News List | HEC Paris

October 2021

Executive Education

Think You're Not Creative? Think Again...

This is the mantra that creativity expert, Professor Anne-Laure Sellier takes into the world of business, and also into the classroom. Her Boosting Creativity course at HEC Paris is among the most popular on the school's online MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, and helps participants ...

Oct 19, 2021

Faculty & Research

7 Professors Join HEC Paris in 2021, with a Focus on AI

A total of seven new professors have reinforced the ranks of HEC’s world-class academic staff. Allow us to introduce you to the seven arriving on campus: Yann Algan, Pablo M. Baquero, Julien Grand-Clément, Armin Steinbach, Klaus M. Miller, Matthew Yeaton and Aluna Wang. Five of them are affiliated ...

Oct 15, 2021

Executive Education

Orange Business Services Places its Trust in HEC Paris to Train its High-Potential Employees

Every year, Orange Business Services (the B-to-B entity of the Orange group) offers an HEC Paris certificate program to some of its teams. This program accelerates their skills development, enhances their career opportunities and builds a strong sense of loyalty.

Oct 15, 2021

HEC Talks with Daniel Kahneman - Oct. 7, 2021

The School

Nobel Laureate and HEC Paris Doctor Honoris Causa Kahneman : “I’m a Cheerful Pessimist"

On October 7, HEC Paris granted the Princeton University psychologist and Emeritus Professor Daniel Kahneman a Doctor Honoris Causa for his lifelong achievements in the fields of cognitive psychology and economy. To mark the occasion, the school organized an innovative live exchange between the 87 ...

Oct 12, 2021

MBA

When your Partner Decides to Pursue an MBA

Agustina, President of the HEC Paris MBA Partners Club, shares her journey from Uruguay to France, highlighting growth and accomplishments amidst challenges. Immersed in a vibrant international community, she embraces cultural experiences, explores France, and offers valuable advice for partners ...

Oct 08, 2021

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Incubateur HEC Paris welcomes 16 new startups

16 startups have joined the 2021 Fall Batch of the Incubateur HEC Paris in Station F. Startups with backgrounds as varied as their sectors of activity!

Oct 08, 2021

Executive Education

Digital learning at HEC Paris, a new way of learning that is attracting more and more companies

Although COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing crisis has caused all kinds of upheavals, it has also enabled many companies to demonstrate their resilience and adaptability and embrace digital technologies. Social distancing and public health restrictions have also forced us to transform our practices ...

Oct 08, 2021

MBA

Summer’s not over yet: HEC Paris MBA students reflect on their internships

HEC Paris MBA students reflect on their summer internships: Vishal enhanced commercial processes in Chile, Armin thrived at Porsche Consulting in Germany, Tolulope gained insights into beverages in Kenya, Sami contributed to real estate in Dubai, Anna accelerated social enterprises in South Africa ...

Oct 04, 2021

Faculty & Research

HEC Academic Makes Noise with Study on Flaw in Human Judgment

HEC Professor of Strategy (Education Track) Olivier Sibony joined forces with Nobel-laureate Daniel Kahneman and legal scholar Cass Sunstein to publish Noise, a monumental work on human error. The trio thus reinvents a term for this variability of judgment which pervades decision-making at all ...

Oct 04, 2021

September 2021

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

HEC CEMS workshop on systems innovation at Les Mureaux

On September 1, the 2021 HEC CEMS Block Seminar on Inclusive & Social Business proposed by the S&O Institute hosted a full-day workshop on systems innovation at les Mureaux, a popular working-class district of Paris Metropolitan area which has begun its social and ecological transition.

Sep 30, 2021