100th Aniversary Celebration at ESSCA: the final bow

 

2009 will remain a memorable year for everyone at ESSCA: students, teachers, graduates, our corporate and university partners …

A look back at a year rich in events, which came to an end with the "Mercuriale" Gala on December 18 in Angers: a grand finale.

 

2009 Retrospective

 

January

 

ESSCA’s students support the François-Xavier Bagnoud NGO and participate in the creation of an FXB-ESSCA village.

 

 

February

 

Launch of the new ESSCA site

Conference by Thierry de Montbrial, General Director of the IFRI (French international relations institute) on "Rebuilding the world after the crisis"

 

 

March

 

Class of 2003/2008 graduation ceremony and election of the 10,000th graduate. Today, ESSCA has more than 6,500 active members in its network.

New EPAS accreditation for a maximum period of five years.

 

May

 

The centennial stamp is issued

 

June

 

Organisation of ESSCA’s national equestrian jumping competition.    VIDEO: ESSCA Jumping 2009

 

September

 

ESSCA hosts the UACES’ (University Association for Contemporary European Studies) European Conference

The centennial book “ESSCA, 1909-2009, de A à Z, 100 ans de passions″

ESSCA’s logo changes

 

October

 

FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER: CENTENNIAL CEREMONY AT ANGERS

 

 VIDEO

 

ESSCA’s students, corporate leaders, alumni, and French and foreign partners met on October 2nd at Angers’ conference centre to celebrate the school's hundredth anniversary.

 

                      

 

Speaking in front of a crowded room, Dominique Vigin, President of the business school, and Catherine Leblanc, General Director, opened the event by paying a tribute to ESSCA’s former leaders and reviewing a century of changes, sharing and challenges.

 

They then called on the philosopher André Comte-Sponville, invited specifically for this occasion, to address the audience on the topic of “The meaning of work, happiness and motivation: management philosophy”. The conference centre’s audience was delighted with this remarkable lecture.

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY, 3 OCTOBER: INAUGURATION OF THE NEW BUILDING

 

 VIDEO:  Inauguration of the new building

 

 ESSCA’s guests met again the next day for the inauguration of the new building on the Angers site.

                                                                    

 

“This additional 4,400 m² wing will allow ESSCA to soar towards new horizons,” noted Catherine Leblanc with a smile.

 

  VIDEOS:

- Christophe Béchu, President of the General Council of the Maine-et-Loire Region

- Christophe Clergeau, Regional Deputy Councillor for Higher Education

- Jean-Claude Antonini, Mayor of Angers and President of Angers Loire Métropole

 

In their respective speeches, the officials for the public entities who co-financed the works described their vision of the school before cutting the symbolic ribbon.

 

 

They then shared a shovel to plant the emblematic centennial tree: a magnolia tree called Clio.

 

 VIDEO: Visit of the new premises and garden party

 

The morning event continued with a visit of the new premises and a party in the School’s gardens.

 

 

 

December

 

On December 18, the Mercuriale annual gala brought a final touch to a year of celebration.