Founded in Nantes in 1900, Audencia – from the Latin audientia, meaning “listening”, and audacia, meaning “daring” – was first accredited by EQUIS in 1998 and is ranked amongst the top European business schools.
UN GLOBAL COMPACT & CSR EXPERTISE
In 2004, Audencia joined the UN initiative uniting companies, the business world and civil society around 10 universal principles for labour and environmental standards and human rights. We were the first business school in France to join the Global Compact.
Since then, we have been developing and disseminating our expertise in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and integrating it into our research, teaching and internal management.
In 2010, Audencia incorporated the strengths of SciencesCom (a media and communication school founded in 1984) and the École Atlantique de Commerce (for post-baccalaureate education, set up in 1981). Both are accredited programmes ranked amongst the best in their specialist area.
Audencia can therefore now offer management and communication programmes from bachelor’s to doctoral level. We have also developed executive courses, available in France as well as internationally, which provide educational solutions to meet the strategic challenges and operational objectives of businesses.
Audencia currently has four campuses in Nantes, a campus in Paris and a Cooperative Center for Studies in Beijing.
REACCREDITATION & STRATEGIC PLAN
EQUIS, AACSB & AMBA
In 2020, Audencia was awarded reaccreditation by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA for the maximum period of five years and has become one of the 30 schools in the world included in the Positive Impact Rating.
TOP ACCREDITATIONS & RANKINGS
Audencia is part of a very select group of schools holding all three international accreditations for business and management education. This is just one way in which our commitment to excellence in teaching is recognised.
We are also internationally recognised for the global careers of our graduates, and we hold top global rankings for our MBA and other specialised programmes. We are highly regarded internationally as well as within Europe and France.