Toulouse Business School
TBS belongs to the very select circle of business schools with the triple AACSB-EQUIS-AMBA accreditation. The school also focuses on emerging sectors and has developed Centers of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics as well as Sustainable Development. Take this opportunity to meet with TBS's academic experts, learn about how new technologies are transforming global industries, and discover the training opportunities you can access with TBS.
Description of Institution
Founded in 1903 by the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry, TBS belongs to the very select circle of business schools with the triple AACSB-EQUIS-AMBA accreditation. Ranked among the best business schools in Europe, it paves the path towards excellence for 5,600 students from over 80 different nationalities every year. TBS offers a wide range of higher education and executive training programs on its 4 campuses in Toulouse, Paris, Barcelona and Casablanca such as the Bachelor in Management, Master in Management, Master’s of Science or Executive MBA program. It also provides a network of over 200 partner universities on 5 continents and over 30 double degrees, created in partnership with the most prestigious institutions for higher education. TBS trains a new generation of decision-makers, teaching them hybrid skills, responsibility and open-mindedness. The school also focuses on emerging sectors and has developed Centers of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics as well as Sustainable Development.
Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics
To improve their data-driven strategy, business companies have extensive need for data experts who can manage and analyze the vast amounts of information they collect. The MSc in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence of TBS is designed to answer this demand. In the intersection of business, data science and Information Systems, our program offers the opportunity to learn how to take advantage of the potential of data analysis to solve business challenges. This program has received the CGE quality label, a national accreditation reserved for top business schools in France. The CGE label guarantees the high quality standards of the program and allows international students to continue to work on French territory after their studies to further fine-tune their expertise.
Sustainability as the Key Driver of Innovation
Sustainability has become the key driver of innovation, as there’s simply no alternative to sustainable development. TBS therefore includes CSR and sustainability in all programs. The business school even offers dedicated certificates in soft skills, CSR and Climate Action to hand students the keys to a better, more sustainable future, where innovation, action and impact go hand in hand. TBS even organizes school-wide student events to promote sustainability, gender equality and diversity and showcases hackathons on sustainable topics, such as the Amazonian rain forest.
March 9th: FRENCH AI & DATA WEEK @HKU
Kévin Carillo from TBS will be participating in a discussion on "The Potential and Future of FinTech" on March 9th (Tues) as part of the FRENCH AI & DATA WEEK @HKU. Tune in to his panel discussion from 4:15 - 5:15 pm (HK time).
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Speaker Profile
Kevin Carillo, Coordinator Master of Science Big Data, Marketing & Management, Associate Professor in Data Science & Information Systems, Information Management Department, TBS
Kevin Carillo is an Associate Professor in Data Science & Information Systems at Toulouse Business School (France). He is the director of the Master of Science in Big Data, Marketing & Management. Kevin holds a PhD degree in Information Systems from the School of Information Management of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, a Master's Degree in Software Engineering and Applied Mathematics (ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France) and a Master of Science in Business Administration, option Management Information Systems (John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada). His current research interests include artificial intelligence, big data and data-driven business, free/open source software communities, online communities, and peer production.
He has authored scientific publications in academic journals such as the European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Journal of Information Technology (JIT), Information & Management (I&M), Journal of Strategic Information systems (JSIS), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) and European Management Review (EMR), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TFSC) among others.
March 17th: HKUST X FRANCE SUSTAINABILITY DAY
Prof. Gilles Lafforgue from TBS will be participating in a discussion on "The Challenge of Decarbonisation: A Matter of Skills and Innovation" on March 17th (Wed) as part of the HKUST X FRANCE SUSTAINABILITY DAY. Tune in to his panel discussion from 4:50pm (HK time).
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Speaker Profile
Prof. Gilles Lafforgue, Professor of Economics at Toulouse Business School and associated researcher at Toulouse School of Economics (member of the Climate & Energy Center)
Gilles Lafforgue is Professor of Economics at Toulouse Business School and associated researcher at Toulouse School of Economics (member of the Climate & Energy Center) since 2012. He held a PhD in Economics in 2002 and has been junior researcher at INRAE (France’s National Research Institute in Agriculture and Environment) from 2005 to 2012. He has also been expert for the France’s Commission on Environmental Economics and Accounting (2015-2018) and appointed member of the Commission on Carbon Social Value (2018-2019). His works focus on natural resources and energy economics, climate change and environmental policy issues.