ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management

ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management
École Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont
Motto Une Valeur sûre (French)
Motto in English
 A School for Life
Type Business school
Established 1919
Academic affiliation
 AACSB, CGE
Director Françoise Roudier
Students 1,200
Location Clermont-Ferrand, France
Language English, French
Website

ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management is a business school located in France, in the city of Clermont-Ferrand. Established in 1919, the school of management is a Grande Ecole that is recognized by The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The business school holds AACSB accreditation[1] since 2005. It offers undergraduate and postrgraduate programmes.

The school is a Grand école and is also part of Conférence des Grandes écoles,[2] the Consortium of Graduate Schools of Management.

The school has an alumni network of over 12,000 graduates.[3]

History

Founded in 1919, ESC Clermont was established in the city of Clermont-Ferrand. Since then, the business school has graduated 12,000 students.[3]

The business school merged with three other French graduate management schools: ESC Amiens, ESCEM and ESC Brest to form France Business School in 2013. ESC Clermont broke from the merger and regained its independence in 2015.[4] ESC Clermont is a founding member of the EMBS (European Management and Business Sciences) Consortium, an exclusive network of universities and business schools covering different European countries. The school is also a member of the NIBES network which is a global network of 20 Business and Economic Schools in 19 countries.[5]

In 2016 it launched a foundation as part of it strategic project Vision 2020. The foundation is intended to reinforce social openness and equal opportunities, boost research and innovation, support entrepreneurship, and encourage professional integration in the business world.[6]

Accreditations

The school of management has been recognised by the state since its creation in 1919, and is accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The graduate school of management is also part of ‘Conférence des Grandes Ecoles’ (Great Schools),[7] the association comprising highly selective and prestigious institutions that are recongised by the state.

ESC Clermont obtained the U.S. AACSB accreditation in 2006. Since then, the business school has had its accreditation renewed for five years respectively in 2011 and 2016.[8]

Rankings

As of 2016, ESC Clermont was ranked 86th business school in the world according to the "Financial Times Ranking" issued by the Financial Times newspaper (FT).[9] The school was ranked as the 67th best business school in the FT ranking in 2011,[10] and continued to be among the top 100 business schools in Europe for the next three consecutive years.

Programmes offered

Undergraduate progammes include a three-year Bachelor in International Management, available in English or French.[11] The degree can also be granted as a third-year-only programme to students who transfer to the school after two years of undergraduate studies elsewhere.

Two postgraduate degrees are offered: Master in Management and Master of Science. Master in Management is a two-year programme, offered in English or French, with several study tracks, specialisations, and work environments. The Master of Science programme, offered in English only, is a 16- to 18-month programme and includes an internship and a professional thesis.

Alumni

  • Jean-Pierre Caillard, CEO of the Press Group Groupe Centre-France La Montagne.[12]
  • Daniel Chaffraix, former CEO of IBM France and Executive Vice-President, North-America and India of Altran[13]
  • Joel Ollier, President of Fuji Electric France[14]
  • Sandrine Groslier, President of Clarins Fragrance Group & Mugler Mode[15]
  • Patricia Gospiron, Director Marketing and Government Relations at Ohio Aerospace Institute[16]
  • Hélène Etzi, Vice-President of Marketing in Disney France[17]
  • Eric Maugein, CEO of Lego France, Spain and Portugal[18]
  • Arnaud Coureuses, Arnaud Thiollier and Laurent Winderberger, co-founders Babymoov[18]

References

  1. ↑ "DataDirect - General". datadirect.aacsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  2. ↑ "ESC Clermont - ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management - Groupe ESC Clermont - Écoles - Conférence des Grandes Ecoles". www.cge.asso.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. 1 2 "ESC Clermont-Ferrand - Clermont-Ferrand - école - Le Parisien Etudiant". etudiant.aujourdhui.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Groupe ESC Clermont : le nouveau départ d'une école confirmée !". Studyrama Grandes Ecoles (in French). 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  5. ↑ "FR ESC CLERMONT". www.nibes.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Le Groupe ESC Clermont lance sa fondation | Le journal de l'éco". Le journal de l'éco (in French). 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  7. ↑ "ESC Clermont - ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management - Groupe ESC Clermont - Écoles - Conférence des Grandes Ecoles". www.cge.asso.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  8. ↑ "Renouvellement de l'accréditation AACSB pour l'ESC Clermont". Studyrama Grandes Ecoles (in French). 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  9. ↑ "Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  10. ↑ "Financial Times Raking of Business schools, 2011".
  11. ↑ "Palmarès des écoles de commerce postbac en 3 ans 2017 - bachelor selon le critère Ouverture internationale - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  12. ↑ "Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont". LExpress.fr (in French). 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  13. ↑ Altran (2017-04-21). "Daniel Chaffraix". www.altran.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  14. ↑ Nouvelle, L'Usine (2015-09-13). "Fuji Electric, une enclave nippone au pays des volcans - Economie". usinenouvelle.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  15. ↑ "Sandrine Groslier, le parfum du succès". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  16. ↑ "Pat Grospiron - JumpStart". JumpStart. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  17. ↑ "Hélène Etzi". lesechos.fr. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  18. 1 2 "Le prix de l'Excellence Groupe ESC Clermont Alumni remis aux fondateurs de Babymoov | Le journal de l'éco". Le journal de l'éco (in French). 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

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