2011–12 were:[8]

Country Institution in partnership with BEM Bordeaux Accreditation
Universidad Belgrano - Buenos Aires
University of South Australia - Adelaide EQUIS
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Melbourne
University of La Trobe - Melbourne EPAS
University of Technology - Sydney AACSB
Karl-Franzens Universität - Graz
Wirtschafts Universität - Vienna EQUIS
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management EQUIS - AMBA
Universidad São Paulo
HEC - Montréal EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
Queens School of Business - Kingston EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
University of Laval - Québec AACSB - EQUIS
University of Manitoba - Winnipeg AACSB
University of Ottawa EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
Sauder Business School / U B C - Vancouver EQUIS - AACSB
Universidad de Chile - Santiago AMBA
Hong Kong Baptist University AACSB
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology EQUIS - AACSB
Huazhong University of Science & Technology - Wuhan
Macau University
Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
Tongji University - Shanghai AMBA
University Of International Business and Economics - Pekin
Wuhan University of Technology
Universidad Los Andes - Bogota EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
INCAE Business School - Alajuela EQUIS - AACSB
University of Aalborg - Aalborg
Copenhagen Business School EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
Estonian Business School - Tallinn
Aalto University School of Economic - Helsinki EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Hanken School of Economics - Helsinki EQUIS - AMBA
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management - Coblence/Vallendar EQUIS - AACSB
European Business School - Francfort EQUIS
PFH - Göttingen
Hamburg Universität
Mannheim Universität EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
Technische Universität München
Passau Universität
Cardiff University Business School
Oxford Brookes University AMBA - EPAS
University of Aston, Aston Business School EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
University of Essex
University of Hull EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield EPAS
University of Liverpool AMBA
University of Nottingham EQUIS - AMBA
University of Newcastle EQUIS - AMBA - EPAS
University of Sheffield EQUIS - AMBA
University of Staffordshire - Stafford
University of Strathclyde - Glasgow EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
University of Wales Newport
University of Winchester
Athens Laboratory of Business Administration - Athènes AMBA - EPAS
Athens University of Economics & Business - Athènes AMBA
Corvinus University of Budapest EPAS
Birla Institute of Management Technology - New Delhi
Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore EQUIS
Indian Institute of Management - Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management - Indore AMBA
Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode AMBA
Loyola Institute of Business Administration - Madras
SP Jain Management and Research Institute- Bombay AMBA
XLRI, School of Business and Human Resources - Jamshedpur
PPM Institute of Management - Jakarta
University College Dublin EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
Dublin City University AMBA - EPAS
Libero Institute Universita Cattanéo - Castellanza
University of Trieste - Trieste
Seconda Universita degli studi di Napoli, Naples
Seinan Gakuin University - Fukuoka
Koweit University, College of Business Administration AACSB
LebanonNotre Dame University - Beyrouth
Asian Institute of Medecine, Science and Technology, Bedong
École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion (ENCG), Settat
Instituto Technologico Autonomo de Mexico ITAM, Mexico EQUIS - AACSB
Tecnologico de Monterrey - Cuernavaca campus
Tecnologico de Monterrey - Estado de Mexico
Tecnologico de Monterrey - Guadalaraja campus
Tecnologico de Monterrey - Monterrey campus EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
Tecnologico de Monterrey - Ciudad de Mexico campus
Auckland University of Technology - Auckland AACSB
BI Norwegian School of Management - Oslo EQUIS
Grônigen University AACSB
Universidad del Pacifico - Lima AACSB - AMBA
Ateneo de Manila University - Manille
Warsaw School of Economics EPAS
ISCTE Business School - Lisbonne AMBA
Singapore Management University EQUIS - AACSB
University of Lubjana EQUIS - AACSB
University of Stellenbosch School - Cape Town EQUIS - AMBA
SungKyunKwan University - Séoul AACSB
Yonsei University - Seoul AACSB
Universidad Carlos III - Madrid
Universidad Pontifica Comillas - Madrid
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Madrid
Universidad Navarra - Pampelune
Universidad Salamanca
Universidad Deusto
Universidad Valladolid
Fundesem Business School, Alicante
Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) EPAS
Stockholm School of Economics EQUIS
University of Gothenburg EQUIS
University of Gotland
University of Lund EQUIS
University of Uppsala
University of St Gall EQUIS - AACSB
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur
College of Management Mahidol University - Bangkok
National Chengchi University, Taipei EQUIS - AACSB
Fujen Catholic University, College of Law & Management - Taipei AACSB
Koç University - Istanbul EQUIS
Universidad de Montevideo
Sonoma State University AACSB
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL AACSB
University of Clarkson - Potsdam, New-York AACSB
University of Louisville, KY AACSB
University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management - Minneapolis, MN AACSB
University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration - Knoxville, TN AACSB
University of San Diego - CA AACSB
University of Willamette, Atkinson Graduate School of Management - Salem, OR AACSB
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, WI AACSB
Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School of Management - Winstom Salem, NC AACSB
Wake Forest University, Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accounting - Winstom Salem, NC AACSB
Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA AACSB
Xavier University - Cincinnati, Ohio AACSB
IESA - Caracas AACSB - AMBA - EQUIS

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, EBS Business School, 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.[9]

Research

Former French Prime Minister Alain Juppé, who is the current Mayor of Bordeaux, has signed Bordeaux's Call for Responsible Management.

Student life

More than 30 clubs (sports, culture,...).[10] "AOC" is France's biggest student-run oenological club. It organises visits to the greatest vineyards (Château Rothschild, Château d'Yquem,...), wine-tasting sessions and the "Wine Rally".[11]

Development of KEDGE Business School

In the year 2013, BEM merged with EUROMED Management School to form KEDGE Business School. The merged institution has its central administration on the former BEM campus in Bordeaux.

Notable alumni

Bordeaux Management School had an active network of 20,000 alumni.[12] Measured by the number of notable alumni, it was the eighth most powerful network in France among French business schools.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KEDGE BS - Bordeaux. cci.fr.
  2. BEM Bordeaux Management School. Letudiant.fr. 2014-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329000130/http://www.letudiant.fr/fiches/etudes/fiche/bem-bordeaux-management-school-2.html. 2015-03-29. dead.
  3. News: BEM and Euromed in planned merger. Financial Times. 19 January 2012.
  4. Web site: ESC Bordeaux - Le plus flexible des Masters Grande Ecole . fr . Bem.edu . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006100829/http://www.bem.edu/Formations/Bac-5/Master-Grande-Ecole-de-Commerce-ESC-Bordeaux/Reseau-de-diplomes . 2011-10-06 . dead .
  5. http://www.edumaritime.com/europe/western-europe/france/bem-management-school-bordeaux Supply Chain Education at BEM
  6. Web site: BEM - Entreprises - Nos partenaires . fr . Bem.edu . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006100852/http://www.bem.edu/Profils/Entreprise/Nos-partenaires . 2011-10-06 . dead .
  7. News: Strasbourg, Paris sciences et lettres, Bordeaux, lauréats des initiatives d'excellence. Le Monde.fr. 4 July 2011.
  8. http://www.bem.edu/International/Partenariats-internationaux Partenariats internationaux
  9. Web site: BEM - International / Partenariats internationaux . fr . Bem.edu . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820153937/http://www.bem.edu/International/Partenariats-internationaux . 2011-08-20 . dead .
  10. Web site: BEM - Etudiant / Associations . fr . Bem.edu . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724081832/http://www.bem.edu/fr/Vivre-a-BEM/Associations . 2011-07-24 . dead .
  11. Web site: Hadrien Floch . AOC, l'association oenologique de BeM Bordeaux, premier club oenologique étudiant de France . Aoc-bem.com . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110210002447/http://aoc-bem.com/ . 2011-02-10 . dead .
  12. [:fr:Bordeaux école de management]
  13. Web site: Les anciens d'ESC progressent dans le Who's Who. 14 November 2011.