ESSEC Business School
ESSEC (École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) is one of the foremost business schools and Grandes Écoles in France and one of Europe’s top business schools. It was created by Jesuits in 1907 and was originally located in the heart of Paris, next to Pantheon-Assas University, on rue d'Assas. Its campus was later relocated to Cergy-Pontoise, 30 km west of Paris (Val d'Oise), in 1973.
As well as other top French Grandes Écoles, ESSEC is known for its very competitive entrance exams. The school, reputed for its international orientation, has partnerships with the best universities all over the world, such as Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Seoul National University, and University of Peking. In addition, a campus was established in Singapore in 2006.
ESSEC will build a new campus in Singapore, to be located in an area regrouping universities, incubators and high-tech companies. The construction phase will begin in February 2013 during the International Advisory Board meeting to be held in Singapore and will finish in December of 2014.
ESSEC has among its notable alumni many CEOs of French and international companies, including CEO of Accenture Pierre Nanterme or Europe CEO of Coca-Cola Dominique Reiniche.
Read more about ESSEC Business School: Campuses, Student Clubs, Notable Alumni
Famous quotes containing the words business and/or school:
“But it is a cold, lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy something, which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith’s.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Dad, if you really want to know what happened in school, then you’ve got to know exactly who’s in the class, who rides the bus, what project they’re working on in science, and how your child felt that morning.... Without these facts at your fingertips, all you can really think to say is “So how was school today?” And you’ve got to be prepared for the inevitable answer—”Fine.” Which will probably leave you wishing that you’d never asked.”
—Ron Taffel (20th century)