ESSEC Business School
ESSEC (École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) is one of the foremost business schools and Grandes Écoles in France and one of Europe’s top business schools. It was created by Jesuits in 1907 and was originally located in the heart of Paris, next to Pantheon-Assas University, on rue d'Assas. Its campus was later relocated to Cergy-Pontoise, 30 km west of Paris (Val d'Oise), in 1973.
As well as other top French Grandes Écoles, ESSEC is known for its very competitive entrance exams. The school, reputed for its international orientation, has partnerships with the best universities all over the world, such as Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Seoul National University, and University of Peking. In addition, a campus was established in Singapore in 2006.
ESSEC will build a new campus in Singapore, to be located in an area regrouping universities, incubators and high-tech companies. The construction phase will begin in February 2013 during the International Advisory Board meeting to be held in Singapore and will finish in December of 2014.
ESSEC has among its notable alumni many CEOs of French and international companies, including CEO of Accenture Pierre Nanterme or Europe CEO of Coca-Cola Dominique Reiniche.
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