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2024 – 2025 Press Releases

11 April 2025 –MBS and Groupe TRIAL Join Forces to Support Social Innovation and Impactful Projects

09 April 2025 – MBS School of Business leads the way in inclusive education with Glaaster: a groundbreaking new tool

28 March 2025 – MBS School of Business and Altémed forge a strategic partnership to drive skills development and innovation

19 March 2025 – 128th Graduation Ceremony – Photocall

19 March 2025 –128th Graduation Ceremony – Event/Stage

13 March 2025 –MBS School of Business climbs to 9th place in Le Parisien’s 2025 Bachelor ranking

07 March 2025 – MBS Scholarship Award Ceremony: An Evening of Excellence and Inclusion

25 February 2025 – Creating a video game studio: A deep dive into Valentin Le Quinio’s journey

20 February 2025 – Le Point 2025 Ranking – MBS: 14th Best French Business School (13th Post-Prep School)

18 February 2025 – MBS School of Business: The Financing of the ANIMA Campus is Finalized

12 February 2025 – Faculty & Research Exchange Scheme: Meeting Dr Sara Hathout

06 February 2025 – MBS – School of Business and ESMA team up to launch a new program

03 February 2025 – MBS – School of Business Hosts the Entretiens de l’Excellence to Promote Equal Opportunities

12 December 2024 – Levantins founders Serge Al Irani and Elie Nakad win awards for Le Joyau d’Olive

03 December 2024 – MBS climbs 6 spots in the Financial Times Top 100 European Business Schools!

26 November 2024 – Celebrating International Week at MBS!

14 November 2024 – MBS ranked among the Top 3 French business schools and among the Top 100 worldwide in the Shanghai Global

07 November 2024 – MBS ranked in the Top 10 most committed Business Schools for ecological and social transition

04 November 2024 – Meet the New International Excellence Scholarship Awardees

23 October 2024 – International Mobility Update with Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)

09 September 2024 – Financial Times 2024: MBS comes 47th best Master’s in Management in the world, up 4 places.

03 September 2024 – MBS Research ranked 20th in the world and 1st in France according to US News

2023 – 2024 Press Releases (in French only)

24 June 2024 – MBS reinvents its excellence track dedicated to transition

4 April 2024 – MBS and EPF create a double-degree programme for leaders in management and engineering 

3 April 2024 – MBS rebrands, opens a campus in Paris and enters a new dimension

25 march 2024 – MBS at the forefront of helping companies move towards a mission-driven society

15 March 2024 – Hackathon ODD Challenge : MBS, 6 local companies and 250 students redefine the business game for Sustainability

15 February 2024 – Le Point 2024 ranking : MBS is the 2nd school most committed to ecological transition

6 February 2024 –  MBS launches a Master of Science in Banking Management in apprenticeship

23 January 2024 –  MBS’s Bachelor programme in the Top 5 of Le Figaro Etudiant ranking

29 November 2023 –  MBS research strives for excellence

23 October 2023 – MBS launches tutoring training course

09 October 2023 – MBS offers certification in Sustainable Finance 

03 October 2023 – Groupe La Poste and Montpellier Business School join forces to promote Quality of Life at Work and Parenthood in the workplace 

2022 – 2023 PRESS RELEASES (IN FRENCH ONLY)

22 august 2023 – MBS is the only French business school in the Shanghai 2023 ranking 

19 june 2023 – Labex Entreprendre publishes its national report on entrepreneurial activity in 2022

02 may 2023 – International experience : 24 students in apprenticeship fly to Dakar to discover the African market

25 april 2023 – Hackathon ODD Challenge : 620 students from MBS build solutions to address the 17 sustainable development goals from the United Nations

14 april 2023 – Discover the 7 projects of MBS Excellence programme 1st promotion

06 april 2023 – MBS renews its AMBA accreditation for 5 years

29 march 2023 – A new partnership between Danone & MBS

16 march 2023 – Le Parisien 2023 ranking – MBS among the best Bachelor’s degrees

15 march 2023 – Signature of the partnership between the Mind Chair of MBS, the STER clinic and the CHU of Montpellier

20 February 2023 – Launching of a new track dedicated to high-level athletes and diverse talents

16 January 2023 – MBS, 1st French Business School certified by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers to organise the AMF sustainable finance exam

05 January 2023 – MBS gains two places and is 11th in the ranking of French business schools according to L’Etudiant

05 December 2022 – Launching of MBS Handicap scholarship, a new measure for social inclusion starting in September 2023

24 november 2022 – MBS opens the apprenticeship track in the first year of the MiM programme and the second year of the Bachelor programme

08 november 2022 – MBS has its EQUIS accreditation renewed for three years

03 Novembrer 2022 –  MBS, 2nd French Business School in the ChangeNOW ranking to change the world

18 october 2022 – MBS opens a preparation to the Tremplin 2 (Master in Management) entrance exam

06 october 2022 – New: MBS opens a second intake in January 2023 for its Bachelor Programme

30 september 2022 – Urbasolar become partner with MBS

12 September 2022 –  Financial Times 2022: MBS ranked 56th best Master in Management in the world

08 september 2022 – MBS launches its new programme of excellence ‘Act For Change’

2021 – 2022 Press Releases (in French only)

25 july 2022 – MBS progresses in the Shanghaï thematic rankings

30 june 2022 – ” Young innovative and responsible company” prize : the MBS Foundations offers €10,000

16 june 2022 – Pedagogical innovations : MBS implements several devices to train the forerunners of a social, digital and ecological transition

19 may 2022 –MBS: summary of the Life Coaching department, 6 months after its launch

15 may 2022 – MBS received the DD&RS label

09 may 2022 : Pegase Chair’s report : Gen Z and air travel

29 april 2022: ODD Challenge : 660 students from MBS build solutions to meet the sustainable development’s regional challenges

14 april 2022 – Humanlinker, the start-up incubated by MBS raises 2.5 million euros

11 april 2022 – Banque Populaire du Sud becomes sponsor of ESI Chair

06 avril 2022 – The Pegase Chair became partners with AEROAFFAIRES

24 march 2022 – Ukraine : MBS supports the population and welcome the refugee students

17 march 2022 – MBS 8th in the ranking of French business schools according to Le Point

07 march 2022 – MBS creates a leadership scholarship for women

17 January 2022 Start up Week at MBS: 3 days to create a “zero carbon” business model

16 january 2022 MBS launches a research chair in transformation management to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals towards a low carbon economy.

08 january 2022 – ACM Habitat, SERM-SA3M and MBS: A collaboration to develop the skills of management teams

25 january 2022 – Gender mainstreaming : MBS joins the #StOpE initiative

19 january 2022 – MBS students participate in a European programme to encourage active citizenship and social entrepreneurship

14 january 2021 – Social openness : MBS creates 3 excellence scholarships 

06 january 2021 – MBS obtains Qualiopi Certification

14 December 2021 – Dr. Paul Chiambaretto joins the Sustainable Aviation Observatory with the Pegasus Chair and MBS

08 December 2021 – Gaia association renews student survival box to tackle insecurity

23 November 2021 – MBS open a Life Coaching unit to help students reaching their goals

17 November 2021 – Visiting MBS, the prefect of Hérault assures his support for the campus project in Cambaceres.

02 November 2021 – MBS, 2nd French Business School in the  ChangeNow ranking to change the world

19 October 2021 – Historical Research result

12 October 2021 – Review of the 6th day of #RDD2021

21 September 2021 – MBS’ eco-friendly intake

13 September 2021 –  Financial Times 2021: MBS ranked 56th best Master in Management in the world and 12th French Business School

2020-2021 Press Releases (in French only)

07 July 2021 – New MBS campus : the Fontès Architecture – Tourre Sanchis cabinet win the call for projects for a delivery in 2024

05 July 2021 – The MBS SEI Chair supports 14 project leaders in the creation of their social and environmental impact company

01 July 2021 – MBS Entrepreneurship Center : 5 startups make a pitch in front of banks and investors

22 June 2021 – MBS’ MSc in Digital Transformation has had its CGE accreditation renewed for a further 3 years

08 June 2021 – Air travel: nearly 40% of business trips replaced by video conferencing according to MBS researchers

02 June 2021 – Shanghai Ranking – MBS takes the 5th place

31 May 2021 – Dr Regis Delafenestre appointed Director of the Executive MBA

19 May 2021 – MBS ranked #1 among business schools for apprenticeship by Le Parisien

17 Mai 2021 – Closing ceremony of the inclusion campus

07 Mai 2021 – Lidl becomes Grand Partner of MBS

04 Mai 2021 – Crossing the Mediterranean in a rowing boat by Florian Juvanon alumni 2018

20 April 2021 – ODD Challenges: 600 MBS students mobilized

04 April 2021 – AACSB accreditation renewed for 5 years

30 March 2021 – MBS strengthens the social and environmental dimension of its Master in Management

22 March 2021 – MBS creates the COAST Chair dedicated to the sustainable transformation of the economy and society

09 March 2021 : Registration for the BCE 2021 competition : MBS is further improving its attractiveness to preparatory students.

08 February 2021 : MBS multiplies initiatives to promote social openness

01 February 2021 : Partial return to face-to-face courses on the MBS campus

21 January 2021 : The Bachelor of MBS obtains the Grade de Licence

14 January 2021 :  Future eco-campus in Cambaceres : four candidates selected for the competition of architects

11 January 2021 : Nicollin Group chooses MBS for the diagnosis and structuring of its CSR policy 08 january2021 : Start-Up Week MBS x Air France

2019-2020 Press Releases (in French only)

24 July 2020 : MBS strenghten its mesures against discrimination and sexual harassment

10 June 2020 : MBS prepares its 2020 intake and focuses on students’ safety

13 May 2020 : At MBS, students are taught sustainable development

09 April 2020 : Coronavirus : MBS unlocks €100,000 of scholarships to help students affected by the crisis

03 April 2020 : Coronavirus: MBS donates 24,000 masks to the Montpellier Clinique du Parc (English)

10 March 2020 : Pierre-Emile Ramauger becomes Director of Development and Corporate Relations

06 March 2020 : MBS released its 2020-2025 strategic plan

27 February 2020 : MBS’s new campus will be located in the Cambacérès district

18 February2020 : Arcadia Cup : first eSport inter-school competition

10 February 2020 : The Pégase chair releases its first study on air transport

09 January 2020 : MBS and Auchan : operation “Chef on the Campus”

04 December 2019 : Station Sucrée, incubated start-up at MBS

21 November 2019 : MBS celebrates Diversity Label’s 10th anniversary

14 November 2019 : Cédrine Joly named Director of the Grande Ecole Programme

14 October 2019 : Inauguration Yunus Centre at MBS

03 October 2019 : MBS gets EQUIS accreditation

30 September 2019 : MBS associated with environmental issues

26 September 2019 : Business Forum – 14th of November

23 September 2019 : The Bachelor of MBS gets the Visa

09 September 2019 : Partnership with MEDEF Hérault

2018-2019 PRESS RELEASES (IN FRENCH ONLY)

10 July 2019 : MBS Grande Ecole Programme becomes AMBA accredited

20 May 2019 : Start-up week 2019

11 April 2019 : New Dean MBS

29 March 2019 : Cooperation MBS and Créalia

09 March 2019 : Yunus conference

21 February 2019 : New governance

11 February 2019 : Major Partnership with AYMING

17 janvier 2019 : Refonte du PGE

15 January 2019 : MBS redesign the Grande Ecole Programme

18 December 2018 : MBS launch 9 new MSc

07 October 2018 : Major Partnership with SAGE

22 October 2018 : MBS welcome the ELLE Active conference

15 October 2018 : MBS welcome the JobsTIC forum

10  September 2018 : MBS 52nd in the FT rankings

2017-2018 Press Releases (in French only)

10 July 2018 : Results of the Business School Impact System audit

03 July 2018 : Major Partnership with Man

18 June 2018 : MBS 1st Employment Forum in Paris

04 June 2018 : Major Partnership with Derichebourg

24 May 2018 : Start Up Week 2018

04 May 2018 : Société Générale’s Disability Scholarship

26 April 2018 : Orange Employment Forum Hello Jobs

19 April 2018 : Major Partnership with Société Générale

15 January 2018 : Major Partnership with Vacalians

13 December 2017 : Major Partnership with ONET

8 December 2017 : Major Partnership with Air France

5 December 2017 : MBS’s new MSc in Lean Operations Management

1er December 2017 : Zonta Prize awarded to MBS

23 November 2017 : Major Partnership with Altrad

21 September 2017 : Major Partnership with Carrefour