The Road Less Travelled
Reminiscences from a bicycle trip through the forest of Fontainebleau
Small Village, Big Family
After a two-month summer break, I was so happy to restart the MBA and reunite with my INSEAD family once again. For the fourth period of the programme (which we call P4), I went on a campus exchange to Fontainebleau. It was nice to be in Europe, and to experience some true French ways of living - especially in the cozy small town of Fonty.
Learn from Sushi or Learn Sushi?
I knew that Sushi, the Japanese world-renowned cuisine, was famous across the world, but while at INSEAD Europe Campus, I have been amazed by the enthusiasm for it in a variety of aspects.
Sushi in a classroom setting
An Introvert’s Guide to INSEAD
When you hear, “Chateau party with 500 of your closest friends!”, do you wince a little inside? Would you rather enjoy wine with one close friend instead of hitting Glasgow? Do you retreat to quiet corners of campus during breaks? If you answered “Yes”, you just might be a fellow introvert.
“But I’m not anti-social,” you may protest. Well, that association stems from a myth. Introversion has nothing to do with shyness; it refers to where you get energy from and how you recharge.
Studying in Fontainebleau: Ten Things to Know Before Moving Over
INSEAD’s MIM and MBA programmes offer two locations – the Asia campus in Singapore and the Europe campus in Fontainebleau, France. The way of life varies widely between the two locations, so for those who are interested to study at our Europe campus in Fontainebleau, here are 10 things to know about this charming town just outside Paris.
Thais Xavier
The programme helped me advance my career by expanding my network and building my confidence.
Marc Donnadieu
I’ve learnt about Pakistan, India, Russia, Canada, Mongolia, different parts of Africa and more – places I’d never been to – through my classmates.
About a Yellow Submarine
What is it like to meet 300 people in a week?
At the end of the Welcome Week here at INSEAD I could not help but stop for a second to reflect on the prior seven days. So many things have happened that is difficult for my brain to process everything as part of a single week. It literally seems like months have passed.
The 19D's INSEAD Journey: Officially Starts !
Starting from this week, our INSEAD Class of 2019 December is officially in session. We can finally meet the peers of our class, our study group members, our Career Development Coaches, our Deans and faculty, and our Personal Leadership Development Coaches.
But it is not only that, we met the chef in the canteen, the staff in the gym, the library, the staff of the Student Experience team, who will provide us the warmest support of the year.
INSEAD Fontainebleau Electives Week
This is a long overdue recap of the Fontainebleau electives module that occurred during the summer of 2018, in a little French town an hour and a half from Paris.
