History

Rennes School of Business was founded in 1990 and was originally called “Sup de Co”. The youngest of France’s Grandes Écoles de Commerce has continued to develop over the past 30 years to join the Top 10 best French management schools*, particularly standing out for the criteria of “International Identity” and “Academic Excellence”.

*2020 and 2021 rankings of post-prepa business schools by Le Parisien and l’Étudiant

Discover its remarkable journey and its evolution through the key dates and moments that have marked its history.

1989

A Business School in Rennes

In 1989, the General Assembly of the CCI took the official decision...

1990

The creation of a Business School

In 1990 Sup de Co Bretagne Rennes comes into existence! The management...

Laying the foundations of an outstanding school

Recognise this glass wall, inaugurated alongside the very first stones of the...

Welcoming the first class

Welcoming the first class

Jacques Calvet, the CEO of the PSA Peugeot Group, was the school’s...

1991

Batiment 1

Inauguration of Building 1

A futuristic building in the shape of a spaceship! Designed by the...

The French Ministry of Education gives its approval!

Now officially recognised by the French Ministry of Education, the Sup de...

1993

Remise des diplômes de la première promo de Rennes School of Business

Graduates of cohort 1

1993 marked the very first batch of graduates, headed by Isabelle Bui,...

1994

Accreditation from the British Open University

In 1994, ESC Rennes received an accreditation from the British Open University....