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Attain A1 level French Language Proficiency through your first year coursework
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Program Highlights
The MSc in Circular Economy and Sustainable Innovation at ESDES Business School, Lyon, is a 13-month, fully English master’s program (60 ECTS) that blends academic rigour with real-world application, equipping you with the strategic tools needed to drive innovation and resource efficiency.
As a distinguished member of Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), ESDES ensures academic excellence and offers a post-graduation visa extension of up to 2 years for international students in France. In addition to this, ESDES holds the prestigious AACSB and EFMD (Master) accreditation, placing it among the top 5% of business schools worldwide.
The program addresses the growing global demand for sustainability professionals, with the circular economy projected to generate up to USD 4.5 trillion in economic benefits by 2030. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge, applied research, and practical projects, students learn to design innovative, eco-friendly business models, manage sustainability strategies, and navigate complex environmental regulations.
GlobalGrads supports you at every step of the way—from helping you craft an application that stands out, securing scholarships, and managing visa procedures to guiding you through internship placement and career integration. With GlobalGrads, you're not just enrolling—you're launching a leadership journey in the circular economy.
Built for a High-Demand Transition: The circular-economy transition is creating substantial job opportunities. ESDES cites projections tied to the European Green Deal (over 700,000 qualified jobs in the circular sector) and broader global employment momentum (millions of roles by 2030), showing the field’s strong labour-market tailwinds for graduates.
Accredited, Visa-Friendly Qualification That Employers Recognise: This MSc carries the CGE “MSc” label as well as top accreditation from AACSB and EFMD (Master), a formal quality validation that improves graduate credibility with employers. These acknowledgements also enable international students to benefit from an up to 2 years’ post-study visa extension in France — a practical advantage for converting study into early-career work experience.
Hands-On Learning in Real Settings: The program is compact and intensive (60 ECTS over 13 months) and is taught in four skill blocks that move students from strategy to implementation to impact assessment. Learning methods deliberately combine lectures, masterclasses, consultancy projects with regional companies, and a 4-month professional internship, so graduates leave with direct experience of real circular-economy challenges.
Innovation with Impact Built-In: Students practice designing circular solutions in high-stakes, public settings. For example, the program runs a Startup Simulation Day where student teams pitch circular business ideas to expert juries; winning projects can progress to incubation with UCLy/ESDES.
Purpose, Permanently Embedded: Located in Lyon—the "Capital of Biodiversity" in France—this multicultural, English-taught program combines lectures, case studies, field trips, and professional immersion to build mastery in eco-design, stakeholder collaboration, green KPI management, and sustainable leadership. The program reports high ratings in student experience (4.2/5) and academic excellence (4.5/5).
GlobalGrads All The Way: GlobalGrads complements the degree by helping you shortlist the programme, prepare an application that highlights your fit, identify scholarships, navigate French visa requirements, and connect to internship and placement pathways — so the academic value converts into career momentum.
Students will complete the first 9 months of their Master’s Program at Amity University and the remaining 13 months at ESDES Business School. Here’s how the syllabus expands across the two segments:
The transition toward a circular economy across Europe is expected to create 7–8 million new jobs globally by 2030, reflecting a major shift in growth dynamics and demand for sustainability specialists. This degree equips graduates with the expertise to step directly into this thriving job market as key players in sustainable innovation.
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