HEC in the press

Now that the Italian far-right led by Giorgia Meloni won the latest elections in Italy, Euronews wonders what the consequences for the EU might be. Law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno foresees that: "Italy will no longer be a force for good within the EU but a free-riding member state taking - as opposed to giving - as much as it can, and ceasing to contribute to major decision-making. It will be transactional only, with no room left for solidarity."

Because of the current energy crisis, the industrial sector in Europe seems to be in dire straits. As Handelsblatt worries that Europe might be on its way to deindustrialization, finance professor at HEC Paris Business School Eric Mengus comments on the situation in France: "Macron's goal to reindustrialization is now being confronted with reality."

In an article published by Find MBA, Benoit Banchereau, executive director of MBA admissions at HEC Paris Business School, discusses the importance of diversity among MBA students: "Diversity and inclusion have become the critical components of what tomorrow’s professionals and leaders are looking for in the workplace."

In an interview given to MBA Crystal Ball, Benoit Banchereau, Executive Director for Communications, Marketing & Admissions for MBA Programs at HEC Paris Business School, provides tips for international students who want to find a job locally in France and which sectors recruit them.

As AI takes a growing part in our lives, the question of its regulation and an international agreement are essential. In an op-ed for Forbes, David Restrepo Amariles, Data Law and Artificial Intelligence professor at HEC Paris Business School, explains why the need for more rules is is so important and how to achieve it.

Faced with the European institutions inability to defend the rule of law, European judges filed an action against the EU Council before CJEU against the EU Council. In an op-ed published in Social Europe, law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno sees it as "a powerful reminder to all EU institutions: any departure they might undertake from the rule of law will not go unchallenged."

In the wake of what seems to be a new economic crisis, some companies have slowed down recruiting. In order to guide young graduates, business schools offer career services such as coaching, skills development workshops and networking opportunities.Jean-Amiel Jourdan, senior executive director of careers at HEC Paris, explains to The Financial Times that career services are becoming "less transactional: rather than being about the first job on graduation, HEC grants alumni access to career services throughout their professional life."

Faced with Gen Z's growing demand for more socially and environmentally conscious courses, business schools have adapted their curriculum. Interviewed by The Financial Times, HEC Paris Business School alumna Anne-Fleur Goll explains: "It’s the responsibility of the teachers to tell us what we should know."

A new phenomenon has risen during the summer: "quiet quitting", which designates employees do the bare minimum at work. In an op-ed for Forbes, professor at HEC Paris Business School's Doha campus Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj explains the reasons for this new attitude at work and what employers can do about it.

For workers who are disappointed by ther new job and would like to get back their old one, management professor at HEC Paris Business School Brad Harris provides in CNBC three pieces of advice.