Students and Faculty

A Truly Global Community of Outstanding Talent

What makes a world-class finance program? Outstanding faculty, a rigorous academic experience and exceptional career opportunities matter. But so do the people you learn with every day.

The HEC Paris Master in International Finance brings together an exceptionally diverse community of talented students from across the world, selected for their academic excellence, intellectual curiosity and ambition.

The Class of 2027 is a powerful illustration of this global reach. Its 131 students represent 36 recorded nationalities and a wide range of cultures and academic traditions, with profiles spanning Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East.

They join HEC Paris from leading universities, business schools and engineering institutions, including École Polytechnique, Bocconi University, the London School of Economics, the University of St. Gallen, the University of Mannheim, Erasmus University Rotterdam, McGill University, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, the National University of Singapore and the American University of Beirut, alongside many other outstanding institutions worldwide.

What makes the cohort particularly distinctive is not only where its students come from, but also what they bring with them. Economists study alongside engineers. Business graduates exchange perspectives with mathematicians and scientists. Students work closely with their peers from around the world. 

This diversity is not simply a feature of the class profile. It is an essential part of the learning experience.

Finance is global. The institutions, markets, companies and investors our graduates will work with span borders and cultures. At HEC Paris, that international exposure begins in the classroom, through the perspectives, experiences and ambitions of the people sitting next to you.

One Cohort. A World of Academic Excellence.

Europe

École Polytechnique • Bocconi University • London School of Economics • University of St. Gallen • University of Mannheim • Erasmus University Rotterdam • University of Warwick • King’s College London • LUISS Guido Carli • Ghent University • EPFL • IE University • Nova School of Business and Economics

North America

McGill University • New York University – Stern School of Business • University of Waterloo

Asia-Pacific

Tsinghua University • Peking University • Fudan University • Wuhan University • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen • National University of Singapore • National Institute of Technology, Surat • National Taiwan University • Lahore University of Management Sciences

And Beyond…

The Class of 2027 also brings together students connected to Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Cameroon, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, Lithuania, Singapore, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic, reinforcing the truly global character of the HEC Paris Master in International Finance.

Academic Backgrounds Represented in the Cohort

• Business and Management
• Economics
• Engineering and Technology
• Mathematics and Science
• Arts, Humanities and Multidisciplinary Pathways

From management and economics to engineering, technology, mathematics, science and the humanities, students bring different ways of thinking, problem-solving and approaching complex financial challenges.

When you join the HEC Paris Master in International Finance, you are not simply joining a program. You are joining a community.

Your classmates may have studied at École Polytechnique, Bocconi, St. Gallen, Mannheim or LSE; built quantitative foundations at Warwick, EPFL, Waterloo or NIT Surat; or brought perspectives from institutions such as McGill, Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan, NUS, AUB and LUMS.

They will bring different cultures, languages, academic disciplines and ways of thinking to the same classroom.

You will learn from them, challenge them and be challenged by them. You will build friendships and professional relationships across countries and continents. And many of those relationships will extend far beyond your year at HEC Paris.