Grenoble Ecole de
Management (GEM) is
an independent
school of business founded
in 1982 by the French Chamber of
Commerce. As a host to over 400
international students in
various
programs, GEM is emerging as a great
international
institution. GEM is accredited
by both AACSB and EQUIS,
the European
accreditation agency for leading schools of
business and is consistently ranked among
the top 10 French
business schools. The
Perdue School of Business has had an
exchange agreement with Grenoble since
1994.
SU/GRENOBLE EXCHANGE:
Each year students from GEM come to Salisbury University to
study and students from Salisbury travel to GEM. Exchange
students pay the equivalent of full time tuition and fees to
their home institution and study tuition-free at their host
university. There are two exchange slots available to SU
students at the Grenoble Ecole de Management each semester.
| Total
Estimated Costs Worksheet |
|
| SU resident
Tuition and Fees (non-resident tuition applies) |
$3309 |
| Estimated
Housing |
$3000 |
| Estimated Meals (varies
by individual) |
$1500 |
| Estimated Airfare |
$900 |
| Passport Fees |
$75 |
| Visa Fees |
$125 |
| Vaccinations |
-- |
| Books, School
Supplies |
$250 |
| International
Insurance |
$75 |
| Subtotal |
$9234 |
| Personal
Entertainment (varies by individual) |
$1500 |
| Total |
$10,734 |
CLASSES:
There are two different modules open to SU exchange students
at GEM:
Designed for
international students who are not fluent in French and
want to take business coursework in English.
No French language skills are required to
participate on the Undergraduate Program
for Exchange Students. Students take
a minimum of four business courses
in English and one French language module each
semester. All of the
business and French courses on the Undergraduate Program
for Exchange Students have been pre-approved for
transfer back to SU. More
information is available on the course options by
clicking the link above.
Designed
for international exchange students who are
linguistically able to take coursework in French with
French students. Your faculty advisor in the
Perdue School of Business will help you to plan an
appropriate course schedule on the Programme Grande
Ecole. More information is available on the course
options by clicking the link above.
CITY OF GRENOBLE:
Grenoble has a population of 450,000 and the economic
importance of this city is second only to Paris. The region
is host to several U.S. companies such as Hewlett-Packard,
Caterpillar, Sun Microsystems and Becton-Dickinson. There
is a tram that runs throughout the city and is a great way
to see some of the sights. Visitors can hike up the
mountains for beautiful views of the valley below. Only
three hours southeast of Paris by high-speed train and one
hour from Geneva, Switzerland, Grenoble is the center of the
Rhone-Alps region of France. This area is well known for
its proximity to many of the great ski resorts in the Alps
and was the site of the 1968 Olympic Games.
APPLICATION
INFORMATION:
Students majoring in a discipline in the Perdue School of
Business must have completed the pre-professional program
and be admitted into the professional school prior to
participating on the exchange. Participation is
restricted to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2.
Admission in competitive and is determined by the Perdue
School of Business. Please print
the
Exchange Program Application
to begin the process; all questions concerning the exchange should be
directed to:
Dr. Hong Yao, Global Programs Coordinator
Perdue School of Business
Phone:
410-543-6327
E-mail:
hxyao@salisbury.edu
