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 Grande Ecole Program in 5 years - French bac+5 visa granted by CEFDG
2013
Renewal of the Bac +5 visa and Master's degree (Grade de Master) both granted by CEFDG, for 4 years
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)
2024
Bachelor program awarded the Bachelor's degree (Grade de Licence) and MSc programmes granted the Bac+5 visa.
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 (Grade de Master) granted by CEFDG for the Grande Ecole Program and acceptance into the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles
2015
EDC Paris BS celebrates its 65th anniversary and 20 years since the school was taken over by its alumni
2017
Acquisition of the EDC group by the Planeta group, a family-owned multinational with a "Higher Education" division operating across three continents and serving over 100,000 students.
2019
Stage 1 of the new real estate plan - Inauguration of 2 new campuses in Paris (La Villette and Paris XV)
2021
Bachelor program awarded the Bac+3 visa - Phase 1 completed in the AACSB accreditation process - Stage 3 of the new real estate plan - Inauguration of our Paris La Défense Puteaux campus
