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{{Short description|International business school in France}}
{{For|other schools named Hautes Études Commerciales|Hautes Études Commerciales (disambiguation)}} {{For|other schools named Hautes Études Commerciales|Hautes Études Commerciales (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox University
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|name =
|native_name = ''Hautes études commerciales de Paris'' | name = HEC Paris
| native_name = {{Lang|fr|{{nowrap|École des hautes études commerciales de Paris}}|italic=unset}}
|image_name = HEC Paris.svg
| image_name = ]<br /><br />]
|image_size = 200px
|caption = | image_size = 200px
| caption = The '']'' at HEC Paris
|latin_name =
|motto = ''Apprendre à oser'' | latin_name =
| motto = {{lang|fr|Apprendre à oser}}
|mottoeng = '''''Literal:''''' ''Learn to dare''<br />'''''Non-literal:''''' ''The more you know, the more you dare''
| mottoeng = '''Literal:''' Learn to dare<br />'''Non-literal:''' The more you know, the more you dare
|established = {{start date|df=yes|1881}}
|closed = | established = {{start date and age|1881|12|4|df=y}}
|type = ] ] | founder = ]
| type = ], École consulaire;<ref name="EESC">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.hec.edu/en/overview/who-we-are/our-history |publisher=HEC |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><br />(] ] ] ])
|affiliation =
| location = Paris (]), France;<br /> Doha, Qatar
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|superintendent = | superintendent =
|provost = | provost =
|vice_chancellor = | vice_chancellor =
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| dean = ]
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|director = | director =
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|faculty = 115
| students = 5,453 (postgraduate);<ref name="Paris-Saclay">{{cite web |title=HEC Paris : classement, prix, admission |date=13 December 2023 |url=https://www.challenges.fr/emploi/formation/classement-hec-paris_689066 |publisher=HEC |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref><br />8,000 (executive)<ref name = Paris-Saclay/>
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| faculty = 160 resident professors:<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Directory List |url=https://www.hec.edu/en/faculty-research/faculty-directory |publisher=HEC |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><br />96% PhD.;<ref name="FTFacts">{{cite web |title=HEC Paris |url=https://rankings.ft.com/schools/126/hec-paris/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021/ranking-data |publisher=] |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref><br />30% female;<ref name = FTFacts/><br />64% international<ref name = FTFacts/>
|students = 4,000
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|free = 6% (2018) | free = 7% (2024)
| endowment = €100 million (2022)<ref name="aeres">{{cite web |publisher=Fondation HEC Paris |url=https://www.hec.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2022%20Annual%20Report%20-%20HEC%20Foundation%20web_compressed%20%285%29_0.pdf |title=2022 annual report |date=2022 |page=62 |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
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| budget = €205 million (2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pour les étudiants |date=21 June 2019 |url=https://www.cefdg.fr/pour-les-etudiants-les-familles/ |publisher=CEFDG |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
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'''HEC Paris''' ({{lang-fr|École des hautes études commerciales de Paris}}) is an international ] established in 1881 and located in ], ]. Among the most selective French '']'', HEC Paris offers its flagship ], ] and ] programs, specialized ] programs, a ] program, and executive education offerings. '''HEC Paris''' ({{langx|fr|École des hautes études commerciales de Paris|lit=Paris School of Advanced Business Studies}}) is a ] and '']'' located in ], a southwestern outer suburb of ], ]. It offers ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hec.edu/en|title = HEC Paris| date=16 May 2023 }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hceres.fr/en/node/13005|title = Hautes études commerciales - HEC| date= 28 December 2024 }}</ref>

HEC Paris has constantly been ranked the best business school in France,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/etudes/ecoles-de-commerce/classement/|title=Classement des Grandes Écoles de Commerce 2019|website=Le Figaro Etudiant|language=fr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/arches/grandes-ecoles-1col.php|title=Grandes écoles de commerce - Classement 2018 - Le Point|last=magazine|first=Le Point|website=Le Point.fr|language=fr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.challenges.fr/classements/ecoles-de-commerce/ecoles-avec-prepa-2018/|title=Le classement des écoles de commerce en 2018 - Écoles avec prépa - Challenges|website=Challenges|language=fr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letudiant.fr/palmares/liste-profils/palmares-des-grandes-ecoles-de-commerce/palmares-general-des-grandes-ecoles-de-commerce/home.html|title=Palmarès général des grandes écoles de commerce 2019 - L'Etudiant|website=www.letudiant.fr|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> and among the top in the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/alma-mater-index-2017-who-educates-global-business-elite|title=THE Alma Mater Index 2017: who educates the global business elite?|date=2017-01-19|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> HEC alumni include 12 current CEOs of ] - more than any other business school in the world and third institution only to ] and ] -,<ref name=":1" /> several heads of states and governments, heads of international organizations, and other prominent figures in politics, business, and the arts.<ref>{{Citation|title=List of HEC Paris people|date=2018-06-26|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=List_of_HEC_Paris_people&oldid=847557844|work=Misplaced Pages|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> In 2017, HEC Alumni has been ranked by ] as the 2nd most powerful business school alumni network in the world.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/mba-rankings/alumni-network/2016|title=Who you know, not what you know|website=The Economist|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

HEC Paris is the founding member of ] and holds the triple accreditation (], ], ]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mba.today/guide/triple-accreditation-business-schools|title=The Triple Accredited Business Schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)|website=MBA Today}}</ref> With ] and ], it forms the informal group commonly referred as the ''3 Parisiennes'' ("the three Parisians").


==History== ==History==
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Founded in 1881 by ], president of the ] (CCIP), with 57 students in its first class, the ''École des hautes études commerciales de Paris'' (HEC) aimed to be in the fields of management and commerce what the '']'' was in the field of engineering.
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Established in 1881 by the ] (CCIP), the ''École des hautes études commerciales de Paris'' (HEC) wanted to be in the fields of management and trade what '']'' was in the field of engineering. In order to gain recognition from the academic world, the school offered lessons similar to what was taught in secondary education and few classes in management.


In 1921, the school introduced the ] of the ], but most of the lectures remained theoretical. In 1938, the HEC program was lengthened to 3 years. In 1921, the school introduced the ] of the ], but most of the lectures remained theoretical. In 1938, the HEC program was lengthened to 3 years.


Due to French corporations' demand for North American style management education, at the end of the 1950s, the case-based method was generalized and a one-year '']'' was created to prepare for the entrance examination, which had become difficult. An evidence of the recognition of the diploma is that only 9% of HEC students also attended university in 1959, whereas 47% had done so in 1929. Due to French corporations' demand for North-American-style management education, at the end of the 1950s, the case-based method was generalized and a one-year '']'' was created to prepare for the entrance examination, which had become more difficult. As a result, only 9% of HEC students had attended university in 1959, whereas 47% had done so in 1929.


In 1964, French President ] inaugurated a new {{convert|250|acre|km2|adj=on}} wooded campus in ]. In 1967, HEC launched its executive education programs. Women have been accepted at HEC since 1973. Only 27 women were accepted that year and '']'' (HECJF), another school dedicated to women, was closed. Its alumnae are officially considered as graduates of HEC. HECJF alumni include, for example, ], the first and to date the only woman to have held the office of ]. In 1964, French President ] inaugurated a new {{convert|250|acre|km2|adj=on}} wooded campus in ]. In 1967, HEC launched its executive education programs. Women have been accepted at HEC since 1973. Only 27 women were accepted that year and '']'' (HECJF), another school dedicated to women, was closed. Its alumnae are officially considered graduates of HEC, and include ], the first female ].


The doctoral course was established in 1975 but until 1985 doctoral students had to complete their thesis at the university. In 1985 the HEC obtained the right to award the ], before ] (2010)<ref></ref> and ] (2012).<ref></ref>
In 1988, HEC founded the ] network with ], the ] and the ].


The school has developed professorships financed by companies (], ], ] and others) to multiply links between HEC and companies. The HEC Foundation, founded in 1972, has the specific aim of developing these connections and the financing of the school by companies.<ref></ref>
In 2015, the school adopted a new legal status to allow private investors to join the Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orientation.blog.lemonde.fr/2014/12/10/un-nouveau-statut-pour-hec-entretien-avec-pierre-antoine-gailly-president-de-la-cci-paris-ile-de-france/|title=Un nouveau statut pour HEC : entretien avec Pierre-Antoine Gailly, président de la CCI Paris Ile-de-France|publisher=}}</ref>


Ties with businesses were strengthened in the 1990s and this led to greater specialization, with the establishment of finance and entrepreneurship courses in 1986. As a consequence of the '']'' and the explosion of the ], more and more graduates went to work in England and, in general, abroad. In 2006, a third found their first job abroad. In 2015 the school adopted a new legal statute to allow private investors to join the board of directors.<ref></ref>
In 2017, HEC launched a portfolio of new dual degree programs called M2M with ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hec.edu/Masters-programs/Communication/Landing-Pages/M2M-Programs|title=M2M Programs|last=HEC|website=HEC Paris|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

In 1988, HEC founded the ] network with ], ] and the ].

On 1 July 2008, HEC Paris joined ] and then ] as a founding member. The university campus of Jouy-en-Josas, in the ] department, is located in the northern part of the technological cluster of ], which brings together a quarter of French public research. HEC Paris is part of the network of graduate schools of business (ESC) in the Paris Île-de-France area, together with ESSEC and ESCP Business School.

In 2016, the school adopted a new legal status and became a public-private partnership (''École consulaire'' or EESC), largely financed by the public ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://www.hec.edu/en/overview/who-we-are#governance |publisher=HEC |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>

In 2017, HEC launched a portfolio of new dual degree programs called M2M with the ], the ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hec.edu/Masters-programs/Communication/Landing-Pages/M2M-Programs|title=M2M Programs|last=HEC|website=HEC Paris|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>

The same year in March,<ref></ref> the school launched the Executive Master in innovation & entrepreneurship program in collaboration with ].<ref></ref><ref></ref>

On 15 September 2020, the school co-founded with the ]<ref></ref> the ] research center ].<ref></ref><ref></ref>

In October 2023 the school announced the creation of a ] in data, society and organisations in collaboration with ] in Milan.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

== Grande École system and Accreditation ==

Degrees (such as the ] or "''Grande École'' program") from HEC Paris are ] by the '']''<ref>{{cite web |title=Conférence des grandes écoles: commission Accréditation |url=https://www.cge.asso.fr/commissions/accreditation/ |publisher=Conférence des grandes écoles |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref> and by the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Etablissements dispensant des formations supérieures initiales diplômantes conférant le grade de master |url=https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/etablissements-dispensant-des-formations-superieures-initiales-diplomantes-conferant-le-grade-de-46529 |website=Ministry of France, Higher Education |publisher=Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>

HEC Paris is also ] by the ],<ref name="WelcomeHEC" /> the ],<ref name="WelcomeHEC" /> and the ].<ref name="WelcomeHEC" />

HEC Paris is also one of the founding members of ].


== International rankings == == International rankings ==
{{Infobox business school rankings
| QSglobal = 6
| FT = 12
| QSe = 1
| FTe = 4
}}
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!'''Ranking''' !'''Ranking'''
!2020
!2013
!2021
!2014
!2022
!2015
!2023
!2016
!2024
!2017
!2025
!2018
!2019
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! colspan="8" |Business School ! colspan="7" |Business School
|- |-
|] – European Business Schools<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203202645/https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|] - European Business Schools<ref name=":0" />
|1st<ref name="FT2020">{{cite web |title=FT European Business School Rankings 2020 |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2858/european-business-school-rankings-2020 |publisher=] |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
|1st
|1st<ref name="FT2021">{{cite web |title=FT European Business School Rankings 2021 |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021 |publisher=] |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
|2nd
|1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Business School Rankings 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2943/european-business-school-rankings-2022 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
|2nd
|1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Business School Rankings 2023 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2954/european-business-school-rankings-2023 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
|2nd
|2nd<ref>{{Cite web |title= European Business School Rankings 2024 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |url= https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2999/european-business-school-rankings-2024 |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref>
|2nd
|2nd |
| -
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|] - F500 CEOs Alma Mater Index<ref name=":1" />
|5th
| -
| -
| -
|3rd
| -
| -
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|] (by Subject) – Business & Management Studies<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hec-paris-school-management/postgrad|title=HEC Paris School of Management|date=30 September 2014|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>
! colspan="8" |Master in Management (MiM)
|9th
|9th
|10th
|10th
|11th
|
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|] (by Subject) – Accounting and Finance<ref name=":4" />
|] - Master in Management<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
|19th
|4th
|20th
|2nd
|19th
|2nd
|18th
|2nd
|18th
|2nd
|2nd |
| - |-
! colspan="7" |Master in Management (GE-MiM) for FT—Master in Strategic Management for QS and The Economist (12 months program)
|-
|] – Master in Management<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=12 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612084521/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|2nd<ref name = FT2020/>
|2nd<ref name = FT2021/>
|2nd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2875/masters-of-management-2022|title=Masters in Management 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
|1st<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2948/masters-in-management-2023|title=Masters in Management 2023 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
|2nd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2961/masters-in-management-2024|title=Masters in Management 2024 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
|
|- |-
|] - Masters in Management<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/management/2019|title=World University Rankings - Masters In Management 2019|date=2018-09-19|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> |] Masters in Management<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/business-masters-rankings/management| title=QS Business Master's Rankings 2025: Management|date=25 September 2024|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
| - |1st
| - |1st
| - |1st
| - |1st
| -
|1st |1st
|1st |1st
|- |-
|] - Masters in Management<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/MiM/2017/Ranking|title=Masters in Management 2017 Ranking|date=2017-11-17|work=The Economist|access-date=2019-01-18|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> |] Masters in Management<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/MiM/2017/Ranking|title=Masters in Management 2017 Ranking|date=17 November 2017|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=18 January 2019|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>
| - |
| - |1st
| - |
| - |
|1st
|1st |1st
| -
| -
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! colspan="8" |MSc in International Finance ! colspan="7" |MSc in International Finance
|- |-
|] - Masters in Finance Pre-Experience<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> |] Masters in Finance Pre-Experience<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211185138/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|1st
|1st |1st
|1st |1st
|1st |1st
|2nd |2nd
|1st |2nd
| - |
|- |-
|] - Masters in Finance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/business-masters-rankings/finance/2019|title=World University Rankings - Masters In Finance 2019|date=2018-09-19|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> |] Masters in Finance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/business-masters-rankings/finance|title=QS Business Master's Rankings 2025: Finance|date=25 September 2024|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|3rd |3rd
|4th
|2nd
|1st
|1st
|2nd |2nd
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! colspan="8" |MBA ! colspan="7" |MBA
|- |-
|] - Full Time MBA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/global/2019|title=World University Rankings - Full Time MBA: Global 2019|date=2018-09-19|website=TopMBA.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> |] Global MBA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2019|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=30 January 2019|archive-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912040109/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|9th<ref name = FT2020/>
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|7th<ref name = FT2021/>
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2866/mba-2022#22308|title=MBA 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com}}</ref> 11th
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|17th
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|12th
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|3rd |
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|] – Full Time MBA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/mba-rankings/global|title=QS Global MBA Rankings 2025|date=25 September 2024|website=Top Universities|language=en|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
|7th |7th
|5th
|4th
|4th
|5th
|6th
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|] - Global MBA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> |] MBA<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/full-time-mba-ranking?page=1|title=2018 MBA & Business School Rankings {{!}} Which MBA?|newspaper=The Economist|language=en|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
|3rd
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|] - International MBAs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/international-2-year/|title=Best International MBAs: Two-Year Programs|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> |] International MBAs<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nasiripour|first=Shahien|date=2017-12-19|title=These Are the Best International MBA Programs|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-best-international-business-schools/|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref>
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|] – Executive MBA (])<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2963/executive-mba-2024|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=21 October 2024|archive-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121161330/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-mba-ranking-2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|] – Executive MBA (])
|] - International MBAs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=2ba28e20-1abf-11e9-91f5-5d84854041f9&url=L2dyYXBoaWNzLzIwMTctYmVzdC1pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWJ1c2luZXNzLXNjaG9vbHMv|title=Bloomberg - Are you a robot?|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
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|] – Executive MBA (EMBA HEC)<ref name=":2" />
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|] - Executive MBA (Trium HEC/LSE/NYU)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-mba-ranking-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
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|] – Executive Education – Customized<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710071315/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2019 |title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com |website=rankings.ft.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604072526/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2019 |archive-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>
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|] – Executive Education – Open<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-open-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523053441/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-open-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|] - Executive Education - Customized<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-customised-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
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|] – MSc in Marketing
|] - Executive Education - Open<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education-open-2018|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|website=rankings.ft.com|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
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==Programs== ==Programs==


Higher education business degrees in France are organized into three levels thus facilitating international mobility: the ''Licence ('']), ], and ] degrees. A Bachelor's degree requires the completion of 180 ECTS credits (] + 3); a Master's, requires an additional 120 ECTS credits (] + 5). HEC Paris offers a bachelor's degree since October 2023.<ref name = WelcomeHEC/>
===''Grande école'' (Master in Management) ===
French students who attended a ''classe préparatoire'' are taught fundamental managerial sciences during their first year at HEC. Courses include economics, accounting, finance, law, ], ] and ] (models, ], and statistics). During this first year, students can spend a semester in a foreign university (e.g. ], ], ], ], etc.). They can also enroll in a specific one-year program to get a bachelor's degree from a French university (see below).


=== Master in Management - ''Grande École'' program ===
Direct admissions, including international students, enter directly into the second year, where they begin a business intensive program. Courses include corporate and market finance, accounting, marketing, law, mathematics, management, ], and ]. Second-year students are also given the opportunity to spend one semester in a foreign university. At the end of their second year, students choose specific majors and must pass through a less competitive application process.
Its highly coveted PGE ''(Programme Grande École'' or ]) ends with the awarding of ] degree.<ref name="La Licence">{{cite web|date=2016-07-19|title=La Licence|url=http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid20277/la-licence.html|access-date=2016-07-19|website=enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="Le Master">{{cite web|date=2016-07-19|title=Le Master|url=http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid20193/le-master.html|access-date=2016-07-19|website=enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="auto1">Ben-David, Joseph and Philip G. Altbach. eds. ''Centers of Learning: Britain, France, Germany, United States'' (2nd ed. 2017).</ref> Outside of the ], students at HEC can be awarded other master's degrees, such as the MBA (bac + 5), or a PhD (bac + 8).<ref name="WelcomeHEC" />


=== Bachelor in Data, Society and Organisations ===
In order to graduate, students are required to have 8 months of ]s. Since this is usually difficult during the summer, many students take a semester or year off for their internship, generally between the second and third year. The final year of study covers intensive courses in the chosen major.
Announced in October 2023, the school offers a ] in partnership with ] in Milan.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=HEC Paris se lance dans la bataille du bachelor|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/hec-paris-se-lance-dans-la-bataille-du-bachelor-1985942}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Focused on Data, Society & Organizations, it combines ]s and ]s.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=HEC crée son bachelor et fait chavirer la dernière digue qui protégeait le modèle prépa|date=2 October 2023 |url=https://www.challenges.fr/grandes-ecoles/hec-cree-son-bachelor-et-fait-chavirer-la-derniere-digue-qui-protegeait-le-modele-prepa_869333}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Students spend the first three semesters in ] and the last three in France on the ] campus.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=HEC lance son premier Bachelor en partenariat avec la Bocconi|date=3 October 2023 |url=https://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/article/etudes/hec-lance-son-premier-bachelor-en-partenariat-avec-la-bocconi-20231003/}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>


=== MSc in International Finance (MIF) ===
HEC Paris has numerous double degree agreements with French and foreign institutions, including ], ], and ] in France, and ], ], and ] abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hec.edu/Masters-programs/Master-s-Programs/Dual-Degree-Programs-with-Partner-Institutions|title=Dual Degree Programs with Partner Institutions|last=HEC|website=HEC Paris|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> Some of them only make degrees of the partner institution available to HEC students, while others also enable selected students of the partner institution to graduate from HEC.
The MSc in International Finance is ranked #1 worldwide for pre-experience programs (2020 FT Rankings).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com|url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2020|access-date=2021-04-23|website=rankings.ft.com|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213223243/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Master of Business Administration (MBA) ===
===One year MSc / MS Programs===
The ] program, created in 1969, has two intakes: September and January. HEC's MBA consists of a 16-month-long curriculum, with 8 months of core courses and 8 months of a customized program, including several specialization options, exchange programs, and fieldwork projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/16-month-Curriculum|title=16-month Curriculum|last=MBA|first=HEC-|website=HEC – MBA|language=en|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> A typical class is composed of some 250 students – 90% of whom are international students – with more than 52 nationalities represented in the 2017 graduating class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/content/download/5678/354281/file/FINAL+BROCHURE+MBA_23_10_18_DIGITAL.pdf|title=HEC MBA Brochure|date=2018|website=HEC Paris MBA Program}}</ref> The selection process seeks a balance between academic achievement, professional experience, international exposure, and personal motivation. Knowledge of French is not an entry requirement, but participants are highly encouraged to have a basic knowledge of French by the start of the MBA Program, while mandatory (during the first two core terms) and optional language courses are offered throughout the program. Exchange and dual degree programs are offered with about 40 international partner business schools, including the ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/International-Exchanges|title=International Exchanges|last=MBA|first=HEC-|website=HEC – MBA|language=en|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/Double-Degrees|title=Double Degrees|last=MBA|first=HEC-|website=HEC – MBA|language=en|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
*'''MSc International Finance'''
*'''MSc Managerial and Financial Economics'''
* '''MSc Strategic Management'''
*'''MSc/MS Marketing'''
*'''MSc Sustainability and Social Innovation'''


=== Executive education ===
===Master in Business Administration (MBA) ===

The ] program, created in 1969, has two intakes: September and January. HEC's MBA consists in a 16 month-long curriculum, with 8 months of core courses and 8 months of customized program, including several specialization options, exchange programs, and fieldwork projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/16-month-Curriculum|title=16-month Curriculum|last=MBA|first=HEC-|website=HEC - MBA|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> A typical class is composed of some 250 students - 90% of whom are international students - with more than 52 nationalities represented in the 2017 graduating class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/content/download/5678/354281/file/FINAL+BROCHURE+MBA_23_10_18_DIGITAL.pdf|title=HEC MBA Brochure|last=|first=|date=2018|website=HEC Paris MBA Program|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> The selection process seeks a balance between academic achievement, professional experience, international exposure, and personal motivation. Knowledge of French is not an entry requirement, but participants are highly encouraged to have a basic knowledge of French by the start of the MBA Program, while mandatory (during the first two core terms) and optional language courses are offered throughout the duration of the program. Exchange and dual degree programs are offered with about 40 international partner business schools, including ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/International-Exchanges|title=International Exchanges|last=MBA|first=HEC-|website=HEC - MBA|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mba.hec.edu/Learning-Experience/Double-Degrees|title=Double Degrees|last=MBA|first=HEC-|website=HEC - MBA|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
==== Executive MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship ====
The Executive MSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship is a program created by HEC Paris and delivered partly on ].<ref></ref> 100% online, it takes 18 months.<ref></ref> The first students were admitted in March 2017.<ref></ref>


=== Executive Education ===
==== Executive MBA ==== ==== Executive MBA ====
The HEC Executive MBA is a program for top executives with a minimum of 8 years of corporate experience, which prepares for general management positions (the average background experience of students is about 14 years). The Executive MBA is a multi-site program offered in Paris (France), Beijing (China), St Petersburg (Russia) and Doha (Qatar). The courses are split between theory, case studies, strategic project, leadership training, EU community campus and foreign exchanges in the US and Asia. Program partnering universities are NYU, UCLA, Babson College in the USA, Tsinghua University in China and Nihon University in Japan. Formerly (until 2002) ],<ref></ref> the HEC Executive MBA is a program for top executives with a minimum of 8 years of corporate experience, which prepares them for general management positions (the average background experience of students is about 14 years). The Executive MBA is a multi-site program offered in Paris (France), Beijing (China), St Petersburg (Russia) and Doha (Qatar). The courses are split between theory, case studies, strategic projects, leadership training, EU community campus and foreign exchanges in the US and Asia. Program partnering universities are NYU, UCLA, Babson College in the US, Tsinghua University in China and Nihon University in Japan.<ref></ref>


==== TRIUM Global Executive MBA ==== ==== TRIUM Global Executive MBA ====
{{main article|TRIUM EMBA}}
HEC also offers the TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme jointly with ] of ] and the ]. It is divided into six modules that are held in five international business locations over a 16-month period.
HEC also offers the TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme jointly with ] of ] and the ].<ref></ref> It is divided into six modules that are held in five international business locations over 16 months.<ref></ref>


== Admissions == == Admissions ==

HEC Paris is considered among the most selective French ''].'' The number of applications has steadily increased over the years.
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== Massive Online Open Courses ==

HEC Paris is also participating in the new wave of ], by creating its own online training courses via ] available on ].<ref></ref>

== Research and Entrepreneurship ==

HEC Paris has several centres of research:
* ] - A collaboration with the ''] (IP Paris)'', this interdisciplinary and inter-institutional centre combines education, research and innovation to investigate the major challenges surrounding digital transformation and its impact on companies and society at large. This Center combines the 300 researchers and infrastructures of IP Paris and HEC Paris.<ref></ref>

* Society & Organizations Institute - an interdisciplinary Institute that brings together over 60 professors to research, teach and implement ideas in sustainability and inclusion.<ref></ref>

* GREGHEC - The '']'' is a joint research laboratory focused on economics and management in France.<ref>[https://hal-hceres.archives-ouvertes.fr/hceres-02033171/document GREGHEC - Groupement de recherche et d’études en
gestion à HEC]</ref>

* ] - 20 partnerships of excellence; 400 projects supported each year; an ecosystem of 400 professors, researchers and recognized experts.<ref></ref>

The school has been offering a degree in entrepreneurship for more than 40 years, by creating HEC Entrepreneurs in 1977,<ref></ref> which has today become the MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs, in partnership with ].<ref></ref> Between 2004 and 2013, the percentage of entrepreneurs per class jumped from 10% to 25%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=De plus en plus de créateurs d'entreprise à HEC|url=https://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/entrepreneuriat-un-quart-d-ancies-hec-entrepreneurs.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=www.letudiant.fr|date=23 March 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> In 2007,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Incubateur HEC Paris|url=https://solutions.lesechos.fr/auteur/incubateur-hec-paris/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Les Echos Solutions Business|language=fr}}</ref> HEC Paris created Incubateur HEC Paris, its ] dedicated to supporting alumni-created startups. Currently directed by Antoine Leprêtre, the incubator has been part of the ] campus since 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manceau|first=Jean-Jacques|date=2020-04-14|title=Les Écoles De Commerce Championnes De L'Entrepreneuriat|url=https://www.forbes.fr/management/les-ecoles-de-commerce-championnes-de-l-entrepreneuriat/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Forbes France|language=fr-FR}}</ref> Since 2017, the school has also an online Master's degree dedicated to this topic.<ref></ref>


== Student life == == Student life ==
===Campus=== ===Campuses===

HEC is located on a 110-hectare woodland campus in ], 16&nbsp;km. (10 miles) southwest of central Paris, close to ]. Jouy-en-Josas is served by the ] Parisian suburban train and the local bus service. The campus is built around a 19th-century '']'', which is currently used for Executive Education classes.
====France====


HEC is located on a 110-hectare campus in ], 16&nbsp; km. (10 miles) southwest of central Paris, close to ]. Jouy-en-Josas is served by the ] Parisian suburban train and the local bus service. The campus is built around a 19th-century '']'', which is currently used for Executive Education classes.<ref></ref>
Lodging is provided in one of ten dormitories (''Bâtiments'') providing basic but furnished rooms. Everyone eats together at the University Restaurant, which serves two meals a day in a soup kitchen setting. ''Grande école'' and Specialized Master students have classes in the ''Bâtiment des études'' (Batzet), while MBA students study in a specially designated building. There are three on-campus bars: Le Zinc, which is located on the second floor of the former Cafeteria (or Kfet), Le Wunder Bar, which is located on the first floor next to the Kfet, and the Piano Bar, which is adjacent to the MBA residence hall. The campus also boasts several sports fields, gym facilities and two lakes.


===Clubs=== ====Qatar====
]
There are around 130 clubs or "associations" on campus.
HEC Paris in Qatar is a remote campus of HEC Paris, located in ], the capital of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cci-news.com/hec-paris-de-jouy-en-josas-a-doha/|title=HEC Paris: de Jouy-en-Josas à Doha &#124; CCI News|date=30 May 2011 }}</ref>
HEC Paris in Qatar is the result of an agreement between HEC Paris and the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cge-news.com/contenus/123/cms_pc/fichier/106/100831141437_cp-hec-et-qatar-foundation.pdf|title=Qatar Foundation et HEC Paris concluent un accord de partenariat}}</ref>


HEC Paris in Qatar campus is located in the “]” in the heart of the “West Bay” financial centre of the city of Doha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemoci.com/actualites/actualites/hec-paris-exporte-ses-programmes-au-qatar/|title=HEC Paris exporte ses programmes au Qatar|date=7 July 2010}}</ref>
The HEC Student Council (''Bureau des Élèves'' in French, or BDE) is in charge of the social entertainment on campus. It is also in charge of coordinating all club activities and representing the students in front of the campus administration. The BDE organizes weekly events such as POWs ("Parties Of the Week"), lunches and dinners, speakers, and sport events. HEC parties, which usually are organised every Thursday, are some of the most recognized ones among all French schools and universities. The BDE is composed of a 40-student team that is elected each year in April and for which the competition among students creates the well-known Student Office Campaign.
HEC Qatar offers four types of programs, including an ] and a '']'' program.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=10 April 2021 |title=HEC Paris welcomes International Executive MBA Class of 2022 |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/10/04/2021/HEC-Paris-welcomes-International-Executive-MBA-Class-of-2022 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com}}</ref>


====United Kingdom====
The HEC MBA Council is in charge of all social activities related to the MBA student body. It manages the MBA students' Piano Bar in the Expansiel Building (Building A), coordinates and sometimes funds all MBA club activities (speaker events, sports events, dinners, etc.), works to expand the HEC MBA brand, develops campus and alumni relations, sets up the new MBA students' integration week, and generally relays student concerns and needs to the administration. Elections for the MBA Council are bi-annual so as to accommodate both January and September MBA intakes.
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The HEC UK House was inaugurated in March 2023. Close to ], the campus is dedicated to the ] network and conferences. It also has a ] and a creative lab.<ref></ref>


===Alumni association=== ===Alumni association===
{{main article|HEC Alumni}}
The school alumni association, '''Association des diplômés HEC Paris''', was founded in 1883 and gathers alumni of the different institutions of the HEC Group: École HEC Paris, MBA HEC Paris, HEC Paris Executive MBA, Mastères HEC Paris and Doctorat HEC Paris. Each degree is associated with a letter and the year of graduation. In 2017, HEC Alumni were ranked by ] as the 2nd most powerful business school alumni network in the world.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title=Who you know, not what you know|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/mba-rankings/alumni-network/2016|access-date=18 January 2019|newspaper=The Economist|language=en}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
The school alumni association, '''Association des diplômés HEC Paris''', was founded in 1883 and gathers alumni of the different institutions of the HEC Group: École HEC Paris, MBA HEC Paris, HEC Paris Executive MBA, Mastères HEC Paris and Doctorat HEC Paris. Each degree is associated with a letter and the year of graduation. In 2017, HEC Alumni has been ranked by ] as the 2nd most powerful business school alumni network in the world.<ref name=":3" />
The institution is featured in many works. '']'', a ] film by ], features former students.<ref>=]</ref>


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HEC Paris
École des hautes études commerciales de Paris


The château at HEC Paris
MottoApprendre à oser
Motto in EnglishLiteral: Learn to dare
Non-literal: The more you know, the more you dare
TypeGrande école de commerce et de management, École consulaire;
(Private research university Business school)
Established4 December 1881; 143 years ago (1881-12-04)
FounderGustave Emmanuel Roy
AccreditationTriple accreditation: AACSB;
AMBA;
EQUIS
Endowment€100 million (2022)
Budget€205 million (2024)
ChairmanJean-Paul Agon
DeanÉloïc Peyrache
Academic staff160 resident professors:
96% PhD.;
30% female;
64% international
Students5,453 (postgraduate);
8,000 (executive)
LocationParis (Jouy-en-Josas), France;
Doha, Qatar
Admission rate7% (2024)
ColorsBlue and White    
AffiliationsConférence des grandes écoles;
CEMS;
Polytechnic Institute of Paris
Websitewww.hec.edu

HEC Paris (French: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris, lit.'Paris School of Advanced Business Studies') is a business school and grande école located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. It offers Bachelor, MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, professional development, professional certification, and PhD programs.

History

Campus main entrance, in Jouy-en-Josas, Essonne.

Founded in 1881 by Gustave Emmanuel Roy, president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce (CCIP), with 57 students in its first class, the École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (HEC) aimed to be in the fields of management and commerce what the École Centrale de Paris was in the field of engineering.

In 1921, the school introduced the case-based method of the Harvard Business School, but most of the lectures remained theoretical. In 1938, the HEC program was lengthened to 3 years.

Due to French corporations' demand for North-American-style management education, at the end of the 1950s, the case-based method was generalized and a one-year classe préparatoire was created to prepare for the entrance examination, which had become more difficult. As a result, only 9% of HEC students had attended university in 1959, whereas 47% had done so in 1929.

In 1964, French President Charles de Gaulle inaugurated a new 250-acre (1.0 km) wooded campus in Jouy-en-Josas. In 1967, HEC launched its executive education programs. Women have been accepted at HEC since 1973. Only 27 women were accepted that year and HEC jeunes filles (HECJF), another school dedicated to women, was closed. Its alumnae are officially considered graduates of HEC, and include Édith Cresson, the first female Prime Minister of France.

The doctoral course was established in 1975 but until 1985 doctoral students had to complete their thesis at the university. In 1985 the HEC obtained the right to award the title of doctor, before ESSEC (2010) and ESCP (2012).

The school has developed professorships financed by companies (Deloitte, EDF, Toshiba and others) to multiply links between HEC and companies. The HEC Foundation, founded in 1972, has the specific aim of developing these connections and the financing of the school by companies.

Ties with businesses were strengthened in the 1990s and this led to greater specialization, with the establishment of finance and entrepreneurship courses in 1986. As a consequence of the financial Big Bang and the explosion of the City, more and more graduates went to work in England and, in general, abroad. In 2006, a third found their first job abroad. In 2015 the school adopted a new legal statute to allow private investors to join the board of directors.

In 1988, HEC founded the CEMS network with ESADE, Bocconi University and the University of Cologne.

On 1 July 2008, HEC Paris joined ParisTech and then Paris-Saclay University as a founding member. The university campus of Jouy-en-Josas, in the Yvelines department, is located in the northern part of the technological cluster of Paris-Saclay, which brings together a quarter of French public research. HEC Paris is part of the network of graduate schools of business (ESC) in the Paris Île-de-France area, together with ESSEC and ESCP Business School.

In 2016, the school adopted a new legal status and became a public-private partnership (École consulaire or EESC), largely financed by the public Chamber of Commerce in Paris.

In 2017, HEC launched a portfolio of new dual degree programs called M2M with the Yale School of Management, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Fundação Getulio Vargas.

The same year in March, the school launched the Executive Master in innovation & entrepreneurship program in collaboration with Coursera.

On 15 September 2020, the school co-founded with the Polytechnic Institute of Paris the artificial intelligence research center Hi! PARIS.

In October 2023 the school announced the creation of a Bachelor of Arts in data, society and organisations in collaboration with Bocconi University in Milan.

Grande École system and Accreditation

Degrees (such as the Master in Management or "Grande École program") from HEC Paris are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles and by the Ministry of National Education.

HEC Paris is also triple accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

HEC Paris is also one of the founding members of CEMS - Global Alliance in Management Education.

International rankings

Business School
International Rankings
European MBA Ranking
QS (2025)1
Financial Times (2024)4
Global MBA Ranking
QS (2025)6
Financial Times (2024)12
Ranking 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Business School
FT – European Business Schools 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd
QS (by Subject) – Business & Management Studies 9th 9th 10th 10th 11th
QS (by Subject) – Accounting and Finance 19th 20th 19th 18th 18th
Master in Management (GE-MiM) for FT—Master in Strategic Management for QS and The Economist (12 months program)
FT – Master in Management 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
QS – Masters in Management 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
The Economist – Masters in Management 1st 1st 1st
MSc in International Finance
FT – Masters in Finance Pre-Experience 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd
QS – Masters in Finance 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 2nd
MBA
FT – Global MBA 9th 7th 11th 17th 12th
QS – Full Time MBA 7th 5th 4th 4th 5th 6th
The Economist – MBA 3rd 2nd
Bloomberg Business Week – International MBAs 4th 8th
Executive Education
FT – Executive MBA (Trium HEC/LSE/NYU) 4th 2nd 6th 4th 5th
QS – Executive MBA (Trium HEC/LSE/NYU) 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
FT – Executive MBA (EMBA HEC) 3rd 1st 4th 7th 18th
QS – Executive MBA (EMBA HEC) 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd
FT – Executive Education – Customized 2nd 1st 3rd 4th
FT – Executive Education – Open 8th 1st 2nd 1st
Specialized Masters
The Economist – MSc in Strategic Management 1st
QS – MSc in Strategic Management 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
QS – MSc in Marketing 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
QS – MSc in Business Analytics 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd

Programs

Higher education business degrees in France are organized into three levels thus facilitating international mobility: the Licence (Bachelor's), Master's, and Doctorate degrees. A Bachelor's degree requires the completion of 180 ECTS credits (bac + 3); a Master's, requires an additional 120 ECTS credits (bac + 5). HEC Paris offers a bachelor's degree since October 2023.

Master in Management - Grande École program

Its highly coveted PGE (Programme Grande École or Grande École program) ends with the awarding of Master's in Management (MiM) degree. Outside of the PGE, students at HEC can be awarded other master's degrees, such as the MBA (bac + 5), or a PhD (bac + 8).

Bachelor in Data, Society and Organisations

Announced in October 2023, the school offers a Bachelor of Arts in partnership with Bocconi University in Milan. Focused on Data, Society & Organizations, it combines data sciences and social sciences. Students spend the first three semesters in Italy and the last three in France on the Jouy-en-Josas campus.

MSc in International Finance (MIF)

The MSc in International Finance is ranked #1 worldwide for pre-experience programs (2020 FT Rankings).

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA program, created in 1969, has two intakes: September and January. HEC's MBA consists of a 16-month-long curriculum, with 8 months of core courses and 8 months of a customized program, including several specialization options, exchange programs, and fieldwork projects. A typical class is composed of some 250 students – 90% of whom are international students – with more than 52 nationalities represented in the 2017 graduating class. The selection process seeks a balance between academic achievement, professional experience, international exposure, and personal motivation. Knowledge of French is not an entry requirement, but participants are highly encouraged to have a basic knowledge of French by the start of the MBA Program, while mandatory (during the first two core terms) and optional language courses are offered throughout the program. Exchange and dual degree programs are offered with about 40 international partner business schools, including the Singapore Management University, HKUST, London Business School, Columbia Business School, Wharton, and Yale.

Executive education

Executive MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Executive MSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship is a program created by HEC Paris and delivered partly on Coursera. 100% online, it takes 18 months. The first students were admitted in March 2017.

Executive MBA

Formerly (until 2002) Centre de perfectionnement aux affaires, the HEC Executive MBA is a program for top executives with a minimum of 8 years of corporate experience, which prepares them for general management positions (the average background experience of students is about 14 years). The Executive MBA is a multi-site program offered in Paris (France), Beijing (China), St Petersburg (Russia) and Doha (Qatar). The courses are split between theory, case studies, strategic projects, leadership training, EU community campus and foreign exchanges in the US and Asia. Program partnering universities are NYU, UCLA, Babson College in the US, Tsinghua University in China and Nihon University in Japan.

TRIUM Global Executive MBA

Main article: TRIUM EMBA

HEC also offers the TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme jointly with Stern School of Business of NYU and the London School of Economics. It is divided into six modules that are held in five international business locations over 16 months.

Admissions

2018 Admission Statistics
Procedure Applicants Admitted Acceptance Rate (%)
Grande Ecole (Master in Management)
Classes préparatoires (French concours, students enter in L3) 5,151 382 7.4%
French dual degree (students from French partner institutions) 421 82 19.5%
Direct admissions (students enter in M1) 6,520 271 4.2%
Total 12,092 735 6%
MBA
Total 2,231 391 17.5%

Massive Online Open Courses

HEC Paris is also participating in the new wave of distance learning, by creating its own online training courses via MOOCs available on Coursera.

Research and Entrepreneurship

HEC Paris has several centres of research:

  • HI! PARIS CENTER - A collaboration with the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), this interdisciplinary and inter-institutional centre combines education, research and innovation to investigate the major challenges surrounding digital transformation and its impact on companies and society at large. This Center combines the 300 researchers and infrastructures of IP Paris and HEC Paris.
  • Society & Organizations Institute - an interdisciplinary Institute that brings together over 60 professors to research, teach and implement ideas in sustainability and inclusion.

The school has been offering a degree in entrepreneurship for more than 40 years, by creating HEC Entrepreneurs in 1977, which has today become the MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs, in partnership with École Polytechnique. Between 2004 and 2013, the percentage of entrepreneurs per class jumped from 10% to 25%. In 2007, HEC Paris created Incubateur HEC Paris, its startup incubator dedicated to supporting alumni-created startups. Currently directed by Antoine Leprêtre, the incubator has been part of the Station F campus since 2017. Since 2017, the school has also an online Master's degree dedicated to this topic.

Student life

Campuses

France

HEC is located on a 110-hectare campus in Jouy-en-Josas, 16  km. (10 miles) southwest of central Paris, close to Versailles. Jouy-en-Josas is served by the RER Parisian suburban train and the local bus service. The campus is built around a 19th-century château, which is currently used for Executive Education classes.

Qatar

HEC Paris in Qatar

HEC Paris in Qatar is a remote campus of HEC Paris, located in Doha, the capital of Qatar. HEC Paris in Qatar is the result of an agreement between HEC Paris and the Qatar Foundation.

HEC Paris in Qatar campus is located in the “Tornado Tower” in the heart of the “West Bay” financial centre of the city of Doha. HEC Qatar offers four types of programs, including an Executive MBA and a Mastère spécialisé program.

United Kingdom

HEC UK House in London

The HEC UK House was inaugurated in March 2023. Close to Covent Garden, the campus is dedicated to the alumni network and conferences. It also has a library and a creative lab.

Alumni association

Main article: HEC Alumni

The school alumni association, Association des diplômés HEC Paris, was founded in 1883 and gathers alumni of the different institutions of the HEC Group: École HEC Paris, MBA HEC Paris, HEC Paris Executive MBA, Mastères HEC Paris and Doctorat HEC Paris. Each degree is associated with a letter and the year of graduation. In 2017, HEC Alumni were ranked by The Economist as the 2nd most powerful business school alumni network in the world.

In popular culture

The institution is featured in many works. Association of Wrongdoers, a 1987 film by Claude Zidi, features former students.

See also

Notes and references

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