Montpellier Business School, established in 1897, is one of the oldest management schools in Europe. Founded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Montpellier, Montpellier Business School was initially created to train economic managers who would help in developing activities and businesses in its region. Montpellier Business School has received, in 2017, the qualification of Private Higher Education Institution of General Interest. This label issued by the French State ensures that all its resources are exclusively assigned to the public service mission of higher education. Montpellier Business School is an association under the law of 1901 since 2013. The Governance of the Association brings together the many Major Partners, grouped within the Advisory Board, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hérault, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Occitanie region, the Regional Council of Occitanie, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, the Alumni Association as well as representatives of universities and other higher education and research institutions and qualified personalities.
History
The ESC Montpellier is created in 1897 by the Chamber of Commerce of Montpellier. In 1915, MBS become the first business school to admit young women in its classes. The school becomes member of the Conférence des Grandes écoles in 1993. The ExecutiveMBA program is launched in 1994. The apprenticeship for students in the Master programme is opened in 1997. The year 2000 sees the creation of the Bachelor of Business Administration. The MBS Foundation for Equal Opportunities, under the aegis of the Fondation de France is created in 2007. Montpellier Business School becomes the first higher education institution to be accredited with the Diversity Label awarded by AFNOR in 2009. In 2010, the school obtains the EFMD – EPAS accreditation of the Master's degree. In 2011, the school gets the AACSB accreditation. and launches the BADGE® Executive Education programmes, accredited by the CGE. The Executive MBA programme is accredited AMBA in 2012. In 2013, Montpellier Business School opens a new campus in Dakar. In 2017, Montpellier Business School receives from the French State the qualification of Private Higher Education Institution of General Interest, which attests of the absolute non-profit making nature of its activities. Montpellier is the 1st higher education institution to obtain the Professional Gender Equality Certification.
Research
The research activities cover all traditional areas of management research. Research activities are based on the work of permanent teacher-researchers, who are themselves affiliated to the MRM laboratory. Montpellier Business School's teacher-researchers are also part of the LabEx Entreprendre. The researchers play a role in editorial activities and in the organisation of annual conferences such as the Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research and the International Finance Conference. In November 2017, Montpellier Business School has also organised its first International Conference on Energy, Finance and the Macroeconomics Conférence Internationale sur l’Energie, la Finance et la Macroéconomie.
Programmes
Montpellier Business School, member of the Conférence des Grandes écoles, develops courses from Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees to an Executive MBA. Every year, Montpellier Business School also offers a Spring & Summer School.
