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HEC Paris Guide


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Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2,048,472 in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13,171,056 as of January 2025. Located on the river Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union (EU). Nicknamed the City of Light, partly because of its role in the Age of Enlightenment, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, and gastronomy since the 17th century. Administratively, Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements (districts), each having their own cultural identity. Haussmann's renovation of Paris, which created new boulevards, parks, and public works, gave birth to a modern city known as the "capital of the 19th century". Paris is a major railway, motorway, and air-transport hub; in 2024 Charles de Gaulle Airport was the EU's busiest airport. Paris has one of the most sustainable transportation systems and is one of only two cities in the world that received the Sustainable Transport Award twice. Its Art Nouveau-decorated Métro has become a symbol of the city. Paris is known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet, and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, while the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Musée Rodin, and Musée Picasso are noted for their collections of modern and contemporary art. Part of the city along the Seine has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. The President of France and both houses of the French Parliament sit in Paris. Paris is home to several United Nations organisations, including UNESCO, as well as other international organisations such as the OECD, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (in neighbouring Saint-Cloud), the International Energy Agency, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the International Federation for Human Rights, the Fédération internationale de l'Automobile, along with European bodies such as the European Space Agency, the European Banking Authority, and the European Securities and Markets Authority. The city hosts different sporting events, such as the French Open, and is the home of the association football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français; it hosted the Summer Olympics three times.

Article title : Paris
"Institute of Paris, Paris Cité University, Paris-Saclay University, Sorbonne University), political science (Sciences Po), management (HEC Paris, ESSEC Business..."
Article title : 16th arrondissement of Paris
"Retrieved September 7, 2020. 56 rue de Passy 75016 Paris France Prépa Intégrale. "Intégrale Prepa- Prepa HEC" (in French). Archived from the original on April..."
Article title : Jeannot Szwarc
"into a Grande École d'Ingénieurs and qualify as an engineer. He settled for HEC, a business school, graduating in 1961 with a Master's degree in management..."
Article title : Philippe Oddo
" General Paul Oddo was his uncle. He graduated from HEC Paris in 1984. He also studied at Paris Dauphine University, New York University, and the University..."
Article title : Antoine Arnault
"of Bernard Arnault and his first wife, Anne Dewavrin. He is a graduate of HEC Montréal and INSEAD. In his youth, he was part of a rock band called Woodhouse..."
Article title : Paul Angoulvent
"near Auxerre) was a French museum curator and publisher trained at the HEC Paris. He transformed and directed the Presses Universitaires de France (PUF)..."
Article title : Stéphane Demoustier
"(2023), and The Great Arch (2025). A graduate of political science at HEC Paris, Demoustier began his career in the Ministry of Culture, in the architecture..."
Article title : Big Mamma (company)
"in 2015 by entrepreneurs Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux, who met at HEC Paris, with the help of private investors including Xavier Niel and Stéphane..."
Article title : Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
"business schools such as HEC Paris, ESSEC, ESCP, EMLYON, EDHEC Business School, Audencia Business School, etc.), are known as Prépa HEC (preparing for the Hautes..."
Article title : CentraleSupélec
"of Paris-Saclay University. It was established on 1 January 2015, as a result of merger between two prestigious grandes écoles, École Centrale Paris and..."

HEC Paris (French: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is an international business school established in 1881 and located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. Among the most selective French grandes écoles, HEC Paris offers its flagship Master in Management, MBA and EMBA programs, specialized MSc programs, a PhD program, and executive education offerings.

HEC Paris has constantly been ranked the best business school in France, and among the top in the world. HEC alumni include 12 current CEOs of F500 companies - more than any other business school in the world and third institution only to Harvard and Stanford -, several heads of states and governments, heads of international organizations, and other prominent figures in politics, business, and the arts. In 2017, HEC Alumni has been ranked by The MBA Guidebook as the 2nd most powerful business school alumni network in the world.

HEC Paris is the founding member of CEMS - Global Alliance in Management Education and holds the triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS). With ESSEC and ESCP, it forms the informal group commonly referred as the 3 Parisiennes ("the three Parisians").


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