ESSCA Budapest Campus Celebrates 30th Anniversary

A distinguished place on the Financial Times' list as being among the best management courses worldwide; the "Triple Crown" designation, the highest qualification of the profession; strong, humane values - all these characterize the institution of the ESSCA School of Management, which established its campus in Budapest thirty years ago.

On the occasion of the anniversary, the School launched a series of exclusive festive events during the spring of 2023 showcasing professionalism, cultural diversity, vibrant student life and sustainability.

The first event of the series took place on September 28th, at the Budapest Campus, where ESSCA invited a roster of prestigious speakers who originated from various professional fields and industries to jointly discuss the impact of AI on business life and society.

The conference was followed by an exclusive cocktail reception and guided tour at the Hungarian National Museum.

“30 years ago, ESSCA began its internationalisation process by establishing its first European campus in Budapest. At the time, it was an ambitious strategy aimed at providing quality education and management skills to an economy that was in the process of opening up to the European and Western markets. Today we are proud that ESSCA is the only French business school in Hungary that provides a diploma labelled by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles,” the CEO and Dean of ESSCA, Jean Charroin, says.

“The ESSCA School of Management, founded 114 years ago, was built on stable, strong core values, which serve as the foundation of the School's existence and operation to this day. However, ESSCA also places special emphasis on connecting these values with the constantly evolving technological, social, and economic expectations, solutions and challenges, and taking these into account, it implements its operations and contributes to shaping the trends of the education market,” according to Professor Dr. Zsuzsa Deli-Gray, the Campus Director of ESSCA Budapest.

An excellent example of this is the School's aim to reorganize its campuses and processes in accordance with the requirements of sustainable development, or the intentional integration of artificial intelligence into specific processes of ESSCA, including education.

2023 is an exceptional year in the life of ESSCA, as – in addition to Budapest – the Paris Campus is also celebrating its 30th anniversary. The School opened its Luxembourg and Malaga Campuses this year, and will also inaugurate a new facility at its Bordeaux Campus.