ESDES School of Business and Management (École supérieure pour le développement économique et social) is located in Lyon, France. It was created in 1987, within the Catholic University of Lyon ( UCLy). ESDES is state-recognised and its diploma carries the "visa" of approval and the master's degree of the French Ministry of Education, the master in management program is EPAS accredited. The school is private and part of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles and AACSB accredited. It delivers several diplomas from Bac +3 to Bac +5 (Master in Management, Bachelor in Business, preparation for the DSCG). The Grande Ecole Program or Master in management is a Bac + 5 diploma approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and whose holders are awarded the grade of master5. The Grande Ecole Program of ESDES Lyon Business School is EPAS accredited by the EFMD. Admission to the 1st year of the Grande Ecole program of the ESDES is by the ACCESS Competition and via a parallel admission procedure in the 3rd and 4th years. The Bachelor in Business is a 3-year program. Admission is through an ESDES competition. Facts and figures 1,525 students in 2013 202 teachers, 50 of whom are permanent 100 links with other universities and business schools in 36 countries Two2 main programs : Master program (5 years), Bachelor program] (3 years) The Master Program is EPAS accredited In 2022, the Financial Times ranked the Masters in Management program 93rd in the world. The five year course In accordance with European and international teaching practices the ESDES course has two stages, a three-year period followed by a two-year period, over which students may develop their career paths. The course is built around the key business skills that students will need in their future careers. Master's degree options There are four specializations in full English for the 4th and 5th years : marketing and digital business, digital law and management, international business Administration, international supply chain management. International culture Each student takes at least two foreign languages and does at least a six-months study abroad program in an English speaking country followed by a two-month work placement at the end of the 2nd year. In the 5th year, students may opt to spend one term at one of the school's 100 partner universities or business schools around the world. International exchange students are welcomed into the International Business Program