BEM - Bordeaux Management School was a French grande école founded in 1874,[2] which merged with Euromed to form KEDGE Business School in 2013.[3] It was managed and financed by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce. The Master of Science in Management programme was also known as "École Supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux" or "ESC Bordeaux".

BEM Bordeaux Management School
MottoBEM, a new way of teaching responsible management
TypeBusiness school (école consulaire)
Active1874–2012
AffiliationCGE, AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS
Students2,700 (in 2010)
Location
44°47′46″N 0°36′06″W / 44.796173°N 0.601566°W / 44.796173; -0.601566

BEM was a member of the Chapitre de la Conference des Grandes Écoles, which is the association of France's leading schools.

BEM was based in Talence near Bordeaux. BEM is a member of the "campus d'excellence (IDEX)", "Université de Bordeaux", an élite research federation. In 2008, BEM opened new campuses in Dakar and Paris.

BEM Talents is the name of the alumni society.[4]

History

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  • 1873 : Foundation of École supérieure de commerce de Bordeaux
  • 2000 : Equis accreditation
  • 2001 : Wine MBA
  • 2004 : The school was chosen by ONU and EFMD for the "Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative" launch[2]
  • 2007 : AMBA accreditation (Wine MBA)
  • 2007 : Bordeaux École de Management becomes BEM - Bordeaux Management School
  • 2008 : BEM Dakar Campus in Sénégal
  • 2008 : BEM Paris Campus
  • 2009 : AACSB Accreditation
  • 2013 : Merger with EUROMED Management School, Marseille to form KEDGE Business School

Accreditations

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BEM was a member of the Chapitre de la Conférence des Grandes Ecoles a and the United Nations Global Compact. It was scheduled by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS; now the EFMD Quality Improvement System, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). At the start of 2012, only 12 schools had this triple accreditation in France, and 57 in the world.[5]

Partnerships and joint degrees

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Business partnerships

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BEM had partnerships with JP Morgan, Société Générale, Auchan, Pricewaterhousecoopers, Procter & Gamble, Ernst & Young, L'Oréal and BNP Paribas.[6]

Academic Partnerships

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BEM was a member of the PRES Université de Bordeaux which included Sciences Po Bordeaux, the National Magistrates School (ENM), Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux and most Bordeaux universities.

The Université de Bordeaux was selected by the French government to become an IDEX campus, a campus lauréat des initiatives d'excellence, intended to be the top-funded campuses in France with the aim of competing with the best American universities.[7]

BEM students could complete a joint degree with either an international partner university (see list before) or with Bordeaux's bar school. They also had the possibility of being awarded the "DSCG", the main French accountancy diploma.

 
Universités partenaires de BEM dans le monde (2008)

International partner institutions as of 2011–12 were:[8]

Country Institution in partnership with BEM Bordeaux Accreditation
  Argentina Universidad Belgrano - Buenos Aires
  Australia University of South Australia - Adelaide EQUIS
  Australia Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Melbourne
  Australia University of La Trobe - Melbourne EPAS
  Australia University of Technology - Sydney AACSB
  Austria Karl-Franzens Universität - Graz
  Austria Wirtschafts Universität - Vienna EQUIS
  Belgium Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management EQUIS - AMBA
  Brazil Universidad São Paulo
  Canada HEC - Montréal EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Canada Queens School of Business - Kingston EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Canada University of Laval - Québec AACSB - EQUIS
  Canada University of Manitoba - Winnipeg AACSB
  Canada University of Ottawa EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Canada Sauder Business School / U B C - Vancouver EQUIS - AACSB
  Chile Universidad de Chile - Santiago AMBA
  Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University AACSB
  Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science & Technology EQUIS - AACSB
  China Huazhong University of Science & Technology - Wuhan
  Hong Kong HKU Space
  China Macau University
  China Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
  China Tongji University - Shanghai AMBA
  China University Of International Business and Economics - Pekin
  China Wuhan University of Technology
  Colombia Universidad Los Andes - Bogota EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
  Costa Rica INCAE Business School - Alajuela EQUIS - AACSB
  Denmark University of Aalborg - Aalborg
  Denmark Copenhagen Business School EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Estonia Estonian Business School - Tallinn
  Finland Aalto University School of Economic - Helsinki EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
  Finland Tampere University of Applied Sciences
  Finland Hanken School of Economics - Helsinki EQUIS - AMBA
  Germany WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management - Coblence/Vallendar EQUIS - AACSB
  Germany European Business School - Francfort EQUIS
  Germany PFH - Göttingen
  Germany Hamburg Universität
  Germany Mannheim Universität EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
  Germany Technische Universität München
  Germany Passau Universität
  Great Britain Cardiff University Business School
  Great Britain Oxford Brookes University AMBA - EPAS
  Great Britain University of Aston, Aston Business School EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Great Britain University of Essex
  Great Britain University of Hull EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Great Britain University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield EPAS
  Great Britain University of Liverpool AMBA
  Great Britain University of Nottingham EQUIS - AMBA
  Great Britain University of Newcastle EQUIS - AMBA - EPAS
  Great Britain University of Sheffield EQUIS - AMBA
  Great Britain University of Staffordshire - Stafford
  Great Britain University of Strathclyde - Glasgow EQUIS - AMBA - AACSB
  Great Britain University of Wales Newport
  Great Britain University of Winchester
  Greece Athens Laboratory of Business Administration - Athènes AMBA - EPAS
  Greece Athens University of Economics & Business - Athènes AMBA
  Hungary Corvinus University of Budapest EPAS
  India Birla Institute of Management Technology - New Delhi
  India Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore EQUIS
  India Indian Institute of Management - Calcutta
  India Indian Institute of Management - Indore AMBA
  India Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode AMBA
  India Loyola Institute of Business Administration - Madras
  India SP Jain Management and Research Institute- Bombay AMBA
  India XLRI, School of Business and Human Resources - Jamshedpur
  Indonesia PPM Institute of Management - Jakarta
  Ireland University College Dublin EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Ireland Dublin City University AMBA - EPAS
  Italy Libero Institute Universita Cattanéo - Castellanza
  Italy University of Trieste - Trieste
  Italy Seconda Universita degli studi di Napoli, Naples
  Japan Seinan Gakuin University - Fukuoka
  Kuwait Koweit University, College of Business Administration AACSB
Lebanon Notre Dame University - Beyrouth
  Malaysia Asian Institute of Medecine, Science and Technology, Bedong
  Morocco École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion (ENCG), Settat
  Mexico Instituto Technologico Autonomo de Mexico ITAM, Mexico EQUIS - AACSB
  Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey - Cuernavaca campus
  Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey - Estado de Mexico
  Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey - Guadalaraja campus
  Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey - Monterrey campus EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA
  Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey - Ciudad de Mexico campus
  New Zealand Auckland University of Technology - Auckland AACSB
  Norway BI Norwegian School of Management - Oslo EQUIS
  Netherlands Grônigen University AACSB
  Peru Universidad del Pacifico - Lima AACSB - AMBA
  Philippines Ateneo de Manila University - Manille
  Poland Warsaw School of Economics EPAS
  Portugal ISCTE Business School - Lisbonne AMBA
  Singapore Singapore Management University EQUIS - AACSB
  Slovenia University of Lubjana EQUIS - AACSB
  South Africa University of Stellenbosch School - Cape Town EQUIS - AMBA
  South Korea SungKyunKwan University - Séoul AACSB
  South Korea Yonsei University - Seoul AACSB
  Spain Universidad Carlos III - Madrid
  Spain Universidad Pontifica Comillas - Madrid
  Spain Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Madrid
  Spain Universidad Navarra - Pampelune
  Spain Universidad Salamanca
  Spain Universidad Deusto
  Spain Universidad Valladolid
  Spain Fundesem Business School, Alicante
  Sweden Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) EPAS
  Sweden Stockholm School of Economics EQUIS
  Sweden University of Gothenburg EQUIS
  Sweden University of Gotland
  Sweden University of Lund EQUIS
  Sweden University of Uppsala
   Switzerland University of St Gall EQUIS - AACSB
   Switzerland Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur
  Thailand College of Management Mahidol University - Bangkok
  Taiwan National Chengchi University, Taipei EQUIS - AACSB
  Taiwan Fujen Catholic University, College of Law & Management - Taipei AACSB
  Turkey Koç University - Istanbul EQUIS
  Uruguay Universidad de Montevideo
  USA Sonoma State University AACSB
  USA University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL AACSB
  USA University of Clarkson - Potsdam, New-York AACSB
  USA University of Louisville, KY AACSB
  USA University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management - Minneapolis, MN AACSB
  USA University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration - Knoxville, TN AACSB
  USA University of San Diego - CA AACSB
  USA University of Willamette, Atkinson Graduate School of Management - Salem, OR AACSB
  USA University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, WI AACSB
  USA Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School of Management - Winston-Salem, NC AACSB
  USA Wake Forest University, Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accounting - Winston-Salem, NC AACSB
  USA Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA AACSB
  USA Xavier University - Cincinnati, Ohio AACSB
  Venezuela IESA - Caracas AACSB - AMBA - EQUIS

* International Relations

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BEM Grande Ecole Students have to complete a 6-month international experience through an internship or study abroad. They can study for a semester/year or a double-degree (MA, MSc or MBA) at a partner university, for instance at HEC Montréal, EBS Business School, Mannheim Business School, Stockholm School of Economics, Nottingham Business School, Laval, Hong Kong University and the highly prestigious Swiss university of Saint-Gallen. Most of them are accredited (EQUIS, AACSB et AMBA) and are highly ranked institutions.[9]

 
Universités partenaires de BEM dans le monde (2008)

Research

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Former French prime minister Alain Juppé, who is the current mayor of Bordeaux, has signed Bordeaux's Call for Responsible Management.

Student life

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More than 30 clubs (sports, culture,...).[10] "AOC" is France's biggest student-run oenological club. It organises visits to the greatest vineyards (Château Rothschild, Château d'Yquem,... ), wine-tasting sessions and the "Wine Rally".[11]

Development of KEDGE Business School

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In the year 2013, BEM merged with EUROMED Management School to form KEDGE Business School. The merged institution has its central administration on the former BEM campus in Bordeaux.

Notable alumni

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Bordeaux Management School had an active network of 20,000 alumni.[12] Measured by the number of notable alumni, it was the eighth most powerful network in France among French business schools.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "KEDGE BS - Bordeaux". cci.fr.
  2. ^ a b "BEM Bordeaux Management School". Letudiant.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  3. ^ "BEM and Euromed in planned merger". Financial Times. 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ "ESC Bordeaux - Le plus flexible des Masters Grande Ecole" (in French). Bem.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  5. ^ Supply Chain Education at BEM
  6. ^ "BEM - Entreprises - Nos partenaires" (in French). Bem.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  7. ^ "Strasbourg, Paris sciences et lettres, Bordeaux, lauréats des initiatives d'excellence". Le Monde.fr. 4 July 2011.
  8. ^ Partenariats internationaux Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine sur bem.edu
  9. ^ "BEM - International / Partenariats internationaux" (in French). Bem.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  10. ^ "BEM - Etudiant / Associations" (in French). Bem.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  11. ^ Hadrien Floch. "AOC, l'association oenologique de BeM Bordeaux, premier club oenologique étudiant de France". Aoc-bem.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  12. ^ fr:Bordeaux école de management
  13. ^ "Les anciens d'ESC progressent dans le Who's Who". 14 November 2011.
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