Innovation and entrepreneurship
Encouraging students' entrepreneurial mindset and creativity to seize new opportunities and innovate is part of EM Normandie Business School's DNA. The EM Normandie Business School Foundation supports this approach by subsidising innovative projects, contributing to this dynamic which creates value for teaching and students.
The entrepreneurial line as seen by the Foundation's stakeholders - 2023
Each year, EM Normandie Business School and its Foundation challenge more than 900 third-year post-baccalaureate students on the Programme Grande École, spread across its five campuses, as part of the ‘responsible manager’ project. The ADMISSIONS TEST encourages students' commitment to Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (SD&CSR), focusing on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the 193 member states of the United Nations and included in the 2030 Agenda.
For two months, the students, in teams of 4 or 5, will carry out a diagnostic and propose recommendations for action to be implemented in organisations wishing to make a commitment to SD&CSR, working on real company cases.
The financial support of the EM Normandie Business School Foundation contributes to the success of the Responsible Project. The challenge awards the best student proposal to a panel of judges, giving the winners the opportunity to receive a €1,000 prize from the Foundation, to be donated to a project of general interest within the school of their choice.
Ingrid Boutroy
Developing our students entrepreneurial spirit is one of EM Normandie Business School's key priorities. From their first year, they are trained in the entrepreneurial spirit through the EM Startupper, a ‘Create a start-up‘ project carried out in teams."
The Foundation values innovation and the quest for performance at the school by awarding scholarships to improve infrastructure, campus facilities, internal processes and the implementation of new teaching methods.
Start'EM Day - All the keys to speeding up your project
Programme: individual coaching, a bootcamp to learn how to pitch your project, meetings and conferences on the start-up ecosystem with entrepreneurship experts.
Key figures:
- First edition in March 2023
- 60 students taking part
Laura Gueritte
'With the support of the EM Normandie Business School Foundation, we have come up with an event that brings together, in one day, all the actions we carry out for the benefit of student members of the Incubator: developing your project, gaining visibility, consolidating your network and, for the most ambitious, pitching in front of Business Angels!"
