March 3, 1892
Creation of ESC Lille
(Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lille)
March 3, 1963
Creation of ESC Nice (which later became CERAM)
ESC Nice later became CERAM (Centre d’Enseignement et de Recherche Appliqués au Management) when it settled in Sophia Antipolis, the first European technology park.
November 2, 2009
Official launch of SKEMA Business School
SKEMA Business School — created by the merger between CERAM in Sophia Antipolis and ESC Lille.
December 3, 2009
Opening of our first international campus (China)
SKEMA's 3500m2 Suzhou campus is at the heart of an international community of more than 50,000 Chinese and international students in one of the region's most advanced technology parks.
January 10, 2011
Launch of the Raleigh campus...
SKEMA's Raleigh campus opened in North Carolina, USA. Nestled within the vibrant Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, SKEMA Business School boasts a sprawling space of over 30,000 square feet (2,500 m2) dedicated to its students.
September 3, 2015
Belo Horizonte campus opened in Brazil
Belo Horizonte is an entrepreneurship and innovation powerhouse in Brazil. It is the third largest city for business and is situated in the heart of a high-tech startup cluster called the San Pedro Valley, also known as the Brazilian Silicon Valley.
September 8, 2015
SKEMA obtains the EESPIG qualification
SKEMA obtains the “Établissement d’Enseignement Supérieur Privé d’Intérêt Général“ (EESPIG) qualification.
January 8, 2020
Stellenbosch campus opened in South Africa
SKEMA shares the building and facilities of Stellenbosch University – a huge documentation centre, a music school, concert halls, an athletics stadium, several Olympic swimming pools and sports fields (rugby, football, tennis, hockey, cricket, squash…).
January 15, 2020
SKEMA launches the SKY25 strategic plan
SKEMA launches its strategic plan (SKY25 - SKEMA YEARS 2020-2025).
April 3, 2020
Launch of the AI Innovation Centre in Canada
Situated in Montreal QC, Canada. SKEMA Canada trains professionals as well as companies looking to use artificial intelligence in their business and provides AI training to students on the various international campuses of the school.
July 3, 2020
Opening of the International Joint Audit Institute
A joint school created in collaboration with Nanjing Audit University (NAU) in Nanjing, China.
January 3, 2021
Opening of the new Grand Paris campus
SKEMA Business School's Grand Paris Campus in Suresnes used to house Louis Blériot's aircraft manufacturing facilities in the late 19th and 20th century. In 2002, it became the headquarters of Airbus (formerly EADS). It is here that a large portion of France’s industrial history was written. SKEMA has set up its campus in the birthplace of the ‘Made in France’ expertise and is a contributor to France’s history and knowledge economy.
September 4, 2022
Launch of four new schools
SKEMA launches four new schools:
- SKEMA AI School for Business
- SKEMA Law School for Business
- SKEMA Design School for Business
- SKEMA School of Geopolitics for Business
September 1, 2024
Dubai campus opened in the UAE
The new Dubai campus is located in the prestigious Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).
December 25, 2024
Coming soon
Stay tuned for more updates!