Conférence des grandes écoles (CGE) is French for "Conference of Grandes écoles".
The CGE is a French national institution, created in 1973[1], that represents all the engineering institutions accredited by the Commission des titres d'ingénieur (CTI) to deliver the French Diplôme d'Ingénieur[2] and all the business schools which deliver a Master's degree[3] · [4].
The conference also organizes Mastère Spécialisé[5], MSc and BADGE (Bilan d'aptitude délivré par les grandes écoles) programs.
Its chairman is Pierre Tapie[6] · [7], President of the ESSEC business school. The CGE office also consists of two Vice-Chairpersons: Hervé Biausser[8], Director of Centrale Paris; and Jean-François Veysset, President of the Confédération générale des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises. The Managing Director is Eric Maurincomme, president of INSA Lyon[9].