HEC Paris

The École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (often shortened to HEC Paris) is a business school in Paris, Doha and Abidjan. It was created in 1881 by Gustave Emmanuel Roy. 

It is one of a few privately run universities in France, which are called Grandes Écoles. The university offers different degrees in the field of economics and management. It is financed by the Chamber of commerce in Paris. It was founded in 1881. It awards the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, as well as doctorates and other postgraduate degrees, such as MBAs and EMBAs. The school offers other courses, including an Executive Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in partnership with Coursera. 100% online, it aims to train senior managers specializing in these two areas within 18 months. It was opened in March 2017. About 4500 students are taught, about 600 finish their studies each year.

The head of the School is Éloïc Peyrache since January 2021. The school has its own incubator, the Incubateur HEC Paris.

Its alumni association, HEC Alumni, is one of the oldest social networks in the world.

 Research activities 
On September 15, 2020, the school co-founded with the Polytechnic Institute of Paris the artificial intelligence research center Hi! PARIS.

The school has three other research centers:
 The Society & Organizations Institute
 The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute 
 The GREGHEC (Groupement de Recherche et d’Etudes en Gestion à HEC Paris)

Notable Alumni

 Jean-Paul Agon
 Christophe Cuvillier
 Emmanuel Faber
 Marc Houalla (1990), former head of the French Civil Aviation University
 Andreas Kaplan
 Bruno Lafont
 François-Henri Pinault
 Stéphane Richard
 Nicolas Sadirac (2011), founder of the École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
 Gilles Schnepp
 Jean-Dominique Sénard
 Swaady Martin

References

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