HEC in the press

Rodolphe Durand, founder and academic director of HEC Paris' Society and Organizations Center (S&O), introduces a first of its kind assessment tool that cuts through potential greenwash to measure companies’ contribution to the sustainable development goals. 

Holding EU elections in the UK is set to fatally affect the good functioning of the next European Parliament - as well as the entire Union - for the five years to come, write Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law at the HEC Paris business school and Benjamin Bodson, researcher in EU law at UCLouvain in Belgium. 

Simon Valadou of Data Soluce, a cloud-based platform based at HEC Paris' incubator at Station F, and specializing in 3D digital modeling, expects a great deal of cutting-edge technology to rebuild Notre-Dame.

Not only the British participation in the elections is set to distort the new political balance emerging within the new Parliament, but also to irremediably tarnish the validity of the Parliament’s future decisions, Alberto Alemanno, Professor of EU law at HEC Paris, and Benjamin Bodson, researcher in EU law at UCLouvain said.

Jeremy Ghez, an affiliate professor of economics and international affairs at business school HEC Paris, says the Silicon Valley motto ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ may very well be becoming the philosophy of an increasing set of sectors. “In particular that’s because technology is affecting a wide range of sectors,” says Prof Ghez.

Andrea Masini, Associate Dean of HEC Paris' MBA, warns prospective students that specialization should not be achieved at the expense of the traditional pillars of a general MBA, such as leadership skills, or the ability to work effectively in multicultural environments.  

Without in-depth general management skills, he says niche MBA programs “may be less effective in facilitating career transformation. After all, businesses still need general managers”. 

HEC Paris offers a range of scholarships that consist of tuition fee waivers and are awarded based on merit, or the academic performance of students. These include the Eiffel Excellence scholarship, and the Volkswagen - HEC Women in Finance scholarship. 

On top of the merit-based scholarships, there are several external scholarships that students can use to study at HEC Paris and are awarded based on the student’s country of origin. For instance, the Chilean government offers students money to cover travel expenses, books and other study material. 

In addition to all this, HEC Paris provides students with on-campus jobs, for instance within the student-led consulting firm “Junior Enterprise”. Students work for French and international companies on various projects (such as the positioning of a new product or market data analysis) and get paid for their time. 

Becoming a leader or detecting genuine leaders within your organization is not an easy task. A leader is both the architect and the planner of a company’s strategy. But how to become a good leader? Christophe Schmaltz, Senior Lecturer at HEC Paris, describes in this piece five fundamental aspects to take into account to become a good leader. 

HEC Paris says that 90% of the fundamental part of the MBA program is taught by faculty, because “rigorous analytical thinking” is paramount. But during the customizable part of the MBA, where experience is often more relevant, up to 40% can be taught by external collaborators. Examples include advanced finance classes taught by senior bankers and an ethics seminar delivered by a monk.

Alberto Alemanno, European Law Professor at HEC Paris, comments on Theresa May seeking further extension of article 50.