Ciara O'Hanlon

I've really appreciated all the input from working professionals (Gucci, Baume and Mercier, among many others) who came to teach on the MSc. That was important; it meant that we got more than the academic perspective, we also gained from these professionals' hard-earned working experience. Here, on the French Riviera, is the perfect location to study Luxury and Fashion. France is perhaps the most important country worldwide in the luxury and fashion industries, and where we're located - right beside Italy and Switzerland - couldn't be better. I've also enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. It's very international here. And it's been nice to get to know France and the French culture too. But all the while, everything for MSc students at SKEMA is in English- that makes it easy for us. The teaching has been excellent. I found the teaching more creative and dynamic - less bookish - than the teaching I had experienced before. The teaching style gives students more freedom to take the learning and the classes in the direction they choose. I am now doing a PR internship at De Beers (the diamond company) on 5th avenue, New York. De Beers is a part of the LVMH group.