Students and Faculty

Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation HEC x TUM Summer Program

Students in class

56%

Women

Nationalities represented

50%

Student nationalities outside of Europe

Average age

48%

Post-bachelor's level

28%

Non-business background

(not Business, Management, Finance or Economics)

*Total Summer School 2025 Profiles

Some Students' Home Academic Institutions in 2025

University of Sydney, Australia
Vienna University, Austria
McGill University, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada
FUDAN University, China
Tsinghua University, China,
Shanghai University, China
Copenhagen B. School, Denmark
Sciences Po Paris, France
TUM Munich, Germany
University of Mannheim, Germany

HKUST, Hong Kong
Ashoka University, India
IITB Bombay, India
Bocconi University, Italy
LUISS Business School, Italy
University of Tokyo, Japan
ITAM, Mexico
RSM, Rotterdam, Netherlands
NUS, Singapore
ESADE, Spain
IE Business School, Spain
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Glion Inst. of Higher Ed., Switzerland
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Georgetown University, USA
New York University, USA
Imperial College London, UK
LSE, UK
Warwick B. School, UK
UCL London, UK
University of Cambridge, UK

Students

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Growing up in France, HEC was always a benchmark of excellence, and the idea of combining its global management perspective with TUM’s technical expertise was the perfect fit for where I want to grow.

During my Master’s in Real Estate in Switzerland...

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Attending this summer program before my internship period was outstanding as it provided both theoretical foundations and practical skills needed in today's digital landscape.

The HECxTUM Summer Program delivered a great mix of theoretical frameworks...

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At HEC Paris, the marketing course was immersive in a way few courses are. Our professors and guest speakers were working professionals who constantly linked frameworks to real-world challenges.

I’ve always believed that the places we choose to learn...

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Our group project improved my problem-solving abilities while also extending my capacity for cross-cultural empathy and communication, which are critical abilities in the international business world of today.

When submitting my application for the...

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I returned home from this program with new ideas, valuable knowledge, and meaningful connections from across the world.

As someone with a deep passion for technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, I have always searched for opportunities to expand...

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This summer program offered by HEC Paris and TUM School of Management provided an exceptional opportunity for me to gain a comprehensive insight into entrepreneurship and digital innovations in a condensed timeframe.

As a PhD student and enthusiastic...

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Academic Team

Jean-Rémi Gratadour, Academic Director,
HEC Paris

Jens Förderer, Academic Director,
TUM School of Management

Jean-Rémi Gratadour

Jean-Rémi Gratadour is the Executive Director in charge of Program Development at the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center. He is also Coordinator of the MBA Digital Innovation Specialization.

Previously he was Managing Director of ACSEL (Trade Association of Digital Economy) and a member of EMOTA Strategy Committee (European Multichannel & Online Trade Association). Before that, he was the E-commerce Director of GeoPost (holding company of DPD international parcels subsidiaries of La Poste Group) and mission manager at the French Postal Forecasting Institute (IREPP, Strategy Division).

His personal entrepreneurial experience comes from founding the e-commerce art bookstore DessinOriginal.com.

Jens Förderer

Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer is Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Technical University of Munich, School of Management.

His research interests cover the economics of information systems, especially competition in digital markets, measuring digital transformation progress, and estimating the business value created by digital technologies. His research has been published in leading scientific journals in business, including Management Science, Information Systems Research, and Journal of Operations Management. His research has been funded by several organizations, including the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant) and the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Previous Guest Speakers

Prof. David Wuttke (Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Technical University of Munich)
Prof. Dr. Jingui Xie (Associate Professor of Business Analytics, TUM School of Management, TUM Campus Heilbronn)
Prof. Dr. Ali Sunyaev (Professor of Information Infrastructures at the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT), Vice President TUM Campus Heilbronn)
Mrunal Mohadikar (Research Associate and PhD Candidate | Digital Transformation of Supply Chains)
Dr. Yingze Hou (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Jan Bastian (TUM Venture Labs, Student Program Manager)
Jan Blasius (TUM Venture Labs, Project Manager)