An overview of HEC Paris Founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, HEC Paris is one of France’s oldest and most prestigious Grandes Ecoles. Our core mission is to train rigorously selected, high-potential individuals from wide-ranging backgrounds and to play an active role in the production of new knowledgein the field of management. The aim of the multidisciplinary approach to management we have developed over the years is to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing global economy, and the specific needs of individuals from highly diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. Strategic Partnerships and Innovative Faculty UNIVERSITY NETWORK PARTNER NETWORKS HEC Paris is a leading member of a collaborative network, CEMS (Global Alliance in Management Education), a strategic which brings together 125 prestigious universities and alliance created by HEC Paris, ESADE, Bocconi University institutions from throughout the world. These partnerships giveand the University of Cologne, uniting 32 business schools HEC Paris students and participants the opportunity to carry outfrom around the world with 77 companies and NGOs. PIM part of their training at one of our partner institutions, through(Partnership in International Management), a consortium exchange or double-degree programs, while developing their of 65 world-renowned management schools. The GNAM skills and gaining valuable international experience. (Global Network for Advanced Management), a network of The partnerships also allow HEC Paris Professors to teach and business schools created at the initiative of Yale University. conduct research at leading global institutions. CHAIRES & CENTERS CAREER CENTER HEC Paris works closely with the HEC Alumni Network and HEC Paris works closely with the Career Center to provide the HEC Foundation to maintain lasting relationships with a personal and professional development offering. The three- companies and develop partnerships tailored to their specifi c step approach: knowing yourself, knowing the market and goals and challenges. Certain corporate partners make matching yourself to the market, enables HEC Participants a long-term contribution to HEC Paris’ academic and to execute their career plan based on self-awareness and teaching excellence by choosing to create Chairs sound knowledge of the executive job market. They also in their name or joining one of our thematic centers. have access to events, workshops and personalized career coaching sessions to help them transform or accelerate their career or embark on their own business venture. FACULTY RESEARCH Our faculty plays a pivotal role in creating and disseminating In recent years, the Financial Times has consistently ranked knowledge at HEC Paris. With over one hundred research HEC Paris as one of the top five European business schools professors from more than thirty different countries, faculty for the quality of its research. Our research covers all areas members carry out internationally recognized research in of management and focuses on the specific needs of our all major fields of management. The outstanding quality and corporate clients. This allows us to identify current and future diversity of thiswork reflects the open-mindedness and business challenges and offer training programs that have intellectual rigor that are hallmarks of HEC Paris. a lasting impact for both companies and individuals. HEC PARIS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION - WWW.HEC.EDU 3