EMLV is opening two new partner campuses in Europe, in Berlin and Madrid. For the school, this step is about more than simply adding two locations to a map. It reflects a commitment to giving its academic programme a tangible European dimension, consistent with what it has been building for thirty years: a management education that is experienced as much in the classroom as it is through engagement with the wider world.
This expansion forms part of the AD Education network, of which De Vinci Higher Education is a member, and builds on a direction that is already strongly established at EMLV. An international focus has long been a hallmark of the programme, with a third year entirely dedicated to an experience abroad. Berlin and Madrid do not represent a break with tradition, but rather an expansion of the European landscape in which the school wishes to place its students.
Two cities, two complementary profiles
The choice of Berlin and Madrid is no coincidence. The two capitals offer distinct yet complementary profiles. Berlin embodies a Europe on the move: international, creative, driven by innovation and contemporary change.
It is a city bustling with students, entrepreneurs and professionals from all over the world, set in a dense and stimulating urban environment. Madrid offers another facet of the continent: an open, well-connected university capital, where student life is particularly vibrant and immersion is gradual.
The chosen locations reinforce this approach. In Berlin, the associated campus is situated on Ackerstraße, in a central, urban setting. In Madrid, the new campus is located in the Chamberí district, a historically university-oriented area.
In both cases, the school is establishing itself where the international dimension is part of everyday life, rather than on the outskirts of the city.
Practical study pathways from the start of the academic year
The first concrete steps are already in place. In Madrid, EMLV is launching a European Track within the Bachelor’s programmes in Digital & International Business and International Affairs & Relations.
The pathway is designed to last three years: a semester of study in the first year, a compulsory study abroad placement in the second year, followed by the option of a third year abroad.
In Berlin, the partner campus is already contributing to the school’s exchange programme: students on the Master in Management – Grande École Programme have spent a semester there as part of their third year abroad.
A European ambition for 2030
These new initiatives form part of a longer-term project. By 2030, EMLV aims to be recognised as a leading European management school, training managers capable of thriving in complex, multicultural and rapidly changing environments.
New programmes will be rolled out across both campuses For thirty years, the school has built its model on the integration of management, engineering, digital technology and human development, working in partnership with ESILV and IIM.
By adding Berlin and Madrid to its map, EMLV affirms that Europe is not merely a backdrop to this project, but a space for learning, mobility and experience in its own right.
