| Institut privé de préparation aux études supérieures | |
| Language: | French |
| Type: | Private funded classes préparatoires |
| Location: | 18, rue du Cloître Notre-Dame |
| City: | 75004 Paris |
| Country: | France |
| Established: | 1974 |
The Institut privé de préparation aux études supérieures (Ipesup) is a non-contracted secular private institution preparing students for entry to French grandes écoles. Located near the Notre-Dame in Paris, it organises programs that prepare students to sit the competitive entrance examinations for major business schools, Sciences Po and the ÉNA. It also offers short courses, intensive courses and continuing education cycles.[1]
The Institut privé de préparation aux études supérieures (IPESUP group) was created in 1974 by two former students of the École normale supérieure: Gérard Larguier and Patrick Noël.[2]
The IPESUP group was taken over in 2017 by Bertrand Leonard, co-founder of the financial investment company Exane and then president of the HEC foundation and former student of Ipesup.[3]