INSEAD facts for kids
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Institut européen d'administration des affaires
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| Motto | The Business School for the World |
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| Type | Grande école de commerce et de management (private research university business school) |
| Established | 1957 |
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Academic affiliations
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Sorbonne University, Conférence des Grandes Écoles |
| Endowment | €370 million |
| Chairman | Kristin Skogen Lund |
| Dean | Francisco Veloso |
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Academic staff
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250+ 98% PhD.; 22% female; 91% international |
| Students | ~1,540 (~1,000 in MBA) (~300 in EMBA) (~202 in MIM) (~50 in MFin) (~86 in Ph.D.) |
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| Language | English |
INSEAD is a famous business school. It has campuses in different parts of the world. You can find INSEAD in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (United Arab Emirates), and North America (USA).
INSEAD is a school for people who have already finished their first university degree. It offers many advanced programs. These include degrees like the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the Master in Management (MIM). It also has programs for experienced professionals and a PhD program.
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History of INSEAD
INSEAD was started in 1957. Three people, Georges Doriot, Claude Janssen, and Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, founded it. The Paris Chamber of Commerce helped by providing the first money.
The school first began in the beautiful Château de Fontainebleau. In 1967, it moved to its current main campus in Europe. The name INSEAD comes from its original French name, which means "European Institute of Business Administration."
Over the years, INSEAD grew a lot.
- In 2000, it opened a second campus in Singapore, Asia.
- In 2007, it started a center in Abu Dhabi, which became a full campus in 2010.
- In 2020, INSEAD opened a new center in San Francisco, USA. This center focuses on business innovation.
In 2012, INSEAD joined the Sorbonne University Alliance. This means it works with other top schools to create a strong, multi-subject university.
INSEAD Campuses Around the World
INSEAD has four main locations across the globe.
- Its first campus, the Europe Campus, is in Fontainebleau, France. This town is close to Paris.
- The Asia Campus is in Singapore, in an area called one-north. It's easy to get to by train.
- The Middle East Campus is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- The newest location is the INSEAD San Francisco Hub. It opened in 2020 in North America.
What is a Grande École?
INSEAD is known as a "grande école." This is a special type of higher education school in France. These schools are separate from the main French public university system.
Think of them like very selective universities in other countries. For example, they are similar to the Ivy League schools in the United States. Students get into these schools through a very tough competition process.
Academic Programs at INSEAD
INSEAD offers many different study programs. These programs help students learn about business and management.
Master Programs
Master in Management (MIM)
The MIM program started in May 2019. It is for young people who have just finished their first university degree. It helps them begin their careers in management. This program lasts about 14 to 16 months. The average age of students in this program is 23.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The INSEAD MBA program is very popular. About 1,000 students join it every year. Students can spend time at both the Europe and Asia Campuses. The MBA program lasts 10 months. Students can start in September or January. The average age of MBA students is 29, and a typical class has people from about 110 different countries!
Global Executive MBA (GEMBA)
The GEMBA program is for people who are already working and have a lot of experience. Over 200 participants join this program each year. It is taught at the Asia, Europe, and Middle East campuses. INSEAD also has a special GEMBA program with Tsinghua University in China.
Executive Master in Finance
This program is for people who want to become experts in finance. It lasts 18 months and has six study parts. Most of the program is taught at the Asia Campus.
Executive Master in Change
This program helps people understand and lead change in organizations. It lasts 18 months and has eight study parts. More than 100 students join this program each year.
Executive Education Programs
INSEAD also offers many short courses for business professionals. These are called Executive Education programs. They include over 60 open programs and many online courses. More than 10,000 people from over 3,800 companies attend these programs every year.
PhD Program
The PhD program is for students who want to do advanced research. They work on new ideas in business and management. Currently, 86 students are in this program at the Europe and Asia Campuses. Over 278 students have finished this program so far.
INSEAD's Rankings and Reputation
INSEAD is known as one of the best business schools in the world.
- QS World University Rankings has ranked INSEAD as the #2 business and management school globally since 2018. It is just behind Harvard University.
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| QS | 11 |
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| Financial Times | 4 |
INSEAD Alumni Community
After students graduate, they become part of the INSEAD alumni community. This community is very large, with over 68,000 people. These alumni live in 179 different countries and come from 171 different nationalities.
Partnerships and Alliances
INSEAD works with many other universities and businesses. These partnerships help the school offer even more opportunities for its students and research.
See also
In Spanish: INSEAD para niños
- Blue Ocean Strategy – a book and strategy concept developed by INSEAD faculty
- Management science
