They are academically selective, socially inclusive and very affordable Graduate School of Management within the French Public Research Universities.

In the United States, by contrast, economic growth is powered by batches of engineers and managers from the best business schools attached to universities.

In 1955, Gaston Berger, Director of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, created the Institute of Business Administration (IAE) in American style, to provide academic knowledge in management that complements the professional know-how and gather University and Business world.

In the beginning, IAE were schools with a single diploma, “CAAE” - Certificate in Business Administration with a pioneering position on the "dual skills".

This degree was designed to give management skills to engineers and graduate students of the faculties of Law, Letters and Sciences.

It has been for nearly 20 years, the common degree of most IAE in becoming “DESS CAAE” and continues today through the “MAE” (Master of Business Administration).