Program Overview
About ESSEC Business School
ESSEC is an innovation-driven institution that creates value and focuses on the individual. It cultivates a distinct approach in order to preserve and enhance its leadership in today’s fiercely competitive global environment. For over a century, ESSEC has been developing a state-of-the-art educational program that gives the individual pride of place in its learning model, promoting the values of freedom, openness, innovation and responsibility. Preparing future managers to reconcile personal interests with collective responsibility, giving consideration to the common good in their decision-making, and weighing economic challenges against the social costs are some of the objectives ESSEC has set for itself.
ESSEC is affiliated with the Versailles Val d’Oise-Yvelines (CCIV) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the second largest in France after the Paris Chamber. The school is managed by a Board of Directors and a Board of Overseers, which bring together members of the ESSEC community (alumni, faculty, students), CCIV representatives and figures of the economic community.
Since its opening in 1973, the Cergy campus – located in Cergy-Pontoise only 35 minutes from central Paris – has been offering the ideal situation for studying, sharing and communicating. Housing is available at three nearby student residence halls.
About Cergy-Pontoise
A short distance from Paris, on the banks of the Oise and near the Regional Natural Park of French Vexin, the Cergy-Pontoise Urban Community offers its inhabitants and visitors the chance to discover or rediscover the heritage and cultural riches unsuspected of astonishing diversity. From the major axis, landscaped sculpture by artist Dani Karavan in the town of Pontoise labeled city of art and history through the loop of the Oise and villages clinging to the slopes of the forested massif of Hautil Our territory consists of rural and urban landscapes that based its identity and uniqueness.
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Academic
Click Here for a list of courses offered to exchange students.
Term date
- Host Institutions usually organize orientation activities for exchange students, with some mandatory, which take place 1-2 weeks before the start of the term. You should refer to the acceptance package and pay attention to the expected arrival or pick-up dates specified by your host institution.
- You should only depart after finishing all the final examinations (including resits) since host institutions will not make special arrangement for taking any examinations other than scheduled.
- Please CLICK HERE for more information on host institution’s term dates.
Eligibility (for students applying via School of Business and Management)
SBM 4Y students can exchange-out either in Year-3 Fall or Spring or Year-4 Fall. Application periods are usually the year before exchange and are as follows:
- Year-3 Fall Exchange – Apply end of 2nd year fall
- Year-3 Spring Exchange – Apply end of 2nd year spring
- Year-4 Fall Exchange – Apply end of 3rd year fall
Exchange CGA Requirements: The minimum CGA criterion for exchange is 2.65 (Past Average CGA for 2014/15)
Application Process
To apply, click the "Apply Now via SBM" button on this page. The whole application process has two steps.
Step 1: Complete HKUST application form and submit supplementary documents
Step 2: The Host Institution Application (TO BE COMPLETED AFTER YOU ARE NOMINATED BY YOUR SCHOOL)
If you are nominated, you will be notified to submit a formal host institution application. Your School will provide you with detailed information and application instructions in due course.
Visa Information
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Health Insurance
Health insurance is required by law in some countries. Please CLICK HERE for details.
Accommodation
Arranging accommodation in some cities can be very difficult. Start early and CLICK HERE for details.
