Institut Européen d'Etudes Commerciales Supérieures de Strasbourg
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The Institut Européen d'Etudes Commerciales Supérieures de Strasbourg or European Institute for Higher Business Studies, is a business school in France. The Institut Européen d'Etudes Commerciales Supérieures de Strasbourg (IECS) was created in 1919 in Strasbourg.
IECS is a division of Robert Schuman University, one of three universities in Strasbourg (the other two being Louis Pasteur and Marc Bloch Universities). It is strictly a business school, and is since 2000 one of the elite grandes écoles in France, ranking in the top 20 business schools in the nation. Students can focus their studies in banking/finance, entrepreneurship/organization/management, finance/accounting/auditing, supply chain management, management information systems, or marketing/sales. IECS also has a large student exchange program, hosting students from every continent and fostering partnerships with various graduate and undergraduate programs.
[edit] History
- 1919 IECS was created by the Chambre de Commerce et Industrie (CCI).
- 1956 IECS was transformed to an Institute de Universitie de Strasbourg, putting it under the control of the Minister of Education.
- 1971 IECS changed its name to Institute Européen d’Etudes Commerciales Supérieures, and focused on research as well as teaching.
- 1987 Curriculum was revised to include a mandatory study abroad.
- 1997 Introduction to the HERMES network, a university affiliation that focuses on dual degrees.
- 1999 Strategic move combines IECS and the Department of Economic Sciences and Management of Louis Pasteur University and the Institute for Business Administration of Robert Schuman University.
- 2000 IECS is accepted as a Grande École, marking it as one of the top tier universities in France.
