French Ambassador Thierry Mathou receives EDHEC Business School Dean Emmanuel Métais in Delhi

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New Delhi, 28 November 2024: Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr. Thierry Mathou welcomed EDHEC Business School, Dean, Emmanuel Métais to India at an event in Delhi. During the reception, Dean Métais presented EDHEC’s strategic plan, Generations 2050, and discussed the school’s ambitions to expand in India, a country with outstanding higher education institutions and a youth population eager for international degrees and work experience. 

EDHEC has many partnerships in India, but with the country’s rapid economic expansion, the school is actively seeking new connections and activities. Indian students represent the largest group of international students on EDHEC’s campuses. Since 2020, the number of Indian students on EDHEC campuses has increased by 50% as more students discover the career-boosting benefits of studying in France at a top business school.

Quote from Emmanuel Métais, Dean, EDHEC Business School 

Dean Métais has visited Delhi and Mumbai to meet with potential university and corporate partners. He is traveling with EDHEC, Associate Dean of International Relations, Richard Perrin, who has been instrumental in securing partnerships with regional non-profits that provide volunteer opportunities for EDHEC students who embark on Global Impact Projects. 

Ambassador Mathou knows EDHEC well. He and his wife are alumni of the school, which has three campuses in France (Paris, Lille and Nice) and research centers in London and Singapore. In recent years, EDHEC has performed exceptionally well in the Financial Times Business School Rankings: 7th best business school in Europe, 4th best Master’s in Management, and 6th best Master’s in Finance. 

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Quote from the Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr. Thierry Mathou

Since 1906, EDHEC has focused on the human side of business, ensuring that students understand how business can serve society and positively impact the world. The Generations 2050 strategic plan consists of three axes: championing net positive business, empowering students to transform, and accelerating climate finance. To realize these goals, EDHEC will invest 270M€ in its faculty, academic programs, research centers and campuses. The bulk of this investment will be made in the next 5 years.

EDHEC is globally recognized for academic excellence, impactful research, and shaping responsible leaders for the future, especially around sustainability, social impact and climate finance. EDHEC is a founding member of the Future of Management Education (FOME) Alliance and is recognized as a global leader in research on the impact of climate change on the evaluation of infrastructure assets. 

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About EDHEC Business School

EDHEC has been a leader in management education in Europe since 1906 and has been ranked 7th Best Business School in Europe by the Financial Times for three straight years. Its strategic plan, Generations 2050, reflects the school’s dedication to accelerating crucial economic, social, and environmental transformations through education and research. EDHEC’s 55K students and alumni are devoted to reinventing business for the common good. Their “raison d’être” is to make a positive impact on the world. 

More about EDHEC:

  • 9400 undergraduate students, 175 professors and researchers, 14 centres of expertise and research, 130 nationalities
  • 26 degree programmes: Bachelor (BBA and BSc), Master in Management, Master of Science (MSc), MBAs (Full-time, Executive MBA and MBA Online), PhD in Finance, EDHEC Executive Education (for managers, executives, and entrepreneurs), EDHEC Online (created in 2018) for distance learning
  • 3 French campuses in Lille, Nice, and Paris, and 3 startup campuses: the Jean Arnault Campus in Roubaix, EDHEC Entrepreneurs at Station F, the world’s largest start-up campus in Paris, and Techforward, in partnership with Eurecom and Institut les Mines-Telecom, at Sophie Antipolis in Nice 
  • Triple accreditation from the AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA

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