Each year, TBS Education offers its students a unique experience blending innovation and professional development: the Hackathon. For the 2024 edition, MSc Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and MSc Digital Transformation & Business Innovation program students worked on the theme: “Generative AI for Wellness: Personalizing Pierre Fabre Solutions.” This event perfectly illustrates TBS Education’s commitment to preparing students to address contemporary challenges while combining academic knowledge with practical application.
To professionalize its students, TBS Education collaborates with renowned industry partners through its Hackathon. This year, Microsoft and Pierre Fabre bring their expertise to provide a professionally enriching experience for the students.
Microsoft is the educational partner for the event, introducing its generative AI tool, Copilot Studio, to enable students to create innovative solutions. The company is also providing expert staff to provide technical support.
Pierre Fabre, a key actor in the healthcare sector, is taking on the role of client by proposing a concrete problem, data, and technical support for the event.
‘Pierre Fabre is already a partner of TBS Education and, specifically these days, our company is a partner of this hackathon which, for us, is part of an inter-partner approach as Microsoft is our technical partner and TBS Education is one of our academic partners.’ Clara THIBAULT.
The Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics will also be taking part. This is a real asset for students, enhancing both their professional and academic experience.
‘The Centre of Excellence in AI and Business Analytics is TBS Education’s reference point for the development of training, multidisciplinary research and collaboration around artificial intelligence, mainly involving teachers, students and numerous industrial and academic partners. This Hackathon specifically highlights the current theme of generative AI, in collaboration with Microsoft and Pierre Fabre, offering students a concrete opportunity to acquire practical skills and come face to face with the realities of the field.’ TCHUENTE Dieudonné, TBS Education Professor-researcher
The main objective is to immerse students in a concrete and stimulating professional environment, while offering them skills that can be deployed on the job market.
Students explore the use of generative AI to produce solutions adapted to contemporary issues, the structuring and exploitation of data to feed artificial intelligence, and the creation of a product or service that meets the needs of an entrepreneurial client. This approach enables them to gain first-hand experience, which is essential for their future careers.
‘We proposed various themes and in the end it was a marketing and consumer- focused theme that was chosen, as it was the most in tune with the different classes present today. We also made data available to the students and provided support during the hackathon through coaching, not technological support, but rather around data.’ Clara THIBAULT
The Hackathon 2024 was held from 9 to 13 December in Toulouse, on the TBS Education campus. This intensive program combines masterclasses, working sessions and final presentations in front of a panel of experts.
Day 1: Inspiration The first day allows students to attend talks on technological trends and market challenges, followed by a presentation of the issues by Pierre Fabre. A masterclass led by Microsoft on the principles of generative AI and the use of Copilot Studio, followed by a fun integration session, is also offered to the students.
Day 2: Ideation Teams dive into the world of prompt engineering through workshops and mentorship provided by Microsoft and Pierre Fabre. They begin crafting their prototypes, exploring innovative solutions aligned with the provided data.
Day 3: Execution On the third day, students test their low-fidelity prototypes, guided by expert mentors and TBS faculty, ensuring a solid foundation for their solutions.
Day 4: Validation During the validation phase, students test their prototypes with potential clients and gather feedback to refine their solutions. They also receive training on pitching techniques to effectively present their projects.
Day 5: Pitch Day The final day culminates in project presentations before a jury comprising representatives from TBS Education, Microsoft, and Pierre Fabre. This step showcases students’ ability to address real-world challenges with innovative solutions.
In addition to the academic aspect of the event, students also benefit from a highly professionalising experience, working with companies such as Microsoft and Pierre Fabre, and participating in the resolution of a real issue.
‘What I got out of this event was the energy of students, their understanding and interpretation of the subjects. They bring a lot of new approaches to the issues and come up with solutions that are off the beaten track. This freshness provides me with an enriching experience, both from a marketing point of view and from the approach, and, finally, from the perspective of data processing and how that data can be used. It also helps, and I say this with a lot of conviction, to strengthen their resumes, because, in a few days, they have a concrete case to think about, and that is valued by employers. It takes them away from theory and brings them back to a practical level, where they are faced with a customer. I think it’s also a good way for them to get their first real-life experience. ‘ Clara THIBAULT
By leveraging real-world tools and challenges, the TBS Education Hackathon stands out as a pivotal step in shaping future professionals. It reflects the school’s educational philosophy: blending academic excellence, technological innovation, and real-world immersion.
This unique experience offers students much more than an academic project—it equips them to tackle the challenges of their future careers with confidence and expertise.
The Hackathon is part of one of TBS Education’s main objectives, which is to professionalise its students and strengthen its links with renowned companies by proposing solutions adapted to their needs.
This unique experience offers students much more than just an academic project: it prepares them to meet future professional challenges with confidence and expertise.
With its recognized expertise in the aerospace sector, the MSc Aerospace Management program trains students from around the world to become future leaders in this rapidly growing industry. Victor POUILLE, a recent graduate of this program, participated in the USAIRE STUDENT AWARDS 2024 and claimed first place.
Always passionate about aeronautics, Victor decided to join the Master in Management program at TBS Education after completing an ECS preparatory class.
To cap off his academic journey and obtain a dual degree, Victor chose to enroll in the MSc Aerospace Management to benefit from its academic excellence: “It was an incredible experience.“
Christophe BENAROYA, head of the MSc Aerospace Management and a recognized expert in the aerospace field, is committed to offering more than just academic instruction. He provides his students with a rich experience of sharing, discovery, and networking. Victor highlights the program’s merits: “The MSc offers exceptional quality, with high-level contributors and a tremendously rich content.”
Thanks to his academic and professional success—“I had the opportunity to join the MSc Aerospace program as part of my apprenticeship at Airbus’ Industrial Affairs Division.“—Victor decided to compete in the prestigious USAIRE Student Awards.
This international competition invites students from around the world to work on a specific topic every year that addresses challenges of the aerospace, defense, space or high-technologies industries. The concours push students worldwide to reshape the future of Aerospace and Defense industry. The theme for 2024 was: “ Propose a specific and concrete project associated with a business case that you hope will disrupt the aerospace industry by 2040.”
Highlight of the analytical skills gained during his studies at TBS Education, Victor invited his teammate, Valentin PRUVOST, a student at the engineering school ISAE SUPAERO, to collaborate on the project: “This competition gave us the chance to dive deeply into ideas that had fascinated us since we were 15!”
For four months, they developed a viable business case for a regional airline operating 19-seat hybrid-electric decarbonized aircraft by 2040: “Our vision is that Europe’s decarbonized regional aviation will serve as the testing ground for the broader decarbonization of the entire aerospace sector.”
Going beyond traditional research and data analysis, these two passionate students met with over 40 aerospace professionals, culminating in an unprecedented event at ISAE SUPAERO on July 12: “ This collaborative effort enabled us to design custom calculation models and an interface allowing any operator to determine their break-even point and cost structure for any socio-economic or technological scenario they envision for 2040. ”
Victor and Valentin presented their work to major institutions, including the French Senate, the Indian Embassy in Paris, the DGAC, ATR, Thales, Airbus, Aerospace Valley, AURA AERO, EDF, ENGIE, and Auch Gers Airport; institutions that have been able to provide them with the necessary support for this great adventure.
TBS Education once again congratulates Victor and Valentin for securing first place, a testament to the seriousness and passion they brought to this project. As Valentin aptly puts it: “Connecting people while ensuring environmental responsibility—that’s our Promise.”
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TBS Education is strengthening its long-standing partnership with the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore—one of Asia’s leading management schools. The aim is to deploy a Global Executive MBA delivering excellence in two areas: management and aerospace. Focus on a win-win program.
“It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to have played a role in creating a pool of talented managers in India and in several Middle Eastern countries, building on our strong collaboration with TBS Education and the support of Airbus over the past ten years,” says Professor S. Raghunath, Dean of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB). “We were impressed by the quality of the candidates taking part in this program. All of them are highly experienced managers from companies including GE Aviation, Safran, Honeywell, and Collins Aerospace. They have proved to be excellent students. With the launch of the new GEMBA program this year, we will be able to tailor content even more closely to the needs of a fast-changing industry,” adds Professor Raghunath, who is an expert in strategy.
With the difficulties of the COVID pandemic behind us, we can now consolidate our efforts in this area. The objective is to enable students and participants from both campuses to forge even closer ties. The program has been revised to create a shared grid of 500 hours over two years. At the same time, the duration of the joint sessions—first in France and then in India—has been increased from one week to 35 days. “This GEMBA is unique,” explains Laurent Besson, Academic Director of the TBS Education program. “Both Toulouse and Bangalore offer a wealth of strategic collaborations through their aerospace ecosystems. This is a unique opportunity for our students, who become part of a strong professional network after graduation.”
Professor of strategic and digital marketing, G. Shainesh draws attention to the changes taking place in this sector. “Over the past ten years, we have seen a complete transformation of the aerospace landscape in terms of services and technologies, from tourism platforms to the use of drones, for example,” he explains. Professor S. Raghunath takes a similar view: “We share an intercultural commitment with TBS Education to adopt a long term approach, taking into account the diversity of stakeholders and their needs, and pursuing compatibility with sustainable development, a key concern for us all.”
TBS Education believes strongly in the future of this sector and is seeking to set up similar partnerships elsewhere. It has already made contact with schools on other continents; the dialog is already well under way in Australia and North America. This strategy underlines the benefits of collaboration in forming a global network. Watch this space!
TBS Education has joined the OneMBA consortium to provide an immersive international program for Global Executiave MBA students. This unique experience will radically change the managerial vision of our students.
“By joining the OneMBA consortium, we are placing even greater emphasis on the international component of the Global Executive MBA,” says Laurent Besson, Academic Director of the Global Executive MBA at TBS Education. Following a successful trial in 2023, this year will see the official signing of the partnership between the Fundação Getulio Vargas business school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Xiamen University School of Management in China and TBS Education, for the Toulouse, Barcelona, and Casablanca campuses.
The principle of the OneMBA program has remained unchanged since its founding in 2002. Each member of the consortium hosts a week-long international seminar as part of its Executive MBA program, taking place in each of the partner schools in turn. During these periods, known as residencies, the participants attend conferences together, meet local business and government leaders, and develop networking activities. This year, three joint themes have been introduced: leadership, strategy, and an approach to artificial intelligence.
“You meet people, swap ideas, share lectures and take part in a collective experience,” explains Olivier Benielli, Director of the TBS Education campus in Barcelona, which will host the school’s first OneMBA session in November. The week is spent in full immersion, with students being able to interact with their peers, build ties, and understand the workings of the economic fabric of their host country, in a highly stimulating environment. Students will then travel to Brazil and China at the end of their course.
The three classes, made up of around 30 managers and senior executives, will be able to meet alumni from the three programs as part of the residencies. “The residencies play a key role in networking in that they give students the opportunity to form strong international ties. This added value is seen as highly positive,” says Laurent Besson.
By joining the consortium, TBS Education is further expanding the international dimension of its Global Executive MBA, making it even more attractive. Membership of OneMBA gives the school a new argument to attract executives and senior managers, who will benefit from an even more robust approach to international management, shaping a new type of leadership through the program’s intercultural dimension. At the end of the course, the students return to their jobs with a totally different perspective, new practices… and an international network!
THIS YEAR, TBS EDUCATION CLIMBED TO 9TH PLACE IN THE PARISIEN ETUDIANT RANKING OF POST-PRÉPA BUSINESS SCHOOLS, MOVING UP 2 PLACES.
The list ranks schools delivering a Master’s degree according to some fifteen criteria, including attractiveness, international scope, job placement and salaries, and social and gender diversity.
The analysis carried out by Le Parisien’s journalists places particular emphasis on these 4 criteria, which reflect our school’s strategy: becoming a school of educational well-being, making our students more employable, and maximizing our societal impact on our local areas. To achieve these objectives, TBS Education relies on innovative campuses, expert and recognized faculty, new models of training and employability, and a stronger international presence.
To provide the best educational experience for its students, TBS Education is transforming itself into a business for good, building on more than 15 years of successfully integrating environmental, societal, and social criteria into its school model and its research and training programs. TBS Education’s status as a business for good will give it a new dynamic and speed up its development through a strategy built around four central pillars: innovative campuses and educational well-being, an expert and recognized faculty, new training and employability models, and strong international development.
Fifteen criteria are used to rank the schools delivering Master’s degrees. The editors of Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France compiled these rankings after sending a questionnaire out to the schools. Here are the elements used to calculate each score:
Prestige: duration of the Master’s degree (1 to 5 years). Number of national and international accreditations.
Power: group budget. School budget per student. Percentage of foreign students paying tuition fees.
Development: growth in student numbers, group budgets, Grande Ecole Program budgets, and group enrolments between 2021 and 2024. Increase in applicants between 2023 and 2024.
Social: percentage of exemptions calculated and scholarships awarded in relation to the cost of the program.
Infrastructure: Campus size per student and its evolution between 2021 and 2024. Proportion of graduates graduating from the school’s international campuses.
Attractiveness: 1/ For prepas-based schools: Sigem ranking (system for assigning prepas students to top business schools). Volume of prepas integrated and AST 2 (“admissions sur titre en 2e année de grande école”) integrated. Percentage of those present at orals over the number of those eligible. Prepa Concours 2024 candidates. 2/For post-baccalaureate students: number of integrated students and AST 2s (2023 competitive admission exams).
Faculty: proportion of research professors to permanent staff. Proportion of international professors. Supervision ratio. The number of different nationalities among teaching staff.
Pedagogy: percentage of hours taught by research professors. Proportion of double degrees obtained from French institutions.
Professionalization: minimum required internship time. Proportion of apprentices and work-study students. Number of professional intervenors per year per student.
International: proportion of students on study trips. Percentage of accredited agreements out of the total number of agreements. Number of double degrees offered. Proportion of students taking double degrees abroad. Number of countries offered for expatriation.
Research: proportion of articles published by professors.
Salary: placement rate of students before graduation, salary at graduation.
Entrepreneurship: number of companies incubated between 2021 and 2024 or created by graduates in the last 3 years. Percentage of graduates from an entrepreneurial program.
Digital strategy: dynamic digital policy. Number of Facebook fans and followers on X, followers on Instagram, and LinkedIn. Percentage of graduates from a digital field.
Pedagogical innovation: the last criterion was rated according to the opinion of the editors of “Le Parisien Étudiant” on the quality of the schools’ work in the field of pedagogical and development projects.
The sports sector is experiencing a significant boom. The sector has been topping the news with physical activity and sport being named France’s Great National Cause 2024 (GCN2024). This initiative reflects the need to place sport and its benefits at the heart of society as essential elements of individual and collective well-being.
With this in mind, TBS Education’s Bachelor’s degree program has announced the opening of a new 3rd-year sports management program on the Toulouse campus. Designed to respond to the needs of the market, the Sports Management program is designed to introduce students to a range of professions linked to sports management, open up the sector’s possibilities, help them build a network and enable them to work in a sector they are passionate about.
“Sport has the ability to unite, bring people together, nurture their dreams and inspire them… By drawing on its values, its social impact and its power, we will be offering students the chance to immerse themselves in the world of sport by meeting professionals from the sector, learning the fundamentals of management through innovative and inspiring experiences, visits and role-playing,” explains Alexandra Le Mouel, Head of the Sports Management program.
Enhance student skills in the 3rd year and obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Management (Diploma Bac+3 / Grade de licence) with a specialization in sports management.
“We have chosen to launch a new sports management program to respond to the needs of this booming sector. As in all our courses, the program will be based on the acquisition of a solid knowledge base and real-life, immersive experiences. Using a teaching approach directly inspired by the world of sport, the keys to its success and its fundamental values, students will be fully immersed in this environment which prepares them to become enlightened experts, aware of the challenges facing the sector,” explains Patricia Bournet, Director of the Bachelor’s program at TBS Education.
Following the Bachelor’s degree, students can choose to continue their studies at a Grande Ecole, including TBS Education, or at a university in France or abroad.
This program will be available on the Toulouse campus, in French, in September 2024.
To apply, students must be under 28 years of age on September 1, 2024, and hold, or be likely to hold, a B+2 diploma or 120 ECTS in Management Studies at a French university.
Students studying outside France are eligible for the international distance-learning competitive entrance exam.
Application deadline: May 31, 2024
40 places available for Bachelor students and students recruited through parallel admission.
The 2024 Eduniversal ranking of the Best Masters, MS and MBA programs once again highlights several of TBS Education’s Mastère Spécialisé (MS – Specialized Master), Master of Business Administration and Master of Science programs.
Eduniversal is the only French ranking system that exclusively assesses the individual quality of each program. The ranking system is based on a sectoral approach and a specific market criterion, providing students a real tool for refining their choice of future program. The Eduniversal ranking is based on 3 main criteria:
The Eduniversal ranking highlights 9 of our Mastère Spécialisé (MS) programs, with the MS Expert en Audit Interne et Contrôle de Gestion and the MS Manager de Structures Sanitaires et Sociales still at the top. Also in the Top 5 are our MS Manager Marketing et Communication, Juriste Manager des Affaires, Manager Marketing et Commercial dans les Industries de Santé, Manager des Ressources Humaines, and MS Manager de l’Innovation Technologique.
Anne RIVIERE, Directrice de la Formation InitialeAt TBS Education, we place the educational wellbeing of our students at the heart of our considerations. This involves actions in several aeras: Educational innovation, student experience, new campuses… We guarantee an innovative and inspiring learning environment for everyone.Anne RIVIERE, Director of Initial Training
Our diversity policy is supported by a network of institutions, partner associations and resource people, all contributing through their actions to our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity.
What do our students think:
“Student associations allow us to get involved in topics that interest us.”
“It’s a school where we feel good, where everything is done to make our future a success“
“A very active alumni network that provides interesting opportunities and gives me a chance to talk about my future.”
“Numerous international students within the school and option of studying abroad.”
“The chance to develop an important professional network around the word.”
“The kindness of the administration, and professors who help students make the best choices for their careers.”
“Internship opportunities thanks to company networking events.”
“The guest speakers give us a professional perspective, which is great.“
Fighting gender inequality at work means going back to the source. Injustices often go back to the student experience, where they are more pronounced. School is more than just a place of learning, it’s the place where tomorrow’s professionals are forged.
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“HappyAtSchool” is a label that rewards student fulfillment in higher education.
The platform attributes the “HappyAtSchool” label based on a student satisfaction survey, and offers an annual ranking that highlights the schools and universities that make a real effort to meet the key expectations of their students, thus highlighting the schools that students prefer and where it’s good to study!
In 2023, TBS Education comes 4th in this ranking.
The methodological approach of the HappyAtSchool label convinced us of the importance of obtaining metrics to improve our learning environment, to better understand the needs and expectations of our students in order to implement specific initiatives and enhance their experience within their study path.
Obtaining this label enables applicants who are particularly sensitive to CSR issues on the one hand, and student wellbeing on the other, to easily recognize schools that, like us, have made these subjects part of their school model. In addition to the renewal of our label, we are proud to have been consistently well ranked among the top business schools , reflecting our commitment to well-being, environmental issues, social inclusiveness and equality between men and women… all issues to which our school has made a solid commitment in terms of pedagogy and associative projects.
Anne RIVIERE, Director of Initial Training
Every student can complete the HappyIndex®AtSchool survey on request from their school or student association.
This 21-questions survey calculates 2 values:
The ranking score is equal to the “questionnaire score” multiplied by 2, then weighted by the participation rate and the recommendation rate:
The partnership agreement between the two establishments was signed on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, on the TBS Education campus. This agreement, renewed for the 3rd time, illustrates not only the strength of our partnership, but also our mutual commitment to academic excellence.
The renewal of the partnership agreement between TBS Education and ICT represents a key milestone in the relationship between our two establishments. This is the third time the agreement has been renewed, testifying to the strong ties built up over the years and the shared ambition to continue the partnership. This partnership demonstrates a deep commitment to developing new projects and initiatives together.
One of the special features of this collaboration is its illustration of the Prep school/Management School continuum. For the Grande École Program students, especially those from literary studies, this agreement offersa unique opportunity. During their time at TBS Education, our students can follow specialized courses in applied foreign languages, philosophy or cultural project management at the ICT.
This diversification of career paths is a real strength, enabling students to develop distinctive skills. This is just one of the 100 double degree options available to students on the TBS Education Grande Ecole Program, enabling them to build a profile and a career path adapted to their needs.
Another key feature of this partnership is its multi-program approach. While students in TBS Education’s Grande École Program have the option of enrolling in bachelor’s degrees offered by the ICT, ICT students can simultaneously obtain the Bachelor in Management degree from TBS Education. This approach encourages rich teaching and offers students great flexibility in building their academic careers.
Since 2012, CEO Magazine has compiled its annual Global MBA Rankings, selecting the best MBA, Executive MBA and online MBA programs. The ranking is based on objective, verifiable criteria designed to identify institutions offering an outstanding combination of academic quality and return on investment.
The Global MBA ranking recently unveiled by CEO Magazine places TBS Education 12th, highlighting the excellence of its continuing education programme: the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA).
This recognition testifies to TBS Education’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence and pedagogical innovation. Ranking 12th worldwide, up 3 places on the previous year, TBS Education confirms its academic leadership in the field of management and executive education.
The part-time Global Executive MBA combines efficiency and employability, offering a choice of two specialised pathways: Strategic Management or Aerospace Management.
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