ESSEC Business School
École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales | |
ESSEC Business School | |
| Motto | Per scientiam ad libertatem Pioneering spirit Enlighten. Lead. Change. |
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| Type | Grande école de commerce et de management (Private research university Business school) |
| Established | 1907 |
| Accreditation | Triple accreditation: AACSB; AMBA EQUIS |
Academic affiliation | Conférence des Grandes écoles; CY Cergy Paris University |
| President | Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi |
Academic staff | 142 100% PhD.; 36% female; 58% international |
| Students | 5,000 |
| Location | |
| Language | English-only & French-only instruction |
| Colors | White and Black |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1907, ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) is a French higher education institution specialising in business and management. It is a grande école, a type of institution known for selective admissions and rigorous academic programs.
The school’s main campus is located in Cergy, in the Île-de-France region near Paris. ESSEC also operates campuses in La Défense (Paris), Rabat (Morocco), and Singapore, supporting its values of strong international orientation and diverse student community. These campuses offer programs including the ESSEC Global BBA and the Executive MBA, which have an international focus.
Originally established by Jesuits, ESSEC was created as a response to the formation of HEC Paris. It operated independently of any chamber of commerce and industry until 1981, when it came under the governance of the Versailles Chamber of Commerce, which later became part of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris Île-de-France in 2013. ESSEC is now a member of the CY Alliance (formerly Université Paris-Seine), a network of academic institutions in the Paris region.