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Based on its rich 117-year history, ESSCA School of Management is a renowned and firmly established French and European institution. A pioneering school in terms of teaching innovation and social and economic inclusion, it has striven to evolve on a permanent basis to incorporate the demands and challenges of the modern world with a will to train responsible leaders and assist organisations undergoing change. A private higher education institution of common interest built upon a not-for-profit associative structure and a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, ESSCA School of Management delivers an officially recognised 5-year postsecondary Master degree and also offers a fully accredited Bachelor in International Management degree programme, an MBA Business & Technology and Master of Science programmes. The school also offers a range of training programmes designed specifically for senior executives, managers, and operational teams, with degree-awarding training (including an Executive Master in Global Management) and custom programmes. ESSCA is also developing online designed by ESSCA online campus. Thanks to its AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS triple crown accreditation, a status held by only 1% of business schools around the world, the School is an internationally renowned institution. It features in the top 100 Masters in Management programmes in the world in the 2025 Financial Times ranking and 53rd globally for custom programmes in executive education. In terms of impact and research, ESSCA is ranked by Times Higher Education and ARWU (Shanghai Ranking). Strengthened by a multicampus structure that helps consolidate its appeal to local regions and the showcasing of French expertise in the areas of higher education and research, ESSCA can call upon a network of almost 22,800 alumni working all across the world and currently welcomes over 500 faculty and staff and 7,800 students on its campuses in France (Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris and Strasburg), China, Hungary, Luxemburg and Spain.