French Touch &
Business Summer Schools

Start date(s) / Duration:
2-week intensive programs during the summer

Session 1: June 17 – 28, 2024

Session 2: July 1 – 12, 2024

Program content:

The HEC Paris Summer School provides motivated students and young professionals from around the world the opportunity to experience the world-class faculty teaching of the school, and to network with bright-minded peers, all eager for an academic challenge.

Session 1 - Choose one of the following programs:
Corporate Finance / Luxury Management / Business & Climate Change / Investment Banking & International Finance

Session 2 - Choose one of the following programs:
Digital Entrepreneurship / Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy / Fintech / Luxury Management / Mergers & Acquisitions

Additional programs may be added. Please consult our website for further information.

Admission requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of study at Bachelor’s level.
• Proof of English proficiency as all programs are taught in English. (Where necessary, a telephone interview may be proposed.)
• Several short essay questions, including personal motivation

Note: some Finance programs will require a background in a finance-related area.

Tuition:
Please see our website for details on the Tuition, Housing & Campus Fees.

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Dates: End of January  – 1st  March 2024

Starting as of the last week of January 2024, the first module will take place on your own time with interactive online activities and readings.

As of February 2nd, on each Friday at 14h30 CEST time, you will have the chance to interact with Professor Ghez and the other international participants during live-time weekly online sessions, providing another dimension and further value-add to this interactive online experience. 

Duration: 6-week online program

Program content:

Overview 
The past two decades have served as a reminder that companies do not make decisions in isolation. Various external factors, such as geopolitics, global warming, and evolving societies, have a significant influence on their successes and failures. Assumptions that were once considered solid about how the world operates and its stability are now constantly being tested by both expected and unexpected events that can unfold rapidly, as the health crisis showed. Furthermore, geopolitics not only presents global risks but also serves as a conduit for contagion, potentially turning an incident into a systemic failure of the international system. Some observers even question whether globalization as a whole may face challenges.

This program empowers participants to draw operational implications from geopolitical analysis. In business today, we can become easily obsessed with inboxes, and be tempted to micromanage, isolate issues and be excessively backward-looking in our analyses as a result. In this program, we seek to go beyond the headlines and rethink what deserves our attention and resources.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the strategic landscape in which decisions are taken
  
• Assess business risks and opportunities entailed by geopolitical dynamics
• Monitor changes in the international landscape, including the likelihood of low probability and high-impact events (black swans)
• Integrate geopolitical analysis in the firm’s broader international and risk-mitigation strategies
• Develop a long-term, consistent strategy and vision, beyond mere day-to-day tactics

How to apply:
Applications for this program are now open. As places will be filled on a rolling basis for eligible candidates, it is recommended that you apply early. Applications will close on December 14th, 2023 at midday CEST.

Admissions juries will be held on the following dates:
- Wednesday, 8th November 2023
- Tuesday, 5th December 2023
- Tuesday, 19th December 2023

You will be informed of the decision of the admission committee within 48 hours following the jury.

Pre-requisites:
All core concepts will be explained during the class. There is no prerequisite for attendance. A background in economics or finance is however welcome. Applicants are expected to have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies at the time of the program. Young professionals without significant experience in the field are welcome to apply.

Language of Instruction:
The program will be taught in English.  Applicants whose native language is not English will be required to submit proof of proficiency in English. In the case of undergraduate studies that were taught in English, a transcript will be requested as documentation.

Tuition:
Currently enrolled students – € 1 900
Young professionals - € 2 450

Location: on-line

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