TSM - Toulouse School of Management

TSM

Toulouse School of Management, a public management school

Toulouse School of Management - TSM is a prestigious public management school, founded in 1955. As part of Toulouse Capitole University, the school operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
TSM offers state-recognised management degrees, from bachelor's to doctoral level, and provides a comprehensive and balanced educational model encompassing scientific, academic and professional dimensions.
TSM's teaching strategy is consistent with its research ambitions. Research is placed at the heart of the School to bring the benefits of basic research activities to all learners.

  • 3000

    Students

  • +  20

    Licence, Master, Professional Doctorate Degrees

  • +  100

    Core Faculty

  • 430

    Adjunct Faculty

  • 1

    CNRS recognised research center

  • 1

    International Accredited Doctoral Programme

  • 18 %

    International students

  • 82 %

    Placement 6 months after graduation

  • 23000

    Alumni

A public management school since 1955

Since 1955, the IPA (Preparation Institute for Business Affairs – Institut de Préparation aux Affaires), then IAE Toulouse (Institute of Business Administration - Institut d’Administration des Entreprises) and today Toulouse School of Management - TSM, as part of the Toulouse Capitole University, continues to uphold its commitment to developing higher education and management research. 

TSM is a widely recognised centre of pedagogical and scientific expertise in a variety of academic subjects as evidenced by the presence of its research laboratory, TSM-Research, accredited by the French Ministry of Research and the French national centre for scientific research (CNRS), as well as by a myriad of active partnerships with institutions of higher education and research both in France and abroad, and finally by the sustained involvement of economic partners.

The School's development evolved with the new challenges of teaching and research. Emerging requirements for institutions of higher education led TSM to continuously improve the quality of its services so as to continue to meet the expectations of students and future employers.

Thanks to its demonstrated success, Toulouse School of Management continued to provide excellent management education programmes, to further develop its ties with national and international research teams, and perpetuate its unique approach to private and institutional partnerships.
 

The strength of Toulouse School of Management

TSM offers full-time and part-time work-study Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the main management disciplines: accounting and control, finance, human resource management, marketing and strategy.

Toulouse School of Management is also proud of its doctoral programme, which is renowned for its high level teaching and quality research projects.
TSM offers excellent academic and professional teaching, resulting in rapid post-graduation employment. 
Thanks to the numerous labels and certifications it has received, TSM has become a French and international Grande Ecole.
 

Timeline

  • 1955: Creation of the Institute of Business Preparation within the Faculty of Law and launch of an executive management programme for engineers and senior managers (the Certificate of Competence in Business Administration).
  • 1958: Creation of the Advanced Training Cycle, the first steps towards continuing education for senior executives and business leaders.
  • 1981: Establishment of the Institute of Economic and Accounting Techniques alongside the Faculty of Law, and the introduction of degrees in Accounting, Finance and Management.
  • 1985: Founding of the Institute of Business Administration of Toulouse as a faculty with a special status (Article 713-9 of the French Education Code).
  • 1988: Launch of the doctoral programme in management, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law and the School of Economics (today Toulouse School of Economics – TSE).
  • 1995: IAE Toulouse introduces work-study programmes with partner institutions.
  • 1999: The IAE research team joins the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Management, Economics and Law (LIRHE).
  • 2004: Implementation of the Bologna Agreements and creation of Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in the main management disciplines: Accounting and Control, Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing and Strategy.
  • 2006: Establishment of the Doctoral School in Management Sciences.
  • 2008: EPAS accreditation awarded for the Master in International Management.
  • 2009: Transformation of the LIRHE and creation of the Centre for Management Research (CRM), the future TSM-Research.
  • 2011: CNRS accreditation of the Centre for Management Research.
  • 2017: Name change: IAE Toulouse becomes Toulouse School of Management – TSM ; the CRM becomes TSM-Research; and the Doctoral School in Management Sciences becomes TSM Doctoral Programme.
  • 2020: EFMD accreditation for the Doctoral Programme and the Master in Finance.
  • 2023: EQUIS accreditation obtained by TSM.
  • 2024: The Master in Finance enters the Financial Times ranking for the first time. Nationally, it is the top-ranked Master in Finance in the public sector.
  • 2025: TSM celebrates its 70th anniversary!