The PGSM Business School Network, founded in 1975, is a private institution made up of six Business School Units (ESG, ESGCI, ESGF, ESGI, PSB, PPA), which are located in the heart of Paris. Recognized and accredited by the French Government and the French Ministry of Education, ranked among the top 10% in France, our majors in the fields of Business, Management, Finance, Marketing and Computer Engineering are taught in French and English.
The Business School Network has over 5500 students, of whom 1000 are international, with more than 80 nationalities represented. Today, over 26000 PGSM alumni work across the five continents. Our faculty has over 400 professors from all over the world.
Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs are taught in French, English or in both languages. Our short-term international programs are also taught in Spanish.
All our campuses and most of our classrooms are equipped with the highest standard of information technology, as well as a wireless Internet connection for the teachers and the students. Always implementing the newest teaching methods, such as E-learning, we assure that our lectures continuously meet the highest international standards.
| Funding type: | Private (for-profit) |
University restaurants are a fixture of student life in France.
The prices are low: a complete meal costs just EUR 2.70. Anyone with a valid student ID card can use any of the 450 university restaurants found throughout France. Some are open nights and on weekends. France's university restaurants are managed by CROUS
Staying healthy
All hospitals have an emergency room that is open 24 hours a day. Physicians and pharmacies are on call at nights and weekends. The well-known French system of health insurance reimburses a portion of participants' medical expenses in return for a mandatory annual contribution of EUR 172.
Student group health plans are available to cover all or part of that portion of your medical bills that is not covered by the basic national system. Premiums for such supplemental coverage start at EUR 110 per year.
The French health-care system is one of the best in the world. The level of care in French hospitals is of very high quality, and universal insurance makes care available to everyone. Students, in particular, enjoy ready access to medical services and preventive care.
To be eligible for the national student health plan, students must be under 28 and enrolled in a participating institution of higher education. Students 28 and older must obtain private health insurance.
Student Associations were created in order to ensure a spirit of entrepreneurship, to train students to take on responsibilities, to multiply contacts with the world of business, arts, literature and theater, and to encourage students to participate in sports.
The public transportation system in and around Paris is probably the best of many city in Europe in terms of geographical spread, speed, upkeep and tariffs.
The capital is criss-crossed with publicly-run services by bus, underground (or subway) and overhead rail and trams, which are all grouped under one authority, called the RATP.
You can buy one-journey tickets or the cheaper travel passes which allow you to use any of the services as often as you please. The pass commonly used by commuters in and around the capital is called the carte orange, which covers transport across an area of up to some 50 kilometres (30 miles) around the capital.
The Paris underground metro train lines serve every small neighbourhood in the capital, and run from 5.30 am until 00.30 am. The average frequency of metro trains is about every five minutes. The metro lines are designated by number, and the direction of the terminus station.
There is also an express commuter train service, called the RER, which links regions outlying Paris with the centre of the capital, where it runs underground.
Tickets for travel within the city limits cost EUR 1.40 each (one ticket) or EUR 10.50 for a set of ten, called "un carnet de tickets".
One ticket gives you access to either the bus or metro, and for the duration of one uninterrupted journey only, although in the case of the metro you can ride as many lines as necessary to get to your destination.
Prices for the "carte orange" vary according to the geographical zone you choose, but start at EUR 50.40 per month for Paris only and finish at EUR 136.90 per month for the entire Paris-region. There are also weekly and inter-suburban rates.
Recognized and accredited by the French Government and the French Ministry of Education, ranked among the top 10% in France, our majors in the fields of Business, Management, Finance, Marketing and Computer Engineering are taught in French and English.