History of the Junior Enterprise Movement

History of the Junior Enterprise Movement
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
1983 First Junior Enterprise in Switzerland – JE EPFL (Member of JADE Switzerland)
1985 Foundation JE HEC – Lausanne (Member of JADE Switzerland)
1987 First European project of JEs (participating countries: Spain, France, Switzerland) First net of JEs
1988 Foundation Esprit – St.Gallen (Member of JADE Switzerland)
1990 European Congress in Venice - Creation of a European Confederation (GEIE):
Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands
1991 Foundation impact – Zürich (Member of JADE Switzerland)
Foundation JEUNE Consulting – Neuchatel (Member of JADE Switzerland)
1992 Foundation JE Fribourg – Fribourg (Member of JADE Switzerland)
Foundation of USJE – Union of Swiss Junior Enterprises
Foundation of JADE Europe – European Confederation of Junior Enterprise
With the founding members Netherlands (FNJE), Portugal (JEP), Italy (CIJE), Switzerland (USJE) and France (CNJE)
1997 Foundation ETHjuniors – Zürich (Member of JADE Switzerland)
2000 Relauching and renaming of USJE to Swiss Juniors
2004 Foundation of JADE Switzerland
Organisation of the JADE Europe Summer Congress in Geneva.
Corporate Logo and Design to JADE Europe
  JADE members:
JE EPFL; JE HEC; JEG;
JEUNE Consulting; Esprit;
EHlite; impact; JEF; ETHjuniors;		 Members of the Executive Board:

  • President: Sarah Bentkorbi (JEG)
  • Vice President: Anthony Gloor (JEG)
2005 Swiss student company is the most entrepreneurial Junior Enterprise 2005
  JADE members:
JE EPFL; JE HEC; JEG;
JEUNE Consulting; Esprit;
EHlite; impact; JEF; ETHjuniors;		 Members of the Executive Board:

  • President: Alex Höllbacher (ETHjuniors)
  • Vice President: Daniel Hugentobler (ETHjuniors)
2006

 
JADE members:
JE EPFL; JE HEC; JEG;
JEUNE Consulting; Esprit;
Brainstart; impact; JEF; ETHjuniors;		 Members of the Executive Board:

  • President: Metin Güner (impact)
  • Vice President: Simona Rohr (impact)