Big Data and Management - International Bachelors program from France

What if someone says to you that you need not to go for a masters in management after your undergrad, but, you can do it in your undergrad itself? 

Yes, you read it right. Ecole Centrale Nantes and Audencia Business School has come up with an International BBA by combining Big Data and Management. 

With innovation and excellence becoming the axis of industrial development, most corporations are looking for industry ready candidates who can take their business to the next level. Meanwhile, educational institutions are also updating themselves to keep them abreast of current technological developments and inculcating them in their curriculum. Students are looking for the top hot courses that fetches them excellent career. At this juncture, Ecole Centrale Nantes and Audencia Business School has developed an innovative, industry-oriented bachelor degree of international standards by combining Big Data and Management. 

Acquire a unique blend of expertise in Management and Data Engineering to meet new business needs.

The BBA Big Data & Management is a cross-functional programme combining Management and Engineering to meet new company needs. Thanks to the association of Centrale Nantes and Audencia, the BBA Big Data & Management is a high quality academic programme with a strong international focus and excellent employment prospects for its graduates.

Fully taught in English, the programme welcomes a mixed cohort of French and international students. The curriculum is structured into courses coordinated by each school in its field of expertise, followed by jointly run practical courses that link Management and Engineering.  

The synergy between the two schools offers a favourable environment and access to two strong alumni networks. The support provided by the Careers Services and close links with partner companies help each student to build his or her own career path. 

Big Data & Management at a glance

• A fully accredited 4-year bachelor’s degree (French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation)
• Mixed cohort of French and international students
• Open to applicants with a high school diploma or equivalent
• Fully taught in English
• 15 months minimum of international experience: (study semesters and internships)
• Location: Audencia Atlantic campus & Centrale Nantes
• Next intake: September 2022

Program

The BBA ‘Bachelor in Business Administration’ is a four-year post-secondary qualification at bachelor level with a strong international focus. It prepares students to successfully enter the workforce or, for those who wish to so, to pursue their studies with a Master’s degree. The BBA Big Data & Management programme is fully accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (diplôme visé bac+4).

 Students will be prepared to take on cross-functional management positions. They will acquire both strong managerial skills (finance, management, marketing, strategy) and advanced technical skills in the collection, analysis and use of data for business performance.

Jointly developed by Audencia and Centrale Nantes, this course draws on the academic excellence of both institutions to offer a programme with a strong international and professional focus.

 

Students are required to acquire a minimum of 15 months of international experience during the programme

All students will spend two academic semesters abroad in:

 

• The second semester of year 2, at Ecole Centrale Casablanca, Morroco (or at Centrale Nantes partner university)
• The first semester of year 3, at Shenzen Audencia Business School, China (or at an Audencia partner university).

In addition, the first-year internship (3 months) has to be undertaken abroad.

Students have the opportunity to spend as much as 24 months abroad via academic and professional experience. 

 

Semester 4 – Ecole Centra

le de Casablanca, Morocco

Semester 4 of the BBA Big Data & Management will initially take place on the Centrale offshore campus in Casablanca (students will, subsequently, have the opportunity to undertake this semester at one of Centrale Nantes’s partner universities).

Inspiration for the Ecole Centrale de Casablanca came from a strategic partnership between Morocco and France, signed by King Mohammed VI and French President François Hollande in April 2013. Ecole Centrale Casablanca is administered by a non-profit organisation and managed by a steering committee composed of independent members, representatives from Centrale Supélec and from the relevant Moroccan ministries (Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy, Economy and Finance, Higher Education and Research). Ecole Centrale Casablanca focuses on three main areas: higher education, research and executive education. In addition to the faculty team in Casablanca, visiting faculty from the Ecoles Centrale Group also teach on site.

The Casablanca site is located on a new campus in Bouskoura, close to a large eucalyptus forest. It is a quiet environment with classrooms, auditoriums, laboratories, library, student accommodation, administration offices, canteen and gymnasium.

Students will be offered accommodation in a residence located on campus.

Semester 5 – Shenzen Audencia Business School

Semester 5 of the BBA Big Data & Management will initially take place on the Shenzen campus (students will, subsequently, have the opportunity to undertake this semester at one of Audencia’s partner universities).

Shenzhen is one of the most dynamic and innovative cities in the world, to the extent that it is now widely considered to be a Silicon Valley in the making, as evidenced by the 20% growth recorded in 2019 in the following sectors: biotechnology, internet, new energies, new materials, information technology and cultural activities.

Audencia opened a campus in Shenzhen, China in 2016. In June of the same year, the University of Shenzhen and Audencia formed a joint venture: the Shenzhen Audencia Business School (SABS). 14 permanent faculty teach on site and are part of Audencia’s faculty. Four programmes are offered on this campus. In the past 2 years, it has regularly welcomed students from the Master in Management (Grande Ecole) Programme for a study semester.

 

NB

Extra costs associated with transport, food, accommodation, books, miscellaneous expenses and medical/repatriation insurance, etc., are at the student’s expense.

For some international destinations, tuition fees at the host universities may be payable by the student.

There are mobility support schemes in place to facilitate international study semesters (admission/tuition fees and funding).

Tuition Fees

Four-year bachelor programme: €12,000 per year

Tuition fees are guaranteed for the duration of the programmes and for both schools (including membership of alumni networks

Scholarship opportunities for international students

• Early application scholarship of €1,500 for applicants submitting their complete application before 31 January 2022
• An academic or sport excellence scholarship of up to 50% of the tuition fees in the first year, i.e. a maximum of €6,000, for applicants submitting their complete application before 1 May 2022
• Scholarship opportunities within the framework of certain international agreements, may be available for periods of international mobility within the programme.

Careers

The BBA Big Data & Management fully prepares its students for entry into the workforce. Companies are looking to recruit graduates with cross-functional skills to meet their needs in an increasingly digital environment. Partner companies contribute to programme workshops in order to provide students with hands-on training.

 

• See the list of careers accessible after the BBA Big Data & Management

Careers guidance

Students benefit from individual careers guidance from the Careers Services at Centrale Nantes and Audencia. Face-to-face or online careers sessions, mentoring sessions with graduates, webinars, online forums, etc. help future graduates to find their path.

Want to know more:

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TOEFL VS IELTS 2022

First things First

What are these tests? In a layman term, it is the English language proficiency test to assess non-native English speakers. Both tests assess the same skill sets but in their own questioning type. 

So, let’s get down to the basics. To begin with, what these abbreviations mean. 

TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language. 

IELTS – International English Language Testing System. 

Who owns these names: 

TOEFL is owned and administered by ETS – Education Testing System, USA.

IELTS is owned and administered by IDP – International Development Program, Australia. 

What is the purpose: 

 There are lot of English language assessments But why these tests. Many countries like India, China, Korea, African Countries, Middle east are not native English-speaking countries. Though people move to the English-speaking countries for their education or employment or for Immigration purposes. These could be thousands or lakhs of applications in a year. 

To screen the applications, the VISA office needs a holistic and comprehensive testing tool to put the applicants from different parts of the world in a single standard. To get their visas processed, the applicants also need to prove their proficiency in English language. 

So, the tests such as IELTS, TOEFL, PTE become standardized tests wholly accepted worldwide for their robust assessment model and created unbiased testing tool. 

Now, we know little more than about the tests and their purposes. Let’s dive into the commonalities and differences they have with each other. 

Common features: 

1)    Test Modules: Both IELTS and TOEFL assesses the same four skill sets such as Listening, Writing, Speaking and Reading in the test taker.

2)    Purpose: Both these tests are taken for similar purposes such as Education, Employment, and Immigration in English-speaking countries. 

3)    Acceptance: These tests are accepted worldwide by more than 8500 educational institutions, Immigration offices, Visa Offices of several countries. 

4)    Test Dates: In a year, both IELTS and TOEFL are conducted on multiple dates. 

5)    Validity: The validity for these tests are 2 years. 

6)    Speaking test: In both tests, speaking is conducted on a separate date with Listening, Reading, and writing tests on a same date. 

7)    Test Mode: You can take both tests in one of the three formats such as 

a.    Computer Based test in a test Centre

b.    Paper Based test in a test Centre

c.     Computer Based test at Home 

8)    Score Reporting: At the end of both tests, the test taker has the choice of sending the scores to any 4 universities of their choice. 

Differences:

1)    Duration: IELTS test is taken for 2 hours and 45 minutes whereas TOEFL is taken for 3 hours.

2)    Speaking test: IELTS speaking can be scheduled within 6 days before or after the actual test date. For TOEFL it is 3 days window. 

3)    Scoring: TOEFL is scored between 0 – 120 with 0-30 for each module. IELTS is scored between 0 – 9 with each module scored between 0 – 9. 

4)    Fees: TOEFL fees is Rs.14240 in India where as IELTS costs Rs.15500/- If cost is one of your key-deciding factors, this can be considered well. 

5)    IELTS offers different variants of the test for different purposes, such as IELTS General for employment/work visa, IELTS Academic for education, UKVI IELTS for immigration/employment. While TOEFL offers single variant for all the purposes.

What’s new in TOEFL: 

Since 2019, ETS has introduces lot of changes in their TOEFL tests. TOEFL has re-defined its testing systems. 

1)    Mode of Tests: Now the test takers can take TOEFL in one of the 3 modes: Online iBT, Paper Based test and Home Edition. 

2)    Duration: TOEFL test duration is reduced to 3 hours which was 3.45 hrs earlier. 

3)    Also, ETS has introduced a fabulous and interesting feature in TOEFL known as “My Best Score” . This feature enables the test taker to showcase the best scores in each module in all the tests that they have taken in the last 2 years. 

4)    ETS has also localised the test registration process through their authorised consultant to support the test takers in every city. 

To get the best training on both these tests, log on to www.galaxytraining.in 

All the best,

Team - Galaxy Academy,