Opened in 1967, EBS Paris has had a pioneering influence on the European model of education, being the first international business school founded in France.

EBS Paris is also a member of UGEI, Conférence des Grandes écoles, European Foundation for Management Development, and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

It is currently still one of the few schools to educate international executives and business managers who master three languages, having over 7,600 alumni in 64 countries.

[5] EBS Paris has been ranked 92 in the top 100 universities in the world by the Ecole des Mines ParisTech in 2011.

The ranking was made considering the number of alumni holding management positions in the world's 500 largest companies.