History

Toulouse Business School has just celebrated its centennial !

Founded in 1903 by the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the school's initial vocation was to respond to the needs of the local business community for able business administrators.

Originally housed in a 15th century monastery located in the old town centre, the School's present premises include a downtown campus and an ultra-modern "electronic" campus located on the perimeter of the city. The downtown campus, a blend of aesthetic architectural harmony and functional excellence, is located at the heart of the business complex near the centre of metropolitan Toulouse.

The School, one of France's prestigious "Grandes Écoles de Management" was hitherto simply known as ESC Toulouse (École Supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse), delivering a single graduate degree to highly selected students. Responding to the needs of the business community, the School pursued a vigourous policy of program development and diversification. The name Toulouse Business School reflects the result of this policy.

Today, Toulouse Business School is one of France's leading integrated management schools. Its primary vocation is to prepare students to assume managerial responsabilities by developing their analytical, integrative and interpersonal skills while catering for their needs in the lifelong learning process. We thereby aspire to lay the foundation for leadership in tomorrow's business world.