Master in International Management

Are you looking for an international career?

Are you attracted by supporting companies to develop their international business?

Do you feel inspired by working with people from different cultures?

Then the Master in International Management (MIM) is just for you!

The Master in International Management (MIM) is a full-time degree over two years, entirely taught in English  and designed for International and French university graduates. This degree has been EFMD-accredited since 2008.

An EFMD-accredited programme

The TSM Master in International Management is an EFMD-accredited programme.

Students who graduated from this EFMD-accredited programme or are about to join are assured of the best international standards in terms of training and recognition on the job market.

The EFMD accreditation is the most thorough programme accreditation system for business and management programmes that have an international perspective. It covers all facets of programme provision: from its institutional, national and international environment, through its design, delivery, outcomes and impacts, to its quality assurance processes. It particularly emphasises academic rigour, practical relevance, internationalisation, ethics and sustainability.

What to expect?

• The Master offers high quality teaching from internationally renowned professors, a truly multicultural work environment with students coming from all over the world, and close relationships with the business world thanks to strong partnerships built over ten years.
• Students from 35 nationalities have graduated and constituted a vivid network of more than 300 alumni, since the beginning of this master programme.
• The Master 2 in International Management is a full-time degree, training junior managers ready to deal with cross-cultural management situations and strategic decision-making in an international context.
• The program brings together a highly international student group.
• The second year builds on the foundations acquired during the first year and puts the emphasis on the development of professional skills and competencies by training students to apply their knowledge to concrete international business situations.
• The complementarity between academic and practical insights is central during the second year.

On completion of the degree, you will be able to:

• Discuss international business situations and issues;
• Apply theoretical and conceptual elements to the analysis of international business situations;
• Use methodological tools and frameworks in business analysis and development;
• Design relevant recommendations on international business situations based on methodological tools and frameworks;
• Comprehend different ways in which international business affects society and the environment;
• Communicate clearly and efficiently both in written and oral modes;
• Operate in a multicultural environment (negotiate, manage, lead)

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About Toulouse School of Management

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Toulouse School of Management is one of the top French public management schools located in Toulouse. It offers full-time educational programs in the main management disciplines such as accounting and financial control, finance, human resource management, marketing, and strategy. Courses are offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

The school delivers top-quality academic and professional education, ensuring that students will quickly find employment upon graduating. It prepares students for the working world through teaching, talks by top-level professionals, supervised projects, and extended internships.

TSM offers concrete international opportunities for students. We have a large network of international partners throughout the world and several of our degrees are taught in English.

• 3 000 students
• 16 Masters specialisations
• 15% of students on international mobility programmes
• 23 000 members in the graduate network
• 84% of graduates find work in the industry within six months of graduating

TSM obtained EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation, in October 2023. This is a European label awarded by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) to prestigious business and management schools for a period of 3 or 5 years.

The school as a whole, and not just a particular programme, is evaluated according to a number of criteria:

• the school's governance, strategy and resources,
• teaching programs and staff, student services and personal development,
• the international dimension of the school, its students, teachers and programs,
• corporate relations,
• the school's contributions to the wider community.

Teaching that is rooted in state-of-the-art research

When students join Toulouse School of Management, they don’t just attend a school. They benefit from the expertise of one of the most prestigious centers for research in Management in France.

TSM-Research is one of four French research centers in management accredited by the CNRS (The French National Centre for Scientific Research) as a “Joint Research Unit”. This label has only been awarded to research centers in management belonging to the Ecole Polytechnique, HEC Paris, Paris-Dauphine University and IAE in Grenoble.

Commitment to international research

This distinction demonstrates the Center’s commitment to international research at the highest level.

There is a deep connection between the research center and the school at TSM. The 54 TSM academic researchers are involved in the design and teaching of TSM classes. Students enrolled in both initial and continuing education programmes benefit from teaching that is steeped in state-of-the-art research.

TSM Research is an active contributor to all subjects in management sciences: from finance to human resources management, as well as strategy, marketing, accounting and management control.

Faculty members have significant international experience and the opportunity to spend periods at various universities such as Carnegie Mellon (USA), London Business School (UK), Princeton (USA), and Wharton (USA).