Excellence
Building the future of BSB and its students, by supporting educational innovation, academic excellence, applied research and international influence.
Through its Excellence pillar, the BSB Foundation reaffirms its role in building the future of the School and its students. It encourages educational innovation, supports academic excellence, promotes applied research, and contributes to BSB's international reach.
Thanks to the commitment of its patrons, the Foundation funds major initiatives that enrich the student experience and enhance the quality of education:
- The LeaderSkills Institute, a unique program to democratize leadership skills learning
- The Trading Room with its Bloomberg terminal
- The One Health Center, a true well-being laboratory on campus
- As well as the facilities of the School of Media, Culture & Communication, opening in 2025 on the new Lyon campus.
All these initiatives reflect the Foundation's commitment to supporting the emergence of a generation of competent professionals who are fully prepared for the challenges of the contemporary world.
BPBFC and CEBFC Sponsorship Co-financing of the trading room - Bloomberg Software
Thanks to the joint patronage of the Caisse d’Épargne de Bourgogne Franche-Comté and the Banque Populaire Bourgogne Franche-Comté and the Bloomberg technical partnership, BSB students can benefit from a real trading room within the School.
Bloomberg trading terminals are a tool of the modern financial system that provides historical and real-time data on publicly traded companies, financial products and markets, as well as financial news.
Access to Bloomberg is crucial for students of the MSc Corporate Finance & Investment Banking (CFIB) and MSc Climate Change & Corporate Finance (CCCF).
Firstly, the Bloomberg terminal offers the opportunity to acquire the globally recognized Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification for free in the trading room. This certification is a valuable asset on our students' CVs, aiding their professional integration.
Secondly, many courses in these two MSc programs use Bloomberg as a teaching tool. In these MSc programs, students will learn to use Bloomberg data to produce equity reports, create and monitor trading portfolios, study a company's financial statements, track a company's green bond issuance, etc.
Dr. Phan Huy Hieu (Henry) Tran
Associate Professor in the "Accounting, Finance and Law" department
Sponsorship Les Grands Chais de France and CIC Lyonnaise de Banque - One Health Center
507 beneficiaries since 2023
Becoming the benchmark school for student experience is one of the pillars of the UP 2027 strategic plan, presented at the end of 2022. At BSB, the excellence of this experience is primarily delivered through two initiatives: Pathfinder™, which offers comprehensive and cross-cutting support to students from their first day at BSB until their first job; and the One Health Center launched in autumn 2023 and brings together all initiatives implemented to promote student well-being and personal development.
This tailor-made well-being program aims to enable BSB students to take care of themselves and their physical and mental health throughout their studies.
Different support options are offered depending on the scope of the program:
Patrons of the BSB Foundation, respectively since 2023 and 2024, Grands Chais de France and CIC Lyonnaise de Banque are increasingly convinced that Corporate Social Responsibility must be part of the strategy and vision of every company.
As patrons of this innovative program, these companies are committed to transforming the lives of BSB students by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to cultivate a healthy and balanced lifestyle that promotes academic success and personal well-being.
Testimonials
Grands Chais de France
The concepts of health and quality of life at work are central to the concerns of Grands Chais de France, which makes them a cornerstone of its CSR policy.
In our companies, we know how essential prevention and awareness are for our employees, in order to protect their health and safety and promote everyone's well-being.
Furthermore, inclusion is embedded in our corporate codes and values. We implement a very active policy to raise awareness about disabilities, whether visible or invisible. Disability remains a sensitive topic, both for affected individuals who may sometimes keep it private, and for their colleagues who may not always have the tools to understand it.
What could be more relevant than to start this awareness and prevention initiative at the source, with the future employees of our companies: students! That's why supporting this excellent program implemented at BSB seemed obvious to us. The One Health Center offers comprehensive and extensive support, from prevention to sports activities, covering both physical and mental health.
Companies are, indeed, increasingly concerned about mental health issues, which affect a growing number of employees. Addressing this has become essential. That's why we implement measures to protect mental health and awareness campaigns to empower employees.
Supporting young people on these issues means preparing future managers who are responsible and capable of raising awareness among tomorrow's teams in turn.
- To enable students at the School to take care of themselves through various workshops offered (sophrology, dietetics, sport, massages, art therapy, etc.) according to their desires and needs. Indeed, we believe that a student who feels good about themselves will be better able to succeed academically.
- To identify students facing difficulties or having specific needs. Indeed, specific services such as the disability support mission or the psychological support unit help students who require particular attention due to a health situation or a difficult life event, for example.
Also, relaxation activities such as sophrology in the zen room and seated massages are available. I had the opportunity to participate, and it was truly enjoyable.
I also had a session with a dietitian to learn how to vary my diet and discuss my eating habits.
LeaderSkills Institute Sponsorship – Leadership Development
BSB reinvents leadership learning with the Leaderskills Institute
PROJECT GENESIS
The LeaderSkills Institute (LSI) is an initiative of BSB aiming to structure and develop leadership learning. Inspired by the vision of Alumni and international executive Laurent Vernerey, the project is based on the idea that leadership can be learned, practiced, and measured.
LSI by BSB aims to to train 100% of BSB students in leadership.
BSB believes that leadership is not reserved solely for a governing elite. Leaderskills are becoming fundamental competencies to cultivate in new generations of managers so that they can lead themselves, inspire others, and support their organizations in a context of accelerated transformation.
AN INSTITUTE TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS CAPABLE OF DRIVING AND EMBODYING TRANSFORMATION
Teaching is based on:
- A structured skills matrix around three dimensions: leading oneself, leading others, and contributing to the transformation of one's organization.
- A pedagogy which combines academic learning, experiential workshops, and real-life scenarios.
- The skills developed are progressively evaluated and recognized through a dedicated certification.
By 2025, there will be more than 1,850 students who have benefited from this initiative with the creation of specific educational modules and innovative workshops. It also involves the development of a first academic research dynamic on leadership skills.
FUNDING
The next phase of the project aims to to roll out the program to 100% of students of BSB, to develop a digital platform dedicated to the monitoring and learning of LeaderSkills, and to strengthen research activities.
Become a part of this revolution by supporting the Leaderskills Institute!
Join us as a donor or partner and contribute to this unique European project to train the talents of tomorrow and make LeaderSkills Institute a academic and pedagogical reference in human skills development.
Convinced?
Play a role in this revolution by supporting the Leaderskills Institute.
Join us as a donor or partner and be part of a unique project in Europe to develop tomorrow's talent.
Contact us for more information: fondation@bsb-education.com
Laurent VERNEREY
President of the BSB Foundation / Alumni 1983
Co-founder of the LeaderSkills Institute
Julie ROSAZ
Lecturer – Researcher in Behavioral Economics
Head of Digital Management Department
Christelle MELCHIORRE-BRAZ
Instructional Designer
Hélène MELIAND
Directrice Adjointe Campus BSB Lyon
Cheffe de projet LSI
Sponsorship of the School of Media, Culture & Communication
As part of BSB's ambitious development strategy, this new "School within a School" – following the success of the School of Wine & Spirits Business – has been based on the new BSB Lyon campus since the start of the 2025 academic year.
The BSB Foundation organized a charity gala on March 13, 2025, where nearly 80 participants rallied to help fund three key facilities for our students:
The Creative Hall: a multidisciplinary space dedicated to artistic dissemination
The Creative Lab : a space equipped for video and sound editing and podcast recording
The Design Lab : a workshop dedicated to 3D creation and vinyl printing
These facilities, open to all students on the Lyon campus, are fully integrated into the 2 new programs that will enrich the portfolio of the brand new BSB sectoral school: the School of Media, Culture & Communication.
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