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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = ESSEC Business School
 | native_name            = École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales
 | image                  = Logo essec2.svg
 | image_alt              = ESSEC Business Schools
 | caption                = ESSEC Business School
 | motto                  = ''Per scientiam ad libertatem''<br>''Pioneering spirit''<br>''Enlighten. Lead. Change.''
 | established            = {{start date and age|1907}}
 | type                   = [[Grande écoles|Grande école de commerce et de management]]<br />([[Private university|Private]] [[Research university|research]] [[university]] [[Business school]])
 | academic_affiliation   = {{lang|fr|[[Conférence des Grandes écoles]]|italic=no}};<ref>{{cite web |title=ESSEC-CGE |work=Conférence des grandes écoles |url=https://www.cge.asso.fr/ecoles/essec/ |publisher=Conference of Grandes Ecoles |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><br />[[CY Cergy Paris University]]<ref name = "ParisUniv">{{cite web |title=ESSEC Business School |url=https://www.cyu.fr/essec-business-school |publisher=CY Cergy Paris Université |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
 | accreditation          = [[Triple accreditation]]:<ref name = ParisUniv/><br />[[AACSB]];<ref name = ParisUniv/><br />[[Association of MBAs|AMBA]]<ref name = ParisUniv/><br />[[EQUIS]]<ref name = ParisUniv/>
 | president              = Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi<ref>{{cite web |title=Governance |url=https://www.essec.edu/en/pages/about-essec/essec-business-school-en/governance-and-organization/ |publisher=ESSEC |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
 | students               = 5,000<ref name = ParisUniv/>
 | faculty                = 142<ref name = ParisUniv/><br />100% PhD.;<ref name="FTFacts">{{cite web |title=ESCP Business School |url=https://rankings.ft.com/schools/115/escp-business-school/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021/ranking-data |publisher=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref><br />36% female;<ref name = FTFacts/><br />58% international<ref name = FTFacts/>
 | colors                 = [[White]] and [[Black]]<br /> {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#000000}}
 | location               = Paris, France<ref name="CampusESSEC">{{cite web |title=4 Campuses |url=https://www.essec.edu/en/pages/about-essec/essec-business-school-en/4-campuses/ |publisher=ESSEC |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><br />[[Queenstown, Singapore|Queenstown]], Singapore<ref name = CampusESSEC/><br />[[Rabat]], Morocco<ref name = CampusESSEC/>
 | language               = English-only & French-only instruction
 | website                = {{URL|http://www.essec.edu}}
}}

'''ESSEC Business School''' ('''École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales''') is a French [[business school]] and ''[[grande école]]''. Its main campus is located in [[Cergy]], with additional campuses in Paris, [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]], and [[Singapore]].

Established by [[Jesuits]] in 1907, ESSEC was created as a response to the opening of [[HEC Paris]]. It operated independently until 1981, when it came under the governance of the [[Versailles-Val-d'Oise-Yvelines_Chamber_of_Commerce|Versailles Chamber of Commerce]], which later became part of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris [[Île-de-France]] in 2013. ESSEC is currently a member of the CY Alliance (formerly Université Paris-Seine), a group of academic institutions in the [[Paris]] region.

== History ==

=== Foundation (1907–1913) ===
ESSEC was founded in 1907 under the Economic Institute by Ferdinand Le Pelletier in Paris. Its creation followed the movement of other private business schools established under Catholic guardianship in the early 20th century, such as HEC Nord (which later became [[EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord)|EDHEC]]) by the Catholic Institute of Lille, and [[École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers|ESSCA]] by the Catholic Institute of Angers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chacunsavoie.com/ecole/essec/|title=ESSEC Business School|website=chacunsavoie.com}}</ref>

The establishment of the [[Falloux Laws]] in 1854 allowed the development of religious secondary education. Following the [[Dreyfus affair]] (1895) and the law of [[separation of church and state]] (1905), the [[Catholic Church|Church]] sought to regain influence, in particular by [[Dissemination|disseminating]] its moral values in the economic sphere and by educating in the field of business.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Quelle identité pour les Grandes Écoles de commerce françaises ? |url=https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00002949/document}}</ref> ESSEC became the Catholic Church's response to the creation of [[HEC Paris|HEC]], in the context of the struggle of [[religious congregations]], especially between [[Jesuits]] and the secular and [[republicanism|Republican]] ideology of the state.<ref name=":1">{{cite book |author=V. Languille |title=Histoire de l'École supérieure des sciences Économiques et commerciales (1913-1990) |year=1995 |page=115 |isbn=}}.</ref> The stated aim of the new institution was to “train leaders for a commercial and economic career, which requires competent men, imbued with Christian and human values”.<ref>{{cite book |title=Prospectus de présentation de l'Institut économique |year=1907 }}.</ref> The school was located at the École Sainte Geneviève (created by Jesuits in 1854) in the [[Latin Quarter, Paris|Latin Quarter]]. The first class had seven students, and studies lasted two years; in 1909, an optional third year was introduced.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Histoire - Valeurs - À propos de l'Essec |url=http://www.essec.edu/fr/pages/propos-de-lessec/valeurs/histoire/ }}</ref>

The original course was structured around general subjects including law, accounting, languages, and techniques. With the introduction of Christian moral values, students attended a weekly [[apologetics]] conference in the chapel of the École Sainte Geneviève. Scientific education (physics, chemistry, and factory visits) complemented technical education ([[calligraphy]], shorthand, and drafting of commercial documents).<ref name="auto"/>

=== 1913–1940 ===
Following the [[1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State|1905 law on the separation of church and state]], the school's premises were confiscated in 1913, and ESSEC was absorbed into the [[Catholic Institute of Paris]] (ICP). As a consequence, the school's resources were significantly reduced; for example, it had only one amphitheatre borrowed from ICP, and the elementary section was removed. During this period, the curriculum included languages, history of trade, commercial geography, [[political economy]], law, and accounting, with a strong emphasis on languages totaling ten hours per week.<ref name="auto"/>

The school struggled during the [[World War I|First World War]]. In 1914, it had only four first‑year students and two second‑year students and was temporarily closed before reopening in 1915. The optional third year was removed, and the school did not regain financial stability until 1920, when more than 50 students enrolled in the first year. In 1923, the Students’ Association was created with a solidarity fund for war widows and orphans. In 1926, the first alumni directory was published, and three years later, the first courses in [[business ethics]] were introduced. By 1930, enrollment had increased to 150.<ref name=":1"/>

During the [[Great Depression]] in the 1930s, ESSEC reduced tuition fees to attract students who preferred [[public service]] or law studies. As the school's finances worsened, it accepted high‑school graduates, uncertified examiners, and freelance auditors who took non‑certificated courses.

In 1932, the Student Office was created, and in 1937, the first scholarships were awarded, marking the start of a social assistance policy.<ref name="auto"/>

=== 1940–1960 ===
In 1939, the dean, Camille Donjon, reformed the curriculum and introduced entry examinations. A preparatory class for the examinations was set up in 1941.<ref name="auto" />

During this period, ESSEC declined to join the unified system of ''écoles de commerce'' established by the decree of 3 December 1947, which formalized state support for preparatory classes.<ref name="auto" /> While [[HEC Paris|HEC]] and [[ESCP Europe|ESCP]] joined the unified system, ESSEC positioned itself as a challenger and retained its own preparatory classes. To keep pace with its competitors, ESSEC increased the duration of study from two to three years in 1947. This continued until 1951, when ESSEC stopped offering its own preparatory classes and opened its examinations to candidates from public preparatory classes. In 1950, a three‑month compulsory end‑of‑study internship was added.<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":1"/>

=== 1960–1970 ===
[[File:Junior ESSEC Conseil.png|thumb|Junior ESSEC Conseil logo]] [[File:Les Mardis de l'ESSEC logo.jpg|thumb|Les Mardis de l'ESSEC logo]] In 1960, Gilbert Olivier succeeded Camille Donjon as dean of ESSEC. His arrival, alongside competitive pressures, affected the school's Christian identity. He began a reform process by surveying students about course content and pedagogy. The survey indicated that only a minority of students were satisfied, and teaching was described as “scholarly, serious, and lacking in openness”.<ref name="auto"/> 

In response, gradual reforms were introduced. Technical subjects such as chemistry and physics were dropped, course content was adapted to private‑sector needs, and courses in sociology and [[human resources]] were added, followed by marketing in 1965. Teaching methods were diversified with conferences and formats similar to those at [[HEC Paris]] and [[Sciences Po]], and ESSEC adopted practices commonly used in U.S. business schools. Recruitment was broadened with the introduction of ''admission sur titre'' in 1966, which also marked the opening of the school to women, although preparatory classes remained closed to them.<ref name="auto"/> 

Student associations also expanded in the early 1960s with the creation of “ESSEC Tuesdays” in 1961 and the Junior Entreprise in 1967. ESSEC Tuesdays is a student forum that periodically invites speakers from the arts, sports, politics, and economics, and hosts debates led by two students from the association.<ref name="auto"/> 

The entrance examination was revised in 1969, eliminating chemistry and physics tests and updating the oral examination to assess candidates’ logical reasoning rather than general knowledge. [[Psychometric]] tests and personality interviews were also introduced. Olivier also sought to reform the preparatory programme to more closely model commercial education but abandoned the effort due to opposition from HEC and other business schools.<ref name=":1"/> 

=== 1970–1990 ===
[[Image:Localisation EPCI de Cergy - Pontoise dans le Val-d'Oise, France.svg|thumb| [[Cergy-Pontoise]] is located within the [[Val-d'Oise]] department]]
With these reforms in place, the number of students grew, straining the school's facilities. The school occupied three amphitheatres at the ICP. In 1965, a commission was set up to consider moving the school to a new location. Projects were planned in [[Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine|Bagneux]] or [[Gentilly, Val-de-Marne|Gentilly]], which were ultimately abandoned. On 5 July 1967, a decision was taken by ESSEC to move to a new site in the town of [[Cergy-Pontoise]] where the current campus is located. In 1971, administrative services were moved to Raspail Boulevard.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web| title=L'Essec fête trente ans de réussite à Cergy |website=leparisien.fr |date=15 October 2003 |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines/l-essec-fete-trente-ans-de-reussite-a-cergy-16-10-2003-2004472106.php }}.</ref> 

During this time, ESSEC separated from the ICP. In 1968, the latter recognised the financial and administrative independence of the school. In 1969, the ESSEC group was founded, consisting of the school, CERESSEC, a Research Center and ISSEC, an institute for executives. ICP retained one-third of the seats on the Board of Directors, and the appointment of the school director still had to be approved by the ICP rector.<ref name="auto3"/>

The move to Cergy-Pontoise polarised the community. It was less well received by students due to the lack of public transportation to the area. Some teachers opposed the move, fearing a potential replacement of faculty members. The new school extended and included a large amphitheatre with 300 seats, eight small 80-seat amphitheatres equipped with closed circuit television, a computer centre, a large language laboratory, a library, a sports hall, a restaurant and 48 classrooms. Its reception areas (foyers, cafeterias, and a chapel) were to be available to the public in Cergy. Student housing was made available nearby.<ref>{{Cite web| title=L'Aérotrain, ce projet qui voulait mettre Cergy à dix minutes de La Défense |website=defense-92.fr |date=13 March 2017 |url=http://defense-92.fr/histoire/laerotrain-projet-voulait-mettre-cergy-a-dix-minutes-de-defense-51090}}.</ref>

Before 1971, ESSEC relied mainly on executives working in companies as its teaching staff. However, the school started to set up its permanent faculty. Grants awarded by [[FNEGE]] to finance studies of young professors or executives in the United States who wished to return to teaching to fill the French "management gap" allowed ESSEC to build a pool of qualified teachers. In 1972, nine out of twenty professors were former ESSECs who had completed their training in the United States. The arrival of FNEGE Fellows, who had returned from the United States, stimulated a curriculum reform. A core curriculum was set up in the first year based on fundamentals while an ''à la carte'' curriculum was introduced from the second year and is still in effect today. The minimum internship length was raised to 12 months. Application numbers grew from 700 candidates in 1960 to 2,800 in 1973.

The decision to move to Cergy without the support of public funds resulted in heavy debt to the [[Caisse d'Epargne]], ANFESP (the National Association for the Financing of Private School Equipment), and the Council General of [[Val d'Oise]]. This resulted in an obligation to repay up to 4-5 million [[French franc|francs]] yearly. This payment represented 11.7% of the ESSEC budget in 1975 (compared to 5% for INSEAD). The operating budget expanded from six million francs in 1972 to twenty-eight million in 1979. At one point, tuition fees increased until they doubled those of HEC. In 1979, the [[1979 oil crisis|financial crisis]] erupted, exacerbated by an environment of high interest rates and an economic slowdown related to the oil shock, and the school hit a deficit of 10.4 million francs that year. Funding was provided through the apprenticeship tax, the introduction of continuing education, and parent contributions. Other solutions considered included ESSEC's nationalization or joining a larger university.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Faut-il nationaliser l'Essec ? |website=lemonde.fr |date=1980 |url=http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1980/05/28/faut-il-nationaliser-l-essec_2822229_1819218.html}}.</ref>

Dean Gilbert Olivier strongly opposed these options, seeing them as a failure of the initial project of the school to emancipate itself from the higher education system. Financial conditions ultimately improved, permitting the school to operate without taking such actions. The rescue was aided by the [[Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry|Versailles Chamber of Commerce]], which injected 10 million francs to cover the deficit of ESSEC, bought 51% of ESSEC's ownership for 12 million francs and committed to pay an annual subsidy of 6 million francs from 1982 to 1989. In exchange, ESSEC retained its legal autonomy (and did not become a part of the [[Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry|Paris Chamber of Commerce]] like [[HEC Paris]] and [[ESCP Business School|ESCP]]), but had a governance system with a management board and supervisory board. This intrusion of supervision and the absence of representation of the students and professors in the general assembly triggered strikes and the launching of petitions against the plan. The agreement was finally signed on 6 April 1981. The fear of control of the school and its pedagogy ultimately proved unfounded.<ref name="auto"/>

=== 2000–present ===
In 1999, the school decided to rename the [[Grande Ecole]] program as an MBA ([[Master of Business Administration]]), an [[Anglo-Saxon]] standard reserved for executives with many years of experience. ESSEC intended to highlight its accreditation from the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|AACSB]] (American Accreditation Body) and the mandatory 18 months of internships for its students. The move was followed by other business schools, such as [[ICN Graduate Business School|ICN Nancy]] and [[Grenoble School of Management|ESC Grenoble]]. ESSEC then reviewed its international agreements to bring the program to the MBA or Master's level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Échanges Essec MBA - SDA Bocconi |website=studyrama.com |date=2005 |url=http://www.studyrama.com/formations/filieres/ecoles-de-commerce/actualites/echanges-essec-mba-sda-bocconi-8643 }}.</ref>

The repositioning of the program was heavily criticised by [[HEC Paris]], [[EMLYON Business School|EM Lyon]] and [[Paris Dauphine University|Université Paris-Dauphine]], so much so that Ali Laïdi in his book” Secrets of the Economic War” (2004) said that HEC Paris would have mounted a destabilization operation toward ESSEC by attacking its MBA position. The case led to the opening of an investigation and resolution by the Paris Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HEC-Essec : un livre crée la tourmente |url=http://m.lesechos.fr/redirect_article.php?id=19165-044-ECH |website=m.lesechos.fr |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230335/http://m.lesechos.fr/redirect_article.php?id=19165-044-ECH |url-status=dead }}.</ref>

In 2005, ESSEC expanded its campus with the inauguration of the {{em|Nautile building}} and further, in 2007, with the multipurpose room, {{em|the Dome}}, which has a capacity of 2,700 people, and {{em|the Galion}}. The buildings were designed by Marc Seifert, son of Ivan Seifert who designed the original campus in 1973. In 2008, the library was expanded. Renovation of the restaurant area followed the following year.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Cergy-Pontoise Le campus de l'Essec s'agrandit encore - Etat et collectivités |website=lemoniteur.fr |date=11 December 2005 |url=https://www.lemoniteur.fr/articles/cergy-pontoise-le-campus-de-l-essec-s-agrandit-encore-167745 |last1=Moniteur |first1=Le }}.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Cergy-Pontoise Nouvelle extension pour l'Essec - Etat et collectivités |website=lemoniteur.fr |date=12 September 2007 |url=https://www.lemoniteur.fr/articles/cergy-pontoise-nouvelle-extension-pour-l-essec-116785 |last1=Moniteur |first1=Le }}.</ref>

In March 2006, ESSEC Business School inaugurated its new campus in Singapore within the [[National Library, Singapore|National Library]], the ESSEC Asian Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plan stratégique de l'Essec: bilan après un an et prévisions pour 2020 |website=etudiant.lefigaro.fr |date=2015 |url=http://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/flash/flash-actu/detail/article/plan-strategique-de-l-essec-bilan-apres-un-an-et-previsions-pour-2020-12869/ }}.</ref>

In 2010, ESSEC presented its strategic plan for 2010–2015. The program portfolio was repositioned: the [[EPSCI]] (post-baccalaureate program) became the bachelor of ESSEC, and the name of MBA was abandoned and replaced with MSc in Management. The group's communication was unified under the name {{em|ESSEC Business School}}. A fundraising strategy of 150 million euros was announced. The school also aimed to be one of the 20 best Business Schools in the world, to join the 10 best schools in Asia and to make it into the top 5 in Europe. The decision to exclude the MBA name from its Grand Ecole program was a strategy pushback for the school. As a result, this program disappeared from the [[Financial Times]]'s rankings of both Masters in Management and MBA because of its hybrid nature. The dean of the time, Pierre Tapie, however, did not regret this decision, because he believed that the school had gained a reputation. In fact, in 2007, the [[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]] ranked ESSEC Grande École program 7th in the world, ahead of HEC and [[INSEAD]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec-MBA, septième mondial |website=lesechos.fr |date=2007 |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/09/10/2007/LesEchos/20021-528-ECH_l-essec-mba--septieme-mondial.htm |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030539/https://www.lesechos.fr/09/10/2007/LesEchos/20021-528-ECH_l-essec-mba--septieme-mondial.htm |url-status=dead }}.</ref>

During this time, the school expanded its double-degree agreements with the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] in 2006, [[École Centrale Paris|Centrale Paris]], [[Keio University|University of Keio]] in 2009, École du Louvre, [[ENSAE ParisTech|ENSAE]] and [[Saint-Cyr-l'École|Saint-Cyr]] in 2010, [[École Normale Supérieure|ENS]] in 2011, [[University of Queensland]], three South Korean institutions in 2014 and [[Bocconi University]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Inde vue par... Essec - " Le premier accord de double diplôme qui n'ait jamais été signé entre un IIM et un établissement étranger n'a pas été signé avec une université américaine, mais avec l'Essec " - Monde des grandes écoles et universités |website=mondedesgrandesecoles.fr |date=21 March 2013 |url=http://www.mondedesgrandesecoles.fr/l%E2%80%99inde-vue-par-essec-%C2%AB-le-premier-accord-de-double-diplome-qui-nait-jamais-ete-signe-entre-un-iim-et-un-etablissement-etranger-na-pas-ete-signe-avec-une-universite-americaine-ma/ }}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=un double diplôme Centrale Paris / Essec, le pionnier des formations ingénieur-manageur - Monde des grandes écoles et universités |website=mondedesgrandesecoles.fr |date=26 March 2014 |url=http://www.mondedesgrandesecoles.fr/un-double-diplome-centrale-paris-essec-le-pionnier-des-formations-ingenieur-manageur/ }}.</ref>

In 2014, [[Jean-Michel Blanquer]], the new dean of the school, announced the strategic plan "ESSEC 3I 2020" (Internationalisation, Innovation and Involvement). The internationalisation went through, a new ESSEC Asia-Pacific campus was established, which opened in 2015, an ESSEC Africa campus was opened in 2017, collaboration through a strategic alliance with [[CentraleSupélec]] and involvement of students to create their own courses and mentorship program, among other things. The school also launched its first [[MOOC]]s, inaugurated its [[startup incubator]], [[:fr:ESSEC Ventures|ESSEC Ventures]] and established an experimental research laboratory, K-Lab.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comment Jean-Michel Blanquer veut redessiner l'Essec |website=letudiant.fr |date=2014 |url=http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/comment-jean-michel-blanquer-veut-redessiner-l-essec.html }}.</ref>

== Academics ==

ESSEC Business School is a ''grande école'', a French institution of [[higher education]] that operates independently from, but in parallel with, the main framework of the [[List of public universities in France|French public university system]]. ''Grandes écoles'' are selective academic institutions that admit students through a competitive process, and many of their graduates occupy prominent positions in French society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4190728/Frances-educational-elite.html|title=France's educational elite|date=17 November 2003|access-date=5 February 2019|work=Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Pierre Bourdieu|title=The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=do9o-jIrzXgC&pg=PA133|year=1998|publisher=Stanford UP|pages=133–35|isbn=9780804733465}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/2019/04/19/grand-ecoles-france/|title=Top Grandes Écoles in France: Ranking, costs, job placements and more|first=MBA Crystal|last=Ball|date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Similar to the [[Ivy League]] in the United States, [[Oxbridge]] in the United Kingdom, and the [[C9 League]] in China, graduation from a grande école is often considered a key credential for positions in government, administration, and the corporate sector in France.<ref name="sociologie">[[Monique de Saint-Martin]], « Les recherches sociologiques sur les grandes écoles : de la reproduction à la recherche de justice », Éducation et sociétés 1/2008 (No.&nbsp;21), {{p.|95–103}}. [http://www.cairn.info/revue-education-et-societes-2008-1-page-95.htm lire en ligne] sur [[Cairn.info]]</ref><ref name="insee">Valérie Albouy et Thomas Wanecq, [http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/es361b.pdf Les inégalités sociales d'accès aux grandes écoles] (2003), [[INSEE]]</ref>

The degrees offered are accredited by the ''[[Conférence des Grandes Écoles]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Conférence des grandes écoles: commission Accréditation |work=CGE |url=https://www.cge.asso.fr/commissions/accreditation/ |publisher=Conférence des grandes écoles |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref> and awarded by the [[Ministry of National Education (France)|French Ministry of National Education]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Etablissements dispensant des formations supérieures initiales diplômantes conférant le grade de master |url=https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/etablissements-dispensant-des-formations-superieures-initiales-diplomantes-conferant-le-grade-de-46529 |website=Ministry of France, Higher Education |publisher=Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> Higher education business degrees in France are organised into three levels to facilitate international mobility: ''licence''/bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates; the bachelor's and master's programmes are organised into semesters—six for the bachelor's and four for the master's.<ref name="La Licence">{{cite web|url=http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid20277/la-licence.html |title=La Licence|language=fr|website=enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr |date=19 July 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Le Master">{{cite web|url=http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid20193/le-master.html |title=Le Master|language=fr|website=enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr |date=19 July 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> These programmes include various ''parcours'' (paths) based on ''unités d’enseignement'' (UE, modules), each carrying a defined number of [[European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System]] (ECTS) credits, which are generally transferable; a bachelor's degree is awarded upon completion of 180 ECTS credits (bac+3), and a master's degree upon completion of an additional 120 ECTS credits (bac+5).<ref name="La Licence"/><ref name="Le Master"/><ref name="learning">Ben-David, Joseph and Philip G. Altbach, eds. ''Centers of Learning: Britain, France, Germany, United States'' (2nd ed., 2017).</ref> The Programme Grande École (PGE) concludes with the awarding of a Master in Management (MiM) degree.<ref name="Le Master"/>

ESSEC is often mentioned alongside [[HEC Paris]] and [[ESCP Business School]] in discussions of French business education, reflecting their longstanding presence in national and international rankings and commentary.<ref name="sociologie"/><ref name="insee"/>

== Research ==
=== Departments ===
The school has eight research departments in different fields of human sciences: Accounting and Management Control; Business Law and Environment; Economy; Finance; Management; Operations Management; Marketing; Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Statistics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faculté et recherche - ESSEC Business School|url=http://www.essec.edu/fr/pages/faculte-et-recherche/3/|website=www.essec.edu}}</ref>
{{Further|Law and management}}

=== CERESSEC ===
The ESSEC research centre, or ''Centre de recherche ESSEC business school'' (CERESSEC), created in 1969. Supervised by [[AERES]] since 2013, the research focuses on scientific area in partnership with the [[Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (France)|Ministry of Higher Education and Research]].[32]

According to the HCERES report on 13 May 2019, CERESSEC is "a leading research laboratory at the national and international level, it is a leading French centre in the field of management and related disciplines." It supports the school's influence in national and international rankings. The research centre brings together 165 professors, on two sites in [[Cergy]] and Singapore. The professors work on nine research themes: Accounting and management control; Economy; Finance; Information System; Law, Negotiation and Consultation; Management; Marketing; Management of Operations; and Statistics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CERESSEC - Centre de recherche ESSEC business school|url=https://www.hceres.fr/fr/rechercher-une-publication/ceressec-centre-de-recherche-essec-business-school|website=Hcéres|date=}}</ref>

=== ESSEC Iréné ===
ESSEC Iréné is the Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation in Europe created in 1996. The research focuses on several topics related to negotiation, mediation, stakeholder dialogue, and conflict resolution. The stakeholders involved include academics, senior civil servants, elected representatives, managers and employees of businesses, [[Trade union|trade unionists]], and social mediators.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ESSEC IRENÉ - L'Institut de Recherche et d'Enseignement sur la Négociation|url=http://irene.essec.edu/home|website=irene.essec.edu}}</ref>

=== ESSEC Behavioural Research Lab ===
This institute is an interdisciplinary research platform which focusses on the study of human behaviour in a controlled environment. The study is mainly conducted in the fields such as [[behavioral marketing]], behavioural management, [[behavioral|behavioural]] and [[experimental economics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/essec.edu/essec-experimental-la|title=Behavioral Research Lab|website=sites.google.com}}</ref>

== Organisation and governance ==
ESSEC is a non-profit organisation. Its management consists of a Director General (School Dean), assisted by its executive committee, made up in particular of the deans of programs, professors and research body. They report to the board, which administers the association, and is made up of two representatives of the [[Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry|Paris Ile-de-France CCI]], a representative of the alumni association, and two qualified professionals.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.essec.edu/fr/pages/propos-de-lessec/essec-business-school-fr/gouvernance-et-organisation/|title=Gouvernance - ESSEC Business School - À propos de l'ESSEC|website=www.essec.edu}}</ref>

The supervisory board is made up of twenty-eight members, six representatives of the Paris Ile-de-France CCI, two members of the Institute Catholique de Paris, five former students, one member of the Confederation of SMEs, four students, five professors including the dean of the professors, two members of the administrative staff of the school, and three qualified professionals.

The general assembly is the guarantor of the stability of the statutes of the association, and it is composed of the president of the CCI of Paris Île-de-France, a representative of the association of graduates, a representative of the Confederation of SMEs, the dean of professors, and the rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris (ICP).<ref name="auto4"/>

=== Deans of ESSEC Business School ===
{| class="wikitable"
!From
!To
!Name
|-
|1939
|1960
|Camille Donjon
|-
|1960
|1980
|Gilbert Olivier
|-
|1980
|1987
|Julien Coudy
|-
|1987
|1988
|Jean-Claude Tournand
|-
|1988
|1989
|Jean Castarède
|-
|1990
|1997
|Jean-Pierre Boisivon
|-
|1998
|2000
|Gérard Valin
|-
|2001
|2013
|Pierre Tapie
|-
|2013
|2017
|[[Jean-Michel Blanquer]]
|-
|2017
|present
|Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi
|}

== Rankings ==
{| class="wikitable"
!
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
!2020
!2021
!2022
|-
|FT - European Business School
|18th
|23rd
|8th
|7th
|6th<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/essec-business-school/european-business-school-rankings-2020#european-business-school-rankings-2020|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
|8th<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
| 9th<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Business School Rankings 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2943/european-business-school-rankings-2022 |access-date=7 December 2022 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Undergraduate - France'''
|
|
|-
|[[Le Point]] - Classement des Bachelors (France)
|1st
|1st
|1st
|1st
|1st<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/palmares-grandes-ecoles/|title=Grandes écoles|first=Le Point|last=magazine|website=Le Point.fr}}</ref>
|1st
|1st
|-
|{{ill|L'Étudiant|fr|L'Étudiant (magazine)}} - Classement des Bachelors (France)
|1st
|1st
|1st
|1st
|1st<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letudiant.fr/palmares/palmares-des-grandes-ecoles-de-commerce/excellence-academique-1.html#indicateurs=905745,905746,905759,905758,905749&criterias|title=Classement 2021 des grandes écoles de commerce selon le critère Excellence académique - L'Etudiant|website=www.letudiant.fr}}</ref>
|
| -
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Graduate - Worldwide'''
|
|
|-
|[[Financial Times|FT]] - Master in Management (Worldwide)
|3rd
|5th
|4th
|3rd
|3rd<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2020 |website=rankings.ft.com |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026153023/https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|6th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/5/masters-in-management-2021|title=Masters in Management 2021 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
|6th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2875/masters-of-management-2022|title=Masters in Management 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|FT - Master in Finance (Worldwide)
|7th
|3rd
|5th
| -
|4th<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2020|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213223243/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|4th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2864/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2021|title=Masters in Finance pre-experience 2021 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
| -
|-
|QS - Master in Strategy & Management of International Business (Worldwide)
| -
|4th
|4th
|3rd
|3rd<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings - Masters in Management 2021 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/management/2021 |website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|3rd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/management/2021|title=World University Rankings - Masters in Management 2021|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|3rd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/management/2022|title=Business Masters - Masters in Management 2022|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|-
|QS - Master in Finance (Worldwide)
| -
|10th
|9th
|9th
|7th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2020|title=World University Rankings - Masters In Finance 2020|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|7th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2021|title=World University Rankings - Masters in Finance 2021|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|7th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2022|title=Business Masters - Masters in Finance 2022|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|-
|QS - Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics (Worldwide)
| -
| -
|4th
|3rd
|3rd<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/business-analytics/2021|title=World University Rankings - Masters in Business Analytics 2021|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|3rd<ref name="auto5"/>
|4th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/business-analytics/2022|title=Business Masters - Masters in Business Analytics 2022|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|-
|QS - Master in Marketing Management and Digital
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|4th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/marketing/2022|title=Business Masters - Masters in Marketing 2022|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|-
|[[QS World University Rankings|QS]] - Global MBA (Worldwide)
| -
|27th
|26th
|30th
|27th<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/mba-rankings/global/2021|title=MBA Rankings 2021 - Global|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|27th<ref name="auto6"/>
|27th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/mba-rankings/global/2022|title=Full Time MBA: Global 2022|website=Top Universities}}</ref>
|-

|-
| colspan="6" |'''Executive - Worldwide'''
|
|
|-
|FT - Executive Education Open (Worldwide)
|18th
|24th
|23rd
|21st
|16th<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-open-2020|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019230935/https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-open-2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|13th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2861/executive-education-open-2021|title=Executive Education Open 2021 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
|12th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2872/executive-education-open-2022|title=Executive Education Open 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|FT - Executive Education Customised (Worldwide)
|15th
|17th
|12th
|5th
|3rd<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2020|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526100440/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| -
|5th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2871/executive-education-custom-2022|title=Executive Education Custom 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|FT - Executive MBA (Worldwide)
|45th
|47th
|47th
|45th
|32nd<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-mba-ranking-2020|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128165337/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-mba-ranking-2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|The Economist - Executive MBA (Worldwide)
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|17th<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/executive-mba-ranking/2018|title=Executive MBA Ranking 2018|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref>
|
|
|
|
|-
|QS - Executive MBA (Worldwide)
| -
|7th
|10th
|10th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topmba.com/emba-rankings/joint-programs/2019|title=Executive MBA Rankings - Joint Programs 2019|website=TopMBA.com|date=8 May 2024 }}</ref>
|8th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topmba.com/emba-rankings/joint-programs/2018|title=Executive MBA Rankings - Joint Programs 2018|website=TopMBA.com|date=8 May 2024 }}</ref>
|
|
|}

== Campuses ==
{| class="wikitable"
!ESSEC Business School, Cergy-Pontoise
!ESSEC Executive Education at [[La Défense|la Defense]], Paris
!ESSEC Asia-Pacific in [[Singapore]]
|-
|[[File:ESSEC campus cergy.jpg|frameless]]
|[[File:La Défense, CNIT (378258674).jpg|frameless]]
|[[File:ESSEC Sg campus.png|frameless]]
|}
ESSEC has 4 campuses: [[Cergy]], [[Singapore]], [[La Défense]] and [[Rabat]]. An Africa-Indian Ocean campus project in [[Mauritius]] was announced in 2016 but was cancelled in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec met le cap sur l'Afrique |website=letudiant.fr |date=2017 |url=http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/a-l-essec-l-afrique-c-est-chic.html }}.</ref>

===Cergy campus===
The main ESSEC campus is located in [[Cergy]]. Inaugurated in 1973, the site is located in the city and open to the public, mixing students and inhabitants in the area. In 2007, two new buildings were constructed: the Dome and the Galion, both significantly increased Cergy campus grounds. The Dome, which acts as a multipurpose room, can accommodate up to 2,700 people. It is used for business forums (Career Fairs), conferences, exam site, and cultural and social activities. The Galion is an administrative and educational building. It houses 54 offices and meeting rooms, 8 amphitheatres, and 12 classrooms as well as open work spaces. At the end of 2018, the Campus 2020 project was announced, which intends to modernise the Cergy campus by 2023, for a total cost of 35 million euros (private and public funding). Among the main lines of this project are the construction of a sports centre of nearly 2,000m<sup>2</sup>, the redevelopment of the old gymnasium and the existing administration building into spaces intended for research activities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cergy : 35 millions d'euros investis pour moderniser l'Essec|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/cergy-35-meur-investis-pour-moderniser-l-essec-03-10-2018-7910379.php|website=leparisien.fr|date=2018}}</ref>

===La Défense campus===
ESSEC has had premises in the [[CNIT]] in [[La Défense]] since 1989, mainly used for continuing education and the MBA program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At La Défense, virtual classes are making their way into higher education |website=leparisien.fr |date=2020|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/hauts-de-seine-92/a-la-defense-les-classes-virtuelles-font-leur-trou-dans-l-enseignement-superieur-11-11-2019-8190783.php }}.</ref>

===Singapore campus===
The ESSEC Asia-Pacific campus in Singapore was announced in October 2012, by Pierre Tapie shortly before his departure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec à Singapour, fin de la "business school" à la française ? |website=francetvinfo.fr |date=26 October 2012 |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/question-d-education/l-essec-a-singapour-fin-de-la-business-school-a-la-francaise_1741935.html }}.</ref> The new campus was inaugurated in May 2015, by Jean-Michel Blanquer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec inaugure son nouveau campus à Singapour |website=etudiant.lefigaro.fr |date=2015 |url=http://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/flash/flash-actu/detail/article/l-essec-inaugure-sonnouveau-campus-a-singapour-13637/ }}.</ref> ESSEC has been present in [[Asia]] since 1980 with a permanent office in [[Japan]] and [[Singapore]] since 2005 through the ESSEC Asian Centre located in the National Library Building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Essec : 30 ans de Japon |website=ccifj.or.jp |date=2016 |url=http://m.ccifj.or.jp/article/n/40115/essec-30-ans-de-japon/ }}.</ref> After considering [[Tokyo]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Singapore]], among others, the school finally chose Singapore latter in 2005, in particular for its position as a gateway to Asia. Located in Nepal Hill, the campus spans five levels, 6,500m<sup>2</sup>, can accommodate 1,500 students per year and cost 24 million euros, fully funded by ESSEC. It was designed by Singaporean architect, [[Liu Thai Ker|Dr. Liu Thai Ker]] (former architect planning Singapore).<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec installe un campus à Singapour |website=lesechos.fr |date=2006 |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/09/06/2006/LesEchos/19684-052-ECH_l-essec-installe-un-campus-a-singapour.htm }}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapour, hub de l'enseignement supérieur en Asie |website=letudiant.fr |date=2015 |url=http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/singapour-un-hub-de-l-enseignement-superieur-vers-l-asie.html }}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec Business School devient un campus monde |website=mondedesgrandesecoles.fr |date=20 October 2017 |url=http://www.mondedesgrandesecoles.fr/lessec-business-school-campus-monde/ }}.</ref>

===Rabat campus===
The creation of this campus was announced in November 2015, by Jean-Michel Blanquer and was inaugurated in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prix, capacité d'accueil... Ce qu'il faut savoir sur l'ouverture du campus de l'Essec au Maroc |website=huffpostmaghreb.com |date=2015 |url=http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2015/11/16/essec-maroc-campus-prix-capacite_n_8576418.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118045441/http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2015/11/16/essec-maroc-campus-prix-capacite_n_8576418.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=18 November 2015 }}.</ref> [[Morocco]] was chosen for the already effective presence of ESSEC's partner [[CentraleSupélec]], its proximity to [[France]] and the large number of Moroccan alumni.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Essec Business School inaugure son campus Essec Afrique-Atlantique |url=http://www.essec.edu/fr/actualites/lessec-business-school-inaugure-son-campus-essec-afrique-atlantique/ |website=essec.edu }}.</ref> Located 15&nbsp;km from [[Rabat]], the campus covers 6,000 m<sup>2</sup> and has a capacity of 480 students. The campus is located right in the [[Casablanca]] - [[Rabat]] - [[Kenitra]] axis. The campus was built specifically for ESSEC by the Addoha real estate group to which the school pays rent (proportional to the number of students hosted during the first three years, then €360,000 / year beyond), with the possibility of purchasing the premises after nine years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Au Maroc, l'Essec fait le pari de Rabat |website=letudiant.fr |date=16 November 2017 |url=http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/enquetes/au-maroc-essec-fait-pari-rabat.html }}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grandes écoles : le pari africain de l'Essec |website=lesechos.fr |date=16 November 2017 |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/030880295563-grandes-ecoles-le-pari-africain-de-lessec-2130710.php }}.</ref> At its first school year, the campus had seventy students, including eighteen Moroccans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Essec : Le campus marocain débute avec 70 étudiants {{!}} Infomédiaire |url=http://www.infomediaire.net/essec-le-campus-marocain-debute-avec-70-etudiants/ |website=infomediaire.net |date=2 October 2017 }}.</ref>

==Programs==

===ESSEC Global BBA===
{{Main|ESSEC Global BBA}}

The undergraduate program was initially created in 1975 by ESSEC Group to prepare students to meet the needs of French firms launching operations on the international market. It was formerly known as [[EPSCI]], ''"École des Practiciens du Commerce International"'', and is now referred to as "ESSEC Global BBA".

The Global BBA lasts for four years and is designed for candidates graduated from high school (in France "Baccalauréat").

At the end of the program, each student will have completed a minimum of 12 months of coursework abroad (each student will complete two exchange programs abroad), a one-month humanitarian project and between 11 and 18 months of professional experience, which may also take place abroad.

=== Master in Management - ''Grande École'' program ===
[[File:ESSEC 1909.jpg|thumb|right|First ESSEC Graduates, class of 1909]]
ESSEC's postgraduate programme is its [[Master in Management (France)|Master in Management]] (also called "''Grande École'' program"), designed for students with no professional experience (instead of managers with 3–5 years of experience like US [[MBA]] programs).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mim-essay.com/essec-mim-review|title=ESSEC Business School MIM Review|website=www.mim-essay.com}}</ref> It is the flagship program of the school.

The ESSEC MSc in management has been historically designed for candidates who have completed [[Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles|French preparatory classes]] after getting a [[Lycée|high school]] [[Baccalauréat|diploma]] and passing a competitive entrance examination known as the ''concours'', or have a university degree (Bachelor or Master). Applications are now open to non-French students: students with a university degree of three years or more received outside of France can also apply.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.essec.edu/en/program/business-school/msc-management-grande-ecole/admission/ |title=MSc in Management - Applying with an International Degree |publisher=Essec.edu |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110302/http://www.essec.edu/en/program/business-school/msc-management-grande-ecole/admission/ |archive-date=22 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Students from ''classe préparatoire'' will spend two to three years after [[Baccalauréat]] only to prepare for the national entrance examination of [[Grandes écoles|Grandes Ecoles]] which includes a written part (lasting two weeks) as well as an oral part (one to four days for each grande école).<ref>{{cite web|author=Cécile Peltier, Géraldine Dauvergne |url=http://www.letudiant.fr/etudes/ecole-de-commerce/tous-les-concours-a-la-loupe.html |title=Ecoles de commerce : tous les concours après prépa à la loupe |publisher=Letudiant.fr |date=5 April 2013 |access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> It is one of the traditional pathways pursued by students in France (only 5% of a generation will be admitted to a ''prépa'') aiming for advanced studies in Law, Medicine. It also provides intensive courses in [[Mathematics]], [[History]] and [[Geography]], [[Economy]], [[Literature]], [[Philosophy]], and two foreign languages. In 2015, among more than 20,000 students enrolled in classe préparatoire (business section),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2016/05/20/le-nombre-d-eleves-des-classes-prepa-a-augmente_4923317_4401467.html|title=Classes prépa : le nombre d'élèves continue d'augmenter|newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=20 May 2016|via=Le Monde}}</ref> 5,614 applied to ESSEC concours (considered one of the most difficult), only 890 were invited to oral examination and 380 were eventually admitted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essec-prepas.com/fileadmin/user_upload/ESSEC_prepas/pdf_stats_et_annales/concours_2015/statistiques-admissions.pdf |title=IV – Statistiques Des Admissions |publisher=Essec-prepas.com |access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> This means an acceptance rate of 6.77%. Going outside during lesson time is also forbidden on school grounds.

ESSEC offer an ''à la carte'' program – whether following courses at ESSEC or at a partner institution, going abroad or focusing on an associative project etc.

===Master in Finance===
The ''Master in Finance'' replaced the old Master ''Techniques Financières'' in 2016. The Master in Finance is recognized by the French Higher Education and Research Ministry as master's degree.

There are three specialised tracks:

* Corporate Finance: [[Mergers and acquisitions|M&A]], [[Private equity|Private Equity]], ECM, DCM, [[Securities research|Equity Research]], Leveraged and Project Finance;
* Financial Markets: Sales, Trading, [[Risk management|Risk Management]] and [[IT portfolio management|Portfolio Management]];
*[[Financial technology|FinTech]] & Analytics: Quantitative Asset and Risk Management, Data-based Market Making and Trading and Quant Hedge Funds (with a solid Math/Physics degree).

The Master in Finance has a partnership with the [[Chartered Financial Analyst]] (CFA).

===ESSEC M.S. Advanced Masters===
The [[Mastère Spécialisé|Advanced master's degrees]] are accredited by the "[[Conférence des grandes écoles (CGE)|Conférence des Grandes Ecoles]]" in France. These programs are specialised to allow students finishing their studies or young professionals to complete their initial training (usually science or engineering) by acquiring complementary knowledge.

===ESSEC Global MBA===
The Global MBA at ESSEC Business School is a 12-month, full-time MBA program with an emphasis on emerging markets and experiential learning. It offers two Majors allowing students to specialise in the following areas: Luxury Brand Management, Strategy and Digital Leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essec.edu/en/program/mbas/global-mba/mba_new_majors/ |title=Global MBA - Our 6 majors |publisher=Essec.edu}}</ref>

===PhD in Business Administration===
The PhD trains future professors, [[researchers]] and consultants. Before starting their dissertation work, students must follow a two-year program of courses and seminars that ends with preliminary examinations and a dissertation proposal. The curriculum starts with an intensive period of interdisciplinary training common to all students. This is followed by research training for the chosen field of specialisation.

===ESSEC Executive Education===
More than 5,000 managers participate in ESSEC Exec Ed programs every year, primarily at La Défense campus, located in the heart of Paris' financial district and ESSEC's Singapore campus.

===ESSEC & Mannheim Executive MBA===
ESSEC and [[Mannheim Business School]] launched their joint Executive MBA Program in 2004. Building on the first established Executive MBAs in Europe by ESSEC since 1994, several modules are proposed in Mannheim, Paris, Singapore and various other locations worldwide in partner business schools.

== International partnerships ==
[[File:University of Chicago, Harper Library.jpg|thumb|right|ESSEC partner [[University of Chicago]]'s Harper Library]]
ESSEC has developed exchange and double degree programs with numerous universities around the globe including: [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]], [[University of Chicago]], [[Dartmouth College]], [[Brandeis International Business School|Brandeis University]], [[Cornell University]], [[Peking University]], [[Tsinghua University]], [[Seoul National University]], [[Keio University]], [[National University of Singapore]], [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|IIM Ahmedabad]], [[IE Business School]], [[University of Mannheim]], [[King's College London]], Esic Business & Marketing School; and [[Fundação Getúlio Vargas]]' [[EAESP]].

== Notable people and alumni ==
The association of graduates of the ESSEC or ESSEC Alumni group was founded in 1923, representing more than 60,000 graduates of ESSEC.<ref name="alumni">{{Cite web |title=Accueil |url=http://www.alumni.essec.edu/fr/ |website=alumni.essec.edu }}.</ref> It spans 75 countries and five continents and organizes more than a thousand events per year through its two hundred volunteers and employees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Présentation |url=http://www.alumni.essec.edu/fr/association/presentation/ |website=www.alumni.essec.edu }}.</ref> The network partners with 60 corporations, consists of 17 regional clubs and 73 chapters around the world. The association publishes the alumni magazine, {{em|Reflets}}, five times a year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisez Reflets Essec Magazine ! |url=http://www.alumni.essec.edu/fr/magazine-fr/reflets-essec-magazine/ |website=alumni.essec.edu }}.</ref>

Since 2017, the association has maintained a physical office on the Cergy campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Essec Alumni by Emeric Peyredieu du Charlat | website=[[YouTube]] | date=30 March 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiS6b8NJHGA }}.</ref> The same year lifelong ESSEC Alumni membership became included in tuition fees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stéphanie Prévost, campus manager Essec Alumni à Cergy : " Je suis le point d'entrée des alumni qui veulent avoir une activité à l'école " |url=http://www.alumni.essec.edu/fr/association/actualites/stephanie-prevost-campus-manager/ |website=alumni.essec.edu }}.</ref>

===Notable alumni===
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====Business====
* [[Nicolas Hieronimus]], CEO of [[L'Oréal|L'Oréal Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.fashionnetwork.com/news/France-s-l-oreal-appoints-hieronimus-to-new-deputy-ceo-position,819082.html|title=France's L'Oreal appoints Hieronimus to new deputy CEO position|first=FashionNetwork com|last=IN|website=FashionNetwork.com |date=21 April 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20210416-keen-cyclist-to-steer-l-oreal-through-2020s-transition|title=Keen cyclist to steer L'Oreal through 2020s transition|date=16 April 2021|website=RFI}}</ref>
* [[Sue Nabi]], CEO of [[Coty|Coty Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/21845588 | title=Sue Youcef Nabi, Coty Inc: Profile and Biography | website=[[Bloomberg News]] }}</ref>
* [[Marc Lelandais]], Chairman of [[S. T. Dupont]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lsa-conso.fr/annuaire-professionnels-grande-consommation/lelandais-marc/135072 | title=Marc Lelandais : Ancien président du directoire du groupe de distribution Vivarte }}</ref>
* [[Benoît Coquart]], CEO of [[Legrand (company)|Legrand]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theorg.com/org/legrand/org-chart/benoit-coquart | title=Benoît Coquart - CEO at Legrand }}</ref>
* [[:fr:Olivier Sichel|Olivier Sichel]], Deputy CEO of [[Caisse des dépôts et consignations]], former CEO of [[Wanadoo]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.caissedesdepots.fr/en/unique/governance/Olivier-Sichel | title=Olivier Sichel }}</ref>
* [[:fr: Véronique Bédague|Véronique Bédague]], CEO of [[Nexity]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr/en/speakers/veronique-bedague/ | title=Veronique Badague CEO of Nexity }}</ref>
* [[Antoine Bernard de Saint-Affrique]], CEO of [[Danone]]<ref name="Danone Management">{{Cite web |title=Danone Management |date= 7 November 2019|url= https://www.danone.com/investor-relations/governance/executive-committee.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release | title= Danone appoints Antoine de Saint-Affrique as Chief Executive Officer|date= 17 May 2021|url= https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/17/2231000/0/en/Danone-appoints-Antoine-de-Saint-Affrique-as-Chief-Executive-Officer.html}}</ref>
* [[Michel Bon]], CEO of [[Carrefour]] (1985–1992), CEO of [[France Telecom]] (1995–2002)<ref name="BusinessWeekBon">{{Cite web |title=Michel Bon |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=650146&privcapId=35154395&previousCapId=874353&previousTitle=Lafarge%20SA |access-date=24 May 2011 |publisher=BusinessWeek}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Cescau]], CEO of [[Unilever]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CESCAU, Patrick Jean-Pierre|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U58736|website=Who's Who 2017|publisher=Oxford University Press|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Pierre-André de Chalendar]], CEO of [[Saint-Gobain]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=Pierre-André de Chalendar|url=https://m.essec.edu/en/news/pierre-andre-de-chalendar-elected-president-essec-business-schools-board-overseers/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title= Saint Gobain press release on Pierre-André de Chalendar|date= 3 June 2010|url= https://www.saint-gobain.com/en/news/pierre-andre-de-chalendar-appointed-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-compagnie-de-saint}}</ref>
* [[Corinne Vigreux]], Co-founder of [[TomTom|TomTom N.V.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/10823339/TomTom-still-trailblazing-after-a-decade.html|title=TomTom, still trailblazing after a decade|author=Armitstead, Louise|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 May 2014|accessdate=17 September 2015 }}</ref>
* [[:fr: Nicolas Namias|Nicolas Namias]], CEO of [[Group BPCE]]<ref>{{Cite web | title= Natixis CEO|url= https://groupebpce.com/en/the-group/governance/general-management-comittee/biographie-nicolas-namias}}</ref>
* [[Pierre Nanterme]], CEO of [[Accenture]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Anna Teo|date=30 March 2013|title=The global Chevalier|work=[[Business Times (Singapore)|Business Times]]|url=http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=582V-YN61-JCF2-84RK&csi=11432&oc=00240&perma=true|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
* [[Yves Perrier]], CEO of [[Amundi]], former CFO of [[Société Générale]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Pinson |first=Grégoire |date=24 February 2017 |title=Qui est Yves Perrier, le patron d'Amundi qui gère plus de 1.000 milliards d'euros? |url=https://www.challenges.fr/finance-et-marche/banques/qui-est-yves-perrier-le-patron-d-amundi-qui-gere-plus-de-1-000-milliards-d-euros_454997 |language=fr |work=Challenges}}</ref>
* [[Pierre Denis]], CEO of [[Jimmy Choo (fashion house)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17700953|title=Pierre Denis, Giant Ventures Global LLP: Profile and Biography|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref>
* [[Marie-Christine Lombard]], CEO of [[TNT Express]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.multimodal.org.uk/htm/n20121024.688383.htm|title=Multimodal, "All change at SNCF Geodis", 24 October 2012|access-date=25 November 2021|archive-date=7 July 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707075029/http://www.multimodal.org.uk/htm/n20121024.688383.htm|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
* [[Dominique Reiniche]], CEO of [[Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola Europe]]<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/health/press/name_praise/cv_reiniche.pdf Curriculum Vitae], ec.europa.eu.</ref>
* [[Gilles Pélisson]], CEO of [[TF1]], former CEO of [[Bouygues Telecom]] (2004–2006) and of [[Accor|Accor Group]] (2006–2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accenture.com/us-en/company-gilles-c-pelisson|title=Accenture: Board of Directors}}</ref>
* [[:fr:Charles Bouaziz|Charles Bouaziz]], CEO of [[Monoprix|Monoprix S.A.]], Former CEO of [[PepsiCo]] (Europe)<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 September 2012|title=Charles Bouaziz Une rentrée chargée|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2012/09/charles-bouaziz-une-rentree-chargee-1094664|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Les Echos|language=fr}}</ref>
* [[Élisabeth Moreno]],  President of [[Hewlett-Packard]] [[Africa]], Former President of [[Lenovo]] France<!--French Wikipedia has links that indicate she is an alumni, need help in copying the sources over-->
* [[Thierry Peugeot]], Chairman of the Supervisory Board of [[PSA Peugeot Citroën|Peugeot-Citroën]]<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8092673&ticker=UG:FP Thierry Peugeot], ''[[Bloomberg Business]]''</ref>
* [[Jérôme Tafani]], CEO of [[Burger King]] France<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2021 |title=Déconfinement : Jérôme Tafani, directeur général de Burger King, est prêt à accueillir les clients "en toute sécurité" |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-interview-eco/deconfinement-jerome-tafani-directeur-general-de-burger-king-est-pret-a-accueillir-les-clients-en-toute-securite_4636665.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

====Politics====
* [[Charles Konan Banny]], former [[List of heads of government of Ivory Coast|Prime Minister of Ivory Coast]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/cote-d-ivoire-l-ancien-premier-ministre-charles-konan-banny-est-mort-10-09-2021-2442613_3826.php | title=Côte d'Ivoire : l'Ancien Premier ministre Charles Konan Banny est mort | date=10 September 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Oumar Tatam Ly]], former [[Prime Minister of Mali]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Mali Cabinet includes post for reconciliation and development of north|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/new-mali-cabinet-includes-post-for-reconciliation-and-development-of-north/|website=[[Fox News]]|date=25 March 2015 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[Cécile Duflot]], ex-French [[Minister of Housing (France)|Minister of Housing]] in the [[Ayrault Cabinet]], formerly head of the [[Europe Ecology – The Greens|French Green Party]] and now head of [[Oxfam France]]<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Catherine Simon, [http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2009/01/19/cecile-duflot-l-ouverture-en-vert_1143649_823448.html « Cécile Duflot, l'ouverture en Vert »], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 20 January 2009</ref>
* [[Fleur Pellerin]], ex-French [[Minister of Culture (France)|Minister of Culture]] in the [[First Valls government]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Carol Isoux, [https://www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete/article/2022/08/03/a-singapour-les-ecoles-de-commerce-francaises-a-la-conquete-de-reseaux-d-influence_6137009_3451060.html], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 3 August 2022</ref>
* [[Emmanuelle Mignon]], ex-Cabinet secretary of French President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] from 2008 to 2012<ref name="Obs2014">{{cite news|title=Alexis Kohler, nommé directeur de cabinet d'Emmanuel Macron|date=1 September 2014|journal=[[L'Obs]]|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/economie/20140901.OBS7761/info-obs-alexis-kohler-nomme-directeur-de-cabinet-d-emmanuel-macron.html}}</ref>
* [[Alexis Kohler]], Chief of Staff of [[President of France]] [[Emmanuel Macron]]<ref name="Obs2014" />

====Academics====
* [[D. K. Bandyopadhyay]], Indian [[scientific management]] researcher

====Other well-known alumni====
* [[Gérald Caussé]], [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishop]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Marie-José Pérec]], former sprinter, three times Olympic champion<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/perec-transmet-le-temoin-28-12-2009-757962.php|title=Perec transmet le témoin|newspaper=Le Parisien|date=28 December 2009}}</ref>
* [[Philippe Sollers]], French writer<ref>Anna Topaloff, " ESSEC, la business school qui mène à tout ", ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'', juillet 2015, pages 54–58.</ref>

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==Controversies==
In 2020, its campus in Singapore came under intense controversy when one of its students, Louise Pizon-Hébert, made multiple posts on [[Instagram]] during [[Chinese New Year]] by making slit-eyed gestures and using the pejorative term "[[ching chong]]" as a caption while wearing the [[cheongsam]]. The school has claimed that its disciplinary committee was currently "looking into the situation". As of 2024, no results from the committee have been made public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Foreign student in S'pore criticised for photos of her pulling back eyes & 'ching chong' caption|url=https://mothership.sg/2020/12/louise-racist-photo-backlash/|website=mothership.sg|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Foreign student faces backlash over claim it is not racist to make slit-eyes gesture|url=https://theindependent.sg/foreign-student-faces-backlash-over-claim-it-is-not-racist-to-make-slit-eyes-gesture/|website=The Independent|date=7 December 2020 |access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=French student in Singapore slammed for defending slanted-eye Instagram post, doubles down and claims it's not racist|url=https://www.asiaone.com/digital/french-student-singapore-slammed-defending-slanted-eye-instagram-post-says-its-not-racist|website=asiaone|date=7 December 2020 |access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Paris Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris]]
* [[HEC Paris]]
* [[ESCP Business School]]
* [[Triple accreditation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.essec.edu Official website]

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