History
KEDGE Business School is an independent non-profit organisation founded on July 1st 2013 by Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Bordeaux and Marseille.
Education
KEDGE BS offers a portfolio of 31 management and design programmes for students and industry professionals. It also provides customised educational programmes for businesses at national and international levels.
Kedge training programmes:
- General management programmes
- Design programme
- Preparation for the DCG (equivalent to an undergraduate degree) and DSCG (equivalent to a master’s degree) in accountancy
- Rotational work-study programmes
- Specialist programmes: MSc and Specialised Masters courses
- Intra- and inter-company training programmes
- An Executive MBA
Research
Teacher-researchers at Kedge contribute to the advancement of knowledge in management through basic and applied research. They are behind the production of publications, works, conferences and more which puts the school in 2nd place for research in the French Business Schools rankings.
The school is internationally recognised for the management research it conducts in the areas covered by its centres of excellence and specialisms.
Centres of excellence:- Marketing
- CSR
- Supply Chain
Career
As part of the Be-U professional and personal development strategy, the Career Center provides support in several forms throughout the course. It encourages relationships with professionals and recruiters in particular through several events throughout the year.
Short Courses
Student services
International students will be welcomed by the International Office Staff at the beginning of each semester, during which they will be given all of the important and useful information and documents related to their studies at KEDGE BS.
Library services
The Kedge Library (incorporating the libraries at Bordeaux, Marseilles and Toulon) offers its users a number of specialist information sources that are primarily focused on management: books, academic and professional reviews, students’ own work, publications by teaching staff, and various specialised databases.
Medical services
KEDGE Business School has put in place a preventative health service dedicated to students on its three main French campuses: Bordeaux, Marseille and Toulon.
Campus life
The Bordeaux campus is located on the Talence university site, around 20 minutes outside of the city centre by tram. There are several location options available, either in Bordeaux
The Marseilles campus is located in the 9th arrondissement, in pleasant surroundings close to the calanques. It is well connected in terms of public transport (with Line 21 serving the city centre)
Sports facilities
All students whether undertaking a formal education or continuing education course can benefit from the Kedge BS campus sports facilities.
The Bordeaux Campus Has Four Sports Areas- The gym
- The dance studio
- The weight-training room
- The multi-sports ground
They are managed and run by the Sports Society, the Arts Society and Sports Supervisor Sébastien Debray. For obvious security reasons, students do not have free access to these rooms. They can access the activities by following the appropriate registration procedures.
On the marseilles luminy campusthe marseilles luminy campus has two indoor sports areas
- A weight-training / cardio-training room
- A dance studio
Student clubs
Bordeaux Associations
- Art of living Association
- Community & Student Life Association
- Geopolitics & Society Association
- Multimedia and Digital Association
- Association with an International Vocation
- Economy and Finance Association
- Networks and Entrepreneurship Association
- CSR, Sustainable Development & Solidarity Association
- Sports and Leisure Association
- The Society and The Board of Associations
- The Society and The Conference Associations
- Arts and Society Associations
- Art of Living Association
- Community and Student Life Associations
- Economy and Finance Associations
- Networks and Entrepreneurship Associations