Excelia University, France

Excelia has always been a pioneer in its sphere of activity. By becoming an educational center encompassing 5 multi-disciplinary and multi-campus Schools, it has developed a new model designed to respond to students' professional ambitions as well as to the significant demands from companies in terms of the skills and competencies required for current and for future jobs. Today, the Group comprises a management school ‘Excelia Business School’, which is AACSB, EPAS, EQUIS and AMBA accredited, a school of tourism ‘Excelia Tourism School’, which is TedQual accredited, a digital school ‘Excelia Digital School’, a preparatory school ‘Excelia Academy’ and finally ‘Excelia Executive Education’, a school offering executive education. Click here to read more about our rankings

Location

Excelia has four campuses across France:    
La Rochelle is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, in close proximity to three islands, and within the triangle of the three major cities of Nantes, Paris and Bordeaux. It offers a wealth of tourist attractions and economic opportunities. It’s also a city where life is good, as testified by residents who describe it as “green and peaceful”. Indeed, La Rochelle and the whole of Charente-Maritime are very conscious of their environmental footprint.
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The Orleans campus is in a pleasant location, just 15 minutes’ walk from the city centre, and easily accessible by tram or bus. On site, among other things, there is a cafeteria, bicycle parking, a media library, and areas in which to relax. 
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Tours is known for its impressive historical heritage, and Excelia has been developing a new campus since the start of 2019. Tours offers an exceptional living environment, with the Loire River having shaped its history, culture, landscape, and heritage. It is a modern and dynamic student city, renowned today for its lifestyle, monuments, museums, and gardens. 
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Excelia has a new off-site study location in Paris, right in the heart of the Paris higher education hub, namely on the aivancity campus. As the only management school in Paris, Excelia aims to forge closer links with the academic players that are already on site, in particular the engineering schools. In line with its development strategy, Excelia is committed to becoming an important player within this higher education hub. For more information on the Paris Campus, click here

Why choose this university for an exchange semester?

France, which is home to Excelia University, is the leading non-English-speaking host country for foreign students and the fourth most popular host country for student mobility. Every year, France welcomes more than 300,000 international students to its Grandes Ecoles (major Business Schools) and universities. Its popularity is due, among other things, to the excellence of its higher education and research, which is widely recognized throughout the world, and evidenced by the many Grandes Ecoles and universities that feature in the most prestigious international rankings: Financial Times, QS, MOCI, The Economist, rankings that honor Excelia every year!

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Campus Life

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All year round, our Clubs and Associations are in full swing within Excelia, enabling you to achieve personal and professional fulfilment. Your study programme will allow you the time to fully invest in a team project within an Association, a sporting activity or even Excelia's communication and promotional activities. For more information on student associations, click here