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IMHI SC (MSc in Hospitality Management), GE SC Cheer Up!, Défi Plaquettes, DELTA, ESSEC (Grande Ecole program), Advanced Masters SC, Développement International, Initiatives Enfance INTRODUCTION ESSEC Global BBA SC, ESSEC Africa campus SC Solidarité (IES), Les Maroaders, Mission Potosi, SARI ESSEC, SchoolandCo, SMIB for Smiles, Tuong Lai COMMUNITY...... P7 TO 8 Welcome to the ESSEC Business School Student Associations Brochure! ALMA, Each One ESSEC, Enactus ESSEC, ESSEC leisure...... 23 to 24 Over the years, the successive batches of ESSEC Business CLUB ROTARACT, He for She ESSEC, Noise ESSEC, School students have founded and run more than 100 clubs and UN’ESSEC, UNITÉ BDJ (Games Council), Cartouche & Hameçon, Chez associations with a wide variety of themes: sporting, cultural, Maurice, ESSEC Merch’ and Entrepreneurship, humanitarian, international… : there is something for everyone! ESSEC RMX, Foy’s, Le Pool, Solex’ec CLUBS...... P9 TO 10 The associative teams organize conferences, festive activities, trips, tournaments, concerts, plays, civic actions and many ESSEC Dance Crew, Dance Association, ESSEC INTERNATIONAL...... p25 TO 28 other events to discover during the academic year. Cavaliers, ESSEC Cheerleading, ESSEC Golf Club, ESSEC Ultra ESSEC Africa, ESSEC Chine, Chinese Society, Getting involved in one or more student associations at ESSEC ESSEC Korea, ESSEC Espana, ESSEC Israël, ESSEC is a vehicle for personal and professional growth. Associative Italia, ESSEC India, ESSEC Japan, El Furqan, ESSEC North America, ESSEC Russia, MELT, Polo Marco life promotes the development of a sense of responsibility and Creative...... P11 TO 15 entrepreneurship, promoted by our school. It’s also the best way to meet your classmates, share ideas, hobbies, have fun: in short, Association Vidéo ESSEC (AVE), Comedia PROFESSIONAL...... p29 TO 31 make the ESSEC Business School community live and unite! dell’ESSEC, Drama Club, ESSEC Live, JAM ESSEC, ESSEC Band, Le Journal Des Étudiants ESSEC ESSEC Solutions Entreprises, ESSEC Counsulting With this brochure, a glance is enough to identify the associations and (JDE), Writing Club, Karaokings, Label Sauce, Club, ESSEC Initiatives, ESSEC Transaction, clubs that will have your preference: a ranking by themes then by MOD’ESSEC, The Clique, Noir Sur Blanc, The Lab, ESSEC Life Sciences, Junior ESSEC Conseil, representation on the campuses of Cergy, Singapore and Rabat OSE (Orchestre & Chœur de l’ESSEC), Rêve FM, Junior IMHI Hospitality Consulting, PAO Bang, is proposed to you. Associative life is gradually being built up within BBA ESSEC AND CO’M ESSEC Marketing Club, Stratngo, ESSEC Junior our young ESSEC Africa campus in Rabat (): regularly updated, Développement, IMHI Traiteur, Data Oriented other associations and clubs will soon be added to this brochure! Thinking ESSEC-CentraleSupélec (DOT) CULTURAL...... P16 TO 19 Happy reading and see you soon on our campuses! BDA (Arts Council), Berliner Ground, Cine Qua Non, ECTAR, Elyxir, Sigapore Discovery, ESSEC & SPORTS...... p32 TO 36 BAB, ESSEC Moi L’Histoire, Les Mardis de l’ESSEC, BDS (Sports Council), Badminton Team, ESSEC Musical, Pélessec, Plaidessec, The Political Café, Basketball Club, Boxing Club MNA, Club Aviron, Broadening Thinking Club, Sea ESSEC&Sun, Cycling, Extrêm’ESSEC, Flying Club, The ESSEC Shamrock, Le Dernier Métro Asia-Pacific Football Club, Hiking, Plong’ESSEC, Race ESSEC, Raid ESSEC, ESSEC Rugby Cergy Rabat Singapour Team, Running Club, Ski Club, ESSEC Voile, *the Student Councils (SC) stand for the « Bureaux des Élèves » (BDE) Watersports, Yoga and Meditation

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IMHI SC ALMA MSc in Hospitality Association dedicated to Management (IMHI) animal protection. Student Council

GRANDE ECOLE SC Grande Ecole program Student Council Each One ESSEC Association whose mission is to revive refugees’ projects.

ADVANCED MASTERS (“MS”) SC Advanced Masters Student Council Enactus ESSEC Association part of the global Enactus network which brings together ESSEC students to imagine and carry out ambitious ESSEC GLOBAL BBA SC socio-entrepreneurial projects. ESSEC Global BBA Student Council

ESSEC Club Rotaract Participates in the animation of the campus by organizing ESSEC AFRICA CAMPUS SC events whose funds are donated ESSEC Africa campus Student to charitable associations. Council (Rabat - Morocco)

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He for She EDC, ESSEC Dance Crew The association aims to The dance club of ESSEC. educate ESSEC students about gender equality.

Noise ESSEC Dance Association Association that is part of a network If you are a classical, rock, salsa, of 9 schools. It is dedicated to hip hop, modern jazz or whatever environmental and social issues. dancer, all members can’t wait to meet you and #DANCE.

UN’ESSEC ESSEC Cavaliers Association of diplomacy, The ESSEC Riding Club. geopolitics and international negotiations of ESSEC.

Unité ESSEC Cheerleading The LGBTQ + association of ESSEC. Club that wishes to promote cheerleading, an Olympic competitive sport since 2018!

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ESSEC Golf Club AVE (Association Vidéo Essec) Promotes and supervises the Films the main events of student life. practice of golf within ESSEC for both seasoned players and beginners.

ESSEC ULTRA Comedia dell’ESSEC Supports all ESSEC sports The ESSEC Theatre Association. associations.

Drama Club Here, you will be able to boost your confidence, open yourself to others with more ease, receive training from a professional theatre instructor and enjoy yourself!

ESSEC Live The association covers and shares photos of events punctuating student life at ESSEC such as associative and sporting events, galas, seminars, parties, etc…

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Jam, c’est Jam Karaokings The association of The association that promotes musicians from ESSEC. French song (and popular songs more broadly) on the Cergy campus.

ESSEC Band Label Sauce Do you play with an instrument? The culinary association of The ESSEC Band unites ESSEC, bringing together talents who animates the gourmets since 2006. campus through concerts!

Journal des étudiants L’association Writing association open to all creative talents and Traiteur de l’ESSEC newspaper enthusiasts. The ESSEC Catering Association: buffets, dinners, appetizers…

The Writing Club MOD’ESSEC creates and publishes the student- Association focused on fashion run (unofficial) ESSEC Asia-Pacific and luxury at ESSEC. School Magazine, LionLights.

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The Clique Rêve FM The fashion Club provides a platform THE ESSEC radio station. for ESSEC students to showcase their creativity and artistic vision through fashion projects.

Le BBA ESSEC and Co’m Noir Sur Blanc Association that promotes ESSEC ESSEC Photography Association. and the ESSEC Global BBA program.

The Lab - The photography club Provides students with the opportunity to learn photography from a legendary Singapore photographer, and explore photography around Singapore.

OSE The ESSEC Orchestra and Choir.

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BDA (ARTS COUNCIL) ElyxiR Aims to facilitate access to culture, The wine association of ESSEC. art and its practice on campus.

Berliner Ground Singapore Discovery Cultural and festive association The association organizes numerous with Germanic inspirations. outings to discover ethnic enclaves such as Chinatown and Little India; explore local cuisine and celebrate numerous festivals on the ESSEC Asia-Pacific campus.

Ciné Qua Non ESSEC & BAB Between directing and producing Works to increase exchanges between short films, organizing a festival the ESSEC community and the city and travelling, Cine Qua Non is of Cergy, which hosts its campus. the ESSEC cinephile association!

ECTAR ESSEC ESSEC Moi L’Histoire The team’s vocation is to promote Association for the promotion and encourage exchanges of within ESSEC. between companies and Advanced Masters’ students.

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Les Mardis de l’ESSEC Political Café The first student forum in . Free and open exchange of ideas. Since 1961, our association has organized free and open debates with political, economic and cultural personalities.

The Broadening MUSICAL Thinking Club The musical association of ESSEC. Gathers participants into debates and exchanges of ideas on cutting-edge topics.

Sea ESSEC&Sun SES is the Féria de Nîmes, it is Cap au Sud, it is also events that bring back the sun in Cergy: Corsican aperitif, Pèlessec Bayonnais dinner, boules and beats… Organizes a pilgrimage abroad every year, to meet the local Christian communities. Le Shamrock Brings together music enthusiasts around the same objective: to organize and promote events in Cergy and Paris. Plaidessec Eloquence association of ESSEC. Le Dernier Métro Writes, publishes and distributes a guide of the best Parisian addresses.

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Cheer Up ESSEC IES Initiatives The association aims to support young adults with Enfance Solidarité cancer in hospitals. This association aims to visit sick children, to give them back a smile.

Défi Plaquettes Essec Maroaders The association of self-donation Aims to organize marauding in Cergy. and awareness among ESSEC students and elsewhere about donation, mainly of blood.

DELTA Mission Potosí Student humanitarian association International solidarity association created by ESSEC students in 2012 that helps children and families of which collaborates with the South coal miners in Potosi (Bolivia). African association, Swa Vana.

ESSEC Développement Sari Associative Support for International Resources in India and Nepal. Humanitarian micro-credit association in Argentina.

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ScoolandCo BDJ (GAMES COUNCIL) Association that takes care of Promotes the world of games in going to provide academic tutoring all its aspects within ESSEC. (but not only!) in the Cergy neighbourhood Les Linandes.

SMIB for Smiles Cartouche & Hameçon Association created by SMIB The association aims to allow ESSEC students aiming to promote access Group students to practice all activities to education for disadvantaged related to hunting and fishing. children around the world.

Tuong Laï Chez Maurice Association that organizes The association welcomes every day from a humanitarian trip to noon to 8 p.m. in the Mocal students in Vietnam every year. search of food and drinks. It also sells the legendary ESSEC sweaters!

The ESSEC Merch & Entrepreneurship Club Aims to provide customized merchandise designed by students which can be used to promote the school, its student activities and associations.

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ESSEC RMX ESSEC Africa DJ services within and outside ESSEC. The association aspires to build a bridge between ESSEC students and the African continent on the cultural and professional levels.

Foy’s ESSEC CHINE ESSEC Group Students’ foyer. Aims at building cultural exchange and facilitating communication and cooperation between China and France.

Pool Chinese Society The association brings together The association is mainly for organizing all the students around cultural events and festival celebrations on the frenzied billiards games. campus which includes annual Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn festival celebrations.

Solex’EC ESSEC KOREA The association which introduces the Korean culture = Kpop? Not only! world of Solex to the ESSEC Group. The association is committed to sharing Korean culture, both traditional and recent.

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ESSEC España ESSEC Japan The association is keen to introduce and Brings together enthusiasts and discover Spanish culture to campus students, promotes Japanese civilization on whether French or international and to the scale of ESSEC and more. facilitate the integration and development of Hispanic students within the school.

ESSEC IsraEl El Furqan Discover the Israeli culture through The ESSEC student association a year of events on campus and dedicated to the Muslim world. an inforgettable week in Israel.

ESSEC North America (ESNA) ESSEC ITALIA Aims to project the North American Student association aiming at roots by implementing the culture representing and spreading the amongst the students and campus. Italian culture on the ESSEC campus and at creating a professional network with Italian companies.

ESSEC Russia ESSEC India Promotes Russian culture Association that showcases within ESSEC according to Indian culture while ensuring the an interdisciplinary vision integration of Indian students of cinema, painting, music, in this new landscape. gastronomy, literature…

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MELT ESSEC Solutions The association’s mission is to help international students integrate Entreprises (ESE) and foster cultural diversity. Independent student consulting association.

Polo Marco ESSEC Counsulting Club Association that organizes trips Allows ESSEC students to discover to major European cities. the world of strategy consulting, to prepare for interviews…

ESSEC Initiatives Association that promotes and embodies entrepreneurship within ESSEC.

ESSEC Transaction Aims to introduce students to the finance professions.

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ESSEC Life Sciences (ELS) The ESSEC Marketing Club Student organization focused Will provide you with an opportunity on bringing together students to learn about marketing (advertising, interested in life sciences and their selling, and delivering products to concrete business applications. consumers or other businesses that are key activities to marketing).

Junior ESSEC Conseil STRATNGO Junior-Enterprise that Created in 2015, Stratngo Consulting carries out market research is the ESSEC Business School pro for all types of clients. bono strategy association providing consulting services to NGOs.

Junior IMHI Hospitality Data Oriented Thinking ESSEC Consulting Centrale-Supélec (aka DOT) Carries out consulting activities The first-ever created a joint student society for companies in the tourism, between ESSEC and CentraleSupélec. hospitality and catering sectors

PAO Bang ESSEC Junior Développement The student graphic design Association based on the model of a agency of ESSEC. student consulting firm offering various studies for the benefit of startups.

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BDS (SPORTS COUNCIL) Club Aviron ESSEC Committed to developing and Promotes and develops rowing maintaining sports activity inside and outside ESSEC, in within and outside campus, by particular by shining at the highest participating in tournaments and level of university competitions! matches with other schools.

Badminton team Cycling Holds weekly practice on the Join regular cycling trips to Pulau Ubin, weekends to hone their skills, prepare a small offshore idyllic island, which for inter-varsity competitions, and is one of Singapore’s best outdoor most importantly, have fun! adventures; and East Coast Park.

ESSEC Basketball Club Extrem’ ESSEC The club that promotes basketball at The extreme sports association of ESSEC in a friendly and good mood. ESSEC Business School (wakeboarding, surfing, skiing, mountaineering…).

Boxing Club MMA Flying Club The club has an active combat sports There is only one place at ESSEC community at the ESSEC Asia-Pacific for skydiving and gliding, and campus and they spar weekly at it’s at FCE that it happens! Fight G, where it has special rates.

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The ESSEC Asia-Pacific RAID ESSEC Brings together nature sports Football Club enthusiasts and organizes two Represents the school at the FAS sanctioned events during the year: the Raid ESPZEN League, where the team was ESSEC and the UTCP (Urban runner-up in its division last season! Trail of Cergy-Pontoise).

Hiking ESSEC Rugby Team Monthly hikes to Singapore nature parks The ESSEC rugby association. like MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Southern Ridges; both to explore Singapore’s parks and to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Plong’ESSEC Running Club The diving association of ESSEC! The purpose of ESSEC Running Club is to bring together all ESSEC students, staff and alumni to pursue their passion to run.

RACE ESSEC Ski Club The association aims to promote the Joining the SKI CLUB means joining automotive world among students a group of friends to go skiing in the through numerous events: 24h most beautiful French resorts. Karting ESSEC, KPMG Trophy…

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ESSEC Voile The opportunity to experience the biggest student sailing events.

Watersports Includes kayaking orientation, dragon boat orientation and windsurfing orientation.

Yoga and meditation Let’s practice yoga together to encourage a healthy lifestyle, relieve stress and tension, heal physical and mental injuries, and reconnect with ourselves.

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