Junior Entreprise History
In 1967 a motivated group of students from the French business school ESSEC felt the need to gain practical experience next to their curriuculum and decided to found an association which enables students to conduct business consulting projects next to their studies – the first Junior Enterprise, Junior ESSEC Conseil.
While the basic principles of a Junior Enterprise – entirely student-managed, not-for-profit, conducting projects to bridge the gap between university and business – have not changed since 1967 the concept of Junior Enterprise has spread not only all over France but as well to other countries and nowadays even world wide.
| 1967 | The first known setup of a Junior Enterprise (JE) in France | |
| 1969 | The first National Confederation (CNJE) was created in France | |
| 1987 | First European project of JEs (participating countries: Spain, France, Switzerland) First net of JEs |
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| 1990 | European Congress in Venice Creation of a European Confederation (GEIE): Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands |
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| 1992 | Foundation of JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprise, with the founding members: Netherlands (FNJE), Portugal (JEP), Italy (CIJE), Switzerland (USJE) and France (CNJE) | |
| 1992/1993 | First year of JADE with headquarters in Paris, France Germany (BDSU) and Norway (JEN) join JADE |
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JADE members: FNJE (Netherlands), JEP (Portugal), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France) New members: BDSU (Germany), JEN (Norway) |
Members of the Executive Board: Moise Kissous, President (France) Johan Moonen, Vice President (Netherlands) Alain Vielle, Treasurer (France) Laurent Huguenin, General Secretary(Switzerland) Francesca Pistoia, Comunication Manager (Italy) |
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| 1993/1994 | First official meeting of JADE with all member countries | |
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JADE members: FNJE (Netherlands), JEP (Portugal), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), JEN (Norway) |
Members of the Executive Board: Jérôme Souied, President (France) Claudio Secchi, Vice President (Italy) Irénée Robin, Treasurer (France) Per Hansen, General Secretary(Norway) |
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| 1994/1995 | Austria (CAJE) joins the network | |
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JADE members: FNJE (Netherlands), JEP (Portugal), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), JEN (Norway) New members: CAJE (Austria |
Members of the Executive Board: Alessandro Gorla, President (Italy) Yves-André Gagnard, Vice President (France) Luc Bretones, Treasurer (France) Christian Lorenz, General Secretary(Austria) |
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| 1995/1996 | Junior Enterprise in the UK, Belgium, Portugal, Russia and Slovenia become JADE Members | |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria)JEN (Norway) Consultive members: WBC, SkiTech (United Kingdom), EAA (Belgium), Junitec (Portugal), Novosibirsk Center of Marketing (Russia), Expert Junior (Slovenia) |
Members of the Executive Board: Thierry Amarger, President (France) Stephane Escoffier, Vice President (France) Miguel Espada, Treasurer (France) Simone Grabstein, General Secretary(Italy) |
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| 1996/1997 | JADE moves to the center of Europe - Brussels First European Junior Congress in Nürnberg, Germany JADE website www.jadenet.org launched The Belgium and Spanish Confederation of Junior Enterprises become members |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria) JEN (Norway) New members: BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC, SkiTech (United Kingdom), Junitec (Portugal), NCM (Russia), Expert Junior (Slovenia) |
Members of the Executive Board: Edouard Helfand, President (France) Arne Hartmann, Vice President (Germany) Stefano Tommasi, Treasurer (Italy) Sonia Adamo Ruiz, General Secretary(United Kingdom) Marc Schroeder, Quality Manager (Germany) Cynthia Lamoth, Network Manager Karine May, Public Relation Fabio Galimberti, European Comission Contacts (Italy) |
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| 1997/1998 | JADE motto: “join the spirit – together we grow” Introduction of the JADE newsletter |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC (United Kingdom) |
Members of the Executive Board: Cynthia Wolsdorff, President (Germany) Nenad Milicevic, Treasurer (Germany) Andrea Tonelli, General Secretary (Italy) |
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| 1998/1999 | First JADE Meeting (JADE Challenge) with more than 150 participants in London Contacts to Brazilian Junior Enterprises and participation in Brazillian annual congress ENEJ |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC (United Kingdom), ConQuest Consulting (Poland) |
Members of the Executive Board: Rogier Kalkhoven, President (Netherlands) Abeer Maghribi, Vice President (United Kingdom) Ilenia Furlanis, Treasurer (Italy) Joachim Ritzer, General Secretary(Germany) Fernando del Pozo Pares, Legal Affairs (Spain) Giovanni Leo Gelape, Exchange (Brazil) Poliana Junqueira, Exchange (Brazil) |
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| 1999/2000 | ||
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC (United Kingdom), ConQuest Consulting (Poland) |
Members of the Executive Board: Sondre Jacobsen, President (Norway) Raquel Morao, Vice President (Spain) Waseem Mirza, Vice President (Norway) |
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| 2000/2001 | First JADE alumni meeting in Brussels | |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), SwissJunior (former USJE) (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC (United Kingdom), ConQuest Consulting (Poland), FJC (Portugal) |
Members of the Executive Board: Richard de Vaan, President (Netherlands) Matteo Ottavi, Treasurer (Italy) Clemens Böhmer, General Secretary (Austria) |
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| 2001/2002 | 10 year of JADE – anniversary meeting in Berlin JADE gets a new face – new logo and Corporate Design Introduction of Open Doors concept |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), SwissJunior (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC (United Kingdom), ConQuest Consulting (Poland), FJC (Portugal), SPG (Slovenia) |
Members of the Executive Board: Alexander Horn, President (Germany) Nuno Silva, President (Portugal) Adrien O’Leary, Vice President (France) Sara Galvano, Treasurer(Italy) Manola Gugelmo, General Secretary (Italy) |
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| 2002/2003 | Romano Prodi writes preface of JADE Annual Report Contacts to the Brasilian network of Junior Enterprises Introduction of JADE Gazette as newsletter |
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JADE members: UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), SwissJunior (Switzerland), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC (United Kingdom), ConQuest Consulting (Poland), FJC (Portugal), SPG (Slovenia) |
Members of the Executive Board: César Tauste Martinez, President (Spain) Carmen Torres Sanchez, Vice President (Spain) Ewa Pienkowska, Treasurer (Poland) Nico Thom, General Secretary (Germany) Cécile Iglesias Garcia, Knowledge Manager (Belgium) Florian Pesendorfer, Senior Project Manager (Austria) |
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| 2003/2004 | Lobbying in Brussels JADE becomes member of European Commission Expert Group on Entrepreneurial Education Strategic Partnerships with JCI. JA-YE and Eurochambres JADE Advisory Board launched One concept – one name: Confederations become “JADE country” First JE Worldconference in Fortaleza, Brasil |
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JADE members: UPN/JADE Netherlands (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), JADE Italia (Italy), JADE Switzerland (Switzerland), JADE Austria (Austria), StudConsult (Norway), CEJE (Spain) Consultive members: WBC, iCUE (United Kingdom), ConQuest Consulting (Poland), FJC (Portugal), SPG (Slovenia) |
Members of the Executive Board: Dilek Ayhan, President (Norway) Kaweh Dashti, Vice President (United Kingdom) Andreas Rainer, Treasurer (Austria) Christine Hilzinger, General Secretary(Germany) Florian Pesendorfer , Senior Project Manager (Austria) Bruno Lestrade, Senior Project Manager (France) Maria Wachal, Senior Project Manager (Poland) |
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| 2004/2005 | JADE UK, JADE Portugal and JADE Greece join the network External newsletter JADE Gazette started Launch of the interactive intranet - JADE Portal JE World Movement with Brasilian and Asian JE network |
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JADE members: UPN/JADE Netherlands (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), JADE Italia (Italy), JADE Switzerland (Switzerland), JADE Austria (Austria), StudConsult (Norway), CEJE (Spain), JADE UK (United Kingdom), JADE Portugal (Portugal), Consultive members: ConQuest Consulting (Poland), YPI Consulting (Poland), SPG (Slovenia) |
Members of the Executive Board: Monika Oswald, President (Germany) Jan Sroka, Secretary , General Secretary (Germany) Klaartje Tulling, Treasurer (Netherlands) Vikrant Agrawal, Comunication Manager(Germany) Florian Pesendorfer , Senior Project Manager (Austria) Mojca Jesenovec , Senior Project Manager (Slovenia) Eric van den Hoven , Senior Project Manager (Netherlands) Matthijs Schriek , Senior Project Manager (Netherlands) |
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