The Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier - Business School, established in 1897, is one of the oldest management schools in Europe.

Founded by the Chamber of Commerce of Montpellier, the École Supérieure de Commerce de Montpellier (the Montpellier Graduate School of Business) was initially created to train economic leaders who would help develop activities and businesses in the region.

On January 1, 2013, the Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier Business School changed its legal status, becoming a non-profit association according to the French association law of 1901 (Loi 1901). The goal of this modification was to give the institution greater management autonomy in order to meet international standards and to make operations more flexible to facilitate management innovations and allow for the changes necessary in national and international markets.

Conférence des Grande Écoles

The Conférence des Grandes Ecoles is an association of the most prestigious French schools in all disciplines (management sciences and engineering). In order to be admitted, schools must issue Grand École Master’s Degrees (Grade de Master) and demonstrate academic excellence. Admission criteria also include the number of students and the course specializations offered. The School of Management Chapter of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles groups together the 38 largest French management schools, including the Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier Business School (ESC Montpellier).