Spotlight on HEC Paris Youth Leadership Summer Programs

July 2, 2019 christy oldham Entertainment & Lifestyle, Travel & Culture 0

Geopolitical student Angela Har participates in group work with her classmates at HEC Paris

“Ability is nothing without opportunity” – Napoleon Bonaparte

Founded in 1881, HEC Paris is a world-class international business school located just 10 miles outside of the Républiques capital in a serene and tranquil French commune called Jouy-en-Josas. Known for training tomorrows business leaders and entrepreneurs, the HEC Paris esteemed alumni include L’Oréal CEO Jean-Paul Agon, Best Buy Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly, Facebook live creator Fidji Simo, Danone CEO & Chairman Emmanuel Faber and the former President of the French Republic himself, François Hollande, just to name a few.

HEC Paris is among the most selective French grande écoles that offers programs such as Master in Management, MBA and EMBA, specialized MSc programs, a PhD program and a Youth Leadership program during the summer. Elyse Michaels-Berger is the director of the Youth Leadership Initiative/Summer School Program and says “Students have the opportunity to shine in a supportive campus environment.”

Youth Leadership Director Elyse Michaels-Berger

The 11 intensive summer programs are taught in English and are open to university students and recent graduates. In the Business and Geopolitics Summer School Program for example, students learn how geopolitics can help decision-makers integrate global political and macroeconomic issues into their strategic thought process.

GeoPolitics Professor Jérémy Ghez

“The Geopolitics, Globalization and Business Strategy Summer Program lets participants broaden their horizons and consider how what happens beyond the market can affect their activities” said GeoPolitics Professor Jérémy Ghez.  Over one hundred nationalities participate in the many HEC Paris program offerings. The peaceful wooded campus is designed to offer the perfect setting for learning. It showcases fun indoor/ outdoor activities, two lakes for quiet reflection, nature explorations as well as bars and restaurants. On the weekends, some students visit Paris or Versailles by train and/or have meetings in La Défense, the biggest business district in Europe where many multinational companies have set up headquarters.

Summer School students enjoying a hike on the 340 acre campus
Diverse geopolitical summer school students involved in group work
Business summer students expressing themselves in dance class
Le Wunder is a popular bar for socializing
The 2019 summer school class of Geopolitics were composed of students from over 11 countries
HEC Paris student Vidhi Dwivedi showing her school spirit!
Filmmaker Christy Oldham was a geopolitical 2019 participant at HEC Paris
Welcoming flags at the HEC Paris campus entrance

HEC Paris has a history of making an impact through an exclusive community of students, alumni, academics and global partners. To learn more about HEC Paris and how you can get involved, click HERE 

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Christy was educated in Paris at École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris), an international business school in France and studied film and television at LACC (Los Angeles Community College). She is a business owner, published author and a critically acclaimed independent filmmaker. Her 20 year body of cinema work to date includes 2 feature films, 15 short films and one web series. She is a writer, producer, director, cinematographer, actress and editor. Her headlining film credit includes the vigilante feature film "Barracuda" (Released in 2014 by Maverick Entertainment Group) which earned her critical filmmaker acclaim including 3 Best Picture awards at multiple U.S. film festivals. In 2017, she directed 3 episodes of the post-apocalyptic web series "Vape Warz", which she also wrote and produced. It premiered at the 2017 Mediterranean Film festival Cannes in the south of France and received an Honorable Mention for Best Web Series and is now streaming on Amazon. In 2019, she released her first foreign short film "Perdu à France" ("Lost In Provence")- also streaming on Amazon. She lives in Los Angeles.

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