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European MBA
The More you know, The More you Dare
HEC Paris was ranked #1 Business School in Europe
The HEC Executive MBA is designed for executives with an average of 15 years of professional experience (10 years of managerial experience), preparing to assume executive positions within their organizations. The HEC Executive MBA has been designed to:
- Address challenges faced by the leaders of today and tomorrow.
- Develop actionable knowledge by bringing real-life situations into the classroom.
- Extend global reach and understanding.
Participants will acquire the skills necessary to:
- Identify the critical growth factors in a competitive marketplace.
- Develop the 360° perspective that leaders need to drive corporate success.
- Benchmark best practices on a global scale.
Program Highlights
- Focus on Strategy, Change Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
- Collaborative learning based on group work and team projects.
- Overseas seminars providing global perspectiveThe HEC Executive MBA uses active training methods that allow each participant to have a roll in his or her training. The program projects (a Team-based Strategic Audit and an Individual Action-Learning Project) drive the participants to make decisions based on real-world situations.
International seminars:
The program consists of three separate travel seminars in the US, Asia, and Europe.
-US study seminars are organized in partnership with the best American business schools.
-Asian study trips to Japan, India or China immerse our participants in the economic and cultural environment of countries vastly different from the west.
-The EU seminar in Brussels focuses on the economic and political nature of the European union and the EU’s impact on business.
Program Info
Name of School: HEC Paris
Program Title: HEC Executive MBA
Type of Course: Executive MBA
Starting Dates: January, March, September and October
Program Format:
Modular (one week per month)
One-day-per-Week (Tuesday)
End-of-Week
Length of courses: 17 months
Application Deadlines: Rolling admissions
Accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB
Rankings: EQUIS, accreditation arm of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). HEC was accredited in 1998, and then re-accredited in 2003. AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (USA): HEC received accreditation in 2002. AMBA, Association of MBAs. HEC MBA was accredited in 1992, and re-accredited in 1996, 2000, 2004. HEC EMBA accredited in 2002.
Student Body
Number of accepted participants enrolled (for five formats) in 2008: 230
Number of nationalities: 19
- Europe: 24%
- French: 55%
- Asia, Middle East, Australia and North America:21%
Men:Women: 80:20
Age Range: 34-45
Average Age: 39
Degree Background:
- Masters Degree 49%
- Bachelors Degree 31%
- Associates Degree 8%
- PhD degree 10%
Job title:
- CEO/President/ Managing Director 8%
- Vice President/Director 39%
- Manager/Controller/Consultant 43%
Length of Work Experience:
Average: 14 years
5-10 years: 30%
11-15 years: 35%
More than 15 years: 30%
Admission
- Rich and substantial professional experience (at least eight years)
- Track record of ability to influence your company's strategic decisions
- International experience
- Concrete ambition to add to your managerial responsibilities
- Your professional and personal goals as well as their coherency with the HEC Executive MBA program.
You need to include a resume, your company's organizational chart, two letters of reference and your TOEIC or TOEFL score.
Minimum years of managerial experience: 8
Onsite Management Test or GMAT: average 650
English test: TOEFL/TOEIC
References: 2
Language fluency: Fluent. The Modular Format is offered in English and bilingual version (French, English).
Locations:
- Jouy-en-Josas (modular)
- Paris (One-day-per-Week and End-of-Week)
- Europe, United States and Asia (China, India or Japan) for international seminars
Costs
Application fees : 350 €
Tuition fees: Tuition fees depend on the chosen format.
English Track : 48 500 €
Bilingual formats: 38 500 €
Estimate for accommodation/living costs per year:
Additional expenses (international seminars, accommodation and meals): 10.400 €
Contacts
Nathalie Quintin quintin@hec.fr
Telephone: + 33 (0) 1 44 09 34 77
Website: www.emba.hec.edu
Dean: Prof. Bertrand Moingeon, Deputy Dean of HEC Paris, Executive Education and Academic Development
EMBA program director: Marina Kundu
EMBA admission director: Sean Kilbride
