ESCP Business School (native name "Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris") is a European school of management with campuses in Paris, Berlin, London, Madrid, Turin, and Warsaw. In France, ESCP is one of the most selective French Grandes écoles and referred to in France as one of the "Trois Parisiennes" (three Parisians), together with HEC Paris and ESSEC Business School. Established in 1819, it is considered the world's oldest business school.
The school was established in Paris on 1 December 1819 by two former Napoleonic soldiers, Germain Legret and Amédée Brodart. Germain Legret had opened two business schools in Paris in 1815 and 1818 but they closed their doors rapidly.
It was modeled on the first Grande Ecole, the Ecole Polytechnique founded by Lazare Carnot and Gaspard Monge, but was initially much more modest, mainly because it had not been supported by the state. Since the 1820s, the school had international exposure but it was not the only business school open to international students.
As the French scholar, Adrien Jean-Guy Passant recalls, other business schools as well as some polytechnics with trade departments welcomed foreigners from the start of the 19th century in Europe. It gradually gained in stature and importance during the 19th century and moved to its current Parisian location on Avenue de la Republique in 1898.
OUR FOUR VALUES ARE THE DNA NUCLEUS OF THE SCHOOL
- E “EXCELLENCE in what we do”
- S “SINGULARITY in who we are and that others cannot imitate”
- C “CREATIVITY in how we think and design”
- P “PLURALITY in what we do”
EUROPEAN AT HEART
As European humanists, we believe that business nurtures society and therefore it can help lead the world in the right direction.
Created 200 years ago by entrepreneurs, we continue to develop creativity by encouraging curiosity, boldness, and ambition throughout our 6 integrated campuses in Europe, all of which are led by principles that inspire collaborative leadership and progress for a stronger world.
By encompassing pluralism through respect for cultures and all forms of diversity, we develop a singular concept to management disciplines based on a multicultural, interdisciplinary, and open approach.
We cultivate academic excellence in order to shape leaders who are capable of doing business in an openly responsible manner and with an equally open approach that seeks to move beyond boundaries.
DRIVING RESPONSIBILITY
We integrate sustainability and ethics across our educational activities, research, and internal processes, with the ambition to educate responsible managers and train better leaders able to tackle the unprecedented environmental and social challenges that our societies and economies are facing.
Building on our European roots, we deeply believe a new type of responsible leadership is required to face contemporary challenges, combining reflexivity, the ability to tackle the complexities of the world, and the willingness to act for positive impact.
FT RANKINGS RESULTS
#6 Ranking icon ESCP Worldwide
- Master in Management Ranking (September 2020)
#2Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide
- Advanced Master in Finance
Masters in Finance Pre-experience Ranking (June 2020)
#22Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide
- Executive Education
Executive Education Ranking (April 2020)
#14Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide
- Custom Programmes
#41Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide
- Open Programmes
#7Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide
- Executive MBA
Executive MBA Ranking (November 2020)
#8Ranking icon ESCP Europe
- European Business Schools
THE ECONOMIST RANKING RESULTS
#4Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide
- Master in Management
Master in Management Ranking (June 2019)
#1Ranking icon ESCP
- Employability amongst diverse recruiters
#1Ranking icon ESCP
- Variety of languages on offer
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- Access to overseas exchange programmes
THE QS RANKING RESULTS
MBA in International Management
- #19Ranking icon ESCPIn Europe (out of 70)
MSc in Big Data and Business Analytics
- #4Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide (out of 97)
MSc in Marketing and Creativity
- #5Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide (out of 93)
Master in Management
- #7Ranking icon ESCPWorldwide (out of 148)
