An Indo – European Masters in Management degree
A Joint programme offered by ITM Business School, India and ESSCA (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers), France
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An Indo – European Masters in Management degree
A Joint programme offered by ITM Business School, India and ESSCA (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers), France

ITM Business School
One of India's top management institutions, ITM Business School is a member of AACSB International and approved by AICTE, Government of India as well as regional and state bodies.
ITM's Masters programs are amongst the most sought after qualifications in India, establishing the school as one of the Top 25 business schools in India. ITM Business School has been ranked amongst the Top 5 B-schools in India, by Business Today Magazine (2006).
Established in 1991, the ITM Group of Institutions is today comprised of six schools with campuses across India:
ITM Business School
(Bangalore, Chennai, Navi Mumbai, Warangal)
ITM Global Leadership Center (Navi Mumbai)
ITM Institute of Financial Markets (Navi Mumbai)
ITM Executive Education Center (Mumbai, Chennai)
ITM Institute of Hotel Management
(Navi Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai)
ITM Institute of Health Sciences (Navi Mumbai)


ESSCA
As a member of the prestigious Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, ESSCA (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers)is an unmistakably French but at the same time resolutely European and International School of Management. It offers a state accredited Master in Management Degree (Diplôme Grande Ecole) which attracts students from all over France.

In 2006 the ESSCA Master programme was the first French graduate programme in management to obtain the EPAS label of excellence awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development. www.efmd.org

Over the last decade the school has created on its different campuses a range of international programmes for students from all over the world, such as the Angers European Business Semester, the Budapest International Management Semester, various summer programmes and the Master of Science in European Business. Based on the know-how developed in its successful internationalisation process, ESSCA launched in September 2007, as part of its Grande Ecole Master degree, an English Track offering an International Business specialisation.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
A general semester with distinct European focus in Angers, France.
A general semester with distinct East and Central European focus in Budapest, Hungary.
A specialisation semester in Services Marketing with focus in IT industry conducted in Mumbai, India.
An applied research (Capstone project) which focus on closely monitored master thesis as a proof of academic excellence and which may include a professional internship in India or country of your choice.

Semester 1
Angers

Semester 2
Budapest

Semester 3
India

Semester 4
India or Country of your choice


ITM-ESSCA Program Curriculum
Semester A (Angers, France)
European Business Environment

A compact pluridisciplinary introduction to graduate management studies. the semester provides the knowledge required to analyse the business environment, as well as the tools to understand the rapidly evolving european single market and its cultural background

.The semester is composed of :
-Contemporary Europe
-European Economics (Incl. a study trip to Brussels)
-Introduction to Management
- Intercultural Management
-Strategic Management Essentials
-Marketing Essentials
-Corporate Finance Essentials
Additional :
- Integration seminar
-Personal & professional project workshop
- French language classes
-Cross culture

Semester B (Budapest)
Central & Eastern European Business

The semester offers a large choice of courses, including classes with a special focus on business in the fast-developing central european region, as well as two pre-specialisation courses.
The semester is composed of :
- European Business, Economy, Politics and Law
- International Human Resource Management
- Doing Business in Central & Eastern Europe and the World
-Strategic Management Simulation Game
-The various types of Marketing
-Basics in Computer, IT and Networking
Additional :
- Career and orientation workshop
- French language classes (continued)
- Hungarian language and culture

Semester C (India)
Services Operations and Information Management Specialisation

A specialisation curriculum designed to enable students to develop the profession knowledge, strategic competence and skill required managing any services organisation with special focus in IT industry. Taught in India,
this semester is composed of:
- E-Commerce & m-Commerce
- Services Operations (Strategy, Design, Development & Quality)
-Project Management
- Managing Service Supply Chain & Role of ERP & BPR
- Basics of BPO, CRM & IPR

Semester D (India / Country of your choice)
Capstone Project

Students will show their academic excellence through a closely monitored Capstone Project (applied research master thesis):

- Should focus on concrete topic of Service Management and fit coherently in each student's professional project.
- Must include a significant part of empiric in-company field work.
- Is written under regular individual coaching and supervision by faculty member of
ITM, ESSCA or any associate Business School.
- May be completed within the framework of a professional internship.

During semester 'D' students can work on any campuses of ITM, ESSCA or designated associate B - Schools. The Capstone Project (Master thesis) is awarded 30 ECTS credits.

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Eligibility:
The programme has been designed for students from all over the world who :
have obtained a first degree (bachelor/licence) and, ideally, a first professional experience in a job or a longer internship, can provide a GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) score with their application (info under http://www.gmac.com/gmac/thegmat/), have a real international spirit, a coherent professional project, and open-mindedness towards people from different cultural backgrounds. All common entrance test scores (CAT, XAT, MAT etc.) accepted by AICTE, India.

Application and admission
Please consult our website for information on the application process.
If you have any questions, please contact
Alain Ouvrieu : alain.ouvrieu@essca.fr
Dr. A.K. Dasbiswas: dasbiswas@itm.edu

Applications must be submitted by July 10, 2008.

Tuition fees
First Year Fees: 6600 €
Second Year Fees: 3300 €

Living expenses for the first year in Europe likely to be 7000 € & for the second year in India - 2000 €; if Semester D is done in other country it may be proportionately higher than the cost shown for Europe and India.

ESSCA offers a limited number of partial scholarships for students from Central and Eastern European countries. The Conseil Général de Maine-et-Loire authorities also offer scholarships to Hungarian students. ESSCA will help eligible candidates with their application.

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Contacts

Alain OUVRIEU
Director of international Development
ESSCA Hungary – Czuczor u . 6
H 1093 BUDAPEST
alain.ouvrieu@essca.fr
Direct phone : (+36) 1 215 90 96

www.essca.fr

Dr. Albrecht SONNTAG
Programme director
1 rue Lakanal - BP 40348
49003 ANGERS
CEDEX 01 - FRANCE
albrecht.sonntag@essca.fr
Direct phone : (+33) 241 73 57 18

Dr.A.K.Dasbiswas
Dean, ITM Business School
25&26, Industrial Area, Kharghar
Navi Mumbai – 410210, India
dasbiswas@itm.edu
Direct Phone : + 91 – 22 - 27740074


Academic calendar
Semester A in Angers runs from Sept. 03 to Dec. 19, 2008. It begins with three special welcome days from Sept. 03 to 05.
Classes start on Sept. 08 with a one - week integration seminar. The Brussels study trip takes place in November, exams in December.

Semester B in Budapest runs from January 20 to May 29, 2009. Welcome days are organised on January 20 to 22. Exam period for final written exams is the last week of May 2009. Students have the possibility to complete an optional internship or company placement between June and August 2009.

Semester C in India runs from Sept. 03 to Dec. 18, 2009.

Semester D starts on Jan. 04, 2010. It is an applied research semester focusing on a Master thesis.

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