EM Lyon Business School

EM Lyon Business School (now officially 'emlyon business school') is one of France's top 5 business schools and among Europe's leading institutions for entrepreneurship and innovation, founded in 1872 in Lyon. Consistently ranked in the Financial Times Top 15 European Business Schools, EM Lyon is distinguished by its emphasis on entrepreneurial mindset — the school maintains Europe's largest active incubator connected to a business school, with 500+ startups launched by alumni and students. EM Lyon has campuses in Lyon, Paris, Saint-Étienne, Casablanca, Shanghai, and Dubai.

EM Lyon offers the Master in Management (MSc, 3–4 years, €12,000–14,000/year — significantly more affordable than HEC or ESSEC), specialized MSc programs (Finance, Digital Marketing, Supply Chain — €18,000–25,000/year), and a full-time MBA (€35,000). The Lyon campus benefits from its location in France's pharma, chemistry, and banking hub — Sanofi, bioMérieux, Crédit Agricole, and hundreds of SMEs provide strong internship and graduate recruitment pipelines. For Nepali students seeking a European business credential at lower cost than HEC or ESSEC, EM Lyon offers an excellent quality-to-cost ratio.