International Program in Business Administration (IPBA) at ESSEC Business School

Five-year integrated business programme at the ESSEC Africa campus in Rabat. It combines management training with up to 14 months of professional experience and up to 12 months of international immersion, and offers two specialisation tracks. The first three years (180 ECTS) lead to a double bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from CY Cergy Paris Universite and ESSEC.

Faculty: ESSEC Business School (Rabat campus)  |  Duration: 5 years (3-year bachelor cycle of 180 ECTS followed by a 2-year master cycle)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English, French and Chinese; Rabat (ESSEC Africa campus)  |  Intake: Year 1 and Year 3 entry rounds; Year 1 rounds close 30 November 2026, 1 February, 26 April and 23 June 2027  |  Location: Cergy, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Fundamentals of business such as financial accounting, microeconomics for business, principles of marketing, statistics, responsible marketing and business communication, plus French, English and Chinese. Specialisation tracks in Financial Engineering and Data Analysis and in International Business and Supply Chain Management lead to the corresponding master in years 4 and 5. A second-semester exchange in year 2 within the Ecotopia Alliance, summer internships and a final 6-month managerial internship.

Career pathways

Graduates progress to the Master in Finance Engineering and Data Analysis or the Master in International Business and Supply Chain Management and then to international business careers.

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