HEC is a great opportunity for personal growth, both academically and socially
To describe my exchange experience at HEC in one sentence: Open minded, friendly and incredibly helpful people. It is astonishing how welcome you feel from day one...
The School
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One of the world's best business schools, HEC Paris is a leader in research and education in management sciences. We offer a unique portfolio of programs designed for a carefully selected student body.
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KEY FACTS
4,500
Students in degree programs
8,000
Participants in Executive Education programs
140
Academic partners
80,000
Alumni
167
Permanent faculty members
135
Nationalities represented
Academic Programs
HEC Paris offers a complete and unique range of business programs for the most talented students and leaders from around the world. There are over 4,500 participants enrolled in our degree programs, 500 participants in the Summer School, and 8,000 participants in the Executive Education programs every year.
Master's Programs
Students from all backgrounds benefit from a long tradition of academic excellence at HEC Paris. Both our Grande Ecole and Specialized Masters programs are designed to transform outstanding potential into exceptional success.
MBA PROGRAMS
The HEC Paris MBAs are a transformational learning experience, specifically designed to meet the needs and challenges of managers and executives coming from highly diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.
PhD program
HEC's PhD program accompanies future academics in 8 areas: Accounting & Management Control, Economics & Decision Sciences, Finance, Law and Regulation, Management & Human Resources, Marketing, Information Systems & Operations Management, and Strategy...
Executive Education
Our mission is to shape the future of business and society by bringing together a global community of business leaders and entrepreneurs and providing them with the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to bring about sustainable change.
Summer School
Our summer programs offer learning opportunities to participants at the university and master’s-level as well as young professionals. High school students can join our Youth Leadership Initiative to develop their leadership skills and mindset.
HEC Online
Over the years, and with the support of partner companies, our selection of online programs has expanded making HEC Paris the strongest European school in this market. Each year, new programs are developed to meet student and business expectations.
Stories
MBA & Executive MBA
I wanted to be among the decision makers.
One of Mamoudou Bocoum’s greatest career successes is an unfinished, 3,000-hectare project. As a civil engineer, Bocoum, MBA ’18, was working in Chad on a sustainable hydro-agricultural project predicted...
MBA
Class of 2018
Master's programs
I encourage students to go to HEC Paris for the opportunity to be challenged by some of the most brilliant minds in the marketing world
Having been educated in the United States and after receiving an honors degree in economics from McGill...
Master in Marketing
Class of 2015
PhD Program
Our PhD students are fully integrated into the research ecosystem at HEC and greatly contribute to the publication output of the school
Christophe Pérignon, Associate Dean for Research
HEC Academy
Never was I given so much detailed insight into the fashion management industry than here at HEC Paris
HEC Paris and the Fashion Management program: a new universe I had the chance of entering this summer. The decision to come here for the...
Summer School
Fashion Management
News
To mark the International Day of Peace, HEC Paris and the French Red Cross brought together researchers, experts and business leaders at HEC Alumni on Monday, September 21, 2026, to explore corporate...
Drawing on three academic disciplines and students’ own workplace experiences, the intensive elective asks future leaders to scrutinize the evidence—and the decisions they might otherwise take for granted...
HEC’s incoming class of 14 doctoral students arrives with research interests ranging from climate anxiety and lower-emission cars to dynamic pricing, academic careers and the law governing private...
They left careers in aerospace, luxury retail and data science to study in France. The move has changed not only where they might work, but what they imagine doing next. Saneena Anzalone (MBA '27) was...
“The EMBA helped me develop a broader business perspective. It gave me more confidence to challenge my own assumptions and consider opportunities outside the path I had followed for many years.”
Climate change is reshaping the way businesses operate. From energy security and industrial competitiveness to capital allocation, regulation and geopolitics, the transition to a low-carbon economy is...