About us
OUR HISTORY
WHO ARE WE?
EDC Paris Business School is a renowned business and management school created in 1950.
Owned by its alumni for more than 20 years, in 2017 it joined the Planeta group, which provides training to more than 100,000 students of all nationalities on 3 continents.
It is the oldest 100% private institution of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles.
OUR HISTORY
ABOUT
1950
Creation of EDC
1967
Recognition of the School by the State
1993
10,000th graduate and Sup de Luxe integrated within EDC Paris Business School
2005
New curriculum in 5 years - Targeted diploma Bac +5
2013
Renouvellement du Diplôme visé Bac +5 et du grade de master pour 4 ans
2016
EDC Paris BS obtains EPAS international certification and becomes a member of UGEI (Union of Independent Grandes Ecoles)
2018
United Nations awards the school PRME status
2020
Stage 2 of new building program - Inauguration of two new campuses abroad (Barcelona and Lausanne)
1952
First graduating class
1986
Degree approved by the Ministry for Higher Education
1995
Takeover of the School by 250 former students
2009
Master’s degree level obtained for the Grande Ecole Programme and acceptance into the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles
2015
65th anniversary of EDC Paris BS foundation; 20th anniversary of acquisition by alumni
2017
The Planeta group, an international family firm, including a“Higher Education” division, present on three continents and with more than 100,000 students
2019
Stage 1 of new building program - Inauguration of two new campuses in Paris (La Villette and Paris 15th)
2021
Bac +3 accreditation obtained for Bachelor program; completion of Stage 1 of AACSB accreditation process; Stage 3 of new building program - Inauguration of Paris La Défense Puteaux campus
