Skema Business School
Former name | ESC Lille (est.1892) & CERAM Business School (est.1963) |
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| Motto | At Home Worldwide |
| Type | Grande école de commerce et de management (Private research university Business school) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Accreditation | EQUIS & AACSB |
Academic affiliations | Conférence des Grandes écoles |
| Dean | Alice Guilhon |
Academic staff | 180 95% PhD.; 37% female; 62% international |
| Students | 9,500 120 nationalities |
| Location | France: Lille, Paris, Nice / Sophia Antipolis; USA: Raleigh; China: Suzhou; Brazil: Belo Horizonte; South Africa: Cape Town |
| Language | English-only & French-only instruction |
| Colors | Red Black |
| Website | www.skema.edu |
SKEMA Business School ("School of Knowledge Economy and Management") is a leading French business school ("Grande Ecole") with campuses across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. It was established in 2009 through the merger of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lille (ESC Lille) and CERAM Business School in Sophia Antipolis.
The school holds international accreditations from EQUIS and AACSB, and its Executive MBA is accredited by the EFMD (EFMD Accredited EMBA). SKEMA was ranked 26th in the 2024 Financial Times European Business Schools ranking and is listed among the top business schools in the QS Business Masters Rankings.
Among its postgraduate offerings, the Master in Financial Markets & Investments (FMI) is oriented toward careers in investment banking, asset management, and risk analysis. In the 2024 Financial Times Masters in Finance Pre-experience ranking, the program was ranked 3rd worldwide.