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ESSEC

ESSEC is an international grande école founded in 1907 that offers business and management education across campuses in Cergy, Paris, Singapore, and Rabat. The school engages with institutions such as HEC Paris, INSEAD, Université Paris-Saclay, Sciences Po, and Collège de France through partnerships and exchanges. ESSEC hosts joint projects with corporations like Accenture, McKinsey & Company, Deloitte, BNP Paribas, and L'Oréal while maintaining ties to networks including EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA, Conférence des Grandes Écoles, and UNPRI.

History

Founded in 1907, ESSEC emerged during a period shaped by figures such as Ferdinand Foch, Georges Clemenceau, Raymond Poincaré, and institutions including École Normale Supérieure, École Polytechnique, Sorbonne that shaped French higher education. Throughout the 20th century ESSEC interacted with business leaders linked to Crédit Lyonnais, Société Générale, Peugeot, and Renault while responding to crises such as the aftermath of World War I, Great Depression, World War II, and policy shifts after Treaty of Rome. Expansion in the late 20th century connected ESSEC to international developments exemplified by European Union, Maastricht Treaty, World Trade Organization, and collaborations with Harvard Business School, London Business School, Columbia Business School, Wharton School and IESE Business School.

ESSEC provides programs across undergraduate and graduate levels, including a Grande École Master in Management interacting with curricula of Bocconi University, University of St. Gallen, Stockholm School of Economics, and IE University. Executive programs align with corporate training models from McKinsey Academy, Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan. Specialized masters and MBAs engage subject-matter partners such as CFA Institute, PRME, Global Compact, and elective modules referencing cases from Toyota Motor Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Apple Inc., Microsoft, and Google. Dual degrees and exchange tracks exist with KPMG, EY, PwC, and academic partners like University of California, Berkeley, National University of Singapore, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Kyoto University, and Monash University.

Student associations cover entrepreneurship, consulting, finance, and arts, interacting with incubators and accelerators such as Station F, La French Tech, INRIA Startup Studio, and Paris&Co. Clubs collaborate with corporates including BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, UBS, AXA, and event partners like VivaTech, Davos Forum, World Economic Forum, and TEDx. Cultural and sports activities connect learners to venues like Stade de France, Roland Garros, Accor Arena, and community projects with Emmaüs, Médecins Sans Frontières, Red Cross, and UNICEF.

Alumni and faculty have included leaders in politics, business, and academia associated with institutions such as Élysée Palace, Ministry of Finance (France), European Parliament, International Chamber of Commerce, and corporations like LVMH, Air France-KLM, Danone, Carrefour, AXA. Faculty collaborations and visiting professors have ties to London School of Economics, Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University, MIT, and award networks such as Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Fulbright Program, and Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.

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