SKEMA Business School is continuing to develop its international academic network with the signing of 30 new agreements across 25 countries and regions. These partnerships mark a new stage in the construction of a global higher education platform, connecting campuses, academic institutions, companies, research centres and innovation ecosystems.
The new agreements bring together leading international business schools and recognised research universities. SKEMA’s new partners include Waseda University in Japan, CEIBS in China, IE Business School in Spain, several Indian Institutes of Management in India, Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and Harvard Division of Continuing Education in the United States.
A global dynamic across four continents
The 30 new partnerships cover Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. Europe accounts for 17 new agreements, while Asia is the main driver of this expansion, with nine new partners in India, China, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
SKEMA is also strengthening its presence in the Americas, from the United States to Uruguay, including Argentina and Colombia. The school is also continuing its development in Africa through new collaborations in Tunisia.
This dynamic supports the ambitions of SKEMA’s UNVEIL 2025-2030 strategic plan, which includes the opening of two new school locations in India and Australia.
“We are not seeking to simply accumulate agreements. We are building a coherent global ecosystem that gives our students privileged access to the best academic, economic and cultural environments in every region of the world,” said Alice Guilhon, Dean and Executive President, and Patrice Houdayer, Executive Vice President, Global Academic Affairs and International.
A selective network of partners
With these 30 new agreements, SKEMA now has 210 academic partners of excellence worldwide. Nearly 90% are internationally accredited or ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in reference rankings, including the Financial Times, QS and Shanghai. Eight new partners hold the triple accreditation AACSB-EQUIS-AMBA.
The agreement with Harvard Division of Continuing Education is one of the most significant partnerships. From September 2026, 40 students from the MSc Strategic Management & Consulting will spend three weeks each year studying at Harvard Summer School. This cohort will be among the largest international groups hosted by the university in this framework.
Giving students concrete access to leading institutions
Beyond the prestige of its partner institutions, SKEMA focuses on giving its students real access to the world’s leading institutions.
Each year, the school offers 60 places at New York University School of Professional Studies, 40 places at UCLA Extension, 40 places at UC Berkeley, 40 places in the Triple Master with Loyola University New Orleans and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, as well as 40 places at Harvard Division of Continuing Education, through Harvard Summer School.
Together, these five schemes represent almost 220 places at some of the world’s most sought-after institutions, a level of access rarely achieved in French higher education.
The strength of a hybrid model
SKEMA’s distinctive model lies in the combination of its global network of partners and its own international campuses. Each year, nearly 3,000 students undertake an international academic mobility experience through SKEMA campuses or the school’s partner network.
- In the United States, the school offers nearly 1,800 mobility opportunities through its Raleigh campus, which can accommodate up to 1,500 students, complemented by several major partnerships.
- In China, nearly 2,900 students study each year across the Suzhou and Nanjing campuses, as well as through the school’s partner institutions, including CEIBS, Xi’an Jiaotong University and USTC.
With 10 international locations, 210 academic partners of excellence, 11,000 students from more than 130 nationalities, thousands of mobility opportunities each year, and expansion projects in India and Australia, SKEMA is continuing its transformation into a global higher education platform.
The 30 new international academic agreements cover 25 countries and regions: Argentina, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Colombia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay.