HEC launches Part-Time MBA Program
September 24th , 2007
In response to growing demand for greater flexibility from program candidates and
corporate partners, HEC Paris is launching a Part-Time MBA Program in English. This
option is designed for managers between the ages of 25 and 35, who want to maintain
professional activity while raising their careers to an international level. The Part-Time
Program offers participants the flexibility to earn an MBA either with or without a break in
their careers, over a period of up to 36 months.
“Understanding the needs of companies and individuals is one of our core missions,” states
Valérie Gauthier, Associate Dean of the HEC MBA Program. “Our ambition is to offer highprofile candidates, who want to keep their current jobs, a unique opportunity to boost their
careers and personal lives in an international and multicultural environment.” The HEC PartTime MBA is the ideal choice for determined managers with the courage to learn and the
ambition to take on leadership responsibilities.
Drawing on, and in perfect synergy with, HEC’s Full-Time MBA program, the Part-Time
program has been designed to offer an optimum balance between real business situations
and expert research and analysis. Part-Time MBA participants develop a solid foundation in
core business skills, hone their advanced management competencies, and enhance their
capacity to lead people and organizations through HEC Paris’ multidisciplinary, experiencebased approach to management training.
To facilitate the work-life-MBA balance for candidates from diverse backgrounds, HEC Paris
has developed two programs which will be launched in parallel. The 24-month option will
include 3.5 months of full-time study at the start of the program, equivalent to one term of
the full-time course. The rest of the 24-month course will adopt the same flexible, modular
structure as the 36-month option, which is built around convenient week-end and/or evening
classes.
Founded in 1881, HEC Paris produces ideas and leaders that shape the world of business.
HEC Paris offers a unique portfolio of executive education and graduate management
programs: HEC Grande Ecole (Master of Science in Management), 20 Specialised Masters,
MBA program, Executive MBA, TRIUM and PhD. With 105 permanent faculty, HEC was
recently ranked the N°1 business school in Europe by the Financial Times (December 2006).
Press Contact, HEC School of Management- Paris
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Elisabeth de Réals
+33 1 39 67 94 23
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dereals@hec.fr
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