MBA Maritime, Transport and Logistics

Learning Objectives

In the competition between economic territories, EM Normandie is a legitimate element of local attractivity since it contributes to the development dynamics of its communities.

At a time when national technology and industrial policies are increasingly targeted towards definite areas, it was of paramount importance that EM Normandie offered a top level programme that was in sync with the expectations and needs of major regional companies.

Just as multinationals are re-focusing on their "core business", EM Normandie has decided to capitalize on those strengths which differentiate us from our competitors. Accordingly, the December 2008 Strategic Committee meeting defined an area of expertise that focused on "Logistics, Land-Sea-Risk" to extend the benefits derived from the experience with IPER and the School’s teaching innovations.

The transversal issues that it addresses, whether in matters of topic-based teaching or targeted applied research, offer the added advantage of being Operational Strategies in keeping with our times, as evidenced during the Grenelle Environmental and Maritime Roundtable¹ Talks and the "Grand Paris"² project discussions. Beyond this return to basics, this move offers close relevance with hot topics of the day while being linked to logistics: sustainable operations management, new technologies and energy conservation, security of exchanges, attractivity of major investment projects or port and urban developments.

Synthesis: Thematic Pattern for the Land-Maritime-Risk expertise area

The mainstay of this expertise area is the Maritime, Transport and Logistics MBA in order to allow:

To meet the further training needs of high-potential executives in the major companies in Normandy (Normandy Logistics Network: global supply chain) and to be a ‘learning bridge’ between Upper and Lower Normandy;
To accompany the Novalog competitivity pole by entering into partnerships with a number of research labs and institutes with a project management approach, with never before contemplated opportunities emerging from the transversal dimension;
To be embedded into the Euro-Manche Arc by fostering partnerships with major English Channel, North & Baltic Sea Universities which face the same challenge as they attempt to maximize their seashores (Southampton, Antwerp, Bremen, Göteborg, Saint-Petersburg..);
To develop the international dimension of participants by allowing them to attend three residential one-week seminars abroad, and to acquire a background in intercultural management thanks to the many IPER alumni currently at work in the major global ports or corridors , especially in Africa (8,000 graduates since 1977).

To this end, a dedicated steering committee (made up of ten or so representatives : CEOs, Institutions, Associations, Universities, ..) held 6 meetings in 2009 to produce a customized training programme, involving over 30 partnerships in the production of the foundation document.

The first cohort will be sponsored by the Mayor of Le Havre, Antoine Rufenacht and convene for their first seminar on 22 Sept 2010.

¹ Grenelle de l’environnement : Grenelle Environmental Talks and their ensuing Grenelle 1 and Grenelle 2 Acts are bi-partisan attempts by the French State at shaping sound environmental governance.

² Grand Paris project : Urban development plan which puts forward among other projectss the idea of a Paris-Rouen-Le Havre axis to structure the socio-economic future of River Seine Valley.

Teaching format

List of seminars 2010-2011cohort

Seminar 1	The transport sector in the global economy	Le Havre
Seminar 2	Core management tools	Le Havre
Seminar 3	Transport risk management and Insurance	Paris
Seminar 4	The logistics challenge of the European North-Eastern Range	Antwerp + Rotterdam
Seminar 5	Value Chain Management	Le Havre
Seminar 6	Corridors and Logistics Platforms Management	Caen
Seminar 7	Operational Constraints and Challenges	Le Havre
Seminar 8	Procedures and Security Issues in Logistics	Paris
Seminar 9	Technologies and information systems	Le Havre
Seminar 10	Transports durables et enjeux énergétiques	Paris
Seminar 11	Risk Management	Southampton
Seminar 12	Performing logistics development models	Dubaï

Tuition

€ 24,500 which include:

Tuition: € 19,000
Lunch and one Formal Dinner during the seminars in France: € 1,500
Air Fare, Travelling expenses, Lunches and one Formal Dinner during the 3 seminars abroad: € 4,000

A first instalment of € 8,500 is payable on acceptance into the programme. The remaining second and third instalments are due 90 days and 180 days after the beginning of the programme.

Funding

Applicants are generally either funded by their company or organization of origin, or selffinanced with the help of International Organizations and/or Embassies. The programme administration will issue necessary certificates on request once admission has been pronounced.

Additional Option

Those participants who wish to remain in France for the duration of the programme will have the option to be sit tuitionfree on an auditing basis in the EM Normandie MSc Supply Chain Management seminars for 3 weeks per month. The MSc is taught in English.

Registration

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and to be considered, they should include:

The EM Normandie Application Form,
A resume,
Transcripts of Higher Education diploma(s) and degree(s), and professional certificates and accreditations,
One letter of recommendation,
A non-refundable registration fee of € 100.

Admission procedure

Professional experience

Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years experience in relevant positions.

Education

Undergraduate first degree (BA, BSc, BBA or equivalent). Exceptionally, applicants with 2-year diplomas may be considered for admission by validation of relevant knowledge acquired through experience.