Winter intake for first year - Bachelor in Business International Track
Full-time study
Esdes Business School
Business, management
Don’t wait until September to start your Bachelor’s degree. Join the Winter Intake that compresses our 3-year program into 2.5 years, covering all courses without skipping any content.
Did your visa arrive too late for the start of the academic year in September ? Are you disappointed with your courses but can’t wait to change direction? Would you like to study at a top business school in France without losing a year? Join Esdes in February 2025, with our winter intake for first year!
Our Winter Intake for first year is an accelerated program that enables you to take your first year at Esdes in just 5 months.
At the end of the winter intake, providing you pass the course, you begin your second year of the Esdes Bachelor in Business – International Track in September 2025 with all the other second year students or you can choose to join the 2nd year of the Programme Grande Ecole.
The Winter Intake for first year begins on February 17th, 2025.
Why take your first year with the Esdes Winter Intake?
DON’T LOSE TIME OR WASTE AN ACADEMIC YEAR
With our Winter Intake you get to join the rest of your 2024-25-year group as early as September 2025, without losing an academic year (you do your first year in just 5 months).
PERFECT IF YOUR VISA DIDN’T ARRIVE IN TIME
Getting your visa and sorting out your paperwork sometimes takes longer than expected. So, you may not have everything you need in time for the September intake. Don’t worry! Our Winter Intake means you won’t lose out! With the Winter Intake for first year you can join the Bachelor in Business – International Track in February and still graduate when originally planned!
A YEAR OF BUSINESS DISCOVERY
Your teaching alternates theory and practical case studies, thanks to our professional and academic experts. At the end of the program, Winter Intake students are ready to join the second year at Esdes, France!
AN INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
20% of the students on our campus are international, and we welcome 35 nationalities.
40% of Esdes teaching staff have international experience.
Esdes welcomes more than 450 international students every year.
The program is taught by professors from all around the world (11 different nationalities).
The Fast Track program is taught 100% in English.
A PROGRAM FOR SUCCESS AND RENEWED CONFIDENCE
Five months of support from our teachers launches you on the road to success.
With a 96% success rate, the Winter Intake for first year is the ideal way to embrace a new pathway with confidence.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO THRIVE IN FRANCE
Your course dedicates a substantial number of hours to studying French. Your French classes aim to make you more comfortable and fluent in French to ensure that you can thrive in your private and professional life in France.
Esdes supports every student on their path to success, primarily through our PEPs program. The program guides your professional development and helps you find the right internship to graduate.
Please note: the Winter Intake is ideal for high school leavers from the Southern Hemisphere. The staggered February start to the school year fits perfectly with the end of your high school studies in December. This means you can start studying at a top business school in France without having to wait for the traditional September start to the academic year.
Semester 1:
Module title
Teaching hours
(exams included)
ECTS
Coefficient
Introduction to Law
24
4
4
Sales Techniques
18
3
3
Effective Communication (Improvisation and public speaking)
18
1
1
Introduction to Marketing
30
5
5
Socially Responsible Consumer Behaviour
12
2
2
Introduction to Accounting
24
4
4
Information Technology Application 1
18
3
3
PEP’s
6
1
1
French Conversation
18
3
3
1 course to choose from
Chinese
24
2
2
French as a foreign language
24
2
2
TOTAL TEACHING
192
28
28
Semester 2:
Module title
Teaching hours
(exams included)
ECTS
Coefficient
Introduction to Project Management
30
5
5
Contemporary Economics Issues
24
4
4
Applied Mathematics
18
3
3
Marketing Online Game
18
3
3
Cost Accounting
24
4
4
Information Technology Application 2
18
3
3
Solicity preparation
2
1
1
PEP’s
6
1
1
French Conversation
18
3
3
Emotional intelligence
18
1
1
1 course to choose from
Chinese
24
2
2
French as a foreign language
24
2
2
TOTAL TEACHING
192
28
TAKE A DEGREE IN FRANCE: BACHELOR IN BUSINESS – INTERNATIONAL TRACK or PROGRAMME GRANDE ECOLE
Our Bachelor is the ideal way for you to launch yourself quickly onto the job market. Having taken general classes in your second year, you then choose a specialization and learn a trade inside the business world thanks to a 6-month internship. You also get the opportunity to discover a promising business sector in the local region through a week-long immersion seminar in one of the following areas: wine and gastronomy, the social economy, and industry.
And you can choose to continue your studies by taking a master’s degree!
The Programme Grande Ecole is a 5-year program of excellence to develop a managerial posture, a strategic vision, an analytical mind and a leader to support the company in its evolution… In the last 2 years, for the master cycle, you will have the opportunity to choose your specialization between the 15 offered at Esdes.
The Esdes Bachelor in Business and Programme Grande Ecole are both recognized degrees. By this way, graduates who want to enroll on a master’s program in France, Europe, or the rest of the world have earned the right number of ECTS credits by the end of the course.
Admission to the Winter Intake for first year is subject to an application review and an interview. We accept applications until February 7th, 2025.
Applications are open to students who have passed their High School Diploma and wish to change direction, or who simply want to begin their first year at Esdes during the course of the French academic year.
Winter Intake entrance examinations open in October each year for the next February start date. To apply, please download an application form and return it, duly completed, to candidature@esdes.fr
Application fee: €50
Admissions procedure
Admissions results within 10 days
Admission to the Winter Intake
Application file
Individual motivation interview – video interview via Teams
Esdes Business School has partnered with Flywire in order to accept payments from international students worldwide.
You can pay your tuition and fees easily online using Flywire. Flywire provides a secure global payment network which simplifies the payment of your fees from your home country and from countries around the world.
Payment options include bank transfers, credit cards, e-wallets and more, and for most countries you can pay in your home currency.
If you are considering studying in France, at Esdes, and wish to have more information about the life here as an international student, the activities and services available for you, as well as some testimony from some current students, you can download our e-book dedicated to this subject here
The Winter Intake is THE solution for reorienting during the year. Offered by leading business and management schools, this course allows you to complete your first year in a hurry. But what is a Winter Intake? Why choose a delayed start? How do I get into a winter intake? What do I do after the first year? Esdes Business School explains everything to help you make the right choice!
How do I change course during the year?
There’s only one way to change orientation during the course of the year: register for a Winter Intake!
At Esdes, registrations open in November, allowing you to reorient yourself during the course of the year, without delay.
What is a winter intake?
The Winter Intake is a unique reorientation program. Esdes winter intake program allows you to reorient yourself during the course of the year, without waiting for the next academic year.
The aim is to help you find your way, while learning the basics of management and living a rich and varied student life.
How does a winter intake work?
A Winter Intake is condensed in 5 months for a first year.
The highlights are as follows:
February: start of the academic year
February to July: accelerated first-year Bachelor’s courses
September: start of 2nd year – subject to validation, in Bachelor in Business International Track
At the end of the 5-month program, students join the graduating class in September. They are fully integrated into campus life and enjoy a unique and fulfilling student experience.
Where can I do a winter intake in France?
Esdes Business School, a top business school in Lyon, offers a winter intake on the Saint-Paul campus (Lyon 2).
This program is accessible by application (file review + interview).
If you are considering studying in France, at Esdes, and wish to have more information about the life here as an international student, the activities and services available for you, as well as some testimony from some current students, you can download our e-book dedicated to this subject 
