On August 30th, the 19th class of ESSEC's MBA in International Luxury Brand Management arrived in Cergy to kick off the 2013-2014 academic year. But just who makes up the Class of 2014? Here are some interesting stats to get to know this year's students.
Total number of students: 40
Nationalities: 18 nationalities represented, including: Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States
Average age: 29.6
Average years of work experience: 6.7
Educational background:
- Business/Finance: 47%
- Social Sciences/Arts: 30%
- Science/Math/Engineering: 15%
- Other: 8%
- Marketing, Communications & Sales: 23%
- General Management: 23%
- Business Development: 10%
- Entrepreneur: 7%
- Project Management: 5%
- Account Management: 5%
- Supply Chain/Logistics/Purchasing: 5%
- Editorial Director: 5%
- Financial Analyst: 5%
- Other: 12%
- Luxury: 38%
- Banking/Investment/Financial Services: 18%
- Media & Publishing: 10%
- Hospitality: 5%
- IT/High-Tech: 5%
- Consumer Goods: 5%
- Consulting: 5%
- Other: 12%
- Fashion/Textiles/Apparel: 60%
- Jewelry & Watches: 20%
- Cosmetics & Perfume: 13%
- Automobiles: 7%