EMLyon Business School

Lyon, France
Institute Background 2

• Ranked #2 MBA College in France by Ivey Exec (2017)

• Globally ranked #27 among the top colleges for Masters in
Management

• 4 seats in 2018 & 4 seats in 2017 from IIML

• Exchange students from IIM - A, B, C, L, I, Ranchi, Trichy & XLRI
• 7.5+ CGPA recommended

• Term (2018) : 10 Sep – 22 Dec

• Ending dates depends completely on exams: Last one month flexible

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Teaching methods 3

• Lectures in English

• 3hr long classes for most courses with 15min break

• One course session per week for every course

• Class size: 30-40 with ~60-75% exchange students

• Teaching methodology: class lectures, video lectures & short cases

• Work load: Elective & Prof Dependent; Moderate mostly

• Attendance: Elective & Prof Dependent; 80% otherwise; Proxy friendly

attendance on paper

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Courses Offered 4

• Practicing Corporate Valuation– Heavy work load and difficult exam– No

Attendance - Not recommended
• Cash Flow Management – Chill course if you have done IM – No attendance –
20% Homework (individual) + Report (group); Easy exam (Prof. Francois)
• Rethinking Marketing– Very Light Work Load – 80% attendance – Easy MCQ Exam
(Prof. Handan)
• Marketing Strategy Implementation – Moderate Workload- 80% attendance- Prof.
is not accomodative
• VBA–Chill – No attendance – Exam is moderate (Prof. Francois)
• Operations Strategy – Very Chill – No Attendance – Very simple quiz (mostly
homework) & exam (Prof. Yeming Gong)
• Derivatives - easy attendance - 50% project on option pricing models - 50% final
exam - medium difficulty
• International negotiation - chill course but 80% attendance must- one assignment
and one quiz - most of the course is role-play exercises. No final exam

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Courses Offered 5

• Deciding- (Prof Richard Ruble) – No attendance, but 5 different evaluation

component ( CP, MCQ, Group seminar, Group project), easy and Doable, interesting
if read Thinking fast and slow, interested in behavioural economics – manageable
course
• Crossing Cultural Borders- (Prof Virginia Drummond) – Loved this course,
Interesting and real time experience of cultural differences (teammates Norwegian,
german, French, chinese), Moroccan) – 5 small MCQ and 1 big MCQ exam,
manageable if attended classes, (reading material is too lengthy, easy to recollect of
attended classes) – 80% attendance
• Web Marketing – (Prof Margherita Pagani)- 80% attendance , simulation game,
manage dynamics with group members, one presentation, one exam – study slides
for exam – Manageable if ready to study two days before exam
• Ecommerce and Etailing – (Prof Margharita Pagani) – One case presentation, one
project presenatation, one end exam. Every session, one guest lecture. End exam
MCQ requires reading, asked a few questions of guest lectures too, Manageable if
ready to study before exam and attended a few guest lectures – 80% attendance
• Integrated Marketing Communications – (Prof Alfred Siedel) – Very chill course,
No attendance, no Final exam – 2 presentation and one individual submission, -
Highly Recommended

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Benefits of exchange 6

» Entire course list available for selection beforehand with detailed

schedule
» Can schedule the entire set of classes for a week in 2/3 days
» New course curriculum including a mixture of face-to-face
sessions and online sessions.
» Option of one sports activity offered
» Classes start late generally – option to fly early to Europe to
explore more places
» One entire week off during October first week.
» Exchange students from all parts of the world
» International Day celebration – cultural exchange

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Benefits of exchange 7

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Living experience 8

• Typical French city; You’ll find people who speak English rarely

• Campus is in Ecully: 8km away from the Lyon city Centre

• Get accommodation in Lyon and not Ecully
• €900 - €1500 per month for 4-5 people (Airbnb)
• For AirBnB, Message/talk to host before booking.
• University arranged acco is expensive (€500/month)

• Direct trains to CDG Paris Airport

• Very convenient location in terms of rail connectivity: 2hrs to Geneva,
close to Italy and South France; Just 2 hrs to Paris by train.

• Bus/Metro network in Lyon is very strong – student tickets are cheap

• Security: Safe in Lyon; Rare cases of mugging – Use a travel money

belt to carry around passport, money and cards safely
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Living experience 9

• Carry Ready-to-eat Upma/poha 1 serving breakfast packets, Rice,

Basic Masala (Red Chilly, Turmeric, Cumin, Garam Masala)
• Take Water bottle, tiffin box,Umbrella from India (costly to buy in Lyon)
• Carrefour – shop for basic groceries (Bread, milk, eggs, jams, cheese
etc)
• Pasta, Bottled sauces and olives are cheap and can prepare your
own meals – to save some money for eating out during travelling
• College Canteen has good fries /veg burger/ Baguette sandwiches
(max 5 euro per meal) , to save money to spend on travel, also you
can get bored of the same menu for 3 months, you can prepare meals
(Rice/Pasta/Sandwich) and carry in tiffin also.

• Must Try the Bakeries, they have a variety of pastries, Jams are super
cheap and tasty, Flavored yoghurts, Ice creams, Fresh berries and
fruits, cheese and desserts

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Additional Information 11

• Do not pay Social Security while filling the form (200+ euros)

• Try to take short stay visa (90days or less)

» Cost savings on visa application
» Cost savings on rail tickets (Eurail Global Pass is valid for 3 months)
• Rail tickets are extremely expensive without Eurail Pass

• Do not buy separate ISIC card before leaving for Stex

» EMLYON ID is ISIC card and lets you avail discounts

• Contact:
» Avantika Tadas
» Bhargavy Ramachandiran
» Shreya Vontela
» Vikas