12 Facts About INSEAD

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INSEAD is among the top 20 universities globally that produced the most of the world's ultra high-net-worth individuals.

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INSEAD was founded in 1957 by venture capitalist Georges Doriot, Claude Janssen, and Olivier Giscard d'Estaing.

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In 2012, INSEAD became a founding member of the Sorbonne University Alliance, moving toward a merger with leading specialist institutions in other fields to create a top-tier multidisciplinary university.

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INSEAD expanded its presence to North America in 2020 with the opening of the INSEAD San Francisco Hub for Business Innovation.

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INSEAD has been a pioneer in setting up a multi-campus business school as a way to increase the global presence and nature of its faculty and curriculum and to reflect the global diversity of its international student and participant population.

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INSEAD is a Grande ecole, a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system.

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7.

INSEAD PhD in Management is a doctoral degree in business to prepare students for a career in academia.

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8.

INSEAD offers fellowships, whereby students receive full tuition fee waiver, annual stipend and research support funding.

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9.

In 2011, INSEAD launched an Executive Certificate in Global Management which is a formal recognition awarded to participants who complete at least three INSEAD global management and leadership programmes within a four-year period.

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10.

INSEAD has research centres conducting research in different business and geographical areas.

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11.

Business case studies authored by INSEAD professors are the second most widely used in classrooms by business schools globally, after Harvard Business School's case studies.

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Business cases that have been designed at INSEAD have received many awards, are made available in case clearing houses, and are used by many other business schools.

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