Faculté d'économie, gestion et AES de l'université de Bordeaux

What Faculté d'économie, gestion et AES de l'université de Bordeaux does

The Faculté d'économie, gestion et AES de l'université de Bordeaux is a public higher education faculty within the Université de Bordeaux, a French state university tracing its origins to 1441 and currently governed under the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The faculty delivers undergraduate (Licence), graduate (Master), and continuing education programs in economics, management, and AES (Administration Économique et Sociale), serving 4,100+ students across three Licence programs, six Licences Professionnelles, and five Master mentions totaling 19 specialized tracks. It also operates an honors Magistère in Economic Sciences, multiple Diplômes d'Université for continuing education, and international dual-degree programs with universities in Italy (Verona, Naples, Sassari, Insubria), Germany (Bayreuth), and Spain (ARETHUSE consortium). Notable positioning includes a top-10 Challenges magazine ranking (February 2026) for the Master Économie Internationale and professional insertion rates of 90–100% across key Master tracks (Intelligence économique, MBFA, IREF).

The faculty has no proprietary commercial technology platform. Its most distinctive infrastructure is the VIA-Inno technological intelligence platform, described as unique in France and used by the Master Intelligence économique, innovation et territoires to provide patent analysis, scientific publication databases, and strategic intelligence tooling. Teaching is delivered across three physical campuses — the Pessac main campus (16 avenue Léon Duguit), plus satellite locations in Agen and Périgueux — with international mobility integrated through dual-degree agreements and ADEPT network participation (December 2025) linking BxSE to MIT's DEDP MicroMasters.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through the French public higher education model: state allocations from the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, standardized national tuition fees, and apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) collected from regional companies (2026 campaign runs May 26 – August 21). The faculty's go-to-market is the French national admission system (Parcoursup, MonMaster, eCandidat), with secondary demand generation via open days, alumni network, and social channels. As a state-funded entity, the faculty operates with 14 administrative staff and over 100 academic faculty, with no commercial sales motion.

Name

Faculté d'économie, gestion et AES de l'université de Bordeaux

Legal name

Université de Bordeaux

Website

https://economie.u-bordeaux.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Faculté d'économie, gestion et AES is a public French university faculty within the Université de Bordeaux delivering undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in economics, management, and AES to 4,100+ students across Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Pessac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public higher education funding: As a public institution under the Université de Bordeaux, the faculty operates primarily through state funding allocated by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, supplemented by student tuition fees set at national levels.
2. Apprenticeship tax (Taxe d'apprentissage): The faculty participates in the national кампания de collecte de la taxe d'apprentissage, through which companies contribute a percentage of their payroll to fund apprenticeship training. The 2026 collection campaign runs from May 26 to August 21.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Public university faculty delivering higher-education degree programs in economics, management, and Administration Économique et Sociale (AES). Offers undergraduate (Licence) and graduate (Master, possibly Doctorate) tracks, including apprenticeship-based professional pathways, for individual students.

Product overview

The Faculté d'économie, gestion et AES de l'université de Bordeaux is a university faculty offering a comprehensive suite of undergraduate and graduate programs in economics, management, and administration. The portfolio includes three main Licence programs (Licence AES, Licence Économie Gestion, Licence International Economics), six Licences Professionnelles in fields like banking, commerce, and territorial administration, and five Master mentions spanning Economic Development, Economic Intelligence/Innovation/Territories, International Economics, Money/Banking/Finance/Insurance, and Applied Mathematics/Statistics (IREF). The faculty also offers a Magistère in Economic Sciences, Diplômes d'Université for professional development, and multiple international double-degree programs with universities in Italy (Verona, Naples) and Germany (Bayreuth). Programs are available in traditional initial training and apprenticeship (alternance) formats. The faculty notably partners with ESBanque for banking programs, VIA-Inno for technological intelligence, and participates in the Graduate Program EcoPoDeMa for advanced economics training. Additional offerings include a Junior Conseil student consulting association and an alumni network platform.

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Brands

• Bordeaux Junior Conseil: Student consulting association under the 1901 French law, providing consulting services to organizations in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region

Products and services

• Degree programs in Economics, Management, and AES Undergraduate and graduate university degree programs in economics, management, and Administration Économique et Sociale, including professional/apprenticeship tracks, delivered to enrolled students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90.3% professional insertion rate at 6 months for Intelligence économique graduates (Class of 2021), with 79% in cadre-level positions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MIT Department of Economics / J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab) — ADEPT NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025The Bordeaux School of Economics (BxSE) joined the ADEPT network in December 2025, a consortium of universities committed to rigorous policy design and evaluation training. BxSE recognizes the MITx DEDP (Data, Economics, and Design of Policy) MicroMasters credential for advanced standing in its Master in Development Economics, granting admitted students 30 ECTS and waiving the entire first semester.
• École Supérieure de la Banque (ESBanque)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe faculty maintains a strategic partnership with ESBanque (École Supérieure de la Banque) for the alternating (alternance) professional training of banking students. This collaboration covers multiple programs including the Licence professionnel Banque (Conseiller de clientèle particuliers), M1 Métiers de la banque, M2 Chargé de clientèle professionnelle (CCPRO), and M2 Conseiller patrimonial agence (CPA). The partnership provides students with apprenticeship contracts and direct placement in partner banking establishments.
• BxSE (Bordeaux School of Economics)coreTechnology or IntegrationBSE (BxSE) is a UMR CNRS 6060 research laboratory and a centre of excellence. It is a partner of the Monnaie, banque, finance, assurance Master mention. BxSE also joined the ADEPT network in December 2025, connecting with MIT's DEDP MicroMasters program for the Master in Development Economics.
• VIA-Inno (Plateforme d'Intelligence Technologique)coreTechnology or IntegrationVIA-Inno is a technological intelligence platform unique in France, developed and hosted at the University of Bordeaux. It supports the Master Intelligence économique, innovation et territoires (EIVS and IDET tracks) by providing students access to patent analysis, scientific publication databases, and strategic intelligence tools. The platform is central to the program's distinctive methodology.
• Université de Vérone (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble-degree agreement with the University of Verona for the EBFI / International Economics and Business program. Students spend three semesters at Université de Bordeaux and one semester at the University of Verona, obtaining both diplomas. This provides international exposure and broadens qualification profiles for the global job market.
• Universität Bayreuth (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual Master's degree in Development Economics with Bayreuth University. A selective four-semester program including one semester of mobility at Bayreuth. Students receive both the Master mention Économie du Développement (UBx) and the Master of Arts in Development Studies (UBT). The program offers a multidisciplinary approach spanning sociology, geography, anthropology, and political science.
• Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble-licence agreement between L3 Sciences du management (Bordeaux) and Economia aziendale (Naples). Students complete one semester at Parthenope University in Naples and one semester at Bordeaux, obtaining both diplomas and gaining advanced marketing, banking, finance, and logistics skills delivered in English.
• Università di Sassari and Università degli Studi dell'Insubria (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-diplomation agreements with Italian partner universities (Sassari and Insubria) for the EIVS (Économie de l'Innovation et Veille Stratégique) Master 2 research track, enabling student mobility and double-degree acquisition.
• Universidades de Cádiz, Jaén y Huelva (Spain) — ARETHUSE associationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-diplomation with three Spanish universities in Andalusia (Cádiz, Jaén, Huelva) under the ARETHUSE association of Southern European universities. Students spend semester 1 at Bordeaux and semester 2 at one of the partner Spanish universities, obtaining a double diploma with a Franco-Spanish option in the IDET Master 2.
• LaCT - Laboratoire des Compétences Transversales (Université de Bordeaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaCT (Laboratoire des Compétences Transversales) is an internal structure of the University of Bordeaux that supports student engagement in consulting and project work. Bordeaux-Junior-Conseil benefits from this partnership for regional enterprise engagement.
• MEDEF GirondeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner of the faculty. MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France) is the largest French employer federation, supporting student professional integration and providing networking opportunities.
• BPFT - Bordeaux Place Financière et TertiaireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner, representing the Bordeaux financial and tertiary services sector. Supports student professional integration into the regional financial ecosystem.
• TISD - Talence Innovation Sud DéveloppementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner, representing the Talence innovation and economic development ecosystem.
• CCEF - Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner. The CCEF network provides international trade expertise and supports student professional integration in international commerce.
• Gamify (via TISD ecosystem)minorOthersListed as a partner logo. Gamify appears as a partner connected through the Talence innovation ecosystem.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sciences Po Paris: Highly selective French public institution covering social sciences including economics, political science, and policy. Broader incumbent competing for the same French top-tier applicants in economics-related fields but with much wider scope (law, IR, urban policy) and stronger brand.
• HEC Paris: Elite French private business school offering MSc/Grande École programs in finance, management, and economics. Adjacent incumbent competing for the same end-customers (French banking, finance, consulting employers) and serving overlapping international applicant pool.

Direct peers

• Université de Strasbourg: French public research university with significant economics training through its Faculty of Economics and Management. Comparable as a public institution offering Licence, Master, and double-degree programs in economics and management, including international tracks.
• Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE): Public economics research-and-training consortium based at Aix-Marseille Université, comparable as a French public economics institution combining CNRS-linked research (AMSE UMR) with graduate economics training and Master-level specializations.
• Université de Lille: Large French public university with a substantial economics and management faculty. Comparable as a multi-campus public institution delivering Licence/Master programs in economics and management and competing for applicants via the same national platforms (Parcoursup, MonMaster).
• Université Paris-Dauphine: Paris-based public university specializing in economics, management, and applied mathematics. Closest direct peer given similar economics-and-management mandate, French public funding model, and comparable program structure (Licence, Master, double-degree offerings).
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: Major French public university with one of the largest economics faculties in France. Directly comparable as a public-sector provider of Licence and Master programs in economics, management, and AES-type disciplines serving the same applicant pool via Parcoursup/MonMaster.
• Université Toulouse 1 Capitole: Public French university specializing in economics, management, law, and political science. Direct peer in terms of public-finance model, economics-and-management program portfolio, and reliance on alternance/apprenticeship for placement into regional French employers.
• Université Lumière Lyon 2: Major French public university with large economics and management faculty. Directly comparable as a regional French public institution offering a comprehensive economics/management curriculum across undergraduate, Master, and applied research tracks.

Emerging players

• ENS Paris-Saclay (École normale supérieure): Highly selective French grande école with a quantitative-economics department (formerly ENS Cachan). Comparable at the research-and-graduate level, particularly for the Master IREF/FAERDS track in applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative finance.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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