recent emergence of real estate education in French business schools: The paradox of the French experience, The

Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 2003 by Nappi-Choulet, Ingrid

Because of the new business and financial context and because of the development of new defeasance structures and foreign investments, which tend, on the whole, to be American, such real estate programs have a good chance of being successful. Due to new educational demands from executives, real estate consultants and experts and due to new job opportunities, real estate education in finance and economics should soon become fundamentals for business schools.

Endnote

1. Grandes Ecoles are competitive-entrance higher education establishments specializing in engineering, business administration or other subjects. The subjects are taught to a very high standard. Pupils prepare for the entrance examination by following a two-year intensive course in preparatory classes after having successfully finished their secondary education.

References

Capitale Editions, La formation, les ecoles, les Universites, L'annee immobiliere, 1999. Richard, P., Qui formera les hommes de l'immobilier?, Reflexions immobilieres, 24, 1999. Schulte, K-W., (Ed.), Real Estate Education Throughout the World: Past, Present, and Future, Chapter on France, by I. Nappi-Choulet and A. Bechade, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

Ingrid Nappi-Choulet*

*ESSEC Business School, Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France or nappi@essec.fr.