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The inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States today is a momentous ceremony after a tumultuous presidential election and its aftermath. The economic and health challenges facing the new administration are immense, and the vicissitudes of the election have obscured substantive ...

At the dawn of this New Year 2021, HEC Paris professors reflect upon the challenges of the past year and tell us why all is not lost despite the current health crisis. They express their reasons for hope and optimism, as we embrace a new future in the post-pandemic world. 

For the third consecutive year, HEC Paris invited its leading researchers, students, alumni and staff members to participate in the Women’s Forum summit which took place on November 17-19. For the first time in its 15-year history, the annual gathering went 100% online. It united around 3,000 people ...

Poland and Hungary continue to oppose the rule of law mechanism linked to the European Union’s seven-year budget, which includes the 750-billion euro recovery fund to tackle the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 health crisis. As the EU stands at a deadlock, HEC Paris professor and expert on ...

In its 39-year history, HEC Débats has never shied away from debating controversial and complex topics. Its November 5, 2020 debate on the position of Islam in France was no exception as students sought to better understand the challenges facing the country’s second religion and its acceptance in ...

The ocean breeze can lighten the pressure of the past week’s world news. On Sunday, November 8, 33 skippers embarked on the Vendée Globe, sailing’s biggest round-the-globe race that’s solo, non-stop and without assistance. Amongst the starters is Clarisse Crémer (H13) at the helm of the IMOCA-style ...

On November 5, 2020, as the U.S. presidential election comes to a close, HEC Paris professors Jeremy Ghez and Chantal Carleton, and HEC Paris MBA candidate Megan Scullion, analyze the balance of power in American politics, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the elections and the future of economic ...

HEC Paris officially launched its nine-month Creative Destruction Lab program, CDL Climate, with an objective-setting session on October 27 devoted to scalable solutions to climate change challenges. It invited 16 startups for intense interactions between its founders, HEC academics, MBA students ...

HEC Paris Professor Jeremy Ghez answers questions on the impact that the economy and the COVID-19 health crisis could have on the November 3 presidential elections. Ghez is the author of “Etats-Unis: déclin improbable, rebond impossible” (“United States: Improbable Decline, Impossible Rebound”), des ...

Exactly 29 months after signing a partnership accord with SUSTech, HEC Paris co-organized a webinar entitled “Welcome to Shenzhen, where Miracles Happen”. Chaired by the school’s Hong Kong-based Associate Professor Nathalie Lugagne, it invited investor  David Baverez (H88) and CEO Laurent Le Pen to ...