An international outlook

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• COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

An international outlook is key to understand and analyse today’s global economy. To equip students for careers that will involve working abroad or with international partners, Saint-Étienne School of Economics (SE²) offers courses in English from Year 1 of the Bachelor's degree as well as a range of possibilities for studying abroad.

A strong international focus

Thanks to our partnerships with the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi (UQAC),  Vilnius University in Lithuania, the University of Cagliari in Sardinia and a range of European universities through Erasmus+, students have various possibilities to study abroad.

All our studies, from Bachelor to Master programmes, are recognised internationally

The influence of the research carried out by SE² lecturers and researchers increases school reputation.

We aim at increasing inbound and outbound student mobility and at developing a strategy based on mobility agreements targeting universities that are members of  Transform4Europe (T4EU) alliance.

According to a survey led by Erasmus+ agency, 64% of employers think that the experience of studying abroad adds a significant value in terms of recruitment, and 64% of graduates with experience of studying abroad said they were given greater responsibilities at the workplace.

Bachelor's degree: an international track possible from the first year

• International track 
  > The International track is identical to the General track. However, with the International track, a third of the first-year classes and two third of the second-year classes are taught in English.
  > One or two semesters are spent studying abroad in the third year.
  > Selective access via Parcoursup (French University admissions system), eCandidat or Campus France (for international students): 30 students.

• It is also possible to study abroad either as part of the General Track or as a gap year.
• 2 double diplomas: Vilnius University in Lithuania and the University of Cagliari in Sardinia.

Master's degree: a strongly international programme

• Double degree with the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi (UQAC) for the Master Data Science and Innovation Management and the Master Regions and Transitions. 
• The Master Economics, Data and Decision Science, taught exclusively in English over the two years.

Arnaud Deygas, graduated of Master Data Science and Innovation Management:
"After getting my high school diploma, where I had followed specific courses in Economics and Social Scienceq, I chose Economics studies at Saint-Étienne. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to graduate from an university in Scotland through Erasmus program. It’s a real asset today in my role as a Salesforce Consultant, in which I need to be responsive, curious and speak English fluently on a daily basis."