ESCP-EAP European School of Management
The ESCP-EAP European School of Management is a business school with campuses in five major European cities : Paris, London, Madrid, Berlin and Turin. It began as one of the French Grandes Écoles. Founded as the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris in 1819 by the well-known economist Jean-Baptiste Say, it is the oldest establishment dedicated to business and finance teaching in the world. Its programmes are accredited by the international AMBA, Equis and AACSB.
It is widely acknowledged to be one the best business schools in France and is noted for its European and international activities. The school has many notable alumni in business and politics, including the former Prime Minister of France, Jean-Pierre Raffarin and the former Foreign Minister Michel Barnier.
The ESCP merged with the EAP Business school (École des Affaires de Paris) in 2000 to form the ESCP-EAP European School of Management. This merger was the starting point of the new long-term strategy of the school to form managers able to adapt to any culture and work in any country. It adopted the slogan "Learn everywhere, Manage anywhere" to reflect its five campuses in the five major European countries.
Famous alumni
Businessmen
- Patricia Barbizet, CEO Artemis
- Ignacio Garcia Alves, President of Arthur D. Little France
Politicians
- Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former french Prime Minister
- Michel Barnier, Former french Foreign Affairs Minister
Sportsmen
- Stéphane Diagana, former French athlete, winner of the 1997 World Championships in Athletics over 400m hurdles
- Anne-Lise Touya, French fencer, winner of several World Championships in fencing