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51%

Women

57

Nationalities represented

55% 

Student nationalities outside of Europe

22

Average age

48%

Post-bachelor's level

29%

Non-business background

*Total Summer School 2024 Profiles

Some Students' Home Academic Institutions in 2024

  • Vienna University, Austria
  • Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil 
  • McGill University, Canada
  • University of British Columbia, Canada
  • FUDAN University, China
  • Peking University, China,
  • Shanghai University, China
  • Sciences Po Paris, France
  • TUM Munich, Germany
  • HKUST, Hong Kong
  • Ashoka University, India
  • IITB Bombay, India
  • Bocconi University, Italy
  • LUISS Business School, Italy
  • University of Tokyo, Japan
  • University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • ESADE, Spain
  • IE Business School, Spain
  • University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • University of California, Berkeley, USA 
  • Cornell University, USA
  • HULT International BS, USA
  • Imperial College London, UK
  • London School of Economics, UK
  • London Business School, UK
  • University College London, UK
  • University of Cambridge, UK
  • University of Oxford, UK
     

Students

Summer school

Much of our time out of class was spent talking to each other about our unique backgrounds and about how different our countries were both culturally and politically.

 

I am one of those people who can’t stand being idle. Before I even finished my...

Iker Graña Guillem

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Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy

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As I envision an international career with a global impact, this program was the perfect step towards realizing that goal.


I recently had the privilege of participating in the HEC Paris Summer School, which I chose to complement my master’s in...

Laetitia Metso

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Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy

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The insights I have gained will help me approach challenges with a more strategic mindset and a deeper appreciation for global perspectives.


Navigating the complex challenges of today’s world, both as a business student and in my work as an elected...

Jonathan Damgaard

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Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy

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Working professionals: Take some days off work, it's worth it. Students: It won't feel like you weren’t on holiday, it is great fun. 

 

I always believed geopolitics was at the core of business and life, right in the iPhones in our pockets. As a lawyer...

Federico Galceran Bonasso

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Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy

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The international and multicultural dimension of a program is very important to me and that is exactly what I found in this summer school.

 

The summer program in Geopolitics, Globalization and Business Strategy at HEC Paris was filled with rigorou...

Solenn Larent

Summer School

Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy

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Whenever we discussed a situation on a specific continent, there was always a student from that region ready to share their perspective. This created an atmosphere full of passion, engagement, and diversity, unlike any experience I have had.


Professor...

Zechen (Chory) Wang

Summer School

Geopolitics, Globalization & Business Strategy

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Academic team

Jeremy Ghez

Jeremy Ghez
Academic Director,
Professor, HEC Paris

Jeremy Ghez is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs (Education Track) at HEC Paris. He is the academic director of the Sustainable and Disruptive Innovation Track in the HEC Paris MBA program and of the HEC Paris Center for Geopolitics. Previously, he was Scientific Director of the school’s master program in Sustainability and Social Innovation.

His research and teaching focuses on managerial economics, the global business environment, strategic foresight, tech giants, as well as on US and European politics.

Before joining HEC Paris, he was an assistant policy analyst and a research fellow at the RAND Corporation and at RAND Europe.

In 2016, he received an award for his case study on “The Economics of Amazon.” In 2019, he was named one of the world’s 40 best under-40 MBA professors by Poets and Quants.

His book, Architects of Change: Designing Strategies for a Turbulent Business Environment, was published  by Palgrave MacMillan in 2019. He has appeared on Bloomberg, the BBC and France 24, as well as on various French media.