Corporate Fact Sheet (1/3)
Audencia Nantes School of Management
2013/2014
Institution
Audencia Nantes School of Management
Audencia Nantes is among Europe’s top management schools and offers
programmes that are regularly featured in the best international rankings
(The Financial Times, The Economist, etc).
Audencia Nantes forms Audencia Group together with the Ecole Atlantique
de Commerce and SciencesCom.
Main spokespersons
Frank Vidal, Dean Audencia Group
Jean Charroin, Director Audencia Nantes School of Management
André Sobczak, Research director Audencia Group
Mission/Identity
Audencia Nantes’ identity is built on three main elements:
Global responsibility
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Signatory of
the Global Compact and the Principles of
Responsible Management Education
Audencia Nantes is committed to promoting the principles of global
responsibility defined by the UN among its students, staff and partners. It also
integrates the same principles into its research, teaching and internal
management as well as producing an annual report on aims and actions in the
area.
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Creation of the Institute for Global Responsibility in 2005
Audencia Nantes’ Institute for Global Responsibility seeks to promote
responsible management that involves all parties in order to strengthen
economic, social and environmental performance.
Entrepreneurship

Incubator created in March 2003
200 projects considered since 2003
93 projects incubated since 2003
54 companies created since 2003
20 projects currently incubated, including seven at the school
Experts coaches at the service of incubated projects
Goal for 2014 : 25 companies incubated
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Entrepreneurship major
This major aims to encourage the development of both entrepreneurial and
managerial behaviour, while also promoting an understanding of the
entrepreneurial process (from the original idea to the successful launch) and
stimulating creativity for those developing an existing company or creating a
new one.
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Audace business challenge
This compulsory business plan challenge is organised for all 2 nd year students
of Audencia Master in management (Grande Ecole programme).
Dual competencies
A spirit of openness is a cornerstone of the school’s philosophy. In this way,
management students are offered a wide range of dual competencies study
tracks: Architecture, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law and Public Sector
Management.
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Audencia Nantes School of Management
2013/2014
Key figures
3 international accreditations
 EQUIS (EFMD) since 1998
 AACSB since 2004
 Association of MBAs (Amba) since 2010 for the full-time MBA and
since 2012 for the Audencia Master in Management (Grande Ecole
programme)
160 international partners in 50 countries
92 full-time faculty
37% of faculty non-French or bi-cultural
2843 students from 82 countries including 2228 on the Audencia Master
in Management (Grande Ecole programme) and a total of 650 international a
year
585 alumni Audencia Master in Management (Grande Ecole programme)
Grande Ecole in 2013
Merger process with
the Ecole Centrale de
Nantes and the Ecole
Supérieure National
d’Architecture de
Nantes
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A structural alliance
The structural alliance formalized in September 2012 by Audencia Nantes and
the École Centrale de Nantes now welcomes a third member, the Ecole
Supérieure Nationale d’Architecture de Nantes (esna Nantes). It thus combines
three dimensions: managelment, engineering and architecture & creation.

An innovative move in France
The wide-ranging higher education pole formed by the three schools will aid
negotiation with international clients and partners. Benefitting from a farreaching offer of multi-disciplinary programmes, exchanges and faculty, the
three schools can benefit from their critical mass to strengthen their visibility
outside France.
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The dual competencies approach
This structural alliance provides an effective answer to the needs of companies
who seek to recruit alumni capable of anticipating the reality of management, of
being aware of scientific and technological developments, and of
demonstrating the creativity that allows them to innovate.
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A joint strategy, a shared governance
The presidents of each school sit on the other partners’ administrative boards.
Joint committees on various key themes are in place.
Research
Audencia Nantes’ research activity is organised into three specific axes:
 Consumer behaviour and marketing innovation
 Management of organisations and the value chain
 Audit, risks and financial performance
… and two more global axes:
 Global responsibility
 Entrepreneurship
Company chairs
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"Micro-finance" chair, sponsored by Banques Populaires
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"Innovation and client relations" chair, sponsored by ERDF
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"Agribusiness" chair, sponsored by Crédit Agricole SA
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"SMEs and global responsibility" Chaire, sponsored by Bel'm, Les
Coteaux Nantais, SCE and Sigma
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"Marketing, design and creation" teaching chair, sponsored by SEB
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“Brand responsibility” chair, sponsored by ERAM and Dorel
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“Family business and society” chair, founded by CIC, EY and Fleury
Michon
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Audencia Nantes School of Management
2013/2014
Programmes
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Audencia Master in Management (Grande Ecole programme) – four
years including one in-company. Just under 2300 students on the full
masters plus exchange students. Ranked 31st worldwide by the
Financial Times (September 2013).
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Full-time MBA – Taught in English over a 12-month period. Ranked
76th in the world by The Economist (October 2013).
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Executive MBA – 18 months part-time, taught in French, with
international seminars in English.
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Euro*MBA – Executive programme run by a consortium of six
European business schools including Audencia Nantes. Taught over 24
months through distance learning and six European residential weeks.
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European and International Business Management Programme
(EIBM) – Trilingual (English, French, Spanish) programme in 12 and
14-month formats. Run by Audencia Nantes and two academic
partners in the UK and Spain.
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International Master in Management (IMM) – Year-long programme
offered by Audencia Nantes in partnership with three institutions in
Spain, Poland and the UK. Taught in English with the possibility of
studying on the campus of each partner.
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Master Supply Chain and Purchasing Management – English-taught
programme split between Audencia Nantes and MIP Politecnico di
Milano (Italy). Available in 12 or 18-month formats.
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Specialised masters accredited by the French Conférence des
Grandes Ecoles and taught in French
- Management of Sports Organisations
- Management and International Competencies
- Marketing Design & Création
- Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
- Competencies and Human Resources Management
- Finance, Risk, Control
- Marketing Strategies for the Digtial Age
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Executive education
- Certified programmes – BADGE, specialised masters…
- Short programmes – two to seven days
- Workshops
- Tailormade solutions