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 VeniceCreation of a European Confederation (GEIE):Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands
1992	Foundation of JADE – European Confederation of Junior EnterpriseWith the founding members Netherlands (FNJE), Portugal (JEP), Italy (CIJE), Switzerland (USJE) and France (CNJE)
1992/1993	First year of JADE with headquarters in Paris, FranceGermany (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 - BrusselsFirst European Junior Congress in Nürnberg, GermanyJADE website www.jadenet.org launchedThe 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 LondonContacts 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 BerlinJADE gets a new face – new logo and Corporate DesignIntroduction 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 ReportContacts to the Brasilian network of Junior EnterprisesIntroduction 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 BrusselsJADE becomes member of European Commission Expert Group on Entrepreneurial EducationStrategic Partnerships with JCI. JA-YE and Eurochambres JADE Advisory Board launchedOne 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 networkExternal newsletter JADE Gazette startedLaunch of the interactive intranet - JADE PortalJE 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)
2005/2006	JADE France, JADE Belgium and JADE Poland join the network First JE World Conference in Europe (Eindhoven) – 400 participants from Europe, Brazil and Asia New JADE Headquarters in Brussels Strategic Partnership with Business Europe - Mr. Philippe de Buck becomes member of the Advisory Board
	JADE members: JADE Netherlands - BDSU (Germany) - JADE Italia – JADE Switzerland - JADE UK - JADE Portugal - JADE Austria – CEJE (Spain) - JADE France - JADE Belgium - JADE Poland Consultative members: SPG (Slovenia)	Members of the Executive Board: Andrea Gerosa, President (Italy) Tina Zangmeister, Vice President (Germany) Leo Tantone, Treasurer (Italy) Senior Project Manager: Sofia Gaspar (Portugal) Joao Paulo Arrabal Muller (Brasil) Stefano Cini (Italy) Moaki Castro (UK) Dominik Fechtig (Germany) Lucia Paolini (Italy)

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