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
1987 First European project of JEs (participating countries: Spain, France, Switzerland) First net of JEs
1990 European Congress in Venice
Creation of a European Confederation (GEIE):
Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands
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
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, Communication manager (Italy)
1993/1994 First official meeting of JADE with all member countries
JADE members:
FNJE (Netherlands), JEP (Portugal), BDSU (Germany), 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)
1994/1995

Austria (CAJE) joins the network

JADE members:
FNJE (Netherlands), JEP (Portugal), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), JEN (Norway)
New member:
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)
1995/1996

Junior Enterprise in the UK, Belgium, Portugal, Russia and Slovenia become JADE Members

JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway)
consultative members:
WBC, SkiTech (UK), 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)
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

JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU ( Germany), CIJE ( Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway)
New members:
BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC, SkiTech (UK), 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 Commission Contacts(Italy)
1997/1998

JADE motto: “join the spirit – together we grow”

Introduction of the JADE newsletter

JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative member:
WBC (UK) 		Members of the Executive Board:

  • Cynthia Wolsdorff, President (Germany)
  • Nenad Milicevic, Treasurer (Germany)
  • Andrea Tonelli, General Secretary (Italy)
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

JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC (UK), 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)
1999/2000
JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), USJE (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC (UK), ConQuest Consulting (Poland) 		Members of the Executive Board:

  • Sondre Jacobsen, President (Norway)
  • Raquel Morao, Vice President (Spain)
  • Waseem Mirza, Vice President (Norway)
2000/2001 First JADE alumni meeting in Brussels
JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), SwissJunior (former USJE) (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC (UK), ConQuest Consulting (Poland), FJC (Portugal) 		Members of the Executive Board:

  • Richard de Vaan, President (Netherlands)
  • Matteo Ottavi, Treasurer (Italy)
  • Clemens Böhmer, General Secretary (Austria)
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

JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), SwissJunior (Switzerland), CNJE (France), CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC (UK), 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)
2002/2003

Romano Prodi writes preface of JADE Annual Report

Contacts to the Brasilian network of Junior Enterprises

Introduction of JADE Gazette as newsletter

JADE members:
UPN (Netherlands), BDSU (Germany), CIJE (Italy), SwissJunior (Switzerland),

CAJE (Austria), JEN (Norway), BCJE (Belgium), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC (UK), 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)
    Senior Project Manager:
  • Florian Pesendorfer (Austria)
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

JADE members:
UPN/JADE Netherlands, BDSU (Germany), JADE Italia, JADE Switzerland, JADE Austria, StudConsult (Norway), CEJE (Spain)
Consultative members:
WBC (UK), ConQuest Consulting (Poland), FJC (Portugal), SPG (Slovenia), iCUE (UK) 		Members of the Executive Board:

  • Dilek Ayhan, President (Norway)
  • Kaweh Dashti, Vice President (UK)
  • Andreas Rainer, Treasurer (Austria)
  • Christine Hilzinger, General Secretary (Germany)
    Senior Project Manager:
  • Florian Pesendorfer (Austria)
  • Bruno Lestrade (France)
  • Maria Wachal (Poland)
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

JADE members:
UPN/JADE Netherlands, BDSU (Germany), JADE Italia, JADE Switzerland, JADE Austria, StudConsult (Norway), CEJE (Spain), JADE UK, JADE Portugal
Consultative members:
ConQuest Consulting (Poland), YPI Consulting (Poland), SPG (Slovenia) 		Members of the Executive Board:

  • Monika Oswald, President (Germany)
  • Jan Sroka, Secretary General (Germany)
  • Klaartje Tulling, Treasurer (The Netherlands)
  • Vikrant Agrawal, Director of Communication (Germany)
    Senior Project Manager:
  • Florian Pesendorfer (Austria)
  • Mojca Jesenovec (Slovenia)
  • Eric van den Hoven (The Netherlands)
  • Matthijs Schriek (The Netherlands)