 In the space of five decades, INSEAD has developed from an entrepreneurial venture to an internationally regarded institution.
Here are some of the key events in our history.
Visit our 50th Anniversary website.
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| 1957 |
INSEAD founded, three months after the signing of the Treaty of Rome |
| 1960 |
First MBA graduates in Fontainebleau: 52 students from 14 countries INSEAD Alumni Association created |
| 1968 |
First Executive Education programme |
| 1969 |
Opening of the school's campus on the edge of the forest of Fontainebleau |
| 1971 |
Creation of CEDEP, the European Centre for Continuing Education |
| 1974 |
First programme on Asian business |
| 1976 |
Launch of the INSEAD Alumni Fund |
| 1980 |
INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre opens in Fontainebleau |
| 1983 |
MBA programme begins dual intake - January and September |
| 1987 |
Announcement of the INSEAD - Fundacao Dom Cabral Partnership with the launching of two programmes for Brazilian Executives. |
| 1989 |
Launch of the PhD programme |
| 1995 |
Launch of the first INSEAD development campaign |
| 2000 |
First Singapore MBA class - 53 students from 26 countries - and opening of Asia Campus Development campaign raises €118 million in corporate and individual donation |
| 2001 |
Announcement of the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance and first MBA participant exchanges |
| 2003 |
Launch of the INSEAD Executive MBA programme |
| 2004 |
Opening of the Plessis Mornay Learning Space in Fontainebleau Launch of the second INSEAD development campaign |
| 2005 |
Phase two of the Asia Campus inaugurated |
| 2006 |
INSEAD centre for research opened in Caesarea, Israel |
| 2007 |
INSEAD centre opened in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and launch of a dual degree Executive MBA with Tsinghua, China |
| 2009 |
INSEAD celebrates its 50th Anniversary commemorating its Founders and its first MBA programme |
| 2010 |
INSEAD's Abu Dhabi Centre attains Campus status and the Asia Campus celebrates its 10th Anniversary |
| 2011 |
Launch of dual degree with Johns Hopkins University/SAIS in Washington, D.C. (MA and MBA) |
| 2012 |
Launch of Master in Finance specialized degree |
