emlyon business school to open Mumbai campus

Published 26/04/2021

emlyon business school has said it will open a new campus in Mumbai as part of the local St Xavier’s College following an agreement between the two institutions signed on April 16.

“After its initial implementation in Bhubaneswar, this new campus in Mumbai is an opportunity for emlyon business school, to reassert its ambition to secure a long-lasting position in India,” Isabelle Huault, president of the executive board and dean of emlyon business school.

“It is an honour to be welcomed in St Xavier’s College, an institution with whom we share the same values of academic excellence, social and environmental commitment, and openness to the world.”

“We are glad to sign this collaboration with emlyon business school as it fits the college’s strategic plan of facilitating course flexibility within and across disciplines; furthering international networking and collaboration and instituting a research, incubation and entrepreneurship hub,” said father Keith D’Souza, vice-chairman of the board of trustees and rector of St Xavier’s College.

“We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership that will benefit our students, our stakeholders and our communities”

“We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership that will benefit our students, our stakeholders and our communities.”

Ashley Fernandes, who is currently in charge of emlyon India, added that the agreement will “provide Indian and French students with an incredible international learning platform”.

“As a French and overseas citizen of India, born in Mumbai I am particularly proud of having initiated this partnership with such a prestigious college and thank my alma mater for this strong commitment to the city and India,” she said.

emlyon business school also operates six other campuses in Lyon, Shanghai, Saint-Etienne, Casablanca, Paris and Bhubaneswar.

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