Established in 1819, ESCP Europe is the oldest business school in the world. Its mission is to develop the next generation of transnational business leaders, preparing them to embrace the opportunities offered by cultural diversity. With its six urban campuses in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Turin and Warsaw, ESCP Europe's true European Identity enables the provision of a unique style of cross-cultural business education and a Global Perspective on international management issues. Through a combination of innovative pedagogy, cross-campus programmes and a research-active faculty, ESCP Europe is an essential contributor to the development of the transnational management culture so essential in today’s global business environment.
Our network of 120 partner universities extends the School’s reach from European to worldwide. Triple-crown accredited (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB), ESCP Europe welcomes 4,600 students and 5,000 executives from 100 different nationalities every year, offering them a wide range of general management and specialised programmes (Bachelor, Master, MBA, PhD and Executive Education). The School's 50,000-strong alumni network counts members from 150 nationalities. Together with its long-standing relationships with national and multinational companies, this network allows ESCP Europe to provide unique career opportunities on an international scale.
The aspiration of ESCP Europe is the credo of Europe: to remain faithful to its humanistic values while at the same time anticipating the new ways of the world. Established in 1819, the world’s first business school, ESCP Europe was founded by a group of economic scholars and businessmen including the well-known economist Jean-Baptiste Say and the celebrated trader Vital Roux. Jean-Baptiste Say was an advocate of economic liberalism and is often credited with having coined the concept of entrepreneurship as early as 1800. Vital Roux is particularly known for having largely contributed to the elaboration of the Commercial Code in 1807 as well as for his up-front thinking in innovative pedagogy. One can therefore say that the creation of ESCP Europe represents the invention of the "business school" concept.
Although the ESCP Europe brand evolved over its almost 200 years of history, it always remained loyal to its first three letters. Starting in 1819 under the name Ecole Spéciale de Commerce et d’Industrie and soon after renamed Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, it developed to ESCP fifty years later in 1869. After merging with its sister school, the European School of Management (EAP), in 1999, the school was called ESCP-EAP for about a decade. Finally in 2009, the school’s name turned into ESCP Europe, making explicit reference to its European heritage and positioning.
The international scope of ESCP Europe has been visible since its early age. Already the class of 1824 counted 30% of international students with 15 different nationalities, amongst them seven Spanish, five Brazilians, five Dutch, four Germans, and two Americans. Language education was an essential part of its first curriculum which included, in addition to French grammar, also courses in English, German, and Spanish. As of 1825, a total of ten languages were taught at ESCP Europe and students had to study at least three of them.
Around one and a half centuries later, ESCP Europe was again a pioneer through the creation of a multi-campus business school. In order to respond to the School’s European calling, campuses in Germany and in the United Kingdom were opened in 1973, followed by Spain in 1988, Italy in 2004, and Warsaw in 2015. In the context of an ever more globalized world, the ambition of ESCP Europe today is to train truly European managers by fostering the link between humanistic values and management education. ESCP Europe becomes a veritable European School open to the World.
Diversity is at the heart of the ESCP Europe teaching project. We believe it is important that students are, at any time, confronted with different cultures, different mindsets, and different academic backgrounds. We believe this richness allows them to become managers open to the world, adaptable in all the possible situations they will face in the future.
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Best Business School in France, right at the center of Paris! Great student life and quality professors also coming from the London and Madrid Campus
By P B (Oct, 2017) |
New campus in Montparnasse Business School ESCP Europe in Paris. This school is the first business school in the world ta was founded in 1819
By Ramon argon (Apr, 2017) |
One of the 3 best French business schools and the only one located in Paris. And that makes all the difference .... because life on campus is good, but life in Paris is better ...
By Anault Brunet (Jan, 2017) |
One of the most prestigious business schools in the world as ranked by Financial Times
By Ramon argon (Jan, 2017) |
Business school ranked first worldwide by the Financial Time in 2010 for Master in Management. Very Nice neighborhood.
By Thibault Mortier (Jan, 2016) |
Very hard selection at the entrance / some interesting courses / Good infrastructures available to students / Truly international atmosphere / Worldwide reputation /
But: - very expensive
- an unpleasant administrative staff overall.
By Arthur De Neuville (Jan, 2015) |
The only French business school established in 5 European countries: Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid and Turin and an amazing polyglot and entrepreneurial dynamics
By Fp Vallaet (Jan, 2014) |
Very good training. In my opinion, it is necessary to learn even better the students to embark on the company to break the pawn to the competition. I can improve my opinion in view of the results.
By Jean Miche Albouy (Jan, 2013) |
Not only sounds modern, but also offers an immense advantage for the personal development and the later application process. The master program of the ESCP Europe is characterized by a practical orientation (in addition to the class also international compulsory internships) and by excellent mediation of the substance. The rigorous selection process provides motivated students who not only nurture academic intercourse, but also arouse the interest of the most diverse companies in the most interesting cities in Europe. This mixture inevitably leads to a tremendous expansion of the horizon, which has the same effect on the academic, professional and personal level. I myself am in the present year and look back on three of the most interesting years of my life.
By Jackie Jexie (Jan, 2012) |
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At ESCP Europe - University, my student has not only excelled academically but has also flourished personally, thanks to the dedicated staff who truly care about their success.
By J.K. (Aug, 2024) |