page_title: École des Ponts Business School
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: École des Ponts Business School / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Celia with the Minister of Health Bernard Kouchner and the co-founder of Doctors Without Borders, on the day she was awarded the second highest honor in France, Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merit medal.This award is the second highest given by the French Republic to honor people of distinguished merit.
context_page_description: École des Ponts Business School is the business school of École des Ponts ParisTech, which is one of the oldest and most prestigious French Grandes Écoles, founded by royal decree of King Louis XV in 1747 and formerly known as École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
  École des Ponts Business School is an international business school and research institution based in Paris, France that offers a Global Executive MBA, a Full-Time Masters in Business Administration, an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration and many specialized certificates and programs in Europe, Africa and Asia. École des Ponts Business School is also a leader in research and has centers such as the Circular Economy Research Center, CPC-Paris and CASE:Africa. The research themes include: Circular Economy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Talent Management and Digital Transformation & Change Management.
context_section_description: Established as ENPC School of International Management in 1987 by Celia Russo in 1987 to promote the study of international business and value-based global leadership. It later changed its name to École des Ponts Business School.
caption: Celia with the Minister of Health Bernard Kouchner and the co-founder of Doctors Without Borders, on the day she was awarded the second highest honor in France, Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merit medal.This award is the second highest given by the French Republic to honor people of distinguished merit.
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