120 years of evolution, openness, and excellence
For over a century, TBS Education has evolved with its time while never forgetting its Toulouse roots.
From the first regional business school recognized by the state to an international, modern, and responsible business school, its history reflects a unique ability to combine academic excellence, a global outlook, and social commitment.
This timeline traces over 120 years of innovation, humanism, and shared vision.
TBS Education enters a new era with its strategic plan for 2026-2031, collectively built around four priorities: pedagogical well-being, academic excellence, employability, and international openness.
The school is also preparing a new sports and landscaped campus in Entiore (2026-2027), designed as a sustainable living and learning space, featuring a multi-sport area, a mixed-use stadium, and relaxation spaces.
By 2030, the transformation of the historic Lascrosses site into a center for events and gatherings will strengthen the links between alumni, companies, and the local community.
In November 2025, TBS Education embarks on a new chapter with the appointment of Éric Ducournau as the president of the school. As the leader of the Pierre Fabre group, he brings an international vision grounded in a strong connection to Occitanie. His arrival marks a pivotal moment in the implementation of the 2026-2030 strategic plan, guided by a shared ambition: to make TBS Education a school of impact, open to the world while staying true to its Toulouse roots.
In October 2025, TBS Education inaugurates its new campus in Casablanca in the heart of the Casablanca Finance City district, symbolizing the school's growing influence in North Africa.
The school obtains the “Bienvenue en France” label at the highest level and initiates the co-construction of the 2026-2031 strategic plan with the participatory approach “Designing the Desirable Futures of TBS Education”.
In 2024, TBS Education evolves its visual identity with a revamped graphic charter to emphasize its territorial roots and uniqueness.
The pink, emblematic of its original Toulouse campus, becomes the dominant hue of this new brand expression: warm, human, and decidedly modern.
Through this evolution, TBS Education asserts a playful tone, reflecting an open, creative, and dynamic school, while firmly establishing its name: TBS Education.
2023 marks a double celebration: the 120th anniversary of TBS Education and the recognition of Stéphanie Lavigne as Director of the Year.
In 2021, Toulouse Business School officially becomes TBS Education, with a new slogan: “Inspiring Education, Inspiring Life.”
The school adopts the status of a mission-driven company, defining its purpose: “Unleashing talent for a transitioning world.”
The following year, TBS Education inaugurates two new campuses:• In Barcelona, in the 22@ district, a sustainable and innovative building called #HomeofTomorrow.• In Paris, at 15th Saint-Lambert street, in a renovated former high school.
TBS Education has been committed to societal engagement since 2007 with the establishment of ANEDD, a national student forum for sustainable development.
In 2016, the school transitioned from being an ESC to an Institution of Higher Education with Consular Status (EESC), granting it greater autonomy and investment capacity.
In 2017, the school received the CSR and Sustainable Development label, and in 2019, it became the first business school to be awarded the 4 DIGITAL label for the quality of its distance learning digital programs.
Between 2001 and 2003, TBS Education achieved the EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB accreditations, joining the elite group of the top 1% of business schools globally that are “triple-accredited.”
In 2005, the opening of the Paris campus confirmed the school’s national and international ambitions, enhancing its closeness to businesses.
The 1980s and 1990s mark the international expansion of TBS Education.
In 1986, the school inaugurated its Compans-Caffarelli campus, modern and iconic.
In 1987, it opened up to the world with the establishment of Entiore campus and Marrakech, and then founded the ESEC of Barcelona in 1995, in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
This decade firmly established TBS Education as a European school with a global reach.
After the war, the school enters a period of excitement.
In 1949, the creation of the student association organized student life and established traditions that are still alive today.
Twenty years later, the introduction of marketing and the establishment of the Junior Enterprise revolutionize pedagogy, placing practical experience and an entrepreneurial spirit at the heart of education.
Recognized by the State in 1903, the Toulouse Business School has been training future leaders of the regional economy since its inception.
In 1915, the first two female graduates, Renée Cède and Antoinette Subsol, established the school as a pioneer of gender integration in higher education.
During the 1920s-1930s, the associative life and the Commerce Ball strengthened the community's cohesion.
Even during World War II, the school maintained its courses, driven by the commitment of its director Jean Pradès, who protected students and resistors.
The founders in 1903: in the foreground, Maurice Houques-Fourcades and Franck Courtois-de-Vicose.