Want to experience French Business in the Alpes? Join the ESDES Summer School for 3 weeks taking place in Lyon and Annecy. Study business and work on a real corporate business case for a partner company. A fun way to acquire your first corporate experience in France and to improve your knowledge of the French language and culture!
3-week immersion in the corporate world within a multicultural team.
From July 4th to July 22nd.
2 Cities to discover: Lyon (July 4th to July 13th), Annecy (July 18th to July 22nd) – a town and mountain experience
A Small limited group of students to encourage long-lasting friendships around the world.
Bonus: Bastille Day long weekend (July 14th to July 18th) is free of classes! Students get 4 days off to discover Paris, the French Riveria, Switzerland, or major European cities all located less than 2 hours away from Lyon. It’s up to you
A stunning experience
Benefit from the exciting cultural life of Lyon, the second biggest city in France: concerts, festivals, sports, museums, and theaters. Lyon is the perfect city for student life: bars, clubs, and restaurants will welcome you all along summer.
Lyon is the gastronomical capital of France and has many historic landmarks. Several districts of Lyon such as Vieux-Lyon, Fourvière, Croix-Rousse and the Presqu’ile are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Don’t miss the music Festival Les Nuits de Fourvières to experience a concert in the ancient Roman theater.
Annecy is a Mountain city situated on a lake, near the mountains with a more relaxed holiday atmosphere where outdoor activities will be high up on your agenda.
The medieval historic center of Annecy is an invitation to stroll and discover. With its cobbled streets and its colorful and emblematic buildings, the Venice of the Alps is a city rich in heritage. In the heart of Haute-Savoie, the mountains of Lake Annecy offer stunning scenery and exceptional playgrounds. They are a breath of fresh air for all nature lovers. The preserved area of Lake Annecy is a dream setting. Beaches, water sports, walks, cycle paths, magical panoramas, nature reserves, castles. Let’s discover the shores of its turquoise and transparent waters.
The Summer School program is specially designed for international students who want to enjoy Lyon and Annecy City life on top of their business studies.
The campuses, at the very heart of cities, are the perfect starting point for a stroll around “le Vieux Lyon” and its famous gastronomy or to get a swim in Annecy Lake.
The program includes 4 days of cultural discovery: cooking class, wine tasting in the Beaujolais, and outdoor sports around Annecy Lake (hiking, biking, sailing…)
