Clermont SB to welcome École Hexagone to the Trudaine XL campus from September 2026
The first concrete outcome of the partnership between Clermont School of Business and École Hexagone: the latter will establish itself on the Trudaine XL campus, within a dedicated building, from September 2026.
In June 2025, Clermont SB (formerly ESC Clermont BS) and École Hexagone—recently acquired by the ACENSI Group—signed a framework partnership agreement aimed, among other objectives, at fostering targeted academic cooperation by leveraging the complementarity of their respective areas of expertise.
Today, they jointly announce that École Hexagone will join the Trudaine XL campus from the start of the 2026 academic year, bringing together all of its programmes and teams.
Proximity serving targeted cooperation
École Hexagone, recognised for its technical expertise and strongly career-oriented approach in digital professions, trains future experts through programmes directly aligned with careers in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cyber defence, low-code/no-code, and software architecture (from Bachelor’s to Master’s level, RNCP levels 6 and 7).
Clermont School of Business, a triple-accredited Grande École of management (AACSB, EFMD Bachelor, AMBA), is renowned for its academic expertise in strategy, management, and organisational transformation.
The close proximity of the two institutions will facilitate exchanges, foster cross-disciplinary skills between management and technology, while fully preserving each school’s identity, qualifications, and standards of excellence.
A phased approach
This establishment marks a first step in the collaboration between Clermont School of Business and École Hexagone. It will provide an opportunity to observe the natural synergies likely to emerge, both in terms of student life and future joint initiatives.
Through this development, Clermont School of Business and École Hexagone reaffirm their shared ambition to support major technological and societal transformations, in a spirit of openness, high standards, and complementarity.
“This development is part of a structured academic cooperation approach. It is based on a clear principle: each institution fully retains its identity, its degrees, and its autonomy…”
Richard Soparnot, Dean of Clermont SB
“This city-centre location at the entrance to the Trudaine XL campus fully aligns with our regional development strategy. It enables us to embed ourselves within a dynamic academic ecosystem, while preserving our pedagogical autonomy and identity, and encouraging natural exchanges between management and digital disciplines.”
Xavier Auzanneau, Dean of École Hexagone
Did you know?
École Hexagone is a higher education institution specialising in computer science, training experts capable of mastering complex technological environments while integrating the strategic and human challenges of digital transformation.
The School offers a three-year post-secondary Bachelor’s programme, as well as four two-year postgraduate programmes in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Low-Code/No-Code, and Software Engineering. Its courses cover key IT fields including AI, cybersecurity and cyber defence, cloud computing, information systems architecture, software development, and data science.
Its qualifications are certified by the French RNCP framework (levels 6 and 7), and its Cyber Defence programme holds the SecNumEdu label awarded by ANSSI. Small cohort sizes promote personalised support and strong professional integration.
The School also develops continuing education programmes for professionals and regional stakeholders, focusing on key themes such as artificial intelligence, cyber defence, and responsible digital practices, contributing to local upskilling and the development of a technological innovation ecosystem.
Since 2024, École Hexagone has been the first computer science school to belong to a Top 50 French digital services company (ESN), the ACENSI Group, further strengthening its operational grounding and direct connection with market realities.
The School is present in Versailles, in the Yvelines area, and in Clermont-Ferrand.
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