Excelia is a French private institution of higher education founded in 1988. The historical campus of Excelia Group is located in La Rochelle, while its other two other campuses are located in Tours and Orleans.
In addition to this, the institution also offers programmes in Niort, Roche Fort, Angouleme and Cognac. It has overseas associate campuses in New York and Beijing.
Excelia offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through its Business School, Digital School Tourism School, and the Excelia Academy. The courses are taught in both English and French.
The university also has the Centre of Research for Innovation and Intelligence in Management which conducts research in arenas like sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, tourism management, agility, innovation and digitalisation. Moreover, the university has also forged partnerships with more than 200 universities across the world to provide global exposure and opportunities to its students.