On July 2, the second batch of Intake 2017 candidates of the Executive DBA program of Université Paris Dauphine were interviewed. The Admission Committee made selections based on the appraisal of applicants’ academic background, industrial management experience, research potential, application motivation and other aspects. The interview date of the third batch of Intake 2017 applicants is Aug. 19, and courses will begin in October.

The academic officials who were present in this interview include:

WANG Shoujun, Deputy Headmaster of Beijing National Accounting Institute and Former Headmaster Assistant of Tsinghua University

FAN Yushun, Professor of Tsinghua University, Director of the Research Institute of System Integration, and Vice Director of National CIMS Engineering Research Center

Bernard FERNANDEZ, Director and Professor of the Executive DBA Program of Université Paris Dauphine

Pierre ROMELAER, Professor of Management at Université Paris Dauphine and Founder of the Executive DBA Program

Herve ALEXANDRE, Professor of Finance at Université Paris Dauphine and Director of the Master of Banking Program

Jean-Pierre SEGAL, Professor of Management at Université Paris Dauphine and Senior Researcher of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) of France

The applicants of this interview come from various fields and industries including Finance, Materials, Retailing, Big Data, Education, Culture, Energy, Real Estate, Consulting, etc. All of them have at least a master degree. The universities from which they graduated are all world-renowned ones－London School of Economics and Political Science, Imperial University of Technology, University of Hong Kong, Australian National University, Peking University, Fudan University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, to name a few. Currently, all of them are the founder, board chairman or senior manager of their company.

In recent years, the international influence of Université Paris Dauphine is increasing rapidly. The PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres) Research University it decided to jointly form ranked No. 38 in the World Reputation Rankings 2017 of Times Higher Education (and No. 1 in France), and the Master of Finance program of Université Paris Dauphine ranked No. 25 in the world according to the 2017 Financial Times List.

As a representative successful program in the internationalization process of Université Paris Dauphine, Executive DBA started its first class in Beijing in 2012. With the rigorous academic standard, powerful brand influence, great number of research output, and successful internationalization of the platform, the Executive DBA program is currently enjoying an excellent reputation among Chinese entrepreneurs and elite managers. As the attention rate and application numbers are both growing, we plan to hold another interview on Aug. 19 for the third batch of candidates. Please contact the program liaisons for early preparation.