Burgundy School of Business

About Burgundy School of Business

According to Wikipedia, Burgundy School of Business , created in 1899 by the Dijon Chamber of Commerce, is a private higher educational establishment. The school is a member of the network of French Grandes écoles . History Founded in at the end of the 19th century as École Supérieure de Commerce de Dijon , BSB is one of the oldest business schools in the world.1899 - École Supérieure de Commerce de Dijon founded by an entrepreneur, Léon Gadeau, with the support of industrialists and Burgundy wine merchants .1900 - ESC Dijon officially recognized by the government of France.1916 - School admits girls, and becomes co-educational.1919 - The first American students arrive at ESC Dijon.1987 - ESC Dijon is one of the 14 founding schools of the Chapter of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles de Commerce.1998 - First international double degrees.1965 - ESC Dijon students go to China on an exchange trip, the first of its kind for a French school.1968 - First international exchange agreement with the Staatliche Höhere Wirtschaftschule in Pforzheim, Germany.2000 - First international courses and first management courses in a foreign language in the Grande École programme.2012 - Opening of the Paris campus.2013 - Opening of the Lyon campus, and first Bachelor programme.2014 - Opening of the Lyon Confluence Campus.2015 - ESC Dijon, along with 7 other schools, found the Université Bourgogne Franche Comté.2016 - ESC Dijon becomes BSB - Burgundy School of Business.