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French Foundation for Management Education
THE STRUCTURE:
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Foundation recognized as a non-profit public utility |
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Established since 1968. |
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Jointly governed by representatives of the State and enterprises |
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Financed by French public authorities (State, Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and enterprises. |
THE MISSIONS:
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To develop and improve the quality of French training programs in management and business administration. |
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To promote stronger ties between education and industry. |
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To create and support pedagogical innovations. |
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To develop and spread, in France and abroad, French research in management sciences. |
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To export French management teaching know-how. |
THE MAIN ACTIVITIES:
Development of management education in France:
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funding of pedagogical research programs, |
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updating of pedagogical material, |
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organization of meetings and conferences on management education, |
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financial and technical assistance to the French Ph.D. programs, |
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collaboration among the network of about 60 French corporate management training establishments (Universities and IAEs:Paris-Dauphine, Paris I Sorbonne..., and business schools: HEC, ESSEC, ESC Paris, ESC Lyon...) |
Training of management teachers
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scholarships for Ph.D students, |
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organization of doctoral methodological seminars within the CEFAG (European Center for Training in Management) |
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fundings of international programs for professional development of management educators. |
Support and development of research and management practices:
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funding of research programs in collaboration with the French academic associations of management (accounting and management control; finance, human resources, information systems, marketing, strategic management...) |
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organization of research seminars, |
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publication of the Revue Française de Gestion, the main academic journal in France in the field of management sciences. |
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Setting up management programs and projects abroad in collaboration with French Public authorities (Ministry of Foreign Affairs...) and international bodies for cooperation assistance (World Bank, UNDP, ILO, EEC). |
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programs of training for foreign managers (practical training with incompany projects) and for foreign trainers. |
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technical assistance to foreign management centers. |
Some examples of recent programs:
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the French-Chinese Management Center in Peking (China) |
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The French-Czech Management Institute in Praha (Czech Republic) |
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a training of trainers program with Phnom Penh Business School |
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creation of three business schools in Morocco |
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creation of a French-Egyptian management diploma at the University of Aïn Shams, Cairo (Egypt), |
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training for executives and trainers at the University of Timisoara (Romania). |
Publications and information supports:
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Revue Française de Gestion (6 issues per year) |
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Surveys on research and education in the field of management (list on request) |
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