
The founders of IAE Aix-Marseille built it based on the model of the best American business schools of the mid-twentieth century. Since its conception, the international perspective has naturally occupied a central place in IAE Aix-Marseille strategy and pedagogy. Today, the school’s more than 50 collaboration agreements with partner universities across the world allow it to offer excellence in management that responds to a complex and ever-changing international environment. Beyond the degree programs in English, the international dimension is seen at IAE as a way to better prepare our students for their future careers. All our programs recruit internationally and offer international speakers. Our students are also encouraged to build and strengthen their international openness through foreign exchanges, study trips, international internships, and double degrees.
TRAIN MANAGERS WHO ARE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
IAE Aix-Marseille does everything possible to help its students to improve their language skills for international careers.
Before the start of the school year (intensive seminar) and throughout the semester, the school offers language courses (French, English, Chinese, Spanish, and German) across all programs.
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International seminars
IAE Aix-Marseille offers 45 international seminars in English with speakers from partner schools and universities, along with a wide range of electives in English. An elearning platform provides more than 300 training modules available in French and English for students to expand their knowledge and build a CV consistent with their professional project.
This allows students and international academics to enrich their networks and to understand cultural differences from an original angle. The institute also welcomes a large number of visiting professors for teaching and/or research periods of one to six months.
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Exchange program
International exposure is a necessity for future managers, who will often have to evolve in international companies and adapt to complex situations. IAE Aix-Marseille promotes student mobility during internships and study periods (exchange programs) in partner universities abroad. IAE Aix-Marseille enjoys a worldwide university network, including the prestigious partners in the Aix-Marseille University CIVIS Alliance. Students from partner universities are carefully selected to spend their exchange semester at the IAE Aix-Marseille campus in Aix-en-Provence.
Exchange destinations 2022 :
Americas
Brazil
IBMEC Rio - Business School
Americas
Brazil
UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO
Americas
Canada
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY - School of Business
Americas
Canada
YORK UNIVERSITY - Schulich School of Business
Asia
China
RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA - School of Business
Asia
China
SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY - Lingnan (University) College
Asia
India
IIM INDORE (Indian Institute of Management)
Asia
India
IIM TRICHY (Indian Institute of Management)
Asia
India
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Asia
Thailand
CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY - Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration
Asia
Vietnam
CFVG Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Asia
Vietnam
Foreign Trade University of Hanoi
Asia
Vietnam
Vietnam National University - International School
Europe
Belgium
UNIVERSITEIT GENT - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Europe
Czech Republic
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE - Faculty of Economics and Administration
Europe
Estonia
ESTONIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Europe
Estonia
TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration
Europe
Finland
HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Europe
Finland
UNIVERSITY OF TURKU - Turku School of Economics
Europe
Germany
FRIEDRICH ALEXANDER UNIVERSITY ERLANGEN NURNBERG - School of Business and Economics
Europe
Germany
UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG - School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Europe
Germany
WHU - Otto-Beisheim School of Management
Europe
Hungary
BGF - Budapest Business School
Europe
Italy
POLITECNICO DI MILANO - MIP Graduate School of Business
Europe
Italy
UNIVERSITA DELI STUDI DI SALERNO (UNISA)
Europe
Norway
BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Europe
Norway
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Europe
Poland
KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY
Europe
Portugal
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA - Nova School of Business and Economics
Europe
Russia
RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY - Institute of Business Studies
Europe
Slovakia
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN BRATISLAVA
Europe
Spain
EADA Business School
Europe
Spain
CUNEF - Madrid
Europe
Spain
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID - Facultad de Comercio y Turismo
- University College of Financial Studies (CUNEF)Europe
Switzerland
ZHAW - School of Management and Law
Europe
The Netherlands
TILBURG UNIVERSITY - Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TISEM)
Europe
The Netherlands
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY - Rotterdam School of Management
Europe
The Netherlands
UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN - Faculty of Economics and Business
Civis :
Europe
Greece
National and Capodistrian University of Athens
Europe
Romania
University of Bucharest
Europe
Belgium
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Europe
Spain
Autonomous University of Madrid
Europe
Italy
Sapienza University of Rome
Europe
Sweden
University of Stockholm
Europe
Germany
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Europe
Scotland
University of Glasgow
Europe
Austria
University of Salzburg
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Study Tours
IAE Aix-Marseille offers one-week study tours at partner universities. All MSc 2 and MBA students can participate. The program consists of courses and projects on site and at companies or cultural visits.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

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International Network 2022
Americas
Brazil
IBMEC Rio - Business School
Americas
Brazil
UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO - FIA School of Economics, Business and Accountancy and UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO - FIPE Fundacao Instituto de Administraçao (FIA)
Americas
Canada
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY - School of Business
Americas
Canada
YORK UNIVERSITY - Schulich School of Business
Americas
United States
BENTLEY UNIVERSITY - Boston
Americas
United States
INDIANA UNIVERSITY - Kelley School of Management
Americas
United States
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - Stern School of Business
Americas
United States
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - Kellogg School of Management
Asia
China
RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA - School of Business
Asia
China
SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY - Lingnan (University) College
Asia
China
CEIBS - China Europe International Business School
Asia
India
IIM INDORE (Indian Institute of Management)
Asia
India
IIM TRICHY (Indian Institute of Management)
Asia
India
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Asia
India
INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Hyderabad
Asia
Pakistan
INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Karachi
Asia
South Korea
KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY-Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies
Asia
Thailand
CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY - Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration
Asia
Vietnam
CFVG Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Asia
Vietnam
Foreign Trade University of Hanoi
Asia
Vietnam
Vietnam National University - International School
Europe
Belgium
UNIVERSITEIT GENT - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Europe
Belgium
VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
Europe
Czech Republic
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE - Faculty of Economics and Administration
Europe
Estonia
ESTONIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Europe
Estonia
TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration
Europe
Finland
HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Europe
Finland
UNIVERSITY OF TURKU - Turku School of Economics
Europe
Germany
FRIEDRICH ALEXANDER UNIVERSITY ERLANGEN NURNBERG - School of Business and Economics
Europe
Germany
REUTLINGEN UNIVERSITY- ESB Business School
Europe
Germany
UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG - School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Europe
Germany
WHU - Otto-Beisheim School of Management
Europe
Germany
UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG
Europe
Hungary
BGF - Budapest Business School
Europe
Italy
POLITECNICO DI MILANO - MIP Graduate School of Business
Europe
Italy
UNIVERSITA DELI STUDI DI SALERNO (UNISA)
Europe
Italy
LUISS BUSINESS SCHOOL ROME
Europe
Italy
SDA BOCCONI - School of Management
Europe
Latvia
RISEBA -Riga International School of Ecomomics and Business Administration
Europe
Norway
BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Europe
Norway
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Europe
Poland
KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY
Europe
Portugal
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA - Nova School of Business and Economics
Europe
Russia
RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY - Institute of Business Studies
Europe
Slovakia
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN BRATISLAVA
Europe
Spain
EADA Barcelona Business School-
Europe
Spain
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID - Facultad de Comercio y Turismo
- University College of Financial Studies (CUNEF)Europe
Spain
UNIVERSITY OF CADIZ - Faculty of Economics and Management
Europe
Sweden
STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Europe
Switzerland
ZHAW - School of Management and Law
Europe
Switzerland
IMD Lausanne
Europe
The Netherlands
TILBURG UNIVERSITY - Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TISEM)
Europe
The Netherlands
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY - Rotterdam School of Management
Europe
The Netherlands
UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN - Faculty of Economics and Business
Europe
The Netherlands
RABOUD UNIVERSITEIT NIJMEGEN
Europe
United Kingdom
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL
IAE Aix-Marseille is actively involved in international educational and academic consortia and networks. This commitment reinforces our culture of internationalization by bringing together on our campus quality students, faculty, and staff from around the world to ensure that as many nationalities as possible are represented.
Today, the school has more than 50 collaboration agreements with partner universities across the world that enable it to offer excellent management courses in a complex and ever-changing international environment.
CIVIS, THE NEW EUROPEAN CIVIC UNIVERSITY
Since 2019, Aix-Marseille University has been part of an alliance of nine universities across Europe forming a true interuniversity and multidisciplinary campus.
Go on a mobility trip with CIVIS to discover this new “European University” and its 400,000 students!
CIVIS, THE NEW EUROPEAN CIVIC UNIVERSITY
Since 2019 Aix-Marseille University is part of an alliance of 8 universities in Europe and a university in Scotland grouped together to form a true inter-university and multidisciplinary campus.
Go on a mobility trip with CIVIS and discover this new "European University" CIVIS and its 400 000 students!
THE EUROPEAN HUMAN RESOURCES MANGAMENT (EHRM) CONSORTIUM
EHRM is a high-quality European consulting program focusing on organizational behavior issues. It provides international consulting experience in the field of human resource management (HRM). The program brings together participants and faculty from leading European business schools and universities to provide relevant HRM and consulting skills and conceptual tools by providing intensive classroom sessions and consulting projects for multinational companies in Europe.
Since its inception, the EHRM program has been a great success with students and multinational companies alike.
The partner universities and schools are: University of Cadiz - Faculty of Economics and Management, Spain; Luiss Business School of Rome; Raboud Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands; RISEBA - Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Latvia; University of Bamberg, Germany; Vlerick Business School, Belgium.
THE MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK OF ENGINEERING SCHOOLS (RMEI)
RMEI was created in June 1997 at the initiative of the Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Marseille, a Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry institution. In 2001, the RMEI brought together the engineering schools and technological universities of the Community of Mediterranean Universities, which is an official UNESCO body.
Since its creation, the RMEI has sought to enhance the region’s assets by networking the “grandes écoles,” universities, and other partners around the Mediterranean. That network reflects a historical, multicultural Mediterranean identity around a sea that is a conduit for exchange and economic activities, the cradle of great civilizations and great changes (including the Renaissance), a current crossroads of cultures and exchanges, and a source of creativity with a unique and strategic position as an interface between Europe, Africa, and the East.
Integrating the RMEI network allows IAE Aix-Marseille to be part of a dynamic international network (including involvement in Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020). Our objective is to monitor and learn from the practices of the best engineering schools (ECM, INSA Lyon, Politecnico Milano, and Cairo University) and eventually to establish double degrees. It also allows us to be aligned with Aix-Marseille University’s international development strategy in the Mediterranean region.
THE INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS PROGRAM (ITP) CONSORTIUM
The ITP is a prestigious program originally developed by Harvard Business School in the 1960s and later expanded to Europe. ITP trains faculty from prestigious business schools in the latest pedagogical advances. Today, ITP is the premier international management teacher training program organized by the leading business schools in North America, Europe, and Asia in collaboration with the European Foundation for Management Development.
Those leading business schools include: IAE Aix-Marseille, France; INSEAD, France; HEC Paris, France; IMD, Switzerland; China Europe International Business School, China; Indian School of Business, United States; Kellogg School of Management, United States; London Business School, United Kingdom; NYU Stern School of Business, United States; SDA Bocconi, Italy; Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
IAE Aix-Marseille is renowned for its academic excellence and attracts the best international candidates to its programs taught exclusively in English.
We offer six programs entirely in English.
MSc 2 International Business
MSc 2 International Finance