Audencia Business School

Audencia Business School
Former names
Audencia Business School
Motto "Innovative Leader for a responsible world"
Type Grande École
Established 1900
President Laurent Métral
Dean Emeric Peyredieu du Charlat
Academic staff
113
Students 4500
Location Nantes[1], France
Campus Urban
Website Official website

Audencia Business School is a top business school in France and in Europe, accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).[2] The school enrolls 4500 students from almost 90 countries on bachelors, international masters, specialised masters, MBAs, doctorates and executive education courses.

Audencia is consistently ranked [3] in the top six business schools in France. Its MSc in management-engineering was rated 24nd in the World by the Financial Times (September 2016). Audencia full-time MBA is classed in the top 100 in the world by the Economist (October 2016).[4]

History

Founded in 1900 as the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Nantes,[5] until 1970 the school occupied the building which is today home to the city’s natural history museum. It then moved into a purpose-built campus of 23,000 m² to the north of the city centre opposite Nantes University.

In 2000, the school changed its name to Audencia Nantes School of Management.[5] The name "Audencia" is a blend of two words: audientia, which means "listening," and audacia or "boldness."

Since 2004, the school has been associated with the Global Compact, a United Nations initiative that brings together firms, the business world and the civil society united on ten universal principles relative to human rights, working conditions and the environment.

In 2015, the school was reaccredited by the three global accreditations (AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB) for the maximum period of five years.

In 2016, the school changed its name to Audencia Business School which includes the bachelor and masters programmes of former schools SciencesCom and the Ecole Atlantique de Commerce.

Institution

Audencia is a non-profit making association supervised by the city of Nantes, the local council and the chamber of commerce and industry. Audencia has the status of a Grande Ecole and as such is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles.[6]

Academic programmes

- Management of Sports Organisations - Management and International Competences - Marketing Design & Création - Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Management - Finance, Risk, Control - Marketing Strategies for the Digital Age - Business Development

Accreditations

Audencia Business School is accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and Association of MBAs (AMBA).[7]

Mission

The school’s identity is defined in its mission:

“Audencia trains and accompanies innovative and responsible creators of value. In co-creation with its stakeholders, the school produces and disseminates knowledge in order to evolve teaching and inspire new company practices.”

International partners

The school signed its first agreement with a non-French academic institution in 1972.[8] Today, Audencia has more than 230 international partners. While the earliest accords concerned North American business schools (especially those in the USA), the school now has partnerships throughout the world.'

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Coordinates: 47°14′48″N 1°33′10″W / 47.2468°N 1.55271°W / 47.2468; -1.55271

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