SKEMA was created in 2009 when ESC Lille merged with CERAM Business School in Sophia Antipolis. It now teaches in Lille, Sophia Antipolis and Paris, and abroad in Raleigh, Suzhou, Belo Horizonte, Cape Town and Montreal. Students can spend terms on more than one campus. In Lille, the school sits in the Euralille business district, a few minutes from both main train stations.
Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Official website: skema.edu
2009, from ESC Lille and CERAM
AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA
France, US, China, Brazil, South Africa and Canada
€15,000 – €24,000
Non-EU students, bachelor's and master's
€10,000 – €14,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on skema.edu before you apply.
Master in Management (Programme Grande École)
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 88
MSc Financial Markets and Investments
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 88
MSc International Marketing and Business Development
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 88
Global BBA
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 80
Campuses on five continents, with moves between them.
Finance master's with a strong following.
A Lille campus beside the Eurostar and TGV stations.
Graduates join banks, consultancies and multinationals in France and abroad.
The multi-campus model lets students job-hunt in more than one country.
Non-EU master's graduates can apply for a one-year French job-seeker residence permit.
Undergrad
Rolling
Postgrad
Rolling
Undergrad
Limited programmes
Postgrad
Limited programmes
The Lille campus is in Euralille, next to Lille Europe and Lille Flandres stations.
Lille is a big student city with Flemish architecture and fairly cheap rents. Brussels is about 35 minutes by train, Paris an hour and London under 90 minutes.
Admission letter from SKEMA Business School
Campus France Études en France procedure
Proof of about EUR 615 monthly funds
Proof of accommodation in France
Travel health insurance for arrival
Valid passport and VLS-TS visa form
SKEMA runs admission rounds from autumn to early summer. Non-EU applicants should apply by March so there's time for Campus France and the visa.
Most programmes start in September. A few master's tracks and exchange terms start in January.
A long-stay student visa (VLS-TS). For most nationalities the process starts on Campus France's Études en France platform, then moves to the consulate with proof of funds and accommodation.
The Master in Management, finance MSc programmes, marketing and the Global BBA are popular. Master's entry needs a bachelor's degree, an interview and IELTS 6.5 or equivalent; GMAT or GRE can strengthen finance applications.
SKEMA offers merit-based tuition scholarships to international students, decided at admission. The French government's Eiffel scholarships are another option for master's study.
