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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

I recognize a remarkable transformation: from a slightly uncertain candidate to a confident summer school alumna, now assured in my Master’s application and with a clear vision of what my future at HEC could hold.

 

The Passion for Sustainability

Imagin...

Anna Jacob

Summer School

Sustainability Marketing

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The program challenged me to think creatively, engage deeply with current issues, and develop innovative, problem-solving solutions.

 

My Background & Motivation

As an M1 student at HEC Paris, I quickly recognized the crucial, interconnected role of...

Najwa Alam

Summer School

Sustainability Marketing

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I envision a future where businesses not only meet their profitability goals but do so in a way that is environmentally and socially responsible.

 

Coming from a background in international relations and diplomacy, I have always been deeply committed...

Nada Belhseine

Summer School

Sustainability Marketing

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Academic Team

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Michelle Greenwald is a professor, a global conference & TEDx speaker, a corporate innovation expert and consultant, and business journalist. Her career has seen her hold key positions in global corporations, such as former Senior Vice President at Disney, Vice President & General Manager at Pepsi-Cola and Business Director at Nestlé.  

She has taught extensively at universities in both the US and Europe, including HEC Paris, NYU Stern, Columbia, Cornell, Wharton, Berkeley & IESE Graduate Schools of Business.  She also teaches Executive Education programs related to Sustainability with large multinational corporations.

Michelle has been writing for the Forbes Chief Marketing Officer Network about Marketing, Technology & Sustainability since 2014 and has written a book, "Catalyzing Innovation" to help firms innovate systematically with fresh thinking.