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EMLYON Business School

Founded in 1872, affiliated to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lyon, EMLYON Business School is one of the major European business schools.

  • Its entrepreneurial and educational project consists in stimulating the social responsibility of its participants, thus giving them all the support needed to achieve business success in the various cultural and economic systems around the world.
  • Its know-how in training is based both on theory and on day-to-day company management.
  • Its distinctive quality is founded on teaching innovation and an entrepreneurial approach to management education.

EMLYON is among the few select Business Schools worldwide awarded 3 international accreditations.

More on: www.em-lyon.com

 
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KPMG SA

KPMG International is a network of independent audit and consulting service providers located in 144 countries. With more than 137,000 professionals worldwide, KPMG is capable of supporting its customers no matter where they do business.
KPMG S.A. is France's leading audit, accounting and consulting service provider (Source: La Profession Comptable, 2008). With 7,200 employees in 194 branch offices, the company combines geographical proximity and specialist services by size of enterprise and by sector of activity. Services are delivered through two main departments: one is dedicated to statutory audits, accounting and consulting services for small businesses and also provides support for associations and the public sector. The other provides audit and consulting services to listed companies and international groups.

KPMG has more than 70,000 customers in France, including 20% of small and medium-sized businesses with more than 50 employees, and 200 listed companies.

More on: www.kpmg.fr

 
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Action Community for Entrepreneurship

The Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) is a movement that involves both the private and public sectors to create a more entrepreneurial Singapore. ACE works with partners to enhance our pro-enterprise environment; fosters an entrepreneurial culture and mindset; and facilitates networking and learning among entrepreneurs.

For more information, visit www.ace.sg

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About Nanyang Technological UniversityOne of the fastest-growing research universities in the world, NTU is ranked among the world’s top one percent of the world’s universities according to the 2010 QS World University Rankings, and has been cited as a model for science and technology education.

NTU has four colleges, namely:

  • The Nanyang Business School (the College of Business), the first and only Singapore business school to be ranked in the top 27 of the Financial Times Global MBA 2010 rankings;
  • The College of Engineering, with six schools focused on technology and innovation and a research output among the top four in the world;
  • The College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, which offers degree programmes in communications, under the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, a top journalism and media school in Asia; as well as art, design and interactive digital media; and humanities and social sciences;
  • The College of Science, home to award-winning faculty, world-class laboratories, and Olympiad medal winners.

As Singapore’s main science and technology university, NTU makes key contributions to a national research and innovation drive, particularly in the high-investment areas of biomedical sciences, environmental and water technologies, and interactive and digital media. In 2008, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, one of the world’s largest foundations for entrepreneurship, selected NTU as the first Kauffman campus outside of the US.

For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg

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ONLYLYON is in charge of promoting Lyon's assets and bringing its ambition to fruition: turning its economic development model into a reference among other major European cities and establishing its international influence. It has been created by Lyon's main partners and economic institutions, among them: Greater Lyon Council and Lyon's Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University

One of China's oldest institutions of higher education, Zhejiang University is a leading national comprehensive and research university with the motto of "Faith of Truth". Its School of Management is known for the research and business education in entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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