International department
The European Fragrance and Cosmetic Master (EFCM)
Diploma
The EFCM course will be validated by a EFCM Master diploma signed by the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and groupe ISIPCA, as well as an official MBM - Master in Business Management - delivered by the University of Padova (as long as the required diplomas have been accepted by the partner university).
Successful completion of the programme prepares students for a career in all areas of R&D as well as marketing and product development. The students will acquire a broad understanding of all roles as well as achieving professional training within the industry along with a vocabulary specific to the perfumery and cosmetic’s sectors.
This unique programme in Fragrance and Cosmetics leads students to a dual competence, both scientific and management and the University degree will give them an international recognition. It is hightly recommended to do abroad the compulsary internship at the end of the 2nd year.
Here are a few examples of positions in the industry of already graduated EFCM students:
-Marketing Manager: (JSC April –
Russia
)
-Freelance consultant for product development on perfumery and cosmetic projects (
France
)
-Assistant Fragrance Development Manager (Firmenich
– Germany
)
-Project Manager (PT Nutrifood –
Indonesia
)
-Product Executive Marketing/Brand Management (Laboratoires Vichy – l’Oréal –
India
)
-Senior product development Executive (Elken –
Malaysia
)
-Creative Fragrance Manager (Givaudan –
Chine
)
-Key Account and Sales Manager Fragrances for North Africa and Middle East (Givaudan –
Dubaï
)
-Product Safety Group Manager (Quest International –
UK
)
-Junior Fragrance Developer (Reckitt Benckiser –
Italy
)
-Marketing and Sales Manager (Ahsen Kimya –
Turkey
)
-Sales and Marketing Manager (Cosmolab Asia –
Taïwan/USA
)
-Perfume evaluator (Mane –
China/Mexico
)
TESTIMONIES OF FORMER EFCM STUDENTS
“The beauty of EFCM is that it provides an inside knowledge of the perfumery and cosmetic sector from a scientific point of view as well as the strategic and managerial aspects of business and marketing in the same areas”.
Chun Yee L. (Malaysia)
“I am so glad that I came to study EFCM in France. I was one of the best decisions I made”.
Christine E. (UK)
“I want to thank all the EFCM people for this programme, as I think that it did help me understand my job and the cosmetic business from different points of view, something that I would never have got if I had stayed in Moscow. EFCM is a very good idea and it brings to the students new horizons of appreciation of the business”.
Irina B. (Russia)
“I really enjoyed the professional and international aspects of the course and I believe it trained me in linking marketing with my scientific background. Both aspects are crucial in such a creative industry. It was a privilege to have trained in the best-known fragrance and cosmetic school, Groupe ISIPCA, and to have taken part in the dynamic managerial course at Padua University where the lectures given by American and Italian professors. Both institutions were welcoming and supportive. On the EFCM course, you have to think globally – there are students from every continent – but this is undoubtedly the formula for future success. Passionate about perfumes and cosmetics, with a scientific background, the EFCM course provided me with a brilliant global overview and the right set of tools to enter these industries”.
Hazel P.M. (UK)