HEC Paris

Founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, HEC Paris specializes in education and research in management sciences. As a leading academic institution in Europe and worldwide, HEC Paris offers a complete and unique range of education programs for students and leaders. HEC Paris has a full-time permanent faculty of 106 professors, 4,400 students and over 8,000 managers in executive education programs every year.

HEC Paris’ mission is twofold: training the global leaders of tomorrow, and taking an active part in the production of management knowledge.

Created in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, HEC Paris ambitions to train high potential individuals, capable of becoming architects of a responsible world. What makes HEC unique is its conviction shared by the HEC Community: knowledge determines the freedom and entrepreneurship required for a better world. This conviction is affirmed with our motto “The more you know, the more you dare”.

This mission is based on two pillars: a rigorous research environment and close connections to the corporate world. The combination of high quality research, underlying the pedagogical innovation at HEC Paris, and close corporate connections, gives the HEC community the necessary tools and background to challenge established rules and to invent the new social and economic paradigms of tomorrow’s world, rather than simply reproduce them.

Whatever their age and in all our programs, HEC Paris’ philosophy is to retain only the brightest students and the very best professors. Such rigorous selectivity perpetuates the quality of teaching and research, as well as the school’s reputation. The best students and professors are determined by globally accepted standards of excellence, rather than geography- or nationality-based criteria.

HEC offers a multidisciplinary approach to management which speaks to all nationalities and profiles, and serves the needs of a globalized market. It has closed over a hundred alliances with prestigious academic partners, the multicultural diversity of the faculty and student body has increased dramatically, and placement opportunities for students are now offered worldwide.

HEC encourages its students to think out of the box, reinvent themselves, fulfil their wildest dreams and reveal their talents. By offering them a wealth of opportunities, HEC offers each individual an opportunity to live up to their ambitions. HEC Paris offers a model of social diversity based on meritocracy through assertive needs-based scholarships and an offer of educational programs dedicated to social responsibility and sustainable development, in order to train responsible business leaders who will make a positive contribution to society as a whole.

The faculty is central to knowledge creation and dissemination at HEC. Our 108 research faculty (over 66% from outside France) work on internationally acclaimed research in most of the major disciplines of management, reflecting the diversity of thought and cultures, the open-mindedness and the exacting intellectual standards promoted at HEC.

The permanent faculty is reinforced by affiliate professors bringing their academic and professional skills to HEC's students and program participants.

All these professors enhance HEC's courses and programs through their research work, original teaching materials, and personal interaction with the business world; they contribute to corporate reflection on management issues and are involved in national and international scientific community debates.

To support its international ambition, HEC Paris has doted itself with a branch in Qatar and a network of international representative offices in key geographies.

HEC Paris in Qatar offers a complete portfolio of executive programs, including Qatar’s first international Executive MBA.

International representative offices are tasked with elevating the profile of the HEC Paris brand with a variety of stakeholders, from employers and executive education clients to potential candidates and the media.

They also contribute to engaging with local Alumni Chapters and portray HEC Paris’ international strategy within their local ecosystems.