Testimonials
The MSc programme opened up a wide range of career opportunities for me. It enabled me to move from the yachting business to the shipping industry. This training is a real plus for anyone wanting to pursue an international career in the maritime transport industry.
“As a Marketing Manager, my job consists in developing the commercial strategy of the club. I supervise the Marketing Activations department for each partner in order to provide added and personalized value to their investment. Managing the partners of AS Monaco means being proactive, optimizing each association of image, demonstrating creativity and telling a real story to everyone. The ISEM was the shortest program I followed during my graduate studies but it is certainly the most interesting and the most complete of all. I met many professionals of the sector, got in touch with students who are now my contacts on different projects ... The ISEM paved me the way to the sport business and allowed me to join the small club of the sport marketing business’ key players.“
“Since 2001, the Sport Carriere recruitment company that I have founded and I run assists the students of the Sport MSc. The courses given by KEDGE Business School combine academic and professional expertise in a very competitive market and requires differentiating skills. The professional expertise of teachers and speakers who turn out to be key players in both the academic and professional life in the ecosystems of the sport business makes the apprenticeship of sport marketing and management jobs special. The educational choice to train future professionals of sport marketing and management by integrating high level courses in sport law also meets a strong demand in the job market. The value of a diploma is measured by observing the future career of graduates and the reputation of trainers. My job as a recruiter for many French and international sport organizations leads me to work with these people even outside the class rooms and demonstrates the notoriety of an high-profile degree in the French and international scale.”
A one year compact master of science with unique specialty and focus on maritime industry was the course I was seeking for. KEDGE Scholarship helped me success in shipping. Business development, setting pricing policy and commercial analysis are among my responsibilities nowadays in CMA-CGM. Law courses were the nutshell of this MSc, thought by a professional team which opened a new horizon in international trade and logistics for me.
“After a university exchange program in Mexico as part of the Master 1 degree, I had the opportunity to continue my education in a work-study program. The degree provides solid theoretical and professional training in the fields of supply chain management, sales, international transport and logistics. This teaching gave me concrete knowledge of the business world and its issues related to international trade. After completing my work-study program at DB SCHENKER, I joined CMA CGM as an Area Manager for the LATAM lines.
The MSc of International Trade & Logistics of KEDGE will be a brilliant choice for those who would like to be specialists in maritime, logistics and international commerce. This MSc provided me with professional knowledge thanks to real international case study. Renowed and experienced professors and an excellent network of powerful companies gave me many added value to better prepare myself for my professional career. Supported by this MSc, I was recruited by CMA-CGM Head Office right after my graduation. After one year working in Logistics Department, I am now part of Operations team, in charge of cargo flow for one of Asia-Europe line (EPIC service) in CMA-CGM HO. My mission is to optimize the loading capacity and available space on board. I will continue working in shipping industry and focus on the field of operation in the future.
My experience at the MSc Maritime at Kedge was a fundamental milestone in my career. It not only was my first abroad academic experience, but it has as well provided me with the necessary insight in the industry to successfully start my Start-Up, WINIM, that needed a complex logistic and commercial network. And the technical knowledge was not the only aid it gave me to do it: I gained other essential skills such as negotiation, innovative mindset or a broad and flexible business approach. Moreover, I could be said that the MSc helped me sign my first investors, as they valued that I already had an international experience, and I could easily cope with other cultural environments if they were interested in expanding WINIM to different horizons. It is that mix between academic excellence and the international, business-oriented perspective of the MSc that gave KEDGE.
I've always been interested in international trade and logistics and I chose one of the flagship and historic courses at Kedge Marseille, the Master's degree in International Trade and Logistics. The quality of the training provides a solid foundation for training future transport and logistics professionals. Blending professional speakers and professors, it achieves a balance between academic and professional knowledge.
I wanted to get involved in the socio-environmental issues related to the practice of international trade, the training has provided me with a base of essential skills in order to continue in this field. I am now pursuing my career in the various themes of transition, and the transformation of the transport sector is obviously one of my main areas of reflection.
In the purchasing sector, the product is at the heart of the company's strategy with new challenges in terms of innovation and sustainability. The notions of quality and price are the fundamental elements of our jobs as buyers, and the third key is the time required to make the goods available.
Internationally, inbound or outbound logistics is therefore one of the components of the final price. It is a significant lever for optimisation and savings and requires mastery of all aspects, especially customs and legal. This learning process requires training.
In a world where 80% of international trade is carried out by sea, it is quite natural that I chose one of the best training courses in this field, "the Msc International Trade & Logistics". The training is very practical and provides the necessary theoretical basis for acquiring expertise in the field of international transport. It is also the access to a dynamic professional network with programmes such as mentoring that led me to the company I joined following the Master's degree.
Today, I am the purchasing and logistics manager for the Marseille-based group CIS, which generates 100% of its turnover internationally.
In this context, I was able to acquire and consolidate expertise in Africa, the Middle East, Eurasia and South America. I lead an international team with which we implement and manage the purchasing strategy in more than twenty countries.
“After a master's degree in business law, I found this program extremely comprehensive. It prepares us to manage, from start to finish, business issues, internationally. With this experience, I continued, at the end of the program, at BOURBON OFFSHORE where I had completed my work-study program to lead a project to create and market a new activity.
The case studies, real assets of the program, helped me in each phase of this project (market analysis, development of business process, creation of an offer, negotiation, etc ...).
After the signing of the first contracts, I decided to satisfy my wish for expatriation by joining the PARLYM group, whose general manager had attended our final case presentations.
Based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, I am currently in charge of pipeline installation and LPG sphere construction projects in the Vridi area. I thus develop my technical expertise in energies and my knowledge of Africa, in order to take charge of the commercial development of a region on this continent.”