EMLV - École de Management Léonard de Vinci

What EMLV - École de Management Léonard de Vinci does

EMLV is a French private business school founded in 1994, operating as a non-profit association (Loi 1901) under the legal entity Association Léonard de Vinci. The school is part of the Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci alongside ESILV (engineering school) and IIM (digital institute), enabling a transversal pedagogical model that combines business management with technology and engineering disciplines. EMLV holds the "triple crown" of business school accreditations — AACSB, EFMD Master, and AMBA — placing it among the top 1% of global business schools and ranking 4th among French post-bac business schools (L'Étudiant and Le Figaro 2024-2025).

The institution offers a portfolio spanning Bachelor (Bac+3), Programme Grande École (Master in Management, Bac+5), eight MSc specializations (Marketing & Digital Communication, Supply Chain Management, Finance & Investment, Digital Business Analytics, Luxury & Innovation Management, International Business, Accountability & Corporate Sustainability, Fintech & Digital Banking), an AMBA/AACSB-accredited MBA, and an AACSB-accredited DBA. It also delivers a double-degree Engineer-Manager program with ESILV. Programs are delivered across five campuses — Paris La Défense (headquarters), Nantes, Montpellier, Berlin, and Madrid — supported by 150 international partner universities and a faculty that is 75% international.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition fees (specifics not publicly disclosed), supplemented by corporate-funded alternation (work-study/apprenticeship) arrangements where employer payroll contributions cover training costs. Student segments include post-baccalaureate high school graduates admitted via Parcoursup and the SESAME competition, Bac+3/4 parallel admissions candidates, international students, and working professionals pursuing executive education. Corporate partnerships with major French employers — including AXA, Renault, BNP Paribas, Louis Vuitton, Deloitte, Orange, EDF, TotalEnergies, Thales, Capgemini, Canal+, Decathlon, Lacoste, and Salesforce/Inetum — provide apprenticeship placements, internships, and graduate recruitment channels across more than 68 student associations.

Name

EMLV - École de Management Léonard de Vinci

Legal name

Association Léonard de Vinci

Website

https://emlv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EMLV is a triple-accredited French business school founded in 1994, operating as a non-profit association and offering Bachelor to DBA programs across five campuses in France, Germany, and Spain. It serves post-baccalaureate, parallel-admissions, international, and executive students with technology-integrated management education and corporate apprenticeship partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Business School

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

MBA & Executive MBA Programs (EDAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Business school education
• Higher education programs
• Management training
• Master in management
• Executive education

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris La Défense (Courbevoie)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: The school generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to students for various programs including Programme Grande École (Master level), Bachelors, MSc, MBA, and DBA programs. Students can also pursue programs in alternation (apprenticeship) where companies fund training costs.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Training: Revenue from企业对 partnerships for student recruitment, internships, apprenticeships, company projects, and professional integration services. Companies engage with the school for talent acquisition and branded projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

EMLV is a French business school offering higher education programs from Bachelor to Doctorate level, including the flagship Programme Grande École (Master in Management, Bac+5) triple-accredited by AACSB, EFMD Master, and AMBA. The school delivers BSc, MSc, MBA, and DBA programs in management, finance, marketing, supply chain, digital business, luxury, and sustainability across campuses in Paris La Défense, Nantes, Montpellier, Berlin, and Madrid.

Product overview

EMLV - École de Management Léonard de Vinci is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of business and management programmes. The core offering is the Programme Grande École (Master in Management, Bac+5), triple-accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EFMD Master. This is complemented by three Bachelor programmes (Bac+3) covering Digital & International Business, International Affairs, and Technology & Management. The institution offers multiple MSc programmes (Bac+5, one-year post bac+4) in areas including Marketing & Digital Communication, Supply Chain Management, Finance & Investment, Digital Business Analytics, Luxury & Innovation Management, International Business, Accountability & Corporate Sustainability, and Fintech & Digital Banking, available in alternance or initial formats. Executive education includes an MBA (AMBA & AACSB accredited) and a DBA doctoral programme (AACSB accredited). Cross-disciplinary offerings include a Double Degree Engineer-Manager with ESILV. Student support services include the De Vinci Welcome Desk for international students and DeVinci Junior for student entrepreneurship projects. The institution is part of the Léonard de Vinci University Pole alongside ESILV (engineering) and IIM (digital), enabling transversal learning across disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programme Grande École (Master in Management) The flagship Grande École programme offering a Grade de Master (Bac+5), accredited by AACSB, EFMD Master, and AMBA. Forms managers capable of understanding complexity, bridging disciplines, and acting responsibly in the context of technological acceleration and transitions.
• Bachelor Digital & International Business A Licence-grade Bac+3 programme combining EMLV's marketing competencies and international dimension with IIM's technical digital and data skills. Hybrid format offered jointly with IIM, school of digital.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average annual gross starting salary of €45,500 for Grande École programme graduates
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• mc2icoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership between mc2i and EMLV focusing on HR Information Systems (SI-RH) education and alternation training programs. The collaboration enables students in the Digital HR specialization to gain practical experience in HRIS implementation and management through apprenticeship contracts.
• InetumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Inetum for Salesforce CRM masterclass delivery. Inetum, a leading digital services company in France and Benelux for Salesforce solutions deployment, provides expertise and industry professionals to train EMLV students. Students receive Salesforce certification upon completion.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationCorporate partnership through which EMLV provides CRM training to students using Salesforce platform. Celine Aussal Heller, Regional Vice President Salesforce, participates in masterclass sessions. Students obtain Salesforce certifications enhancing their employability.
• Budapest Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for academic exchange programs. EMLV students can spend a semester abroad at Budapest Business School as part of their international experience requirement.
• DeVinci Junior (Student Consulting)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeVinci Junior is a student-run consulting firm celebrating 10 years of operation. It brings together multidisciplinary student teams from EMLV, ESILV, and IIM to deliver consulting projects for companies, startups, and associations, providing real-world business experience.
• BNP Paribas Leasing SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing immersive training-action experiences for Digital HR specialization students. BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions collaborates on practical exercises simulating real HR challenges in the financial services sector.
• Groupama-G2SminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with DeVinci Junior for a digital challenge on customer satisfaction. Groupama-G2S provides real business cases for student teams to develop innovative solutions, combining insurance industry expertise with student creativity.
• 150 International Partner UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMLV maintains partnerships with 150 universities worldwide for student exchange, double degrees, and international mobility programs. These partnerships enable students to spend semesters abroad and gain global perspectives.
• Erasmus Student Network (ESN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Erasmus Student Network (ESN) for international student integration activities during Welcome Week and throughout the academic year, supporting cultural exchange and community building.
• FNEGE MédiasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEMLV professors contribute expert content to FNEGE Médias platform, which publishes management and business education research and commentary. Professor Kseniya Navazhylava published on impression management in FNEGE Médias.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EDHEC Business School: Higher-ranked French Grande École with campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore. Competes for the same international MSc and Grande École candidates but operates with stronger brand equity and longer-established global footprint than EMLV.
• ESSEC Business School: Elite French Grande École with campuses in Cergy, La Défense, Singapore, and Morocco. Targets overlapping international MSc/MBA student segments and operates the same ESSEC apprenticeship model; ranked significantly higher than EMLV but competes for the same alternate pathways.

Direct peers

• AUDENCIA Business School: French Grande École (Nantes-based) with triple accreditation, offering similar post-bac, MSc and MBA programs. Geographic proximity to EMLV's Nantes campus creates direct local competition for the same regional student pool.
• IESEG School of Management: French post-bac business school (Grande École) with triple AACSB/Equis/AMBA accreditation and campuses in Lille and Paris (La Défense). Targets the same Bac+ post-bac and international MSc segments as EMLV with similar tuition positioning.
• EM Normandie: French post-bac business school with multi-site delivery (Caen, Le Havre, Paris, Oxford, Dublin). Competes in similar post-bac and MSc segments; comparable AACSB/Equis/AMBA credentialed programs and similar tuition tier.
• NEOMA Business School: French post-bac Grande École operating from Reims and Paris campuses with triple-crown accreditation. Directly competes with EMLV for French high school graduates and parallel admissions Bac+3/4 students, with similar MSc alternance catalog.
• SKEMA Business School: French post-bac business school operating multi-campus model (Paris, Lille, Sophia Antipolis) with international campuses (US, China, Brazil, South Africa) and triple accreditation. Direct competitor to EMLV for Bac+3/4 candidates and international MSc applicants; comparable positioning in L'Étudiant post-bac rankings.
• KEDGE Business School: French business school formed from merger of Euromed and Bordeaux BS, with multi-campus presence (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille) and international sites. Competes in post-bac and MSc segments comparable to EMLV's offerings.
• TBS Education (Toulouse Business School): French post-bac Grande École with triple accreditation, multi-campus model (Toulouse, Paris, Barcelona, Casablanca) and an MSc/alternance portfolio positioned similarly to EMLV. Direct competitor for parallel admissions and English-taught MSc candidates.
• Excelia Business School: French post-bac business school (formerly Sup de V) with campuses in La Rochelle, Paris, Tours. Competes for the same post-bac high school graduate pool and alternant MSc candidates in the same tuition tier as EMLV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/emlvparis
• Facebookfacebook.com/emlvparis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecole-de-management-leonard-de-vinci
• Instagraminstagram.com/emlv_paris
• TikToktiktok.com/@emlv.paris

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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