The School of Economic Warfare (EGE or ''École de guerre économique'' in French) is a French academic curriculum dedicated to

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History

The Economic Warfare School was created in October 1997 by General Officer Jean Pichot-Duclos, former head of the

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Intelligence Training Centre and Christian Harbulot Chief Operating Officer for

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. The Economic Warfare School offers MBA programs specialized in

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and

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for students who have graduated from prestigious schools and universities. It also offers a one-year professional program for senior managers.

Ranking

The Economic Warfare School is ranked at the 1st place since 2002 in the Eduniversal SMBG ranking for the best Masters and

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Bibliography

Gagliano Giuseppe, Historical origins of the French school of economic warfare, Socrates Journal, vol. 4, 2016

References

Management education Competitive intelligence Educational institutions established in 1997 Economic warfare 1997 establishments in France {{France-university-stub