Business school facts for kids

A business school is a university-level school that offers degrees in a variety of business-related subjects. It may often be a department or institution within a university or it can be a separate school. Instead of a general education, business schools prepare students to enter into the business world. ESCP Europe is considered to be the world's oldest business school.

Subjects

A business school teaches topics that include:

• accounting
• administration
• business strategy
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• finance
• human resources management
• information systems
• logistics
• marketing
• organizational psychology
• organizational behavior
• public relations
• research methods
• real estate

Images for kids

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  ESCP Business School in Paris, founded in 1819

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  Budapest Business School in Budapest, the first public business school founded in 1857

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  Wharton School in Philadelphia, founded in 1881, the top-ranked business school in the United States.

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  University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, founded in 1898

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  HEC Montréal in Montreal, Canada's oldest business school, founded in 1907

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  Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki founded in 1909

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  ESSEC in France and Singapore, accredited by AACSB in 1997, were the first business schools accredited by the association outside North America

See also

In Spanish: Escuela de negocios para niños