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 Key
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IN THE
The MSc in Hospitality Management, what we all call IMHI, was (Internship/ ECTS
years of expertise
founded in 1981 and is a program that boasts a remarkable 40 Apprenticeship)

HOSPITALITY
years of excellence, leadership and strategic partnerships with
industry pioneers around the globe. Our strength comes through

INDUSTRY
our commitment to shaping the future of the hospitality sector
through education, innovation, and strategic networking.

1,7OO+
In an era where the hospitality industry faces new challenges,
IMHI is a vanguard, offering a Master's Degree beyond traditional
education. It seeks to cultivate inspired and impactful
leadership capable of navigating a dynamic landscape
5 REASONS WHY
YOU SHOULD CHOOSE IMHI
Exchange
Program in the
USA (Optional)
1OO%
In English
Alumni around
and enlightening those who work alongside them. the world
• Acknowledged as Europe’s top
What sets IMHI apart is its innovation through customization. Our hospitality management program.
students can select from six concentrations: Digital Leadership, • Features renowned faculty and
Real Estate Management, Entrepreneurship, Luxury Experiences industry pioneers fostering
Management, Beyond Food & Beverage and Sustainable Hospitality. responsible leadership.

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This allows you to tailor your education to your interests and A dedicated
• Innovative, industry-engaged Real-world
explore cutting-edge knowledge through in-class projects, corporate Talent Center
curriculum adapts to global Capstone
case studies, competitions, and consultation experiences. to boost
Project concentrations
hospitality trends. employability
IMHI offers two experience-generating tracks, internship • Emphasizes international, strategic
and apprenticeship, that ideally integrate professional insight for a resilient industry.
engagement with innovative study paths.
• Offers a distinctive blend of
core and elective courses,
In IMHI, we are proud of the most prominent and strongest hospitality
alumni association, with over 1700 members, all successful in shaping impactful, responsible
their respective fields. This network's connections and mentorship leaders to address current
opportunities will be invaluable for your personal and professional growth. and future challenges.

We hope our program will raise your interest and look forward
to welcoming you soon on this exciting journey!

Prof. Michail TOANOGLOU Manuel HEURTEUX

Academic Director Executive Director,
IMHI Alumnus

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PROGRAM CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
6 concentrations
CRAFTING A BESPOKE JOURNEY TO ACHIEVE YOUR ASPIRATIONS
The MSc in Hospitality Management (IMHI) isn’t just an educational program; it’s a passport to thriving on the global stage.
Here, we harness an extensive spectrum of pedagogical approaches, from thought-provoking lectures to real-world case 1 DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
studies, immersive simulations, dynamic interactive seminars, and collaborative individual and team projects. It’s a voyage of In the ever-evolving landscape of Hospitality and Tourism, Digital
transformation, a gateway to influential international careers. Leadership is the compass guiding businesses through digital
transformation. You will learn about the strategic use of a company's digital
assets to achieve business goals like online distribution, sales and CRM
• Financial Accounting • Hospitality Managerial • Consultancy Project
CORE COURSES
• Managing People • Accounting • Strategic Management 2 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Shaping an entrepreneurial mindset extends beyond creating new ventures;
• Revenue Management • Hospitality Corporate Finance • Strategic marketing
it's about preparing the next generation of leaders. Through a hands-on
• Excel for Managers • Managing Oneself • Quantitative Methods approach, students will develop the qualities required to innovate, navigate
challenges, and envision solutions to drive change in an ever-evolving world.

CONCENTRATIONS’ ELECTIVES
3 SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALITY
Understanding the context and tools of sustainable hospitality
Digital Real Estate Luxury Sustainable Beyond Food management, you will learn and practice how you can integrate
Entrepreneurship
Leadership Management Experiences Hospitality & Beverage the environmental and social aspects of any business decisions
• Law & Management to drive an organization’s value in the long term
• Digital Marketing • Hotel Real Estate Entrepreneurship • Sustainability • Restaurant
Strategy Principles • Fundamentals Essentials in entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship
• Hotel Demand • Hotel Real
• Sustainable
of Luxury Hospitality
Management
and concept
development 4 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
The evolving financial landscape of the hospitality industry and the
Management Estate Finance • Luxury Concept
startups in Development • Sustainable • Management of rising significance of asset management in corporate strategies present
• E-Business • Hotel Asset Hospitality fresh and formidable challenges in the real estate sector. To position
• Luxury Quality Finance & Law Restaurants and
Strategy & Management yourself for success in these dynamic roles, it is crucial to augment
Management for Hospitality Food Services
Operations your understanding of sustainable real estate finance and associated
• Sustainable Managers
• Luxury Hotel • F&B Tech & concerns, thereby contributing to lasting and meaningful impact.
• Customer Finance & Law
Branding • Sustainable Start Innovation
Relationship for Hospitality
Ups in Hospitality:
Management Managers • F&B Tourism
Case Study
5 LUXURY EXPERIENCES MANAGEMENT
• Sustainable This concentration deep dives into the skills, knowledge, and mindset
Consultancy required to excel in the luxury hospitality sector. It combines the
Project fundamentals of hospitality management with a focus on the branding
trends, high standards, and unique demands of luxury establishments
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES*

• Tourism and Catering Hot Topics • Customer Relationship Management

6 BEYOND FOOD & BEVERAGE
Gain a comprehensive 360° perspective and emerge as a visionary
• Applied Managerial Innovation • Corporate Events leader, poised to reshape the F&B industry. Navigate the complex
• Strategic Branding Project • Travel Industry Strategies terrain from supply chain dynamics to franchise development, all
*Subject to change depending on the number of participants. while appraising multiple business models in a swiftly evolving
landscape of digital and sustainable transformation.

CERTIFICATIONS
The IMHI program allows student to get industry recognized certifications and training:
The CHIA certification (Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics) provides evidence of thorough knowledge in foundational No matter the chosen concentration, electives are accessible to all IMHI students. Students can choose
metrics and definitions that are used by the hotel industry. It is ideal for general managers, revenue managers, sales managers from a wide range of courses, including the concentrations’ courses (even if they are not registered for the
and corporate staff. Part of the Asset Management course, the Certification in Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Analytics corresponding concentration). When compatible with the IMHI schedule, courses from the ESSEC Grande
(CAHTA) introduces the most popular types of hospitality and tourism research projects. Students learn step-by-step Ecole catalog and those from the ESSEC chairs can be followed.
instructions on how on how to create comprehensive, industry-quality projects.

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YOUR STUDY PATH PROGRAM CALENDAR
APPRENTICESHIP OR INTERNSHIP
1st Academic Year
COURSE
The MSc in Hospitality (IMHI) program, allows participants to select their own hands-on, paid professional FORMAT T1 T2 T3 SUMMER
experience in the form of an internship or an apprenticeship. Participants get a chance to learn from other OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT
professionals and gain industry skills. They can also apply apply their knowledge from the classroom in a real work
environment and develop a professional network in the relevant sector. INTERNSHIP

Internship format Courses Internship

THE INTERNSHIP path Boston University

Exchange
programme
Courses at ESSEC Courses and Internship at Boston University
DURATION OF PATH LOCATION OF (optional)
THE INTERNSHIP THE INTERNSHIP
APPRENTICESHIP

Apprenticeship
Rhythm Courses and Apprenticeship (2 days/week) Apprenticeship (Full-Time)

A 6-month full-time
6 Months internship between years Anywhere

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1 and 2 of the program in the World

2nd Academic Year

COURSE
BENEFITS T1 T2 T3 SUMMER
FORMAT
• Apply your knowledge from the classroom in a real work environment. “What makes the internship rhythm so OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT
• Gain a valuable 6-month continuous experience great in my opinion, is the possibility
to smoothly transition into employment. to focus both on studies and the work INTERNSHIP
• Explore the different aspects of a business to experience without compromising
make a more informed career choice. on either of the aspects and also the Internship format Courses and Consultancy Project
• Acquire an international experience by choosing to do an internship flexibility of exploring a new career field
APPRENTICESHIP Courses and Capstone Project
abroad. (Option of attending Boston University for 2 terms) before making the final choice post
• Choose optional and Grandes Écoles courses, and get completion of the masters.” Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Courses and Courses and Capstone Project
more involved in IMHI student life (ref page 18). Utkarsh PHOOLI, Rhythm Apprenticeship (2 days/week) Apprenticeship (2 days/week) (Full-Time)
• Develop a professional network in the relevant sector. IMHI 2023

The CAPSTONE PROJECT: LEARNING-BY-DOING approach

THE APPRENTICESHIP path
DURATION OF THE PATH LOCATION OF THE During the Final Capstone Project, students build on their two- Past Projects include:
APPRENTICESHIP APPRENTICESHIP year learning experience to develop a comprehensive business Suggesting future renovations, new hotel
solution taking into account all dimensions of any strategic programming and a new business plan in regards to
decision. They work as junior consultants on real-life projects revenue, distribution and valuation.
Plans to overcome various challenges like: insufficient

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commissioned by a hospitality business.
suite capacity; insufficient security exits; a lack of
3 days of courses and 2 days of work, Recent projects include missions for independent hotels as well lifestyle-oriented common areas; outdated design or
2 years which alternates with full-time work at the Only in France
end of each academic year (6 months in
as hotel groups with investment, marketing and distribution use of space, etc.
year 1 and 2 months and more in year 2). dimensions. Proposal to help owners of an aging hotel to better...
“The apprenticeship path has helped
Optimization of space planning following a hotel
me to deep dive into my career plan,
In this active learning experience, ESSEC partners with Jones expansion.
by combining learnings at school and
Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), a leading global financial and
professional competencies. Thanks to
BENEFITS professional services company specialized in real estate.
this program, I’ve been able to get more
• Get 2 years of sustained professional experience within one company.
responsibilities at work and become more
• Grow your responsibilities and skills over time.
knowledgeable about the job market.”
• Bolster theoretical knowledge with professional practice.
• Finance your studies. Pauline MAISANT,
• Possibility to continue on a permanent contract in the company. IMHI 2022
• Develop a professional network in the relevant sector.

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 DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES
WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY
& ESSEC*
Only available for the 2-year Internship Track students.
Established in 1981, Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) offers students a
combination of rigorous academics, a liberal arts curriculum, and international experiences in the pursuit of
success in lodging, restaurants, food service, and other avenues of the hospitality industry.
Through our unique collaboration with BU SHA, graduate students enrolled through our IMHI program have
the opportunity to earn part of their Master’s degree abroad – an opportunity which involves elective courses
taught by premier internationally-recognized industry practitioners.

A Transcontinental Experience
Participants have the option of earning part of their Master’s degree abroad through BU SHA or on campus, in
Cergy, France. Students experience two different cultures and forms of learning through a variety of teaching
methods.

Summer Internship Option Abroad

Participants interested in completing an internship in Boston benefit from an extensive network of partner
hotels and restaurants, providing students with numerous opportunities to satisfy work experience
requirements for their degree.

Certification delivered by BU SHA & ESSEC

Successful completion of this portion of the program earns students a Graduate certificate from Boston
University’s School of Hospitality Administration and a Master of Science in Hospitality Management.

*additional fees may apply.

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The exchange was an
opportunity to challenge
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What an incredible manner
Thanks to the double It was an opportunity to
myself and to adapt outside to experience the world
Master’s exposure, I feel network with local hospitality
of my comfort zone. Being in and develop the true global
prepared to become a leader leaders and to develop a
a multicultural environment hospitality mindset so
of tomorrow capable of vision of the hospitality and
as a university student necessary for our business,
responding to economic, catering industry at the
teaches me how to handle particularly today.
environmental, and social international level.
situations with people
challenges. Arun Upneja, Ph.D.,
from different cultures and Théo Deschamps
Dean of the School of
backgrounds. Célia Merveille De Paillette
Hospitality Administration
IMHI, 2023 IMHI, 2023
Cédric Moley Boston University
IMHI, 2023

© Cydney Scott
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LEARN FROM INDUSTRY
THOUGHT LEADERS

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Every year we are impressed with the level of
co-operation from senior management who take
a real interest in the proposed solutions from the
students. Recent projects have included working
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Thanks to an active learning experience backed
with Elegancia Hotels, Best Western International by businesses and organizations, students act as
and Staycity Aparthotels. consultants on real-life strategic projects that serve
Alex Gibson, social and environmental goals in the hospitality
Visiting Professor Strategic Branding Project industry. This allows them to mobilize a large range of
concepts and knowledge acquired across other courses
and during their professional experiences to answer a
real-life problematic in order to pitch a strategic solution
to a professional audience from the non-profit and
sustainable business world.
Johanna Wagner,

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Guest Lecturer & Corporate Executive Associate
Sustainable Consultancy Project (with Carina Hopper)
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Towards the end of the program, students produce PROGRAM PARTNERS
a fully professional report and the top 3 teams

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present their project directly to the client, JLL and For over 40 years, ESSEC has been building relationships with industry leaders. With many alumni moving on
RevUp Conseil. In addition, like in the real life,
to work for these international hospitality organizations, the partnerships have grown stronger over time.
during the trimester, external experts may come to
drive students and help produce accurate reports ESSEC Business School regularly hosts events where industry leaders from these organizations come to debate and
on specific areas of the report (Works expert from discuss current issues and trends in the hospitality business. These events are followed by networking opportunities
JLL, Design experts from Campbell House or F&B where students discuss their careers with these industry leaders and and with their companies’ recruitment teams.
Expert like Emmanuel Heurteux for example). Students enrolled in these courses learn how to
develop asset management strategies that satisfy The partners and contributors participate in the program in various ways:
Pauline Billette, owners’ objectives and apply appropriate tactical
Guest Lecturer for the Final Consultancy Project tools to evaluate and manage hotel real estate
and CEO RevUp Conseil - she provides students a investments. Students also learn how to develop
framework for consulting and coaches them on a asset management plans and agreements to Participation in selection juries Internships Company visits
weekly basis to focus on key materials and build effectively manage hotel real estate investments.
useful analyses, etc. Apprenticeships CEO conferences Placements
Leonard Jackson,
Asset Management and Real Estate Finance.
He focuses on providing his students with
Mentor program HR and executive search firm conferences Field projects and case studies
applicable, industry-specific tools so that they can
immediately add value to organizations.

Using cases from disruptive players, global, local small and large hotel
chains, students will be able to detect opportunities and implement

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innovation and digital transformation projects in all aspects of hotel business:
development, product, distribution and operations. Sessions counts with
senior international external speakers, workshops and a final project.
Paolo Salvador,
Professor Paulo Salvador teaches Managerial Innovation
at IMHI with a very practical approach.

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HELPING YOU ACCELERATE YOUR
GET STARTED CAREER IN HOSPITALITY
Graduates find management positions in various industry sectors
in France, Europe and worldwide.
CAREER SERVICES
Ongoing career orientation and support is provided to help
students find suitable positions upon graduating. These
services include personal development coaching which has 33%
been designed to help students capitalize on their skills and Operations
(accounting, revenue
experience, so they become conscious of their assets. By
defining a personal strategy to market their skills, students and
management...)
25%
Consulting
Cécile ROSSET PIETRI,
IMHI 2019
graduates optimize their chances of succeeding on their chosen
career path. Before IMHI
SPA Manager
The Career Services also organize individual counseling,
14%
Business
Four Seasons Hotel
workshops, mock interviews, conferences and opportunities to After IMHI
IN WHICH functions development
meet with executive search consultants, industry leaders/CEOs Asset Manager & Co Founder,
DO OUR ALUMNI Oversight
and HR Directors.
WORK?
14%
Each year, there are: Revenue
management
e-commerce
17,ooo exclusive job postings: internships,
apprenticeships and jobs.
INCUBATING 5%
General
9%
Marketing/sales
43o+ meetings with recruiters based in France and all around
the world: job fairs, company presentations and case studies. EXCEPTIONAL management

4,ooo+ individual appointments with career consultants. IDEAS AND

45% 37%
 ccess to 5 learning platforms and 4o+ articles,
A
training and self-teaching modules.
TALENTS Hotel chains 23%
Finance/
France 33%
Europe
Hamza EL KATEB,
IMHI 2018
real estate (outside France)
Since its creation, ESSEC has cultivated a spirit of Before IMHI
164 career-related workshops. entrepreneurship and innovation, which lies at the very Front office & Cost Control
core of its educational approach, research, and managerial
practices. At ESSEC, we believe that everyone can be 19% 13% Kenzi Tower Hotel
After IMHI
Industry Leader Conferences an entrepreneur, and that entrepreneurial experiences IN WHICH SECTORS
Restaurants/
food service where do
Middle east/
africa Asset & Portfolio
encourage a capacity to find solutions to tomorrow’s DO OUR ALUMNI our alumni Management Analyst,
As part of their courses, students participate in industry-led problems and to adapt to the changes and challenges WORK? work? AccorInvest
conferences from October to March, allowing them to broaden which we all face.
their knowledge about the industry and network with leading
professionals in the field related to their concentration. 9% 10%
E NTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION CENTER Other hospitality Asia-pacific

Hospitality Job Fair 4% 7%

ESSEC VENTURES E-commerce Americas
Towards the end of the program, students will have an opportunity
to meet several recruiters from trending companies in the industry: It consists of a talent incubator, a dedicated seed fund and
a great occasion to build a network and find a full-time position. events that bring entrepreneurs and investors together.
Since its creation:

Partenered Events 6OO Coached business projects. 65% 1OO% Sarah MORVANT,
of students find a job prior to graduation within six months of graduation
IMHI 2020
IMHI collaborates with different partners like: Fabrique du 4 2o Companies created.
Tourisme: A think tank initiated by Extendam, Bpifrance, MKG ••• ••• Before IMHI
Consulting, which aims to identify the challenges and trends of 7 3% Start-ups’ survival rate at 3 years. Receptionist,

85% 63%
the industry. HSMAI Europe Student Council: aims to support Château Saint Martin & Spa
hospitality undergraduates’ and graduates’ professional growth, 1 ,9 €BN of capital raised. After IMHI
harness entrepreneurial skills and directly connect them with peer within four months of graduation find their first position outside France Hospitality Consultant,
groups and hospitality brands across the UK and Europe. 1 o,2oo jobs created by the incubated/ KPMG France
supported companies.
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WHERE ARE OUR ALUMNI?

Puneet CHHATWAL
Carine BONNEJEAN
Managing Director & CEO
Managing Director - Hotels
The Indian Hotels
Christie & Co
Company Limited (IHCL)
IMHI, 2000
IMHI, 1991
London, UK
Mumbai, India

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Sophie PERRET Marc DESCROZAILLE
Senior Director Chief Operating Officer
India Middle East & Africa
HVS - London
IMHI, 2001 Accor Hotels The board of the Alumni
London, UK IMHI, 2000 Association AAIMHI is a highly
Dubai, UAE motivated and very active

A GLOBALLY group, striving to bring back

to the hospitality community

Olivier CHAVY Amel ZIANI ORUS CONNECTED ALUMNI in all possible ways. We
strongly believe that it is our

COMMUNITY
President HR Director responsibility towards the
program and our alumni, as we
Panorama Le Meurice Paris are only stronger together.
IMHI, 1988 IMHI, 2011
Florida, USA Paris, France Serving more than 1,700 alumni from over 45 nationalities spanning Monika Moser,
60 countries, the Alumni Association of the ESSEC Hospitality IMHI 2010 - AAIMHI President
Management IMHI (AAIMHI) works to ensure that the values of ESSEC Chief Operating Officer
Business School and relationships created during their studies continue Campbell House
Willemijn GEELS to enrich the professional and personal lives of IMHI graduates.
Patrick J. SAADE
Vice President
Senior Managing Director
Development Europe
EMEA Hotels Capital Markets AAIMHI Values & Objectives Activities
InterContinental Hotels
JLL S erving our members with generosity,  onthly meetups in Paris during which current students
M
Group (IHG®)
IMHI, 2010 mutual help, sincere friendship, and can meet alumni and AAIMHI board members.
IMHI, 2004
London, UK active communication, in line with the International meetups in Dubai, London, Geneva, and New Delhi
Paris, France
core of service excellence experienced organized in cooperation with ESSEC Alumni. With over 70 alumni
in the hospitality industry. chapters located worldwide, ESSEC Alumni offers a wide range of
Promoting our school and its reputation; services, organizes special events all over the world in all business
Christopher MICHAU
Maud RICHARD seizing all opportunities in our network sectors, and gives career advice to its 69,000 graduates.
Director European
Project Director to connect industry leaders and key Participation at the annual Graduation Ceremony to address and
Carrier Partnership
decision makers to our school. welcome the new graduates into the hospitality industry.
Alboran Actively participating in the evolution of Cross participation with ESSEC Alumni Clubs such as ESSEC Travel.
Trainline
IMHI, 2004 academic content to ensure the program Regular Meetings with the program and school administration.
IMHI, 2001
Biarritz, France keeps ahead of hospitality trends.
Paris, France

Chuiling LEE TOUZEAU Michael LEVIE

Director of F&B Partner and Operations
Across

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Operations

Marina Bay Sands

IMHI, 2012
Citizen M
IMHI, 1983
Amsterdam, 6O >45
IMHI Alumni nationalities
Singapore The Netherlands
countries

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STUDENT LIFE AROUND IMHI

The Junior IMHI association works as a

consultancy group to solve problems for all kinds
of structures within the hospitality industry:
Owners, groups & independent hotels.

IMHI Traiteur is a student association dedicated

to catering and cooking. It provides 100%
homemade food by students for events at the
ESSEC campus and in Paris. The goal of this
assocoation is to cook and ensure guest

HOW TO APPLY?
satisfaction! The profit generated is used to
finance the student graduation ceremony.

The MSc in Hospitality Management (IMHI) is designed for high-­potential young

professionals or mid-career leaders looking to make a career leap in the
For any student at the Cergy Campus looking for hospitality industry. A­ re you a future leader in the hospitality industry?
a delicious lunch, the LAB is a great option. IMHI
students, with cooking skills run and manage the You are a young graduate working in the hospitality industry with a bachelor’s degree or French BTS Hôtelier.
pasta box stall on campus during lunch hours on You have at least 1 year of professional experience (including internships).
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during their You are motivated to challenge yourself and to fast-­track your career in the hospitality industry.
break. You have an advanced level of English (1 English test score - mandatory. The English test is not required if the applicant has
spent at least 3 years in a higher education program completely taught in English).

Please visit our website essec.edu for more information about the admission process to the program.

Coupure is all about showcasing the hospitality

industry as a whole. Through a set of interviews,
Coupure highlights the journeys and challenges of
dynamic leaders of the industry. The conversational MORE ABOUT THE ESSEC
aspect of a discussion breaks formal barriers MSc IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (IMHI)
allowing listeners to experience a genuine and
personal exchange.

Available on: Spotify, Apple Podcast, Deezer, and

Google Podcasts. Discuss…
with an enrolled student on ESSEC Talk.

The IMHI
www.essec.edu Refer to…
news, testimonials, admission process and schedule.
BDE (Bureau des Élèves) is the student association
of ESSEC. It plays a key role in the dynamic and
fast-paced student life on campus and serves as a Apply online…
bridge between the administration and other clubs.
The BDE organizes many of the social events which
make the students’ time at ESSEC so memorable.

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ESSEC Asia-Pacific
5 Nepal Park
Singapore 139408
Tel. +65 6884 9780
www.essec.edu/asia
ESSEC | CPE Registration number 200511927D
Period of registration: 30 June 2023 - 29 June 2029
Committee of Private Education (CPE) is part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)

ESSEC Africa
Plage des Nations - Golf City
Route de Kénitra - Sidi Bouknadel (Rabat-Salé)
Morocco
Tel. +212 (0)5 37 82 40 00
www.essec.edu

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