Brest Business School
French business school
Brest Business School, also called ESC Bretagne Brest, France, is a French business School in the city of Brest in western France.
Founded in 1962, Brest BS provides business and management courses to 900 students. Currently, the school offers seven different programmes both in French and in English. The school is supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brest. In January 2013, the school merged with three others to found France Business School. After the end of France Business School, as of January 2015, ESC Bretagne Brest regained its independence, thus also changing its name to Brest Business School.
In 2021, Brest Business School received AACSB accreditation, an international recognition awarded to business schools demonstrating excellence in teaching, research, curriculum development, and student learning. The school aims to leverage this accreditation to attract more international students and faculty.
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