Boulogne-Billancourt, May 14th, 2019 – Groupe Renault Corporate Foundation and ESSEC Business School are launching a program of excellence in the digital field for the next academic year to contribute to the training of future leaders in the digital transformation of companies. Within the Specialised Master® Strategy & Management of International Business (SMIB), this professional advanced learning emphasizes the development of skills for young graduates to drive a 360° digital transformation, from customer data to the digitalization of the supply chain, services and production, in an international and multicultural environment. It will also strengthen the students’ knowledge in complementary fields: strategy, management, international trade, marketing and international finance.
As part of this partnership, ESSEC Business School will host a cohort each year, including 15 to 18 scholarship students selected by the School and Renault Foundation through its network of foreign partner universities*.
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- Left : Vincenzo Vinzi - Director of the ESSEC Business School
- Right: Oliver Faust – Director of the Renault Foundation
The Renault Foundation will offer selected scholarship students:
- Financing of school fees and social insurance.
- A monthly grant for accommodation and food expenses.
- The organization and financing of a study trip to Europe and a Group Renault discovery seminar.
- A financial contribution towards the cost of transport between the country of origin and the campus.
Felix Papier, Deputy General Manager of the ESSEC Business School in charge of pre-experience programmes:
"The Renault Foundation's social commitments for the access to education in many countries are values that we have shared at ESSEC for many years now, particularly through our initiatives within the Centre Egalité des Chances. But this partnership is also a unique opportunity for us to offer our students the ability to enrich their skills, beyond international management, in technological, digital and mobility management, which will help to make them the leaders of tomorrow in their organizations. With the Renault Foundation, we have built a unique path that draws on several components: managerial, societal, economic, entrepreneurial, and digital”.
Oliver Faust, Director of the Renault Foundation:
"With the digital transformation of companies and the emergence of the connected and autonomous car, new challenges - technical, managerial, societal, ethical, economic and legal - are challenging the players in our industry. As an integral part of Mobilize, the Group's CSR approach, the Renault Foundation aims to promote inclusion and sustainable mobility; it thus aims to play a role in the digitalization of the industry by training new generations in the professions of tomorrow, while guaranteeing equal opportunities for students, through the granting of scholarships and support for students throughout their careers”.
Further details:
The Digital Transformation & Innovation Specialized Master ® course lasts 12 months with 2 terms of full-time courses followed by a minimum of 4 months.
Procedures for selecting candidates:
- Hold a Master 2 or Bachelor 4 (in engineering, science, management, law, political science, pharmacy, etc.) or have validated a Master 1 (diploma) or a Bachelor 3, with 3 years of professional experience
- Have an excellent academic background, a strong spirit of openness and an international orientation
- Languages: English > 850 (TOEIC); French > 550 (TFI) or B2 (CEFR)
- GMAT or TAGE-MAGE required
- *Come primarily from one of the Renault Foundation's partner universities in Algeria, Brazil, China, South Korea, France, India, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Romania, Russia and Turkey.
- Be under 35 years of age