ESSEC’s Mumbai hub– its 3rd after London and New York– will aim to strengthen ties with Indian universities, business partners and alumni, serving as a “catalyst for its enthusiastic academic roadmap” in the area. Sophie Collet Khanna, a Mumbai-based French college specialist, will work as its director.
According to Vincenzo Vinzi, dean and president of ESSEC, which has schools in Cergy (France), an Asia-Pacific school in Singapore, and a school in Rabat, Morocco, the school has more than 450 Indian students and saw India as the “natural option” for its next worldwide development due to its “exceptional economic momentum and world-class skill swimming pool”.
“As a business school, we inform students to develop careers in companies or launch their own entrepreneurial endeavors,” Vinzi informed The PIE News.
“Mumbai, as the economic capital of India, uses a lively environment of big corporations, financial institutions, start-ups and commercial players. For us, it clearly stuck out as the best city to develop our presence in India.”
These centers will host our future regional group, will be able to welcome ESSEC trainees during study trips, and supply in-country support for masterclasses and executive education modules for our corporate partners Vincenzo Vinzi, ESSEC
ESSEC’s Mumbai center announcement came amid French President Emmanuel Macron’s see to India last month, which started in Mumbai, where he satisfied Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exchange MOUs throughout defence, space, technology and cultural cooperation, and released the India– France Year of Development 2026 at the India– France Development Forum.
The official go to likewise saw Macron participate in the AI Impact Top hosted by India– the first time the occasion has been kept in a Global South country since its launch in 2023.
In education, France and India reaffirmed their commitment to the Classes Internationales– a preparatory program for international high school graduates pursuing undergraduate research studies in France, providing language training to name a few support– while repeating the nation’s target of hosting 30,000 Indian students by 2030, up from 10,000 presently.
Moreover over 200 universities and research study bodies from both countries explored joint degrees and partnerships throughout digital sciences, advanced products, aeronautics and AI in health care, together with a concentrate on abilities movement under the India– France Migration and Movement Partnership Contract (MMPA), and the Young Professionals Scheme (YPS).
Against this backdrop, ESSEC’s Mumbai hub– in partnership with CentraleSupélec for its “STEM-B technique”– was highlighted in the Macron– Modi joint declaration.
Aspects of this model, making use of the two French organizations’ joint degree offerings throughout entrepreneurship, information science, business analytics, AI and management, will be executed through the Mumbai hub, according to ESSEC.
“These programs utilize the complementary know-how of our two organizations. More importantly, they boost students’ employability by preparing them for the significantly interdisciplinary skills required by today’s job market,” specified Vinzi.
“We are now checking out how we might extend components of these programs to India through our ESSEC Mumbai Hub. This is more than a formal agreement; it is an incorporated partnership translating into a future-fit education for our students.”
The institute is also enhancing its collaborations with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), with whom it will present a double degree granting an ESSEC Master in Management (MiM) and an IIM Bangalore MBA, and with the Indian School of Service (ISB), improving student mobility initiatives.
Such advancements are likely to see more French trainees take a trip to India as part of their programs, a technique previously highlighted as a way to use a modern viewpoint on the country.
“In the coming months, we will start the search for area in Mumbai. These facilities will host our future local team, will have the ability to invite ESSEC students throughout research study journeys, and provide in-country support for masterclasses and executive education modules for our corporate partners,” mentioned Vinzi.
“With time, we hope this hub will end up being a platform for much deeper scholastic and organization collaborations in between ESSEC and the Indian environment.”
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