EXCHANGE STUDENTS
FACT SHEET
FACT SHEET
EXCHANGE STUDENTS
FACT SHEET
How and when to nominate your students?
Food: A university restaurant seating 650 students, serves 2000 to 2300 meals every day.
The restaurant offers, every day, a basic meal for lunch and dinner (buffet).
The ‘student Foyer’, (called K’Fet) serves coffee, sandwiches, pizzas, hot and cold beverages.
ACCOMODATION
(See intranet Housing age for Residence descriptions)
Students are offered on campus accommodation by renting a room from one of the Residences available
Required: refundable deposit: 430€ + nonrefundable processing fee: 175€.
Accommodation: Single rooms from 450€ to 580€ & apartments for two at 680€ per month (340€ per person).
Accommodation is guaranteed to all exchange students, but accommodation type of is not (subject to availability).
EVALUATION & GRADING
Deadlines:
Evaluations are based on class participation, oral, presentations, written exams, essays, projects or group
reports. Credits are awarded to students having obtained a grade of A, B, C, D, or E. A final grade of FX
and F means repeating the exam and in case of re-fail, students must repeat the course. In the case of a
re-take, E is the only passing grade that can be awarded.
Fall: March 14th 2014
Spring: Nov 14th 2014
On-line Application (ISEA):
Student’s personal registrations: (Upload of resume, transcript, and photo):
http://appli1.hec.fr/ISEA/EtudLog.jsp
HEC intranet for Exchange, CEMS guests, Double Degree (Exchange) students
(Academic information is for Exchange students only!)
https://intranet.hec.fr/portal/site/grandecolev2/internationalstudents.html/
Exchange Students
Language of instruction: English or French. All core courses are offered in French and English. Electives
are held in French or English. French Language course: All international students are invited to take
French classes, during their studies at HEC beginner, intermediate and advanced level.
Course offer: Fall course offer and course schedule will be available by mid-June and beginning of
December for the Winter/Spring semester on (Check info on Intranet page for regular updates).
Contact us / Connect with us:
HEC PARIS
1, rue de la Libération
JOUY EN JOSAS CEDEX
F-78351
CAREER & INTERNSHIP SERVICES
As the first ranked business school in France, HEC receives internship offers constantly which are also
open to exchange students under certain conditions. Every year, the HEC Career Center organizes several
forums: October: Forum Finance, Forum Juridique (tax and law). November: Forum Conseil (consulting),
January: Carrefour HEC (all sectors), Forum Alumni (Recruiting Alumni).
Required documents and compulsory Insurances
Arrival Pack to print prior to arrival along with copies of documents such as: Passport, visa, OFII form
European Social Security card (E.U Citizen), Health insurance, Medical certificate for sports practice.
Non-European students staying in France for more than 3 months must register to the Social Security System.
The fee is 211€ (2013/2014). Registrations will be made only at HEC, upon arrival. This insurance does not cover coverage for
repatriation, travel insurance which students must purchase prior to their arrival.
Exchange program
International Office (Room T57)
CEMS guest/MIB Program
Office 106
Iris RITTER
Director of International Affairs
ritter@hec.fr
Academic inquiries only
mib-cems@hec.fr
Exemptions
Students from Quebec are exempted from this registration if they provide the SE401Q102 bis or form SE401Q106 from their home
university. Students from Switzerland are exempted if they provide their Health insurance card. Civil liability insurance is compulsory
for all exchange students (European and non European).
Jean Christophe DOGUET
Exchange program Coordinator (Inbound)
Tel: +33 (0)1 39 67 70 47
doguet@hec.fr
Visa: Please see “VISA” section on our intranet page (access link, see last page of fact sheet).
LANGUAGE
Login: international
Password: student
Domaine: Utilisateurs Invités
Estimated living expenses (2014)
Mandatory housing insurance and liability: 35€- 45€ / year (Information upon arrival via Banks Forum)
Meals: Approximately 5€/meal for breakfast, lunch & dinner, if taken at the students restaurant.
Resident’s permit fee when applicable: 58€
Campus contribution BDE+IS events (optional): approx.: 75€/semester or approx.: 40€ if you open a bank account during On Campus
Banks forum. Check with the IS student’s organization or visit their Facebook page: HEC International Student Society
Each beginning of semester, Banks are coming to HEC campus to offer services such as: Current account openings, housing insurance
(specific to HEC residence rooms), inclusive of Civil Liability, for a few more euros, this presented as a package when opening an
account. This is called: “The Banks Forum”
A = 4 - Excellent - outstanding performance
B = 3.5 - Very good - above the average standard
C = 3 - Good - generally sound work
D = 2.5 - Satisfactory Fair
E = 2 - Sufficient - performance meets minimum criteria
FX = 1 - Insufficient - Fail (credits non validated)
F= 0 - Very insufficient - Fail (credits non validated)
Partner Universities Coordinator’s nominations account:
http://appli1.hec.fr/ISEA/CoordLog.jsp
Nadia AFFRI
Exchange Coordinator (Outbound)
Tel: +33 (0)1 39 67 95 85
affri@hec.fr
Agnès TOURNEIX
Coordinator
Student Affairs - Visa issues - French language
Tel: +33 (0)1 39 67 97 76
tourneix@hec.fr
Carina FERREIRA
Executive Director
MSc International Business and CEMS MIM
Tel: +33 (0)1 39 67 74 92
Fax: +33 (0)1 39 67 94 36
ferreirac@hec.fr
Loli BRETON
MIB/CEMS Deputy Program Manager
Tel: +33 (0)1 39 67 96 35
Fax +33 (0)1 39 67 94 36
breton@hec.fr
CAMPUS FACILITIES
French President Charles de Gaulle inaugurated the new 250-acre wooded HEC campus in 1964.
Thereby HEC was becoming the first French Business School to create a real campus outside of Paris
some 15 miles from Notre-Dame.
International
Office
ERMES Site HEC - 130_0514_00689_jc
Other Facilities:
17 student accommodation buildings with a total of 1625 furnished rooms.
A 500 seats lecture hall
21 Auditoriums
1 Auditorium and 1 classroom equipped with video-conference system
13 classrooms seating 18/24 people, 11 classrooms seating 40/50 people
A library with approx 60 000 books and 740 journals, CDs, PCs, etc
A trading room (in collaboration with Reuters)
1 open-access computer room, networked PCs throughout the campus, Wifi
A linguistic resource centre with workstations
2 business bookshops
1 printing centre
A spacious 1000 m² reception/exhibition area
Chapel for religious activities
Infirmary
The HEC campus is located in Jouy-en-Josas, a suburban town on the South-West side of Paris, close to
Versailles. Public bus service available several times a day from campus to Jouy-en-Josas train station,
and HEC SAVAC shuttle service, from campus to the Massy RER C station. Trains to and from Paris: (approx
45 minutes). Check Intranet page for interactive train network map and buses schedules.
Student Organizations (in French: Associations):
Being a member of an “Assoce” helps developing one's sense of responsibility and Entrepreneurial spirit.
Around 130 student associations exist at HEC and exchange students are invited to join them.
Fact sheet & Course offer
2014 - 2015
The International Student organization (IS) is a student-run “association” whose purpose is to bring French
and International students together. Through events such as the welcome week, Discover France weekends, plus various activities on and off campus. HEC IS students will ensure you have a great time,
immersed in the French culture, but also among a real melting pot of people, from all over the world.
Sport Activities:
Our 1600 m² gymnasium is available for indoor sports, fencing rooms, dance, ping-pong, a weight lifting
room, a dojo room, karate, aerobics and yoga. Our 10 000 m² outdoor facilities include a rugby pitch, two
soccer fields, four tennis courts, an athletic field and a golf practice range.
Off-site sports include, rowing, riding, skiing, sailing, golf.
Poly Technique School’s swimming pool access.
Exchange students may take part in these activities during their exchange.
Registration requirements: Medical Certificate
(Established by student’s home practitioner + 25€ fee payable at HEC Sports Office)
EXCHANGE STUDENTS
FACT SHEET - CALENDAR 2014-2015
COURSE OFFER
Based on Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
FALL:
Welcome Session: 4 - 5 September 2014
Beginning: 8 September 2014 - End: 19 December 2014
Public Holidays: 11 November 2014
Christmas break: Campus closed: 23 December 2014 - 4 January 2015
SPRING:
Welcome Session: 29-30 January 2015
Beginning: 2 February 2015 - End: 29 May 2015
All Spring dates are subject to changes, check intranet page for updates
CEMS GUEST PROGRAM
FALL:
Beginning: 8 September 2014 - End: 19 December 2014
Welcome session: 8 September 2014
Block Seminar: 8 September 2014
Beginning of courses: 8 September 2014 - End: 19 December 2014
Christmas break: Campus closed: 23 December 2014 - 4 January 2015
SPRING: 2 February 2015 - End: 29 May 2015
All Spring dates are subject to changes, check intranet page for updates
STUDY PROGRAM
Core Title
GEM1CCO001
GEM1FIN001
GEM1ELM205
GEM1CCO008
GEL3FIN002
GEL3FIN003
GEM1ELM140
GEL3ECO001
GEM1ELM207
GEM1MAC001
GEM1ELM011
Accounting 2
Corporate finance
Credit rating
Financial accounting
Financial economics
Financial markets
International banking
Managerial economics
Managerial economics
Methods of cost analysis
Strategy consulting and private equity
in the middle-east and north africa
Analyses financieres et évaluations d'entreprises
Comptabilite 2
Economie monétaire et bancaire
Evaluer et gérer les risques pays
Introduction au private equity
Introduction au processus m&a
et à la due diligence
Mesure et management de la performance
Performance measurement and management
GEM1ELM159
GEM1CCO001
GEL3ELC097
GEM1ELM032
GEM1ELM169
GEM1ELM214
GEM1CCO009
GEM1CCO009
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Elective
6
36h
Core
3
18h
Elective
6
36h
Core
3
18h
Core
3
18h
Core
3
18h
Elective
6
36h
Core
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Core
FR/EN
Eng Fr
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
3
3
3
3
3
3
18h
18h
18h
18h
18h
18h
Elective
Elective
Core
Elective
Elective
Elective
English
French
French
French
French
French
3
3
3
18h
18h
18h
Elective
Core
Core
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Core Title
GEM1DEF002
GEM1DEF009
GEM1DEF010
GEM1ELM167
GEM1ELM144
GEM1ELM062
GEM1ELM017
GEM1ELM014
GEM1ELM062
GEM1ELM160
Contract and tort laws
Company law
Corporate tax management
Droit des start-ups
European competition law
European law
Droit de la propriéte intellectuelle
Droit du travail
Droit européen
Le pouvoir politique en france
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Core
3
18h
Core
3
18h
Core
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
English
French
English
English
French
French
French
French
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
HEC Paris offers to exchange students:
A variety of disciplines of study: Fiscality & Law, Finance & Economics, Strategy & Management, Marketing, Accounting
& Management Control, Operations Management & Information Technology, Decision Science & Information System,
Management & HR, French Language and French Culture.
Close links to the international Business World through companies participating in courses, conferences, business
games, internships, recruitment sessions, etc…
Decision Science & Information System
Code
Core Title
GEM1SIN009
GEM1MSC004
Management information systems
Operations & Supply chain management
COURSE LOAD (FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS ONLY):
Human Resources
24 ECTS minimum - 30 ECTS maximum per semester. Student can choose freely between core courses and
management electives among the following course list:
Code
Core Title
GEM1ELM156
Change the behavior of your organisation
to secure your transformation leading change:
winning hearts & minds
Global human resources management
Performing in organizations
Esthétique de la liberté
- Management Core courses (18h - 36-hour course): 3 / 6 ECTS
- Foundation Core courses (18h - 36-hour course): 3 / 6 ECTS
- Electives (18h): 3 ECTS
- Management Skills courses (20h week-end seminar): 3 ECTS (only one skill course is allowed per semester).
- French language course: (36h) 6 ECTS
Visit our intranet page for course schedule updates
Final drafts of course catalog is usually available around June (Fall semester) and around December (Spring Semester) of each year.
GEM1ELM143
GEM1ELM165
GEL3ELC032
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Core
6
36h
Core
FR/EN
English
English
Code
Core Title
GEM1MKG008
GEM1ELM212
Marketing
Theorie et pratique de la communication 360 :
apprentissage du hub management
Wine marketing
L'argent et les images
Marketing
Marketing du sport
Marketing et développement durable
Marketing international
Pratique et enjeux de la distribution
GEM1ELM066
GEM1ELM024
GEM1MKG008
GEM1ELM079
GEM1ELM157
GEM1ELM023
GEM1ELM209
ECTS LENGH COURSE
6
36h
Core
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
18h
18h
18h
36h
18h
18h
18h
18h
Elective
Elective
Elective
Core
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
English
French
French
French
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
Strategy & Business Development
Code
Core Title
GEM1ELM059
GEL3ELC098
GEL3ELC062
Export and project finance
Globalization and conflict: assessing risk
Introduction to international relations
and international governance
Strategic analysis of negotiation games
Strategic implementation
Strategy
Understanding industrial development strategies:
battle plan for growth
Stratégies, policies & (géo) politics
Géopolitique des crises internationales
Intelligence économique
Crise et nouvelles stratégies
Stratégie
GEM1ELM217
GEM1ELM166
GEM1STR001
GEM1ELM044
GEM1ELM107
GEL3ELC074
GEM1ELM047
GEM1STR001
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
3
3
3
6
18h
18h
18h
36h
Elective
Elective
Elective
Core
English
English
English
English
3
3
3
3
3
6
18h
18h
18h
18h
18h
36h
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Core
English
English
French
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
3
3
3
3
18h
18h
18h
18h
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
English
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Based on Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Code
Core Title
GEM1ELM139
GEL3ELC044
GEL3ELC046
GEL3ELC087
Le secteur économique du tourisme
Méthodes logiques et argumentatives
Methods of philosophical analysis
Economics of decision making
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
FR/EN
French
French
English
English
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
6
36h
Core
FR/EN
English
English
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
French Language & Topic Courses
Code
Core Title
GEM1LFR001
GEM1LFR001
GEM1LFR001
GEM1LFR001
GEM1LFR007
Study of french society
Study of french culture
* Expression orale - techniques de présentation
* * Grammaire française
* * * French language course
* Pre requisite : B1/B2 level - Registrations will be considered according to on-campus placement test results - No on-line registrations
** Pre requisite : A2/B1 level - Registrations will be considered according to on-campus placement test results - No on-line registrations
*** On-line registration to one group, then students are dispatched into different groups of level, according to placement test results
Foreign Language Courses*
Code
Core Title
Chinese
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
36h
Elective
3
36h
Elective
3
36h
Elective
3
36h
Elective
3
36h
Elective
3
36h
Elective
FR/EN
FALL* SPRING*
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
3
20h
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
* Contact us for more information
Entrepreneurship - Innovation & Business
Code
Core Title
GEL3ENT004
GEM1ELM092
GEM1ELM019
GEM1ELM103
GEM1ELM164
GEM1ELM125
GEM1ELM122
GEM1ELM124
GEL3ELC025
Innovation & entrepreneurship
From technology to entrepreneurship
Management des industries culturelles
Project management
Management de l’innovation
Entrepreneuriat familial
Le web, créer, développer, piloter une activité internet
Redressement d’entreprise
Management, entrepreunariat et solidarité
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
6
36h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
English
English
French
French
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
ECTS LENGH COURSE
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
3
18h
Elective
FR/EN
English
English
English
English
French
French
French
French
French
French
French
FALL SPRING
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Social Responsability
ECTS LENGH COURSE
COURSE OFFER
Others
yes
Fiscality & Law
Code
Based on Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Marketing & Communication
Finance & Economics
Code
COURSE OFFER
Code
Core Title
GEL3ELC085
GEM1ELM155
GEM1ELM136
GEL3ELC091
GEL3ELC073
GEM1ELM117
GEM1ELM060
GEM1ELM148
GEM1ELM105
GEM1ELM128
GEM1ELM135
Geopolitics and energy
Responsible investing
Social entrepreneurship
Technologies, climate change and future of energy
Enjeux de sociétés : nouvelles questions sociales
Exercer un management responsable
Gestion des crises éthiques
Initiation aux enjeux énergétiques pour les décideurs
Responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise
Social business / entreprise et pauvreté
Politique urbaine et politiques sociales
Skill Seminars ( Weekend Courses)
Code
Core Title
GEM1COM016
GEM1COM044
GEM1COM050
GEM1COM051
GEM1COM052
GEM1COM908
GEM1COM927
GEM1COM059
GEM1COM058
GEM1COM057
GEM1COM055
GEM1COM007
GEM1COM016
GEM1COM029
GEM1COM042
Principled negotiation from harvard
Team building to leadership
Intercultural negotiations
Creativite, innovation et management
How to improve your individual performance
Negotiating and creating agreement
Executive decision making
Relational leadership
Managing organizational change
Leading high performance teams
Ethics & risks in management decisions
Negotiating constructively in business
La négociation raisonnée de harvard
Prendre la parole en public
Communication professionnelle
et développement personnel
Intelligence émotionnelle, éthique
et management d'équipes
Professionnaliser, maitriser vos prises de parole
Gérer le stress en soi et dans la relation :
une compétence pour devenir manager
La prise de décision :
une compétence clé pour manager
Gestion des imprévus par l'improvisation
GEM1COM046
GEM1COM047
GEM1COM928
GEM1COM929
GEM1COM011
3
20h
Elective
French
3
3
20h
20h
Elective
Elective
French
French
3
20h
Elective
French
3
3
20h
20h
Elective
Elective
French
French
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes