PARTNERSHIP CASE STUDIES
Delivering English language training for EM Normandie EM Normandie (École de Management de Normandie) is a well-respected International Business School based in Le Havre, Caen and Paris. In 2014, they were seeking premises to open their first campus outside of France. British Study Centres helped them get there. What solution was EM Normandie looking for? EM Normandie was looking for an overseas campus and for established experts in English Language Teaching to support their degree programmes and allow students to spend one year of their studies in an English speaking country and perfect their communication skills in English. Through working with BSC they can now offer all years of study a year abroad at either our Dublin or Oxford centres.
Our partnership EM Normandie found a home for their students at BSC Oxford, where they took up residence on the third floor and welcomed their Undergraduate and Masters students. In order to prepare students for academic study in English, the team at British Study Centres created a bespoke course, combining English Language classes and Business English. Over five years later and the relationship between the two institutions has grown, with British Study Centres welcoming 150 students from the French institution. The course offering has also been expanded, with BSC providing a different in-sessional programme for every year group, a unique combination of General and Business English or Business English and IELTS preparation.
BSC Dublin In 2016, the two groups began to investigate the possibility of opening a school in Dublin together. Dublin was an attractive place to be following the Brexit vote and would allow EM Normandie to continue providing an overseas elective for their students should travel to the UK to become challenging. It would also allow BSC to have a presence in a new destination. In March 2019, BSC Dublin opened, with EM Normandie’s offices based in the same building.