Stories

At HEC Paris, PhD students are encouraged to delve into unknown territories of their research discipline, strive for cutting-edge research, and achieve excellence through their intellectual inquiries.

The PhD program recruits small cohorts of students each year, which encourages emulation, moral support and friendship. We also collaborate hand-in-hand with faculty members who gradually consider us as peers. 

HEC Paris provided me with an environment that was equally academically rigorous and welcoming. I really feel like this experience pushed my PhD into high gear.

My name is Anicet Fangwa, I am 27 years old and I’m from Cameroon. I was born, grew up in and carried out the first part of my studies in Douala, the economic capital of my country. I arrived in France to do preparatory classes at the Sainte-Marie...

As a job market candidate, I benefited from the PhD seminar series where I was given the opportunity to practice my job talk in front of PhD students and faculty. The feedback that I received has been invaluable, preparing me thoroughly to face the...

Learning from the leading management scholars and from fellow PhD students, you are encouraged to pursue challenging intellectual goals and embark on an exciting research journey.

Other than the presence of extremely qualified and supportive faculty, one of the things I appreciated the most here was that, through seminars and research camps organized by the department, I got constant exposure to main topics and researchers in...

I strongly believe that the research done early in my PhD, encouraged by the program, has helped me gain the most out of the PhD and laid a strong foundation for my future research career. 

The Marketing faculty are dedicated to developing outstanding scholars through the combination of rigorous coursework and hands-on research experience.