Recent landmarks

1984 – first version of Audencia MBA opens

1989 – creation of the Office of International Study to aid links with partner institutions

1990 – trilingual, post-graduate European Management Programme (EMP) is launched

1993 – founding of Euro-Asian Centre for Management

1996 – creation of the Atlantic Pole of Management

1998 – Equis accreditation awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development

2000 – centenary year and change of name to Audencia

2002 – creation of the Alliance for Business Education (ABE) together with academic partners in Poland, Spain and the UK

2003 – official opening of the Centre for Entrepreneurs

2004 – accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)

2005 – multi-site International Masters in Management (IMM) programme is launched

2005 – accreditation by the Association of MBAs. Audencia is now part of less than 1% of schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation Equis, AACSB, Association of MBAs.

2006 - Audencia appears for the first time in a global ranking when The Economist's Which MBA guide ranks the school's full-time MBA programme among the top 100 in the world.

2007- Audencia is reaccredited by Equis for five years, the longest period possible.