Studying Abroad in Paris: Lev, a MBA

Lev Mukhin chose business school EMLV to pursue a MBA. After a first professional experience in Kazakhstan, he now lives close to campus, in Paris business district. Lev looked back on his experience at school, the MBA programme and his life in France.

Find out what to expect when you spend one year in Paris, as a MBA at EMLV.

A programme in sync with the technological evolutions

Online reputation, crisis management, social gaming and gamification, IOT, SEO, social media, mobile and cross canal marketing : the students get a global experience of Digital Marketing Strategy at EMLV.

“The key for keeping up with a technological revolution is to fully embrace it, understand its potential and figure out how to properly integrate it into your larger strategy and that’s exactly what we’re doing here at EMLV.”

The programme gives every student a unique opportunity to complete their knowledge about the Digital Marketing Industry. The MBA aims to provide them with all the tools they need to acquire exceptional managerial skills and to obtain high-level positions. The students study on campus for 6 months, period after which they must complete a 6-month internship in Paris or abroad.

The opportunity to participate in international contests

At EMLV, students get the opportunity to participate in challenges, as part of the learning by doing educational approach. Together with four classmates, Lev formed a team which ended up being the only European team selected in the contest organised by Pernod Ricard China. “Our mission was to present the concept of a digital solution that would help the company to firmly take its place on the Chinese e-commerce market”. EMLV supported Lev and his team in the organisation of the trip to Shanghai, China. They pitched their project in front of the jury.

A school that takes care of the international students

The International Relations Department provides the students with different housing options near school once the students arrive in Paris.

“I remember my first day in Paris, the representatives of school met me at the airport and took me to my residence. Thanks to the online school platform I found my appartment next to EMLV.”

Lev lives in Paris-La Défense, Paris business district, in a residence within a 10 minute walk from campus. Once settled, the students still get help from the administrative team and are supported throughout the year to ease their experience in Paris.