HEC PARIS MBA PROGRAMME - GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL, FRANCE


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HEC Paris, Graduate Business School
MBA Program (isa)

P A R I S

Address	1, rue de la Libération, 78351 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex FRANCE
Tel. No.	+33 1 39 67 74 73
Fax No.	+33 1 39 67 74 65
E-mail address	isadmission@hec.fr
Courses	MBA
Accreditation	AMBA EFMD
Length of course	16 months, full-time
Application deadline	Final deadline for the January 2001 entry : October 20, 2000 Final deadline for the September 2001 entry : May 28, 2001
Date of commencement	September Class: September 27, 2000 January Class: January 5, 2001
Cost/Fees	22,000 EURO or 144,310.54 FF for the entire 16 months
Accommodation costs	Off-campus rent: 60-70,000FF per year. On-campus rent: 35-45,000FF per year.
Program Director	Jean-Loup ARDOIN, Associate Dean, Professor of Management Control
Faculty	Number of full-time-professors 106 Number of part-time-professors 35 Faculty members with doctoral or master's degree 100% Faculty members with management experience 99% Foreign faculty members 12% Ratio of students to teaching staff 4 to 1 75% of our full-time faculty hold Doctorates from the world's leading Universities such as Michigan, MIT, Stanford, Wharton, Harvard, Cornell,…
Student intake	Between 250 and 300.
Student profile	32% women Age range : 24 to 34 Average age : 29 52% of the HEC MBA Participants are non-French A total of 32 nationalities Student origins : Europe : 64%, Africa/Middle East: 3%, Asia/Australia : 18%, Americas (N&S) : 15%
Student grants / Financial assistance	While some funding opportunities exist through Groupe HEC, these resources are very limited. We encourage you to explore alternative sources as early as possible. Below you will find some preliminary information, grouped by nationality. German Candidates may apply to: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e. V (DAAD) Referat 312 , Postfach 200 404, D-53134; Bonn - Zuständige Sachbearbeiterin: Françoise Merta Tel: +49 (0228) 882 244 Fax: +49 (0228) 882 444 E-Mail: Merta@daad.de France Fongecif Information is available through your HR department. Bank loans Most banks will provide loans for study at HEC (French nationals or residents with pre-established banking credentials). We do have excellent relationships with local branches of national banks. Information sessions, which include bank representatives, are regularly organized on campus. USA Federal Student Loan Program HEC is an approved institution of study for all federal aid programs. You may access an electronic FAFSA at www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/index.html The MBA Loans program Financed by Sallie Maie and organized through the Graduate Management Admission Council, this program provides supplemental loans. Contact in USA 1-651-714-0571 Canada Bourses Internationalistes Celanese Canada (BICC). Fellowships of $10 000 for study outside of North America. Fax 1-613-237-1073 ; www.cbie.ca Scholarships for study in France (Bourse d'Etudes) may be obtained through the Cultural Services of The French Embassy. Contact the local Consulat office. UK Sainsbury Management Fellowship Scheme Funding is made available to UK engineers via the Royal Academy of Engineering. For further details see www.raeng.org.uk or call 171-222-2688. Norway Norwegian State Bank for Education. Loans and scholarships. Mexico Groupe HEC and the French Embassy co-finance a partial tuition scholarship for high potential Mexican participants. The scholarship is merit based, and open to any Mexican citizen who has been admitted to the program. Candidates eligible for interview will be provided with an application form. Chile The French Embassy makes scholarships available for study in France. For details contact the Embassy at 633-5465 or consult their website www.netline.cl/France/becas.htm. Colombia COLFUTURO (Fundacion para el Futuro de Colombia) is a privately funded foundation which makes loans available for overseas management study. Contact in Bogota 232-2048 or 245-3471. Brazil Fundacao Estudar provides scholarships/loans for MBA studies. Contact in Sao Paulo 821-6830/6834 Bank loans to international students Société Général in Jouy-en-Josas will make loans available to international participants on condition that the individual's home bank cosigns the loan. Contact Françoise Guyo for a list of approved banks.
Job field for current graduates	The statistics below are based on the 1999 MBA Class (the latest Placement Report) Functions Consulting 26% Marketing and Sales 22% Business Development 18% General Management 12% Finance 11% Logistics 3% Other 8% Sectors Manufacturing 33% Consulting 28% Services 28% Finance 11%
Average graduate remuneration package	Average annual total remuneration package (bonuses included) : FF 466,122
Top HEC MBA Recruiters in 1999	Gemini consulting CSC Peat Marwick KMPG Consulting / Novartis / Hilti ABN-AMRO AlliedSignal Andersen Consulting Coopers & Lybrand (Audit and Consulting) Crédit Lyonnais Ernst & Young GE Capital Gemini Consulting Johnson & Johnson Lehman Brothers L'Oréal LVMH Philips Price Waterhouse Procter & Gamble PSA Peugeot Citroen Société Générale
Exchange Partner Schools	ASIA 1. Asian Institute of Mgt. (AIM) - Manila, Philippines 2. Chinese University of Hong Kong - HK 3. Hong Kong U. of Science & Technology, School of Bus. Admin. and Mgt. - HK 4. Keio Business School - Japan CANADA 1. HEC - Montreal with the HEC School of Management in France 2. McGill University, Faculty of Management - Montreal 3. University of British Columbia - Vancouver 4. Richard M Ivey School of Business - University of Western Ontario EUROPE 1. ESADE - Barcelona, Spain 2. London Business School - London, UK 3. Manchester Business School - Manchester, UK 4. Rotterdam School of Mgt - Erasmus Graduate School of Bus., NL 5. SDA Bocconi - Milan, Italy 6. Universitzät zu Köln , Köln Germany 7. Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria LATIN AMERICA 1. Fundaçao Getulio Vargas - Sao Paulo, Brasil 2. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (PUC), Pucch - Chile 3. Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) - Double Degree 4. Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa (IPADE) - 5. Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) NORTH AMERICA 1. Amos Tuck School of Bus. Admin.- Dartmouth College 2. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA 3. Carnegie Mellon University - Graduate School of Industrial Admin. 4. Columbia Business School 5. Fuqua School of Business - Denge University 6. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Double 7. Goizueta Business School - Emory Univeristy 8. Haas School of Business - University of California at Berkeley 9. J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management 10. Kenan-Flagler Bus. School - University of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill 11. Marshall School of Business - USC 12. Michigan Business School - University of Michigan 13. Leonard N. Stern School of Business - New York University 14. UC Davis - Graduate School of Management 15. Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania OTHERS 1. Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne - Australia 2. Tel Aviv University - Israel
Admissions requirements	- University degree or equivalent - Work experience (minimum two years) recommended but not mandatory* - Completed application form - GMAT TOEFL (if applicable) - References - Interviews *The lack of work experience should be compensated by an outstanding academic and personal profile

Course/Program description

Organization

Core curriculum
CIMP 1 : Core International Management Program (first period)
"Integrative / Multifunctional Case Study 1" : theme : Managing a Global Company (taught by a Faculty team of 5 to 6)
this case study is followed by the following core courses :
- Development of Personal skills
- Accounting and Financial
- Management : Management & Organizational Theory, Marketing, International Macro and Micro-Economics, Statistics

CIMP 2 : Core International Management Program (second period )
Marketing Field Audit, Management Accounting & Control, Industrial Management, Corporate Finance I and II, Legal Issues concerning the Development of International Companies, Human Resources and Social Management, Financial Strategic Decisions, Business Strategy.
These courses are followed by a new "Integrative / Case Study " on the theme of "Managing Complexity " (taught by a Faculty team of 5 to 6)

Languages
Intensive courses in French & English
Optional courses in Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.

Electives
Elective courses are structured around 3 main axis : Advanced Management, Geostrategy, and Personal Development.
Some examples from each category are listed below :
Advanced Management *
- Consumer Behaviour
- Economics of International Business
- Financial Systems and Banks
- International Portfolio Management
- International Strategy and
- Governance
- Entrepreneurship

Geostrategy *
- Entrepreneurship in Latin America
- Geopolitics and Developing Markets
- The Emergence of Asian Countries

Personal Development *
- Cross-Cultural Management
- Ethics & Business
- Leadership

* Elective courses listed above represent an example of a 'menu' chosen by a participant among the 85 Elective courses offered during this period.

Structure of program
The Program is structured around two main elements:
* the CIMP: Core International Management Program covers the first 8 months of the Program, delivering the essential in-depth managerial knowledge. Throughout this period, courses are taught either all in English or Bilingual, that is both English and French.

* the Personalized Program: accentuated in the second half of the curriculum, participants have the possibility to customize the MBA Program through.
· a choice of over 80 electives such as The Emergence of Asian Markets, Entrepreneurship in Latin America, The Euro, Leadership, Geopolitics, Ethics. etc. and
· 4 different tracks namely a Company Consulting Project, A Specialization, A Concentration or an Amplified International Experience through an Exchange Program at one of the top 37 MBA's in the world.
The HEC MBA Program is GENERALIST during the first two periods. During the second part of the curriculum, each participant's career objective is addressed by way of specialized areas of concentration.

Specialization
- Entrepreneurship
- International Finance
- Management of Customer Value
- Start-up

Concentration*
- Strategy
- Net Economy
Company Consulting Project
MBA participants will complete a sponsored company consulting project which aims at achieving a defined strategic objective. Participants will work in 4 to 5 person teams, coached and supervised by a faculty member and a mentor in the company. Problems, issues and team recommendations will be shared with other participants during the progress reporting periods back on campus.

Exchange Program
The HEC MBA offers a choice between 37 Bilateral Exchange Programs with top MBA's worldwide. Number of places offered is limited and there is a selection process. Some examples are Columbia Business School, NYU, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Wharton, McGill-Montreal, ESADE, LBS, ITESM (Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey) in Mexico, Chinese Univerity of Hong Kong, Keio Business School-Japan…

Facilities
The HEC Campus is probably the biggest campus you can find in Europe. The 250-acre campus includes all types of facilities, including sports, library, computer and much more The HEC campus is a unique site of 250-acre green setting. Everything has been done to foster relaxation, exchange of information, and mutual support. The aim is to encourage the mixture of cultures, a commitment by the School that is much appreciated by the students.

Accommodation
- 1400 individual rooms
- 50 apartments reserved for married couples
* all rooms and apartments are fully equipped with the necessary technology: telephone with voice mail, Internet link and access to the library and external databases

IT facilities
The computer rooms and the students' bedrooms are connected to the HEC Local Area Network. A token ring network interface card is necessary to use this service.
The campus network gives access to :
- E-mail Service : your Internet address : your_name@hec.fr
- Software available through the network : WORD, EXCEL, SPSS,
- POWERPOINT,TSP, ...
- Access to various data bases both internal and external
- Cases cited by the Professors and used in classes
- Library database (OPAC)
- Access to various data bases both internal and external
- A large number of fully equipped computer rooms Internet access

Library hours
A library containing 60,000 management books and a collection of 650 periodicals
Opening hours :
Monday to Wednesday from 8.30 to 22.00
Thursday to Friday from 8.30 to 19.30
Saturday from 9.00 to 12..00 and 13.30 to 18.00

Sports Facilities
- A soccer stadium and a rugby field
- A martial arts center
- A basketball court
- A climbing wall
- Indoor and outdoor tennis courts
- A fitness center
- Access to a nine hole golf course situated only ten minutes away from the campus
- A language learning center
- A day-care center
- A printing shop
- An infirmary
- Student restaurants

Each year, the European MBA tournament, a tradition in the world of MBAs, takes place on the HEC campus usually in the month of May. The purpose of this sporting event is to create an environment of mutual recognition and to allow future business leaders to establish valuable and long-lasting relationships and network. In May 1998, students from nine top European MBA Programs met on the HEC Campus for three days of competition, networking and festivities. The nine participating Schools were: ESADE, HEC (isa), IESE, IMD, INSEAD, LBS, MBS (Manchester B.School), RSM (Erasmus), and SDA Bocconi. Golf, Rugby, Football, Tennis, Sailing, Rowing were just a few of the sports which allowed students to reveal some of their many talents. Personal endeavours, group performance, strategy, determination, energy... all in an ambience of team

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