EM Strasbourg admits Master in Management (Programme Grande École) students through France's structured admissions calendar, which differs by route. French-system candidates apply via the national parallel-admissions concours, whose registration windows usually run through the winter and spring for an autumn (September) start. International candidates applying directly to the English-taught master track are generally reviewed in rounds across the year, with earlier applications advantaged for places, scholarships and the French student-visa timeline. EM Strasbourg does not publish one fixed next-cycle cut-off as a firm date on the programme overview, so confirm the current concours dates or the international application rounds — and which intake you are targeting — on the school's own admissions page, and map them against your other targets on our deadline tracker.
Exact dates for the upcoming intake are confirmed against the school's official admissions page as they are published.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the EM Strasbourg Master in Management cost?
Tuition is €10,500 per year — roughly €21,000 across the two-year Master cycle — and EM Strasbourg does not charge different tuition by nationality. Two statutory French charges are added on top: university registration fees of €255 for the 2026 intake and the €105 CVEC student-life contribution for 2026/2027. CROUS scholarship holders are exempt from both, and French students have their tuition modulated by CROUS grant level down to €3,500 a year, which is why the school's French page quotes a €3,500–€10,500 range where its English page quotes a flat €10,500. Non-EU applicants are told registration fees may vary by nationality and asked to contact the school; France's differentiated master's registration fee for non-EU students at ministry-supervised institutions is €3,950 for 2026-2027, and EM Strasbourg does not say publicly whether it applies here. On the work–study (alternance) track a partner employer pays the tuition and you earn a salary — but the school states that only the CVEC then remains payable by the student, so the floor is €105 a year, not zero. A professional-development year costs €800. Confirm the current figures on EM Strasbourg's own page, as they change every cycle.
Do you need the GMAT for the EM Strasbourg Master in Management?
Not as a fixed requirement. Most students enter the Programme Grande École through France's competitive entrance examinations — the parallel-admissions (AST) concours for degree-holders, which in France typically use the TAGE-MAGE aptitude test rather than the GMAT — while international candidates to the English-taught master track are assessed on their academic record plus an English-proficiency test (IELTS/TOEFL). A GMAT or GRE can support an international application but is generally not mandatory. Confirm the exact route, the required tests and any English-test minimum for the current cycle on the school's admissions page.
Sources
- EM Strasbourg Business School — Programme Grande École ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
- EM Strasbourg Business School — Tuition and fees (re-read 2 September 2026 in both languages, which do not lead with the same figure. English: "€10,500 per year for the Programme Grande École"; French: "entre 3 500 € et 10 500 €/an" on a card marked "Modulables… selon votre échelon boursier". Common footnote: "university registration fees are added (€255 for the 2026 intake), as well as the CVEC student services contribution (€105 for the 2026 intake). In the co-op track, only the CVEC remains payable by the student"; CROUS scholarship holders exonerated from both; professional-development year €800; "university registration fees may vary depending on students' nationality. Non-EU applicants are invited to contact us"; "EM Strasbourg does not apply different tuition rates based on students' nationality") ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
- EM Strasbourg enters the Financial Times' global top 50 (Masters in Management 2025, #45) ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
- EM Strasbourg Business School — Our story (history, IECS 1919, 2007 formation) ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
- CVEC — official contribution site ("L'acquittement est actuellement possible pour l'année universitaire 2026-2027. Elle est de 105 €"; "Chaque étudiant inscrit en formation initiale dans un établissement d'enseignement supérieur doit obligatoirement obtenir, préalablement à son inscription, son attestation d'acquittement"; exemptions for CROUS and equivalent grant holders, refugees and asylum seekers; refund campaign for 2026-2027 open until 31 May 2027) ↗ — Cnous / Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
- Service-Public.fr — Coût d'une inscription dans l'enseignement supérieur, "Frais d'inscription pour l'année 2026-2027" (licence €178, master €255, doctorat €398 at the standard rate; reduced rate €118/€167/€265; "Le montant de la CVEC pour la rentrée 2026-2027 est de 105 €"; not subject to the CVEC: BTS/DMA/accountancy students in a lycée, students in formation continue funded by an employer or collecting body, and incoming exchange students paying no French registration fee; "si vous renoncez à votre inscription après avoir payé la CVEC… vous ne pourrez pas obtenir le remboursement"; governing text the arrêté du 19 avril 2019) ↗ — Direction de l'information légale et administrative (France)
- Campus France — Tuition fees in France (page dated 25 June 2026; 2026-2027 EU/EEA/Swiss rates licence €178, master €255, doctorat €397; differentiated non-EU rates licence €2,902, master €3,950, doctorat €398 at institutions under the higher-education ministry; exemptions for Québec residents, long-term residents, two-year French tax households, refugees and doctoral candidates; automatic waivers for French-government scholarship holders and reciprocal exchange agreements; "Decree No. 2026-385 of May 19, 2026, amended the rules governing tuition fee waivers granted by higher education institutions") ↗ — Campus France
- EM Strasbourg Business School — Choisir l'alternance. ALTERNANCE CHECKED 2026-09-07 (P44): the Programme Grande École runs work-study as a 'parcours flexibilité' (PGE5, one year) or a 'parcours immersif' (PGE4 + PGE5, two years); 'Bénéficiez d'une prise en charge totale des frais de scolarité par l'entreprise d'accueil', with a monthly salary throughout; both contract types are used; ~700 EM Strasbourg students a year take alternance and the immersive route reaches up to 43 months in a company across the cursus; and students have until roughly three months after the start of training (early December) to secure a contract. NEGATIVE RECORDED: no age, language or nationality condition is published on the page ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School