As part of our mission to educate students to become responsible, entrepreneurial managers, we encourage students to become involved in one of the twenty to twenty-five student associations in the school. By participating in such activities students learn to become leaders, to manage a team, to run a budget, to obtain funding for their activities. These activities and skills are an integral part of management education. Company recruiters have traditionally recognized experience gained in student associations as one of the particular strengths of the education given within the Grandes Ecoles system. At Groupe ESC Clermont, this type of experiential learning is an integral part of our educational philosophy.