25 Milestones for Groupe IGENSIA Education (formerly Groupe IGS)
A look back at our history through 25 milestones, from our inception to today.
Groupe IGENSIA Education (formerly Groupe IGS)
March 2025 |
Creation of the Académie des Métiers du Lien to train care professionals |
January 2025 |
Groupe IGENSIA Education integrates ESA Casablanca into its international development strategy with the support of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Morocco (CFCIM) Inauguration of the Groupe's new campus in Nanterre, dedicated to work-study Alliance with the Business Science Institute (BSI) to offer Doctorate's of Business Administration Strategic partnership with the Conservatoire National des Véhicules Anciens (CNVA), a major player in the automotive restoration professions |
November 2024 |
Merger of the Groupe's five Centers of Apprentice Training to become a single, strong brand : IGENSIA Alternance. |
September 2024 |
Strategic alliance with EdTech France |
May 2024 |
Rebranding: Groupe IGS becomes Groupe IGENSIA Education |
February 2024 |
Strategic alliance with Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori (ISMM) |
2023 |
Creation of 5 areas of activity: Post-secondary Schools, Work-study and Apprenticeship, Continuing Education, Career Placement and Inclusion, and Career Counseling. Creation of the IGS Career Placement and Inclusion department made up of the ADIP association (Association for the Development of Professional Integration) created in 1979, and Hand'IGS, the group's disability awareness program, founded in 2012. |
2022 |
Creation of the My Orientation Track career guidance center |
2021 |
Creation of Take Me Up, an innovative gap-year program |
2018 |
Introduction of staggered admissions to academic programs |
2008 |
Creation of the Hand'IGS, Groupe IGS's disability awareness program |
1999 |
Creation of the IMSI post-secondary school specialized in real estate |
1995 |
The American Business School, an English language business school founded in 1985, joins Groupe IGS |
1993 |
ISCPA post-secondary school of journalism, communication, and artistic and cultural production joins Groupe IGS |
1992 |
Opening of the Toulouse-Blagnac campus |
1991 |
Creation of the CFA CODIS apprenticeship training center for sales, distribution, and service professions |
1990 |
Opening of the René Cassin Campus in Lyon |
1988 |
Creation of IMIS, the Management Institute for Healthcare Industries |
1987 |
Creation of ESAM post-secondary school of management, finance, and law |
1985 |
Creation of the first inter-company training center for work-study programs preparing government certified degrees |
1982 |
Opening of the IPI postsecondary school specialized in computer science and technology |
1981 |
Opening of the first apprenticeship training center (CFA) in France for service industry professions |
1980 |
Creation of the ICD Business School offering degree programs in sales, marketing, business development and services |
1976 |
Creation of the IGS-RH post-secondary school offering specialized degree programs in the field of human resources and the first master level HR degree program offered in continuing education Active contribution to the creation of the HR audit report, a tool that measures the effectiveness of a company's HR policies, and which has since been incorporated into French labor laws |
1975 |
Inception of the Institut de Gestion Sociale (IGS) to offer educational degree programs to managers, executives, and employees in the fields of management and human resources |
