In the Challenges rankings published on December 8, 2022, KEDGE Business School confirms its position as one of France's top business schools, raising its Grande Ecole program to 8th place in 2023, an increase of 4 places in one year. The school's international post-baccalaureate programs remain in the top 5.

A benchmark ranking in the sphere of France's leading business schools, the Challenges rankings once again give high marks to several KEDGE programs, and in particular the Grande Ecole Program. To establish this ranking, Challenges surveyed 17 French business schools authorized to award the Master's degree, according to 5 different criteria (accreditations, eligibility bar, student-teacher ratio, graduate salaries and school budget). The rankings provide an accurate assessment of the strength of these schools, based in particular on their selectivity for the competitive entrance exam, the number of permanent professors and their financial resources.

These criteria are among the aspects that have been carefully worked out as part of the new pedagogical posture of the Grande Ecole Program, Grow by doing®, built around a logic of learning by doing. Students play an active role in their training and careers, in an international context.

The publications of its teaching and research staff, as well as its performance in the Shanghai rankings, contribute significantly to KEDGE's rise in the rankings. KEDGE's high-caliber faculty, all graduates of top universities, are actively engaged in research, with an ever-increasing number of publications. The work of KEDGE professors is a cornerstone of the school's academic excellence.

"This excellent result illustrates the momentum of our high quality Grande Ecole Program, which gives more and more students the chance to succeed, while ensuring excellence in teaching," says Alexandre de Navailles, Managing Director of KEDGE.

EBP International (5th) and IBBA (4th) have maintained their positions at the top of the rankings, confirming their appeal to both French and foreign students.

EBP International, a 5-year post-baccalaureate Master's program, trains multi-cultural managers for the international arena, and capable of occupying all corporate functions. With a mastery of three languages, a Bachelor's degree and two Master's degrees (including one Master's), and more than half of the curriculum spent abroad, the program guarantees high employability (60% of students find a job before graduating) for those wishing to work in a profession with a strong international dimension.

IBBA trains bilingual, international operational managers. Thanks to its 131 high-quality academic partners on 5 continents, and its 11 double-degree opportunities, the program enables students to develop real mastery of managerial fields in an international and intercultural context.