Graduation Ceremony — Class of 2025

On Saturday 11 April 2025, European Business School Paris held the graduation ceremony for the class of 2025 at Château de Ferrières, the estate of the Accelis group. Graduates, families, and friends gathered to mark the completion of the grande école program and their entry into the school’s alumni community.

The Château de Ferrières, the former Rothschild family estate, hosted the entire event. With more than 10,500 alumni since its founding in 1967, the school welcomes a new class each year into an active professional network. The 2025 ceremony brought together graduates across five specialisations: International Business Management, Digital Business Marketing, International Hospitality Management, International Luxury Management, and Finance.

A ceremony built around each specialisation

The day began with speeches from the school’s director and each specialisation head. These addresses preceded the individual diploma presentations: each graduate was called by name and received their diploma from the school director and their specialisation director.

This individual format underlines the value placed on each student’s path through the programme. The five specialisations cover distinct sectors — finance, luxury, hospitality, digital marketing, and international business — reflecting the range of career outcomes available upon completing the grande école program.

Top graduates recognised and given the floor

Five valedictorians were recognised during the ceremony. Each took the stage to speak about their time at the school.

Rebecca Tahiro, top graduate of the Digital Business Marketing specialisation. Marie Micellis, top graduate of the International Luxury Management specialisation. Tapasya Das, top graduate of the International Business Management specialisation. Chiara Maruani, top graduate of the Finance specialisation. Nicolas De Vallois, top graduate of the International Hospitality Management specialisation.

Their testimonials highlighted varied trajectories shaped by specialisation choices, work-study placements, international experiences, and projects undertaken throughout the programme.

Closing words from an alumnus

Tanguy Genet, a graduate from the previous class, delivered the closing address. His speech took the form of an encouraging message to the new graduates, grounded in his personal experience since completing his own degree.

Entrusting this moment to a recent alumnus reflects the importance of the alumni network within the school’s identity. The handover between graduating classes reinforces a sense of belonging to a lasting community.

A cocktail reception to close the day

The ceremony was followed by a cocktail reception bringing together graduates, families, faculty, and the school’s administrative teams. The informal setting allowed for conversation, photographs, and reconnections within the château grounds.

The class of 2025 now joins the 10,500 alumni of European Business School Paris, a network built since 1967 that spans all the sectors represented across the grande école programme’s specialisations.