Management studies with ERASMUS+ program

CEFAM’s strategy has always been fundamentally international as the school was founded 30 years ago with the active participation of American partner universities. Through both the content of its programs and its academic organization in association with several well-known American universities, CEFAM prepares its students for careers in corporate management.

Today, the CEFAM program enables all of its students to simultaneously earn the CEFAM degree (certified Level I by the French government) and a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the American partner university of their choice.

Since it was founded, CEFAM has positioned itself as an institution specialized in international education and the development of competencies based on a network of corporate partners and alumni throughout the 5 continents. Our goal of corporate recognition is in keeping with our overall strategy and requires us to be in sync with professional savoir-faire and behaviors and to adapt our work methods to remain relevant to the job market.

For this reason, the CEFAM program includes several mandatory internship periods for a total of 9 months minimum of corporate experience, allowing our students an opportunity to put their skills into practice. Since 2007, more and more CEFAM students have been able to complete internships within the European Union thanks to ERASMUS grants. We intend to strongly promote this opportunity and to make it a focal point of our development. Our corporate network “CEFAM CONNECT” has been built with more than 2500 internationally minded companies, all CEFAM partners, and our Alumni who are of course at the heart of this network. We aim at developing global partnerships with well-known companies by centering corporate relations and educational methods on the real needs of our stake-holders.

Companies are looking for employees who are adaptable, self-reliant, and open to other cultures. Language abilities are especially necessary, with a clear priority given to a perfect mastery of English. On the job market, graduates who have opted for a “Business and Management” program with an international focus have the advantage especially when their résumé includes significant foreign experience, whether for studies or internships.

In addition, international mobility presents opportunities to exchange and analyze practices in order to improve our own methods and tools. We are making every effort to develop strategic alliances to reinforce our international visibility and continue the outgoing international mobility of our students and our administrative staff and faculty. At the same time, we are continuing to develop incoming international mobility by increasing the number of international students in our programs through exchanges and the creation of “tailor made” programs.

• The quality and recognition of the institution – all of CEFAM’s partners are AACSB accredited
• professional opportunities that correspond to our programs the added value of the institution (campus, co-op programs, facilities)
• the academic majors offered (“Risk Management” or “Supply Chain” for example)
• a desire to co-develop joint certificates, programs, and/or degrees

The partner universities for our BBA program are:

• Temple University in Philadelphia;
• Northeastern University in Boston;
• Pace University in New York City;
• Siena College in Albany, New York;
• Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

CEFAM was a pioneer in the development of dual degree programs with American partners.

Students who finish their undergraduate program in the United States obtain a Bachelor of Business Administration degree conferred by the AACSB accredited American university where they spent their 4th year and the CEFAM Degree, certified Level 7 (previously Level 1) by the French government – “Manager des organisations à l’international” (registered with the RNCP, as appeared in the Official Journal of 22 August 2012, NSL code 310m).

For historical reasons, CEFAM’s institutional partners are located in North America, but the use of the American language and the adoption the “Anglo-Saxon” format do not simply make CEFAM an American school in France; such a definition would limit the scope of our institution whose mission is truly international. Our strategy is to create a network of partnerships throughout the world, with the objective of developing bilingual and bicultural programs based on the American model, dual degree programs, and other projects involving international cooperation. ERASMUS+ represents a new opportunity for CEFAM to explore other regions.

Our international strategy is also visible every day within our walls through the increasing numbers of foreign students enrolled in our programs and our English speaking international faculty.

The objectives of all our mobility activities, not only for incoming and outgoing students (whether for studies or internships) but also for staff, are:

• To promote professional mobility opportunities for all individuals
• To develop a European identity in addition to our “Franco-American” identity
• To learn appropriate professional behavior in intercultural contexts
• To acquire language abilities in order to facilitate international mobility
• To reinforce curiosity
• To develop self-reliance
• To enhance employability
• To gain hands-on experience during professional opportunities
  

• Destination Country: Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
• Student Mobility for studies: 270€
• Student Mobility for traineeships: 420€

Group 2:

• Destination Country: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal
• Student Mobility for studies: 220€
• Student Mobility for traineeships: 370€

Group 2:

• Destination Country: Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Student Mobility for studies: 170€
• Student Mobility for traineeships: 320€

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ERASMUS+ / Special Needs Support

Selected beneficiaries with special needs (visible or non-visible disabilities) should contact Germain Lambert (germain.lambert@cefam.fr) directly in order to apply for additional ERASMUS + grant support.

• Documentation
• Erasmus agency

Note: The French law of 11 February 2005 defines a disability as “any and all limitation of activity or restriction in daily life experienced by a person in his/her environment because of a substantial, lasting or final alteration of one or several physical, sensorial, mental, cognitive, or psychological functions, of multiple disabilities, or of a disabling health condition.”

CEFAM’s academic programs are international by nature and open to students of all nationalities. Specific processes have been put in to place to facilitate our students’ European and international mobility.