 essec (Ãcole supÃ©rieure des sciences Ãconomiques et commerciales) is a business school located in france (cergy-pontoise, 30&nbsp;km west of paris, and la dÃ©fense) and in singapore. it was created in 1907 and is one of the foremost grandes ecoles in france. essec offers master's degree programs in management and finance, mba, executive mba, phd, bachelor programs and a broad variety of specialized masters. it has a student body of approximately 5,200 people and a faculty of 125 professors. essec is recognized as one of the leading business schools in the world. it was the first business school outside of north america to be accredited by the prestigious aacsb in 1997. its master of science in management program (grande ecole) was ranked 3rd worldwide by the financial times in 2014,http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2014 while its master in finance was ranked 2nd worldwide in 2013.http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2013 ==institution== ===essec programs overview=== thumb|right|essec main campus in cergy, france. * msc in management ("grande ecole") * bachelor of business administration (bba) * m.s. (advanced masters) * global mba * mba in hospitality management (imhi) * mba in international luxury brand management * executive mba * phd in business administration ===accreditations=== * international accreditations: in 1997, essec became the first business school outside of north america to be accredited by the aacsb (association to advance collegiate schools of business). in 2003, essec also received accreditation for all its programs from equis (european quality improvement system). * national accreditation: essec is accredited by the french ministry of education. ===rankings=== * essec msc in management ("grande Ãcole"): the âtop 70 masters in management programsâ annual ranking published in september 2014 by the financial times ranked essec business schoolâs master in management 3rd worldwide in its overall global ranking.http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2014 in france, essec business school was ranked 1st for recognition by companies and 2nd for academic excell
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