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EDHEC Business School (master)

Master double degree programme between SGH Warsaw School of Economics and EDHEC Business School – EDHEC (Lille and Nice campus, France)

This double degree programme is available to full-time students of SGH and EDHEC within the following study programmes at SGH:

  • Globalny biznes, finanse i zarządzanie (Governance)” [in Polish]
  • Zarządzanie (Management) [in Polish]
  • International Business [in English]
  • Global Business, Finance and Governance [in English]

as well as – at EDHEC:

  • Strategy, Organisation and Consulting (Lille campus)
  • Global & Suistainable Business (Lille campus)
  • International Finance (Nice campus)
EDHEC Business School

EDHEC Business School is a leading French business school. As a private Grande école in France, it specializes in business and management studies. EDHEC Business School has 5 campuses: Lille, Nice, Paris, London, and Singapore.

EDHEC Business School offers undergraduate (BBA), graduate (MSc and MiM) and executive education (Global MBA, EMBA, PhD in Finance, as well as a variety of open and customized programs).

It has 8,000 students enrolled in traditional graduate and undergraduate programs, 150 partner universities and a network of more than 40,000 alumni in over 125 countries. EDHEC’s MSc Finance program was ranked #1 worldwide by Financial Times in 2017; making it one of the most prestigious financial study programs globally. Out of 14,000 business schools worldwide, EDHEC is one of just 80 business schools that have the Triple Crown Accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. EDHEC Business School is consistently rated as one of the top business schools in continental Europe and one of the leading business schools worldwide.

Programme structure
  • The intended period of study for the double degree program shall be two years (4 semesters).
  • Double degree students from SGH will spend their first year at SGH, the second year at EDHEC.
  • Double degree students from EDHEC will spend their first year at EDHEC, the second year at SGH.
  • Full information should be provided to the host institution on the courses that participants have taken at their home institution and vice versa.
  • Double degree students shall have access to courses and enjoy the same rights and privileges and be subject to the same rules and regulations as the regular graduate students in the corresponding Master study track of the host institution. They shall register at the host institution only for the parts of the study program that will be carried out under the responsibility of the host institution.
  • Students admitted for the double degree programme shall complete study plan of the chosen programme
  • IMPORTANT: special rules of admission to the International Finance programme (Nice campus) apply. The final decision rests with the International Finance programme directors at EDHEC
Study plans
Master thesis
  • In addition to the mandatory coursework at both institutions, as set forth in the agreement, the double degree student is required to write a Master thesis. Both SGH and EDHEC students will write the master thesis at SGH.
  • EDHEC accepts the Master thesis supervised by and defended in fromt off SGH professors. Once completed, the Master Thesis is listed on the transcript, so that EDHEC can credit as validated by equivalency.
  • The language of the Master thesis is English.
  • According to the Article 76 paragraph 4 of the Polish Law on Higher Education and Science, all Master Theses (written at SGH) must pass through the Unified Anti-plagiarism System. An appropriate procedure will be prepared in a separate document.
Admission criteria
  • Candidates for the double degree programme will be selected by their home institution based on their academic excellence and proficiency in English according to selection criteria jointly defined and agreed upon by SGH and EDHEC.
  • The double degree candidates must satisfy all admission requirements of the host institution, including language proficiency requirements and good knowledge on Bachelor level of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Statistics.
  • All double degree candidates must provide evidence of a satisfactory level of English language proficiency Level B2 according to the requirements of the Common European Framework (CEF), or the equivalent level of TOEFL (IBT 72-94), or 815 for TOEIC.
  • Each institution res​erves the right to require double degree candidates to complete the standard enrolment documents and to provide the results of any required entrance examinations. The host institution has the right to not accept a double degree candidate from the home institution for academic rationales or any other substantial reasons.
  • Submitted language certificates have to be at the maximum 2 years old, counting from the start of the first semester of double degree program.
  • ​According to the Rules and Regulations of selection for international programs and exchanges at SGH, all students accepted for double diploma programs are not allowed to apply for any other exchange or program that involves mobility abroad in the given academic year. It especially refers to Erasmus, PIM and bilateral exchanges and international programs like CEMS MIM.
Selection and Application

DEADLINE FOR DELIVERING APPLICATIONS – 7 September 2026

Documents required from the SGH candidates to double degree programme include (all documents should be prepared in English):

  • APPLICATION FORM 2026

  • Motivation letter addressed to Selection Commission to double degree program between EDHEC Business School and SGH Warsaw School of Economics (in English, max. 1 page)
  • CV of the Applicant in the Europass format
  • Copy of the BA diploma
  • Official course transcript or diploma supplement with grades received (in English)

  • Document certifying fluency in English

     

Application documents should be delivered to Agnieszka Kühnl-Kinel PhD by e-mail: akinel@sgh.waw.pl (complete documents in one mail)

Contacts at SGH Warsaw School of Economics:

Contacts at EDHEC Business School: