Internships and Gap year

Internships and Gap Year of the Grande Ecole Program

At the end of their IÉSEG curriculum, students have spent an average of 12 months in companies and have acquired a minimum of 4 months of work experience abroad (internship or gap year).

In addition to the required classes, students have the option to take a gap year of 6 to 12 months during their Master. This is subject to approval by the Gap Coordinator.

Help in Finding Internship

IÉSEG’s Corporate Relations department organizes regular meetings to inform students about available tools for researching internships. Students will also be able to log on to IÉSEG’s website to browse postings for various internships.

Labor or Social Impact internship

Manual jobs, line work, maintenance…acquire an experience as an employee in a factory or service industry. Experience work requiring relatively low skills/qualifications.

Professional internship

Missions within various fields such as: sales, finance, management, marketing, HR… according to the student’s career/professional project.

Gap Year

Gap Year

In addition to compulsory classes, our students can opt for a 6 or 12-month break during their curriculum. During this time, the student has the opportunity to find one or more internship, or to carry out a personal project. This is subject to approval by the IÉSEG Academic Management Team. Gap year departures are on the same timeframe as executive internships (from January to June or from July to December).

Gap year internship

Missions can be carried out in various areas of management, and in different company/organizational structures. The aim is to develop the student’s career/professional project, develop skills.