ESSEC Business School
| École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales | |
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| Motto | L'esprit pionnier (French) |
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Motto in English
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The Pioneering Spirit |
| Type | Business school |
| Established | 1907 |
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Academic affiliation
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AACSB, Equis |
| President | Jean-Michel Blanque |
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Academic staff
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145 |
| Students | 5,200 |
| Location | France (Cergy and La Défense), Singapore |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English, French |
| Athletics | 12 Varsity teams |
| Website | www.essec.edu |
ESSEC Business School is located in France (Cergy-Pontoise and La Défense in Paris area), in Singapore and in Morocco. It was created in 1907 and is one of the foremost Grandes Ecoles in France.
ESSEC offers master's degree programs in Management and Finance, MBAs, Executive MBAs, Ph.D programs, bachelor's programs and a broad variety of specialized master's degrees. It has a student body of approximately 5,200 people, an alumni network of 47,000, and a faculty of 145 professors.
It is recognized as one of the leading business schools in the world. It was the first business school outside of North America to be accredited by the AACSB in 1997. Its flagship program, the Master of Science in Management (Grande Ecole), was ranked 3rd worldwide by the Financial Times in 2016 for the 3rd year in a row.
In 1997, ESSEC became the first business school outside of North America to be accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
In 2003, ESSEC also received accreditation for all its programs from EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System).
ESSEC is accredited by the French Ministry of Education.
The "Top 70 Masters in Management Programs" annual ranking published by the Financial Times ranked ESSEC Business School’s Master in Management 3rd worldwide in its overall global ranking in 2016, 2015 and 2014. According to the same ranking, ESSEC is first in Europe as Career progress of its student. In France, ESSEC Business School was ranked 1st for recognition by companies and 2nd for academic excellence by L'Etudiant in 2012 and 2011.
ESSEC's postgraduate programme is its Master of Science in Management, designed for students with no professional experience (instead of managers with 3–5 years of experience like US or UK MBA programs). It is the flagship program of the school, and is ranked 3rd Master of Science in Management in the world by the Financial Times in 2016.
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