Grenoble Ecole de Management

PROGRAM BASICS

Part-Time MBA

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

12 rue Pierre Sémard
BP 127
Grenoble ,

Program Web site:

http://www.ggsb.com/mba

  Status:

Other Institution

E-mail:

admissions@ggsb.com

Part-time enrollment (2009-10):

111

Times offered:

Occasional week-long sessions

Semesters offered:

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program:

100  %

Part-time MBAs graduating since program began:

688

Average months to complete program:

24

Maximum months permitted to complete program:

36

  Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program?

Yes

  If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program?

Yes

Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

Resident: $  35,254
Non-Resident: $  35,254

Explain:

Attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Association of MBAs (AMBA)

EQUIS

Other

Conférence des GE; Grade Master Visa, ISO 9001v2000

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 2,490
Full-Time MBA: 88
Part-time MBA: 111
PhD Program: 5

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

2,633

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Finance

Master of Human Resources

Master of international Management/Business

Master of Marketing

Master of Technology

Other graduate degree programs:

MSc in Business Development; Manager des Systèmes d'Information; Mastère spécialisé – Management Technologique et Innovation; Mastère spécialisé – SI et Management; Mastère spécialisé – Management de projets décisionnels; Mastère spécialisé – Management de la Fonction Achats; Mastère spécialisé – Entrepreneurs; Mastère spécialisé – Management des Entreprises de Biotechnologies; Mastère spécialisé – Management des Activités de Services

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

Total applications, most recent entering class:

352

Applications accepted, most recent entering class:

31  %

Admitted students enrolled:

72  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

0

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

0

  Applicant interviews are:

Required

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  Rolling admissions?

Yes

  GMAT required?

No

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?

N/A

Middle 80% GMAT:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

  Is proficiency in English required?

Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other

TOEIC; Cambridge Test

Minimum paper-based TOEFL:

587

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  GMAT Score:

Considered

  Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

  Application Essays:

Very Important

  Interviews:

Important

  Recommendations:

Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

CLASS PROFILE

Female students:

29  %

International students:

41  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

N/A

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:

156

      Median:

156

      Middle 80% range:

        From:  48
        To:  240

      One year or less:

0  %

Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
      Mean:

$  83,995

      Median:

$  79,255

      Middle 80% range:

        From: $ 25,335
        To: $ 131,261

Mean base salary, 2008 grads, six months after graduation:

$  109,396

Mean entering student age:

32

Median entering student age:

32

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 9  %
Finance/Accounting: 21  %
General Management: 7  %
Human Resources: 14  %
Marketing/Sales: 20  %
Management Information Systems: 7  %
Operations/Production: 12  %
Other: 10  %

Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 16  %
Consumer Products: 6  %
Financial Services: 14  %
Government: 3  %
Manufacturing: 9  %
Media/Entertainment: 4  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 5  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 15  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 16  %
Other: 7  %

FINANCIAL AID

  Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10:

80  %

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

Institutional Scholarships: 10  %
Assistantships: 0  %
Loans (private and government): 90  %

Mean financial aid package:

$  18,960

Median financial aid package:

$  16,043

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?

A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:

3

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

Unique scholarship application

  Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

502

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 75
Non-Tenured: 42

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 412

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 35
Non-Tenured: 142

Minority Faculty:

N/A

International Faculty:

Tenured: 32
Non-Tenured: 141

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 64
Non-Tenured: 56

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

20  %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

20  %

STUDENT LIFE

Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

Business Ethics

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Wine

  Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus?

Yes

  Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms?

No

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 60  %
Distance Learning: 5  %
Experiential Learning: 5  %
Lectures: 15  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 10  %
Other: 0  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:

53

Teachers in the part-time program:

71

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:

14

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

52  %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:

62  %

Average core class size:

20

Average elective class size:

10

Electives available:

9

Recently added electives:

Project Management
Purchasing Management

Last curriculum revision:

2008

Recent curriculum changes:

New electives: Project Management (2009); Purchasing management (2009); Entrepreneurship, Small and Family Business (2008), Marketing (2008), Innovation Management (2008) and Business Intelligence (2006). The Personal Development Week – Our full-time and part-time MBA students from all off-site campuses and Grenoble are invited for a week long session in Grenoble every year (since 2007). This is a great opportunity for our students to network with students from the same program but on a different campus. The week is focused on interpersonal communication, networking, conflict and crisis management, as well as corporate social responsibility. The week offers a chance for students from many different cultures and professional backgrounds to consider responses to a range of challenges the individual manager meets in the field. The workshops and lectures run during the day while participants have the chance to exchange notes and personal experience between sessions.

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Other

Additional concentrations offered:

Project Management
Purchasing Management
Innovation Management
Business Intelligence
Management Consulting

  Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?

No

Leading areas of study:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Human Resource Management

International Business

Leadership

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Technology

Other

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Other:

Participants must pass all modules

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

New: Google Apps Education; 14 interactive touch screen applications where students and staff can consult schedules, locate offices, check the school’s news etc.; Interactive white boards; local wireless WIFI network secured with the 802, 11 n norm; free online university (Open Cim); business library, offering numerous services: online documents, remote consultation of documents and databases, access to web-catalogues etc.; mobile carts carrying hundreds of laptops from classroom to classroom Microsoft Live@edu application set up on all computers; over a thousand free computers given to students on the Grande Ecole program; digital informative screens around the school; Share Point student portal; Share Point Faculty portal; Share Point Library portal; graduate network website (http://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com); Distance Learning resources; multimedia conference systems to record and film lectures and conferences. Finally, a new building wing to the school was opened in 2008: 9 storey (40 meters) high building which brings the Grenoble Ecole de Management’s surface to a total of 34000 square meters. This new building houses a 479-seat lecture hall, new classrooms, offices, and several conference centres. The new tower can be distinguished by its futuristic yet functional architecture composed of a state of the art combination of glass, concrete and aluminium metal.

Amount spent:

$  23,689,901

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

688

Active MBA alumni clubs:

14

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

14

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com/

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com/

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

  Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?

Yes

  If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?

At any time

  Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?

Yes

  Are part-time students included in resume drops?

Yes

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program: