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Established in 1819, ESCP is the world's first business school and has educated generations of leaders and forefront thinkers. With its six urban campuses in Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Turin and Warsaw, ESCP has a true European identity which enables the provision of a unique style of business education and a global perspective on management issues. ESCP is the first and only multi-accredited business school in the world with : 3 international accreditations : AACSB, EQUIS, EFMD Accredited Programme (MBA/EMBA), 5 national accreditations : ACQUIN (Germany), ANECA (Spain), QAA & Office for Students (U.-K.), CEFDG (France), recognised as a Foreign University in Italy by the Italian Ministry of Higher Education & Research. ESCP is also the first business school to become a full member of the European University Association (EUA). ESCP welcomes 8,000 students and 5,000 executives from 122 different nations every year, offering them a wide range of general management and specialised programmes. The School's alumni network counts 50,000 members in 150 countries and from 200 nationalities. Together with its long-standing relationships with national and multinational companies, this network allows ESCP to provide unique career opportunities on an international scale. Through a combination of innovative pedagogy, cross-campus programmes with integrated curricula, and a research-active faculty, ESCP is an essential contributor to the development of a European, cross-national management culture. The aspiration of ESCP is the credo of Europe: to remain faithful to its humanistic values while at the same time anticipating the new ways of the world.

Specialized in education and research in management, HEC Paris Business School offers a complete and unique range of educational programs for the leaders of tomorrow: Masters Programs, MBA, PhD, HEC Executive MBA, TRIUM Global Executive MBA and Executive Education open-enrolment and custom programs. Founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and founding member of ParisTech, HEC Paris has a permanent faculty of 115 professors, more than 4,000 students and over 8,500 managers and executives in training every year.

The University of Strasbourg (Unistra) ranks 16th in the world and 1st in Europe for innovation. A recognized center of excellence in fields such as life sciences and health, chemistry, materials physics, biomedical engineering and the environment, the University of Strasbourg is also involved in the humanities and social sciences. The institution can boast four Nobel Prize winners in chemistry and medicine. In its educational mission, the University of Strasbourg offers a wide range of courses and a variety of ways to obtain a degree: initial training, professional training, distance learning, continuing education and validation of prior learning. As a laureate of the Initiatives of Excellence (IdEx) of the Investments of the Future program, the Strasbourg site is strengthening its strategy as a highly competitive European university by accelerating innovation and technology transfer to businesses, and by forging more and more partnerships between the academic world and the socio-economic world. The university is ranked 16th in the world and 1st in Europe in terms of innovation.