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Audencia Business School

Former names	Audencia Nantes École de Management
Motto	"Never stop daring"
Type	Grande école de commerce et de management (Private research university Business school)
Established	1900; 125 years ago (1900)
Accreditation	Triple accreditation: AACSB; AMBA; EQUIS
Academic affiliations	Conférence des grandes écoles, École Centrale de Nantes
President	Laurent Métral
Dean	Christophe Germain
Academic staff	140 98% PhD.; 44% female; 66% international
Students	6,100
Location	Nantes , France
Campus	Urban
Language	English-only & French-only instruction

Audencia Business School

Location in France

Audencia Business School is a famous French business school. It is located in Nantes, France. This school is special because it has "triple accreditation." This means it has been approved by three big international groups: the Association of MBAs (AMBA), European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Only a very small number of business schools around the world have all three.

Audencia has about 6,100 students. These students come from nearly 90 different countries. They study many different programs. These include bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and special business courses.

Audencia is often seen as one of the top 12 business schools in France. In 2022, a ranking by the Financial Times placed its Masters in Management program as 47th in the world.

History of Audencia

Audencia started in 1900. It was first called the École Supérieure de Commerce de Nantes. Until 1970, the school was in a building that is now a natural history museum. Then, it moved to a new, larger campus. This new campus is about 23,000 square meters. It is located north of the city center, across from Nantes University.

In 2000, the school changed its name to Audencia Nantes School of Management. The name "Audencia" mixes two Latin words. Audientia means "listening," and audacia means "boldness."

Since 2004, Audencia has worked with the United Nations Global Compact. This is a United Nations plan. It brings together businesses and groups that agree on ten important rules. These rules are about human rights, working conditions, and the environment.

In 2015, the school got its three main accreditations again. These were for the longest time possible, five years. In 2016, the school changed its name again to Audencia Business School. This new name includes programs from other schools like SciencesCom.

In 2017, Audencia became a public-private partnership. This means it gets money from both public and private sources. It is mostly funded by the Chambers of Commerce in Nantes St-Nazaire.

What is a Grande École?

Audencia is known as a Grande école in France. These are special French schools for higher education. They are separate from regular universities. Grandes écoles are very hard to get into. Students must pass a very tough exam. Many people who graduate from these schools get top jobs in France. They are like very famous universities in other countries.

The degrees from Audencia are approved by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. They are also recognized by the Ministry of National Education (France). Higher education degrees in France have three main levels. These are the Licence (like a Bachelor's degrees), the Master's, and the Doctorat. These levels help students study or work in different countries.

Audencia Business School also has the "triple crown" accreditation. This means it is approved by EQUIS, AACSB, and Association of MBAs (AMBA). Only about 1% of business schools worldwide have all three. As of May 2018, only 89 schools out of 13,670 had this special status.

Academic Programs

Audencia offers many different study programs. Here are some of them:

• Audencia Master in Management (Grande école program) – This program takes four years. One year is spent working in a company.
• Audencia Full-Time MBA – This is a 12-month program. It is taught completely in English.
• Executive MBA – This program takes 18 months part-time. It is taught in French. It also includes international study trips in English.
• Euro*MBA – This is a program run by six European business schools, including Audencia. It takes 24 months. Students learn online and attend six weeks of classes in Europe.
• MSc in Management-Engineering – This program is taught in English. It is for students from engineering schools. It takes 18 months and includes studying abroad.
• European and International Business Management Program (EIBM) – This program is taught in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. It can be 12 or 14 months long. It is run with partners in the UK and Spain.
• International Master in Management (IMM) – This is a one-year program. It is taught in English. Students can also study at one of eight partner campuses.
• Master Supply Chain and Purchasing Management – This is a double degree program. It is taught in English. Students study at Audencia and in Italy.
• MSc in Food and Agribusiness Management – This program takes 15 months. It is taught fully in English.
• MSc in Management and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy (MSc MECE) – This 18-month program is taught in English. It is offered with The Glasgow School of Art.
• Bachelor in Management – This is a three-year program.
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – This is a four-year program. The last year includes both studies and work experience.
• Masters program Communications and Media – This is a three-year program. It includes 15 months of internships.
• Masters program Public Policy Management – This program is in partnership with Sciences Po Lille.
• Specialized Masters – These programs are approved by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles. They are taught in French.
  • Management of Sports Organizations
  • Management and International Competences
  • Marketing Design & Création
  • Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
  • Finance, Risk, Control
  • Marketing Strategies for the Digital Age
  • Business Development
• DBA Programs – Audencia offers several Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programs. These are with other universities like Toulouse Business School and Tsinghua University in Beijing.
• Executive Education – These are special courses for business leaders.

Partnerships and Alliances

Audencia works with many other schools and universities. In France, it has a partnership with the École Centrale de Nantes. It also works with the Nantes École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture (ensa Nantes). This helps them improve teaching, research, and international connections.

The school first partnered with a non-French school in 1972. Today, Audencia has over 230 international partners. These partners are all over the world.

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Alumni

Many successful people have graduated from Audencia Business School. Here are a few examples:

• Othman El Ferdaous: He used to be the Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports in Morocco. He is also a Vice President at ABA Technology.
• Jean Arthuis: A well-known French politician.
• Olivier Duha: He is the founder and CEO of Webhelp, a big company.

See also

In Spanish: Audencia Business School para niños