What is HEC Paris?
{{Infobox university | name = HEC Paris | image = HEC Paris entrée.JPG | caption = HEC Paris entrance | motto = ''Apprendre à oser'' | mottoeng = The more you know the more you dare | type = [[Private university|Private]] | endowment = €53.1 million (2017) | president = [[Jean-Paul Agon]] | students = 5,453 (2023) | undergrad = | postgrad = | staff = | faculty = | city = [[Jouy-en-Josas]] | state = [[Île-de-France]] | country = [[France]] | campus = | athletics = | colors = Blue and White {{Color box|#042e57}} {{Color box|#ffffff}} | free_label = | free = | nickname = | website = [https://www.hec.edu hec.edu] }} [[File:HEC Paris.svg|right|thumb|222x222px|Logo]] [[File:Chateau, HEC Paris, Jouy-en-Josas, South view 20160501 1.jpg|right|thumb|222x222px|HEC Paris executive education]] [[File:HEC_UK_House.jpg|right|thumb|222x222px|HEC UK House in London]] The '''École des hautes études commerciales de Paris''' (often shortened to '''HEC Paris''') is a [[business school]] in [[Paris]]. It was created in 1881 by [[Gustave Emmanuel Roy]]. It is one of a few privately run universities in France, which are called [[Grande école|Grandes Écoles]]. The university offers different degrees in the field of [[economics]] and [[management]]. It is financed by the [[Chamber of commerce]] in Paris. It was founded in 1881. It awards the degree of [[Bachelor of Arts]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.challenges.fr/grandes-ecoles/hec-cree-son-bachelor-et-fait-chavirer-la-derniere-digue-qui-protegeait-le-modele-prepa_869333|title=HEC crée son bachelor et fait chavirer la dernière digue qui protégeait le modèle prépa|first=Marion|last=Perroud|date=October 2, 2023|website=Challenges}}</ref> [[Master of Science]], as well as [[doctorate]]s and other [[postgraduate]] degrees, such as [[MBA]]s and [[EMBA]]s. The school offers other courses, including an Executive Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in partnership with [[Coursera]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coursera.org/degrees/omie|title=Executive MSc & MSc in Innovati