Press Releases

Nobel Prize Professor Thomas J. Sargent named Honoris Causa Professor

30 May 2013

On Thursday, May 30th, HEC Paris was honored to welcome Professor Thomas J. Sargent, who was awarded in October 2011, together with Chris Sims, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his "empirical research on cause and effect in the macro economy". He visited the campus to hold a seminar and conference for HEC Paris students on “Macroeconomic Theory and the Crisis”. During (...)


HEC Paris ranked #1 worldwide by the Financial Times for its Executive Education programs

13 May 2013

The Financial Times has just published the results of its annual ranking of the world’s best Business Schools in executive education programs for senior managers and executives. HEC Paris is #1 in the world.


HEC Paris in Qatar and Salam International sign MoU

12 May 2013

Region’s leading hub for Executive Education partners with publicly listed Qatari business conglomerate in providing development programs for its executives


HEC Paris in Qatar celebrates newest batch of graduates of EMBA program

6 May 2013

HEC Paris in Qatar celebrated the latest batch of graduates of their EMBA program at a Convocation Celebration held at the Qatar National Convention Center. The distinguished ‘class of 2013’ comprising 44 participants, included four CEO’s from the Qatar Credit Bureau, Coastal Group of Companies, King Abdullah Medical City and KAMCO, and a COO from Consolidated Gulf Company as well as other (...)


Porsche joins the HEC Foundation

26 April 2013

HEC Paris is pleased to announce that Porsche has joined the HEC Foundation. By doing so, Porsche aims to be more involved in the educational world and be visible to students and graduates in order to actively contribute to pedagogical innovation, particularly through academic partnerships with HEC Paris.


HEC Paris and Lomonosov Moscow State University Faculty of Political Sciences sign General Agreement of Cooperation

10 April 2013

On the occasion of an open lecture held at the Lomonosov Moscow State University’s Faculty of Political Sciences and given by Professor Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean of HEC Paris the two academic institutions signed a general Agreement of Cooperation.


[Book Release] Consumer Behaviour: Applications in Marketing, co-authored by Marc Vanhuele

4 April 2013

HEC Paris professor Marc Vanhuele and his two co-authors, Robert East from Kingston Business school, UK and Malcolm Wright from Massey University, New Zealand, successfully wrote a thought-provoking text that challenges readers to consider consumer behaviour in new and refreshing ways. The approach is distinctive. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences, as well as appreciate (...)


HEC’s Sustainable Business Conference celebrates ten years of thinking green!

2 April 2013

This year the conference hosted on March 22 by HEC Paris, BeCitizen, the GDF SUEZ Chair and the Center for research on Society and Organizations (SnO), brought together over 30 prominent sustainability experts, business leaders, NGOs and academics. Speakers included Professor Rodolphe Durand of HEC Paris, Professor Ioannis Ioannou of London Business School, Robert Eccles, Professor of Management (...)


HEC Paris in Qatar announces appointment of new CEO and Academic Dean

3 March 2013

HEC Paris in Qatar has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and Academic Dean Professor Laoucine Kerbache, who begins his duties with immediate effect. Professor Kerbache holds a PhD (1984), an MSc (1981) and a BSc (1979) in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts in the US, and an International Teaching Program Certificate (2005) (...)


President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann speaks at HEC Paris

28 February 2013

HEC Paris was honored to welcome Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank and Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, who visited the campus to hold a conference for HEC Paris students on ‘Fiscal and Monetary Policy – Dancing too Close?’ At the end of the conference, Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean of HEC Paris, awarded Jens Weidmann the HEC Paris Honorary Degree. (...)