As a founding member of GIANT, Grenoble Ecole de Management will leverage its long history of academic leadership in technology and innovation to spearhead GIANT's center of excellence in Technology and Innovation Management.
GEM: Founded by businesses to fuel advancements in technology and innovation
Grenoble Ecole de Management was founded in 1984 at the request of forward -looking companies—Bull, Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Merlin-Gerin— operating in the Grenoble area.
Grenoble Ecole de Management quickly moved beyond the scope of a typical business school, making forays into technology and science
Thierry Grange on GIANT and Grenoble Ecole de Management's role in the innovation campus :
"One thing GIANT and Grenoble Ecole de Management have in common is a strong focus on how business, technology, and innovation interact. Each of GIANT's founding members benefits from the technological advancements developed by the others. This speeds growth for the entire campus.
GIANT is crucial not only for Grenoble Ecole de Management, but also for Grenoble's entire research, education, and industry ecosystem. The innovation campus encourages inter-institutional partnerships and leverages one of Grenoble's historic strengths: a rich local fabric of potential partners cutting across a broad range of disciplines and industries.
As a GIANT founding member, Grenoble Ecole de Management will be able to deepen its expertise and anchor its already-strong academic reputation in the field of Technology and Innovation Management.
GIANT's strong international profile will create multiple opportunities for Grenoble Ecole de Management, ranging from campus expansions and research publications to new offshore programs in emerging economies and partnerships with companies and institutions of higher education.
Our participation in the GIANT innovation campus marks a new chapter in Grenoble Ecole de Management's history, one that will bring a sustainable, innovation-driven higher-education model built on partnerships, cross-disciplinary collaboration, services, and technology."