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HEC Paris continues to strengthen its position as France’s leading institution for nurturing entrepreneurial champions. With 33 startups founded or co-founded by HEC alumni — or supported by an HEC Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) programme — featured in the 2026 French Tech Next40/120 ...
The HEC Paris Dieter Schwarz Foundation Center for Family Business is pleased to share a new article published in Family Business Magazine, one of North America's most influential practitioner outlets, by Léa Wang, Cécile de Lisle and Laurent Allard.
On May 18–19, 2026, part of our team traveled to Heilbronn for a two-day joint research workshop with the TUM Global Center for Family Enterprise. Two days of interdisciplinary exchange, new collaborations, and the start of a lasting Franco-German research dialogue on family business.
On May 29–30, 2026, HEC Paris hosted the inaugural HEC Paris Family Business Summit — a two-day, student-led experience that brought together students and family business leaders from around the world for candid conversation across generations, industries and borders.
Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences (FGSES), University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), together with HEC Paris, signed a new student exchange agreement. The proceedings were co-chaired on June 8 by HEC Paris Dean and Director General, Éloïc Peyrache, and Karim El Aynaoui, Executive ...
HEC Paris is proud to announce a new initiative with Sanofi to support the next generation of leaders in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Through this collaboration, Sanofi will fund up to 10 scholarships annually for participants in the HEC Paris MBA program, each covering 75% of tuition ...
“In the EMBA, everyone shares the same mindset of wanting to push themselves further. That’s what makes the friendships different. You build strong connections with people from different fields, united by a common ambition to constantly evolve.”
A smaller graduating class made room for a more personal ceremony, as five researchers reflected on the bumpy journey of doctoral work and the next chapters ahead.
Five Doctoral graduates celebrating on Commencement Day on the HEC steps (C) Ciprien
On April 7 and 8, three students from the Grande École experienced an unconventional academic adventure by participating in the Entente Cordiale Day Challenge. To be selected, Maud Archer, Danaé Deleest, and Alice Faure explored the theme “Conflicts, Technologies, and Global Security” and submitted ...
From June 10 to 12, 2026, the Dieter Schwarz Foundation Family Business Center at HEC Paris took part in the annual conference of IFERA (International Family Enterprise Research Academy) in Naples, one of the world's leading venues for research on family enterprises.
