Toulouse School of Management Speciality : Management
programme: International Management

I moved to France from abroad to study the Master in International Management at TSM, expecting an internationally minded, well-organised programme. Instead, I was met with chaotic administration, lack of support, unfair teaching practices, and a complete absence of professionalism.

There were courses where teachers expressed their frustration with the behaviour of the students and retaliated by designing vague, unfair exams, which led to a significant number of people failing. The promised opportunity to review or discuss grades simply does not exist. Some teachers gave lessons partially or entirely in French, even though this is officially an English-taught programme. When students missed classes (even with valid reasons), they were openly threatened with grade penalties, regardless of their performance.

To make matters worse, even official documents like transcripts and diplomas are only available in French, which is unacceptable in an international English programme.

The situation is even worse when it comes to programme coordination and administration. The programme coordinator is one of the least helpful and most disengaged people I have encountered in an academic setting. She shows no genuine interest in students, offers no meaningful support, and avoids responsibility wherever possible. Her role feels purely bureaucratic, with no concern for the experience or success of the students she is supposed to support.

Internship procedures are a complete nightmare. The entire system is designed for students staying in France—as soon as you do your internship abroad, the process becomes hell. The administration is in French only, and there is no support for international placements. Requirements are unclear and never communicated, support is inconsistent and each person in the administration says something different.

The Erasmus process is just as broken—completely untransparent and mismanaged. There is zero flexibility, zero guidance, and zero fairness. They will always find a reason to not give you a grant, or the pot is somehow empty 😉

This programme might seem prestigious and international on the surface. In reality, it is outdated, uncoordinated, and uninterested in delivering a meaningful international education. Students are not supported—they are left to navigate a broken system alone.

The only positive thing is that the campus is very pretty and located in the middle of the city. Also, Toulouse is a nice place for studying.

Great learning environment, excellent curriculum and well-experienced professors. Lots of group work and networking opportunities in an international environment with students from different parts of the world