View source for INSEAD

{{Short description|International business school}}
{{COI|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = INSEAD
 | native_name            = Institut européen d'administration des affaires<!-- Don't capitalize it -->
 | image                  = INSEAD Strapline Logo.svg
 | motto                  = The Business School for the World
 | established            = {{start date and age|1957}}
 | type                   = [[Grande écoles|Grande école de commerce et de management]]<br />([[Private university|private]] [[Research university|research]] [[university]] [[business school]])
 | endowment              = €400 million<ref>https://www.insead.edu/sites/insead/files/2025-05/insead-annual-report-23-24.pdf?did=54261</ref>
 | dean                   = [[Francisco Veloso]]<ref>{{cite web |title=INSEAD Has A New Dean From Imperial College Business School |date=4 April 2023 |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2023/04/04/insead-has-a-new-dean-from-imperial-college-business-school/?pq-category=business-school-news |access-date=1 September 2023 |publisher=Poets and Quants |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901060331/https://poetsandquants.com/2023/04/04/insead-has-a-new-dean-from-imperial-college-business-school/?pq-category=business-school-news |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | chairman               = [[Kristin Skogen Lund]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Smita |title=Kristin Skogen Lund Appointed Chairperson of INSEAD Board of Directors |url=https://hrtoday.in/kristin-skogen-lund-appointed-chairperson-of-insead-board-of-directors/ |website=HR Today |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Fontainebleau]]<br />[[Singapore]]<br />[[Abu Dhabi]]<br />[[San Francisco]]
 | students               = ~1,540<br />(<small>~1,000 in [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]</small>)<br />(<small>~300 in [[Executive MBA|EMBA]]</small>)<br />(<small>~202 in [[Master in Management|MIM]])</small><br />(<small>~50 in [[Master of Finance|MFin]]</small>)<br />(<small>~86 in [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]]</small>)
 | faculty                = 250+<br />98% PhD.;<ref name="FTFacts">{{cite web |title=Insead |url=https://rankings.ft.com/schools/135/hec-paris/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021/ranking-data |publisher=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=23 January 2022 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123201056/https://rankings.ft.com/schools/135/hec-paris/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021/ranking-data |url-status=live }}</ref><br />22% female;<ref name = FTFacts/><br />91% international<ref name = FTFacts/>
 | academic_affiliations  = [[Sorbonne University]], {{lang|fr|[[Conférence des Grandes Écoles]]}}
 | language               = English
 | website                = {{URL|insead.edu}}
}}
'''INSEAD''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|n|s|i|æ|d}} {{respell|IN|see|ad}}; French: ''Institut européen d'administration des affaires'')<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patil |first1=Pratyush |title=How to pronounce INSEAD? |url=https://intheknow.insead.edu/blog/how-pronounce-insead |publisher=INSEAD |access-date=23 April 2024 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423213111/https://intheknow.insead.edu/blog/how-pronounce-insead |url-status=live }}</ref> is a non-profit [[business school]] with locations in Europe ([[Fontainebleau]], [[France]]), Asia ([[Singapore]]), the Middle East ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]) and North America ([[San Francisco]], [[United States|USA]]).

As a graduate-only business school, INSEAD offers a full-time [[Master of Business Administration]], an [[Executive MBA]] (EMBA), an Executive [[Master of Finance|Master in Finance]], a [[Master in Management (France)|Master in Management]], an Executive Master in Change,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=INSEAD |url=https://www.topmba.com/college/insead |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=TopMBA.com |language=en}}</ref> a [[PhD in management]], a Business Foundations post-graduate certificate and a variety of [[Executive education]] programmes.

==History==
[[File:Chateau Fontainebleau.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|The [[Palace of Fontainebleau|Château de Fontainebleau]]]]

INSEAD was founded in 1957 by venture capitalist [[Georges Doriot]], Claude Janssen, and [[Olivier Giscard d'Estaing]]. Original seed money was provided by the [[Paris Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barsoux |first1=Jean-Louis |title=INSEAD: D'une Intuition a Une Institution |date=2000 |isbn=0-333-92534-3 |page=20|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Five Degrees of Doriot |url=https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=4278 |website=Harvard Business School| date=December 2014 }}</ref> The school was originally based in the [[Château de Fontainebleau]] before locating to its current Europe Campus in 1967. The original name of the school was "'''Ins'''titut '''E'''uropéen d''''Ad'''ministration des Affaires’ which was later shortened to INSEAD.

In 2000, the school opened a second campus in Singapore, and in 2007, it established a Centre in Abu Dhabi primarily for research and executive education, which later achieved campus status in 2010. In 2020, INSEAD opened the INSEAD San Francisco Hub for Business Innovation.

In 2012, INSEAD joined the [[Sorbonne University#Reunification of the universities of Paris IV and Paris VI|Sorbonne University Alliance]] as a founding member, collaborating with other specialized institutions to contribute to the development of a leading multidisciplinary university.

==Campuses==

INSEAD's founding campus (the Europe Campus) is located in [[Fontainebleau]], near [[Paris]], [[France]]. The second campus (the Asia Campus) is in the [[one-north]] district of [[Singapore]] next to [[one-north MRT station]] and the third campus (the Middle East Campus) is located in [[Abu Dhabi]]. INSEAD expanded its presence to North America in 2020 with the opening of the INSEAD San Francisco Hub for Business Innovation.<ref name=":0" />

== Grande école system ==

INSEAD is a [[grande école]], a French institution of [[higher education]] that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the [[List of public universities in France|French public university system]]. Similar to the [[Ivy League]] in the United States, [[Oxbridge]] in the UK, and the [[C9 League]] in China, ''grandes écoles'' are academic institutions that admit students through a competitive process.<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|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727033935/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4190728/Frances-educational-elite.html|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928192817/https://books.google.com/books?id=do9o-jIrzXgC&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/2019/04/19/grand-ecoles-france/, |title=What are Grandes Ecoles Institutes in France? |date=19 April 2019 |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228141516/https://www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/2019/04/19/grand-ecoles-france/, |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Academics==
===Master programmes===
====Master in Management====
Launched in May 2019, the INSEAD [[Master in Management]] (MIM) is a 14- to 16-month full-time programme for young graduates starting their careers in management. The average age of students on the INSEAD MIM is 23.<ref>{{cite web |title=Master in Management (MIM) Programme |url=https://www.insead.edu/master-programmes/master-management |website=INSEAD |date=14 July 2022 |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>

====MBA====
The INSEAD [[MBA]] programme welcomes approximately 1,000 participants every year who spend time between the INSEAD Europe and Asia Campuses. The INSEAD MBA lasts 10 months, with two cohorts joining per year, in September and January. The average age of students on the programme is 29 and a typical class has around 110 nationalities.<ref>{{cite web |title=INSEAD|url=https://www.clearadmit.com/schools/insead/ |website=Clear Admin |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>

====Global Executive MBA (GEMBA)====
INSEAD runs a modular Global Executive MBA programme for over 200 participants every year across its Asia, Europe and Middle East campuses. INSEAD also offers the [[Tsinghua University|Tsinghua]]-INSEAD EMBA (TIEMBA) programme which takes in around 40 participants per year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) 14 months MBA Program By INSEAD |url=https://www.topmba.com/college/insead/mba/global-executive-mba-gemba |website=QS Top MBA |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref> In November 2024, INSEAD announced the launch of a new GEMBA Flex programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=INSEAD launches innovative Global EMBA Flex programme |url=https://www.insead.edu/news/insead-launches-innovative-global-emba-flex-programme |website=INSEAD |date=13 November 2024 |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>

====Executive Master in Finance====
Taught over six modules (five modules on the INSEAD Asia Campus and one module on the INSEAD Europe Campus), the 18-month INSEAD Executive [[Master of Finance|Master in Finance]] programme draws over 30 participants for every cohort.

====Executive Master in Change====
The INSEAD Executive Master in Change degree programme spans over 18 months and eight modules of three to four days. Each intake – whether on the Asia or Europe Campus – typically welcomes more than 100 participants. The programme is accredited Mastère Spécialisé by CGE, Conférence des Grandes Ecoles.

===Executive Education===
INSEAD [[Executive Education]] incorporates over 60 Open Programmes, 15 Open Online Programmes and a portfolio of over 200 Customised Programmes. These programmes are attended by more than 10,000 participants from over 3,800 companies every year.

===PhD===
The INSEAD [[PhD]] programme contributes to the school's research and currently has 86 participants on its Europe and Asia Campuses. To date, over 278 students have graduated from the programme.

==Rankings and reputation==
{{Infobox business school rankings
| QSglobal = 8
| FT = 4
| QSe = 4
| FTe = 1
}}
[[QS World University Rankings|QS World Universities Rankings]] has been ranking INSEAD #2 globally in the Subject Ranking for Business and Management since 2018, behind [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=INSEAD |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/insead |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

INSEAD's MBA program was ranked first globally by the ''Financial Times'' in 2016, 2017, and 2021, and has ranked among the top five in subsequent years, including #2 in 2018 and #4 in 2025.<ref name="FT2025MBA">[https://www.ft.com/content/90728804-2f4d-4ad4-826e-71c58561fc71 Wharton tops 2025 FT MBA ranking despite strong European competition], ''Financial Times'', February 2025</ref> INSEAD's MBA program was ranked third globally by "Linkedin" in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | title=2025 LinkedIn MBA Ranking: Stanford, Harvard & INSEAD Top the List | date=15 September 2025 | url=https://poetsandquants.com/2025/09/15/2025-linkedin-mba-ranking-fresh-concept-undercut-by-fatal-flaw/2/ }}</ref>

==Alumni==
{{Main|List of INSEAD alumni}}

The INSEAD alumni community consists of 68,861 individuals across 179 countries with 171 nationalities.<ref>{{cite web |title=INSEAD Alumni Community |url=https://www.insead.edu/alumni |website=insead.edu |access-date=8 March 2022 |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310033605/https://www.insead.edu/alumni |url-status=live }}</ref>

The MBA programme has produced the second-highest number of Fortune 500 CEOs, behind Harvard Business School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Client Challenge |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3a63c054-b885-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fb |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref> It is amongst the largest 20 producers of ultra high-net-worth individuals across all educational institutions,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Robyn |date=2022-09-14 |title=University Alumni Rankings of the Wealthy and Influential 2022 |url=https://altrata.com/reports/university-alumni-report-2022 |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Altrata}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hess |first=Abigail Johnson |date=2019-07-31 |title=The 20 universities around the world that produce the richest grads |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/wealth-x-these-20-universities-produce-the-richest-grads.html |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> and is also amongst the top 10 producers of billionaire alumni amongst global MBA programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulikowski |first=Laurie |date=2014-11-13 |title=10 Best MBA Programs for Minting Billionaires |url=https://www.thestreet.com/markets/which-prestigious-mba-programs-give-you-the-best-chance-of-becoming-a-billionaire-12952178 |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=TheStreet |language=en}}</ref> INSEAD's MBA alumni are fourth worldwide in terms of capital raised, founder count, and company count (only behind Harvard's, Stanford's, and Wharton's).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-15 |title=Top 100 colleges ranked by startup founders |url=https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-university-rankings |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=PitchBook |language=en}}</ref>

==Partnerships and alliances==
INSEAD is in alliance with several academic and business partners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Participating in Full-Time Exchange |url=https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/about/global-opportunities/full-time-exchange-programs/participating-schools.aspx |access-date=14 December 2019 |publisher=Kellogg Northwestern}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=June 2018 |title=STRATER: RegroupementsIle-de-France |url=https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/content_migration/document/2018_STRATER_IDF_966946.pdf |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=enseignementsup-recherche}}</ref>

== Notable faculty members ==

* [[Philippe Aghion]], Professor of Economics and the Kurt Björklund Chaired Professor of Innovation and Growth at INSEAD, 2025 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]] “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction” <ref>{{cite web |title=The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2025/aghion/facts/ |publisher=Nobel Prize Committee}}</ref>
* [[W. Chan Kim]] and [[Renée Mauborgne]], Professors of Strategy, co-authors of [[Blue Ocean Strategy]]
* [[Soumitra Dutta]], former Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology (1989–2012) at INSEAD, former Dean of [[Saïd Business School]] at the [[University of Oxford]] (2022–2025), founding dean of  [[Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management|SC Johnson College of Business]] at [[Cornell University]] (2012–2018)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=University of Oxford appoints new Dean for Saïd Business School {{!}} Saïd Business School |url=https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/news/university-oxford-appoints-new-dean-said-business-school |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=www.sbs.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* ''[[Blue Ocean Strategy]]'' – a book and strategy concept developed by INSEAD faculty
* [[Management science]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{official website|http://www.insead.edu/ }}
* [https://mba.reviews/MBA/mba-program-insead/ Student and Alumni Reviews about INSEAD MBA Program]
{{Sorbonne University}}{{Triple accreditation}}
{{Conférence des Grandes Écoles}}
{{Universities in Singapore}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|48.4054|N|2.6853|E|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Insead}}
[[Category:INSEAD| ]]
[[Category:Business schools in France]]
[[Category:Business schools in Singapore]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1957]]
[[Category:Fontainebleau]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in France]]