News List | HEC Paris

July 2018

MBA

Highlights of an MBA Summer Internship

HEC Paris MBA students embark on diverse internships worldwide during summer break, gaining valuable experience and advancing their careers. From finance to luxury fashion, their internships offer unique opportunities for learning and growth, facilitated by the MBA program's resources and alumni ...

Jul 20, 2018

Executive Education

Big data - time to take action!

While most leaders agree on the importance of the big data phenomenon, in practical terms few know how to take advantage of it. More than just being a technological trend, data analysis tools can solve problems and generate real opportunities - provided that a coherent big data strategy is developed ...

Jul 17, 2018

Executive Education

The Impact of Digitalization on Higher Education

Professor Pierre Dussauge is diving into the new world of online learning. “The digitalization of higher education is still evolving,” he notes. “But the sooner we, as educators and learners, start working with these tools, the better we will understand how they can best enhance learning and ...

Jul 17, 2018

Volkswagen signe un partenariat avec HEC Paris pour promouvoir l’égalité femmes-hommes - © Studio Gehin 2018

Corporate

Volkswagen Signs in Partnership with HEC Paris to Promote Gender Equality

The German carmakers Volkswagen sealed a growing French-German relationship with HEC Paris by joining the school’s Foundation. It will contribute with different programs focused on diversity, which include scholarships for women and for German-speaking students. The June 21 ceremony was sealed by ...

Jul 11, 2018

Hubert Joly lance une chaire sur le thème du Purposeful Leadership à HEC Paris

HEC Foundation

Hubert Joly (H.81) signs HEC’s first endowed Chair supported by an Alumnus

The Joly Family Endowed Chair In Purposeful Leadership is the first Research Chair financed by an alumnus.

Jul 05, 2018

Petit-déjeuner HEC à Roland-Garros 2018 - Intervenants

The School

HEC Debate Wards Off Fear of Robotization

HEC Paris Professor Augustin Landier and Afiniti Managing Director for Global Business Development Jérôme de Castries (H17) were at the heart of a lively debate, broadcast live, on the role of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the financial world. A full-house of entrepreneurs, journalists and ...

Jul 02, 2018

June 2018

The School

Landmark SASI Degree Celebrates 15 Years of Development with Forward-Looking Workshops

One of HEC’s key Master degrees, the MSc in Sustainability and Social Innovation (SASI) marked its 15th birthday on June 13 by uniting old and new generations around workshops, debates and social exchanges. Set in the impressive Quartier Général, central Paris, the occasion was a powerful moment to ...

Jun 29, 2018

The School

Fourth HEC Seed Mixes Bras, Perfumes and Green Tech

Almost 300 people turned out for the fourth edition of HEC Seed, the international entrepreneurship forum organized annually by, and for, the school’s students. Designed to empower young entrepreneurs and connect them with investors and business professionals, it was held at Station F, a first for ...

Jun 25, 2018

Fondation HEC - Prix HEC innovation 2018

HEC Foundation

HEC innovation award

HEC Innovation was created in 2017 to support HEC early stage entrepreneurs. Alumni from Silicon Valley got together to launch this award for the best HEC Start-ups and offer a financial prize as well as mentoring from top entrepreneurs and executives from the Silicon Valley.

Jun 23, 2018

The School

D-TEA Highlights Behavioral Economics in Decision-making

The 2018 edition of HEC Paris’ annual D-TEA workshop brought together world-class researchers around the theme “Modes of Decision-making”. Almost 100 people attended the May 23-25 event organized by the HEC Decision Science team. The three days of intense exchange related theory to applications in ...

Jun 22, 2018