January Intake
Top 7 Best Bachelor in Management in France (Challenges – 2025) / #1 in Montpellier (L’Étudiant 2025)
Diploma
Bachelor (BA)
Acces
Show conditions*
Rythm
Full time
Level
3-year university degree
Intake
Septembre Or January
Language
English or bilingual French/English
*Access : Year 1: High school diploma Year 2: 1 year of Higher Education Year 3: 2 years of Higher Education
Don’t Lose Your Academic Year!
Looking to change your academic path mid-year? MBS offers the opportunity to join the first year of its Bachelor of International Business Administration program with a January intake, a second chance to enter a prestigious Business School!
By joining in January, you’ll undergo an accelerated preparatory program, condensing the first and second semesters into seven months. With enhanced pedagogical support, you can complete your first year by July and proceed to the second year in September.
Start DATES
Montpellier Campus: January 6, 2025
Paris Campus: January 20, 2025
Admission Process:
Candidates are selected through a competitive entrance exam.
Applications are open until January 5, 2025, for EU students.
For international candidates requiring a visa:
Application deadline: October 31, 2024
Final exam date: November 15, 2024
How to Apply:
Submit your application directly through our online platform.
Choose Your Campus:
Montpellier: An ideal setting for your studies in southern France.
Paris: Access to the second and third years exclusively through work-study programs.
Note: The first year of the Bachelor program is offered only in the bilingual track.
DIFFERENT PATHS
The 2nd and 3rd years take place exclusively on the Montpellier campus.
During the first year, follow an accelerated academic refresher course.
Thanks to enhanced teaching support, you will be able to validate your 1st year in just 7 months and enter the 2nd year of Bachelor in September of the following academic year.
Among the courses taught:
Marketing
Business ethics
Accounting
Organizational management
Intercultural management
Macroeconomics
Geopolitics
From the second year onwards, choose your path:
- Digital Marketing & IA
- Luxury Management
- International Business
- Fintech
- International Mobility
How to join the MBS Bachelor’s programme in a january intake?
Admission Process :
The first year of the Bachelor’s program is available only in the bilingual (French- English) track and is offered exclusively at the Montpellier campus.
For the January intake, international candidates who hold a high school diploma or equivalent are eligible to apply for first-year admission to the Bachelor’s program.
Candidates are selected through an entrance exam.
- English test for admission into the 1st-year bilingual track: no minimum score is required
- Pre-recorded interview: During the pre-recorded interview, candidates must clearly and honestly present recent personal experiences in various contexts (professional, family, sports, etc.). The interview aims to assess their motivation, communication skills, ethics, sense of responsibility, team spirit, creativity, and the coherence of their study project, including their choice of France and MBS.
- French test: Applicants whose mother tongue is not French will be required to take a French language test: TCF, DELF,DALF or take the MBS French test. The minimum required level is B2.
| Epreuves du concours Bachelor international | Coefficients |
Pre-recorded Interview | 30 |
| MBS English Test | 15 |
| Total | 45 |
*The MBS English Test by Mereos is conducted online (free of charge).
How to apply ?
Postulez directement via notre plateforme de candidature. Des frais de dossier de 90 € sont requis.
Required documents :
- Curriculum Vitae (in French)
- Copy of the high school diploma (or equivalent) in the original language, with a certified English or French translation if not in French, English, or Spanish.
- Copies of the last 3 years of high school transcripts in the original language, with a certified English or French translation if not in French, English, or Spanish.
- Identity card or passport
- One identity photo
- English and French score if available.
Applications deadlines:
| DEADLINES | INDIA AND AFRICA | MAGRHEB AND OTHER COUNTRIES | EU AND FRANCE |
Submitting a complete application on eCampus | 29 September 2025 | 17 October 2025 | 1 December 2025 |
| Finishing the tests and interview | 7 October 2025 | 24 October 2025 | 8 December 2025 |
Important Information :
Strart Date
- Montpellier Campus : January 12, 2026
Contact us :
International.Admissions@mbs-education.com
S’entrainer aux épreuves :
Are you made for the MBS Bachelor?
Meet Your Admissions Team
RAMAUGERInternational Promotion Officer
Europe, Middle East & Africa
SISONInternational Promotion Officer
Asia, Oceania & Americas
Q&A
Want to know more? Feel free to contact us or consult our Q&A.
Teaching language : French and English
Duration : Approximately 1,500 contact hours spread over 3 years of study
Schedule : Full-time. Work-study (alternance) possible in Year 2 and Year 3 (3 weeks in company / 1 week on campus per month)
Intake : September – January (January entry in Year 1 only)
Teaching method : Active learning approach, including online content and activities, flipped classroom, and experiential learning. This method fosters engagement, autonomy and initiative.
Delivery mode : In-person
Teaching staff : MBS faculty researchers, consultant-trainers and active industry professionals
Exit level : State-recognised Bac+3, Licence grade, Level 6
To validate your year, you will be assessed in each subject through a combination of continuous assessment, group work and a mid-term exam. Rest assured: your future does not rest on a single grade.
A second foreign language can be studied in Year 1 and Year 2 (BIBA1 and BIBA2). From Year 3 onwards, other options are available to strengthen your language skills, such as seminars, exchanges at partner universities, internships and interactions with international students on campus.
You will be able to choose from more than 50 available destinations. The teaching teams and students from previous cohorts are on hand to help you make this decision.
View the list of destinations
Yes, because university start dates and procedures vary from one institution to another — and even more so from country to country — which requires specific preparation. A dedicated department within the school supports you throughout all these procedures and provides personalised follow-up during your stay abroad.
Yes. You can contact the MBS Career Centre, where career coaches will help you build your professional project (ambitions, positioning, interview preparation) and will regularly offer workshops and meetings with the school’s partner companies. The Career Centre also organises on-campus recruitment sessions to support your search.
MBS offers more than ten financial assistance schemes. For further information, please visit the Financing page of the Bachelor Programme.
You can view the full list of available financial aid by clicking here
