ESCP Europe

ESCP Europe

Motto	European Identity, Global Perspective
Type	Private Business School
Established	1819
Budget	€90 million (2015)
President	Frank Bournois
Administrative staff	950
Undergraduates	200
Postgraduates	4,000
Location	Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Turin, Warsaw
Campus	Urban
Website	www.escpeurope.eu

ESCP Europe (its initials standing for École supérieure de commerce de Paris) is a pan-European business school which has campuses in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Turin, and Warsaw. Originally established in 1819 in Paris, it is the oldest business school in the world, and considered by several international specialized newspapers ( Financial Times, QS,...) one of the best business schools in the World and in Europe (among the top 10).

ESCP Europe is one of the most selective French "Grandes écoles" and referred in France as one of the "trois Parisiennes" (three Parisians). It is highly selective and aims to prepare high-level students for top executive functions.

The ESCP Master in Management is consistently regarded by the Financial Times as one of the best in the world (in 2010 the Financial Times ranked it first in the world). In addition, the Financial Times rankings placed ESCP's Master in Finance 2nd (2016) and its Executive MBA 12th (2016) worldwide. Accredited by the Paris Chamber of Commerce, ESCP Europe is one of the 64 schools in the world that has the triple accreditation of AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.

The school was established in Paris on 1 December 1819 as the world's first business school by a group of economic scholars and businessmen including the well-known economist Jean-Baptiste Say and the celebrated trader Vital Roux. It was modeled on the first Grande École, the École Polytechnique founded by Lazare Carnot and Gaspard Monge, but was initially much more modest, mainly because it had not been supported by the state. It gradually gained in stature and importance during the 19th century and moved to its current Parisian location on Avenue de la République in 1898.