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39-526: Founded in fall 1874, it is the oldest student association in France. Its mission is to provide young people with training in public life, notably by holding weekly conferences with political figures and, since 2003, with personalities from civil, economic and cultural spheres. The Conférence Olivaint model has been adopted in Belgium, where there is a Belgian Conférence Olivaint since 1954. The Conférence Olivaint

78-835: A Master in Business Project Management co-delivered with the Technical University of Madrid and in Italy, a double-degree program is available for engineers together with the Polytechnic University of Turin . Since 2017, ESCP has had two campuses in Paris, one near the Place de la République (in the 11th arrondissement of Paris) and another one near the Montparnasse Tower (in the 15th arrondissement of Paris). Each campus

117-722: A large majority of students and a minority of young professionals. The age limit for applying to the Conférence Olivaint is set at thirty years. Among these students, in 2022, there were about a quarter from Sciences Po Paris , a quarter from Assas, and a quarter from Sorbonne . The last quarter included students from the ICP, business schools ( HEC , ESSEC , ESCP ...), engineering schools ( ENSAE , CentraleSupélec , Polytechnique ...), normaliens (ENS, ENS Cachan ), from communication schools ( CELSA , ISCOM), Sciences Po Lille, Nanterre, l'École du Louvre and Dauphine. Each year, as part of

156-472: A political career, it is important that you be highly ranked. In a time of revolution, it is necessary, through knowledge, character, and independence, to rise above all parties, to see only the interests of the country and to devote oneself to its salvation", he said. The goal of the Conférence Olivaint at the time was to recruit young people form the Rue de Sèvres Congregation and prepare them to become defenders of

195-543: A total of around 500 teaching hours. The entire curriculum awards the 'Grade de Master' degree recognized by the French Ministry of Education and a total of 120 ECTS credits. The core modules are taught in Paris, Berlin, London or online. They are followed by a specialisation taking place in Madrid, Turin or online. The MBA’s specialisations are in consulting, entrepreneurship, luxury, and fintech & innovation. The ESCP MBA

234-596: Is awarded once 180 ECTS have been obtained (bac + 3); a Masters is awarded once 120 additional credits have been obtained (bac +5). The highly coveted PGE ( Programme Grande École ) ends with the degree of Master in Management (MiM) . In 2017, ESCP decided to launch its MBA in International Management. To this end, it first rebranded its Master in European Management, and then completely revolutionised

273-601: Is considered the world's oldest business school . ESCP Business School runs BSc , MBA , Executive MBA , master's degree programs in finance and management , executive education programs, and PhD programs. The school was established in Paris on 1 December 1819 by two former Napoleonic soldiers, Germain Legret and Amédée Brodart. Germain Legret had founded two business schools in Paris in 1815 and 1818, but both closed their doors rapidly. ESCP offered entrepreneurship education in

312-660: Is currently ranked 26th worldwide by the 2024 QS Global MBA Ranking and 25th worldwide by the 2024 MBA Financial Times Ranking. ESCP students can study on campuses in France ( Paris ), the UK ( London ), Spain ( Madrid ), Germany ( Berlin ), Italy ( Turin ), and Poland ( Warsaw ). They can spend either 6 months or 1 year on each campus according to their study choices. Each campus has its own specifics and develops programs with local academic institutions. For instance, in Spain, ESCP provides

351-465: Is dedicated to a specific range of programs. The campus in the 11th arrondissement hosts all the graduate programs whereas the campus in the 15th arrondissement hosts the undergraduate education , the executive education and the school's start-up Incubator , the Blue Factory. This organization is unique to Paris; on every other campus, undergraduate, graduate and executive programmes are dispensed in

390-551: Is preceded by a debate and a portrait of the guest. Since 1947, lawyers have given eloquence master classes. Jacques Pradon , Mario Stasi and Olivier Schnerb have served in succession as public speaking advisors to the Conférence Olivaint. Since 2017, François Martineau and Antoine Vey have filled this office. Since 2008, the Conférence Olivaint organizes, in collaboration with the Conférence des avocats du Barreau de Paris,

429-707: The 16th arrondissement town hall , while the Library of the Paris Bar Association hosted the 2021 edition in May 2022. The next edition will take place in fall 2022. In 2017, the Olivaint Conference created the Olivier Schnerb Prize for Eloquence in tribute to its late oratorical advisor. The Olivaint Conference also organises each year - A symposium open to the public : - A study trip, where members of

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468-872: The Conférence Olivaint are Laurent Fabius , Karine Berger , Jean-Louis Bourlanges , Jean-Pierre Chevènement , Dominique Perben , Jean-François Deniau , Jacques Attali , Hubert Védrine , Hervé de Charette , Michel Barnier , Frédéric Mitterrand , Arnaud Montebourg , Éric Woerth , Mounir Mahjoubi , Henri de Gaulle , Michel Charasse , François d'Aubert , Alain Poher , Jean-Noël Jeanneney , Dominique Perben , Michel Vauzelle , René Pleven , Vincent Chauvet , Robert Schuman , Georges Bidault , Marguerite Bérard ( fr ), Jacques Attali , Jean-Claude Casanova , Raphaël Enthoven , Isabelle Huppert , Érik Orsenna , Jean-François Deniau , Michel Bon , Philippe-Joseph Salazar , Christine Ockrent , Paul Michaux , François Zimeray , Anne Carvello 1874 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV )

507-662: The Conférence Olivaint is carried out through a process based on the preliminary study of an application (including a cover letter and a resume) and, subsequently, an individual interview with the Conférence Olivaint Recruitment Officers. After three years, members of the Youth Branch recognized for their involvement in the life of the Association can access the Alumni Branch. The Youth Branch comprises

546-605: The French public university system . Grandes écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process, and a significant proportion of their graduates occupy the highest levels of French society. Similar to Ivy League universities in the United States, Oxbridge in the UK, and the C9 League in China, graduation from a grande école is viewed as

585-556: The Master's and Doctoral degrees. The Bachelors and the Masters are organized in semesters: 6 for the Bachelors and 4 for the Masters. Those levels of study include various "parcours" or paths based on UE ( Unités d'enseignement or Modules ), each worth a defined number of European credits (ECTS). A student accumulates those credits, which are generally transferable between paths. A Bachelors

624-661: The École Polytechnique or the École Centrale Paris , but this ultimately did not happen. At the time, engineering schools in France and in Europe taught future businessmen. From 1838, the French state began to fund scholarships meant for ESCP's students. In 1869, the Paris Chamber of Commerce took over the school, aiming to train future business leaders in modern methods in commerce and industry. In 1892, ESCP set up selective admissions processes, which continued to be retained and, today, take

663-401: The 1820s. It was modelled on the first grande école, the École Polytechnique , founded by Lazare Carnot and Gaspard Monge , but was initially more modest, in large part because it had not been supported by the state. The school had gained international exposure since the 1820s, but it was not the only business school open to international students. Its stature and importance ascended during

702-450: The 1980s, many of François Mitterrand 's collaborators were recruited by Alumni, such as Jacques Attali or Hubert Védrine . In 2013, under the impetus of the Youth Branch, secularism was included as a founding principle in the statutes and rules of the association. Originally intended for a male audience, the Olivaint Conference opened its doors to women in the 1950s and, in 1970, elected its first woman president, Angéline Arrighi. Today,

741-593: The 19th century and it moved to its current Parisian location on the Avenue de la République in 1898. In 1828, the project to put the school under the authority of the French Ministry of Commerce and Industry failed. The school remained independent by the intervention of Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui , who took it over. Several times during the first half of the 19th century, French political developments resulted in plans to group ESCP with elite French engineering schools such as

780-550: The Bar house in 2017 under the chairmanship of Minister Hervé de Charette The exception is 2018, as the “Joute des Conférences” did not take place. The 2019 edition took place at the Library of the Paris Bar Association under the chairmanship of Antoine Vey. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Joute was initially suspended in 2020, before being postponed to fall 2021. This edition took place in

819-530: The Canadian National Debate Championship and in a Canadian delegation being hosted in Paris. The Alumni Branch of the Conférence Olivaint has a board of Directors, chaired by Professor Antoine Souchaud since 2019, which oversees the long-term success of the Conférence Olivaint . They form an informal network and are less regular in their activities than the Youth Branch. Among the Alumni of

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858-484: The Church and the country. [1] The Wednesday session has been a tradition at the Conférence Olivaint since its creation. During these sessions, the guest would deliver a speech of general scope, often with strong political or moral connotations. The Conférence Olivaint benefited from ultramontanism. Indeed, Pope Pius IX, and later Pope Leo XIII, bestowed their apostolic blessing on the Conférence Olivaint, insisting on

897-505: The Conference meet political figures from the country visited (Argentine and Uruguay in 2005, Ukraine in 2006, Turkey in 2007, the United States in 2010, Kosovo in 2011, China in 2012, Tunisia in 2013, Iran in 2014, Greece in 2016, Lebanon, the Vatican, Italy in 2017, Romania in 2019, Senegal in 2022),. In 2021, due to the pandemic, the study trip took place on the island of Port-Cros , on which

936-502: The Olivaint Conference organized international seminars from the end of the Second World War until the end of the 1970s. - A short story contest. The last subjects were: “Courage let’s flee!” (2011), “Sans culottes” (2012), “Veiled lisses” (2013), “Living standing” (2014), “Utopia” (2017), “Desire” in (2022) - The Weimar Forum, which brings together young students from Germany, Poland and France at an international symposium. In 2017,

975-543: The Olivaints on the theme "Democracy and Fascism". The following year, the first of a series of Franco-German sessions was held on the topic of "Responsibility and Nazism". After the war, the Conférence Olivaint was rather Christian-Democratic and, above all, pro-European. In 1968, secularism was widely accepted in the Conférence , under the presidency of Laurent Fabius (Youth Branch) and Hervé de Charette (Alumni Branch). In

1014-810: The Panthéon-Sorbonne University , the Institut Catholique de Paris , INALCO , the Studierendenforum im Tönissteiner Kreis , the Circle France-Amériques and the Institut de France . Some partnerships also serve more short-term purposes, such as the one forged in 2014 with the Société universitaire canadienne de débat inter-collégial to participate in various tournaments. This project resulted in an Olivaint delegation being sent to Montreal for

1053-448: The association is nearing parity. For the 2021-2022 mandate, the association recruited a majority of female members (51%). In 2022, 40% of the association's members were women. On May 26, 2021, the association commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Commune and the death of Father Olivaint at an event that brought together the two branches of the Conference. Recruitment of new members of

1092-418: The curriculum of its MBA in 2023. In its new configuration, candidates can study both full-time and part-time for a period ranging from 10 to 34 months. During this period, all the typical subjects of a general management MBA are covered. The course is structured through core modules, two company consultancy projects (business consultancy on real-life cases provided by partner companies), and a specialization, for

1131-455: The elections, aspiring members to the board give their lists a name, which must be unique. The elected list then becomes the active board, called the "Bureau". Since June 2022, the Bureau "Simone Weil" leads the Conférence Olivaint . The Conference's main activity is organizing weekly conferences with leading figures from the political sphere and civil society. Although these conferences are open to

1170-563: The form of competitive exams. On 5 April 1973, the concept of a multi-campus business school was created, with consecutive inaugurations of campuses taking place in the United Kingdom ( London in 1974, move to Oxford in 1975) and in Germany ( Düsseldorf in 1975, move to Berlin in 1985). In 1974 the ESCP developed courses in entrepreneurship in response to internal and external forces. Since then,

1209-692: The forum was held at the National Assembly on the topic of dogitalisationand Europe, under the patronage of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and the Commission Supérieure du Numérique et des Postes. The Olivaint Conference benefits from a solid and lasting network of partners. It relies on universities and institutions, as well as other French and international entities sharing its values of independence, boldness and eloquence, and aligned with its interest in public life. The Olivaint Conference counts among its historical partners Sciences Po Paris ,

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1248-506: The ideal prerequisite credential for any top government, administrative and corporate position in the nation. The degrees are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles and awarded by the French Ministry of National Education . Higher education business degrees in France are organized into three levels thus facilitating international mobility: the Licence , or Bachelor's degrees , and

1287-609: The public, the tradition is to maintain confidentiality on what is said during these conferences. They take place in Paris, and are often held at Sciences Po , the Institut Catholique de Paris , the Cercle France-Amériques or the Sorbonne . In parallel, master class , outings and internal events complete the training provided. Another tradition of the Conférence Olivaint is public speaking training . Each weekly lecture

1326-410: The school has deepened its European presence to become an integrated pan-European business school:. In 2018, ESCP became an École consulaire , largely financed by the public Chambers of Commerce in Paris , Berlin , and Turin . ESCP Business School is a grande école , a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and often connected to, the main framework of

1365-535: The specific role that this organisation fulfilled in their eyes. They described it as "of public interest to society". In the wake of the First World War and until the Second, the Conférence Olivaint wished to focus its debates on the international scene. The Conférence Olivaint invited personalities from all political backgrounds. In 1946, the Conférence Olivaint invited Italian students to come and exchange with

1404-610: The “Joute des Conférences”, an annual public speaking competition. This competition was held at Sciences Po Paris in 2012, in the auction room of the Palais de Justice in 2013, at the Conseil d’Etat in 2014, at the Library of the Paris Bar Association at the Palais de Justice in 2015, under the chairmanship of Christian Charrière-Bournazel, at the Assemblée Nationale in 2016 under the chairmanship of Minister Marylise Lebranchu , and at

1443-490: Was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. ESCP Business School ESCP Business School ( French : École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris ; English: Paris 1st School of Business ) is a French business school and grande école founded in Paris and based across Europe with campuses in Paris , Berlin , London , Madrid , Turin , and Warsaw . Established in 1819, it

1482-605: Was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar  and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar , the 1874th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 874th year of the 2nd millennium , the 74th year of the 19th century , and the 5th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1874, the Gregorian calendar

1521-652: Was established in the fall of 1874 by Jesuits . It was named after Father Olivaint, superior of the Jesuits on Rue de Sèvres, who was executed on May 26, 1871, along with other hostages, by the Communards. These executions came as a response to the Versailles Repression during the " Bloody Week " of the Paris Commune . Father Olivaint wished to train young people for public and political life: "If you are driven towards

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