ONLINE MASTER S IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Worldwide rankings HEC Paris HEC Paris has been consistently ranked as one of the top providers worldwide in Executive Education by the Financial Times. THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU DARE The rankings are based on customer satisfaction ratings by participants and corporate clients that focus on the quality, relevance and global scope of the programs. They feature important criteria such as: 54 000 acquisition of new skills achieving objectives value for money salary increase Alumni in 132 countries 8 000 Our partner: We have joined forces with Coursera, the world s leading online learning platform, to launch the Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This partnership allows us to offer the entire degree program on a state-of-the-art online platform, and to make the core content easily accessible to everyone. You can start with selfpaced for-credit Specialization and Certificate courses right away, and credit your progress towards the Master s degree if you decide to apply and are admitted to the program. 136 Years of experience in management programs 140 Participants in Executive Education programs a year Strategic partnerships and alliances in 46 countries 96 450 Student nationalities Members of staff 21 6 Chairs & research centers Subsidiaries and representation offices in five continents CEOs More alumni in CEO positions than any other Business School 1
Why an Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship? Program Overview The Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is composed of 20 courses and takes between 10 and 16 months to complete, depending on how much time you can dedicate to your studies. The program is delivered and assessed exclusively in English. CERTIFICATE Innovation and entrepreneurship play a crucial role in creating value and ensuring the success and sustainability of companies throughout the world. Managers need to be able to identify and develop innovative and high-potential commercial opportunities, understand how to find the best talents and raise capital, manage rapid growth and risks, and enhance their decision-making and entrepreneurial skills. This is why we have designed a self-paced, online degree program to meet the specific needs of current and future business leaders in charge of innovation or business development, as well as experienced or aspiring entrepreneurs. The flexible online format of the Master s degree means you can join the program from anywhere in the world and combine your studies with your current professional activities. PARTICIPANTS This program will help you to prepare for a career in business as: An Entrepreneur A Consultant in Innovation Management A Decision-maker for launching innovative projects and making R&D investments A Member of the executive team in a company Start with Certicate open enrollment Start with Degree application process 1 2 3 3 SPECIALIZATIONS //// 4 COURSES EACH //// Flexibility : self-paced, for-credit courses MASTER S DEGREE EARN a certificate APPLY to degree CONTINUE to degree CERTIFICATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cohort pace: fixed weekly agenda over 6 months EARN a degree MASTER Online Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship This Certificate is an integral part of the Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship but can be taken as a stand-alone program. It is composed of three for-credit Specializations (Scaling-Up, Creativity and Innovation, and Innovation and Entrepreneurial Strategy). Each for-credit Specialization contains four courses and can also be taken as a stand-alone program. Successful completion of all three Specializations (12 short courses in total) leads to an HEC Paris Certificate. The credits gained can then be used toward the Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship as well as other degree programs at HEC Paris Executive Education, if you are admitted to the program concerned. Duration 10 16 months For further information on the program, please contact: Elisabeth Villette, Program Advisor +33(0)1 39 67 75 37 omie@hec.fr Key benefits Obtain a Master s degree from one of the leading business schools in the world without having to your leave your home or workplace Engage with entrepreneurially minded people from across the globe Meet and exchange with respected business people and successful entrepreneurs online Being coached as a team by an experienced business expert Work on an interesting team project in order to commercialize an idea, product, technology or business proposition TEAM PROJECT all along Objectives Develop innovative and high-potential commercial opportunities Drive innovation and business development Create products or services in a start-up context or within an existing organization Apply everything you have learned by working on a team project, mentored by leading professors and highly experienced professionals 2 3
Program For-credit Specializations, Certificate and Master s degree The innovative and flexible format of the program has been specifically designed for busy professionals and is composed of two distinct parts. In part one you complete a series of self-paced, online foundational courses that lead to the Online Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. Part two features a six-month project-based curriculum taught by HEC Paris faculty and mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders. The key objective is to help you learn how to transform ideas into business reality, culminating in a final pitch before of a jury. Part one Certificate courses and for-credit Specializations 12 self-paced Certificate courses organized in 3 for-credit Specializations For-credit Specialization: Scaling up This for-credit specialization enables you to acquire the necessary skills to scale up a company, starting from scratch and developing it into a business of around 100 employees. You will acquire an end-to-end toolkit to scale up, learn how to scale operations within tight resource constraints, implement a professional and structured management approach, and capitalize on social media for marketing purposes. New Product Development - run by HEC Paris Professor Svenja Sommer Developing a Customer-centric Strategy through Marketing run by HEC Paris Professors Frédéric Dalsace, Corinne Dauger and Marc Vanhuele Intellectual Property Law for New Businesses - run by HEC Paris Senior Lecturer Pascale Brochard Entrepreneurship Strategy: from ideation to exit - run by HEC Paris Senior Lecturer Ambroise Huret Scaling-up Operations run by HEC Paris Professor Sam Aflaki Managing the Performance of a Growing Enterprise run by HEC Paris Professor Sebastian D. Becker Marketing through Social Media - run by HEC Paris Professor Kristine de Valck For-credit Specialization: Creativity and Innovation This for-credit specialization will enable you to boost creativity and capitalize on structured tools and methods to manage the new product development process in teams. The marketing course will provide you with state-of-the-art frameworks and ideas to develop appealing offers with real added value for customers, and bring them to the marketplace at the right price. You will also learn how to use intellectual property rights to protect your idea from imitation or misappropriation and for competitive advantage. Boosting Creativity run by HEC Paris Professor Anne-Laure Sellier For-credit Specialization: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Strategy This for-credit specialization will enable you to clearly define business strategy in your individual context and fully understand the crucial role it plays in innovation. You will learn how to implement strategy in the business in order to engage and incentivize employees to be as innovative as possible. This for-credit specialization also focuses on social entrepreneurship and will enable you to develop a profit-making entrepreneurial project with a social mission and sustainable social impact. Business Strategy run by HEC Paris Professor Pierre Dussauge Strategic Management of Innovation - run by HEC Paris Professor Thomas Astebro Organizing for Innovation run by HEC Paris Professors Tomasz Obloj and Giada Di Stefano Social Entrepreneurship and Change-making - run by HEC Paris Professor Florian Hoos Successful completion of all three for-credit Specializations leads to an HEC Paris Certificate. Part two Project-based From concept to commerce The Degree part of the program enables you to apply all the theories and practical expertise gained during the program to create a new product, brand or organization, by working on a team project. The main goal is to move forward the project chosen by the team, from initial conception to commercialization during a six-month period. You will receive support and be mentored as a team by a highly experienced entrepreneur/business leader. Successfully graduating as an HEC alumnus will give you the opportunity to move this or your own project into its next phase by applying for seed funding from HEC Paris, and if accepted by taking advantage of our accelerator in downtown Paris. Teamwork - run by HEC Paris Senior Lecturer Marc Beretta Design Thinking for Innovation - run by HEC Paris Professor Sihem Jouini How to Create a Business Plan - run by HEC Paris Professor Frédéric Iselin Fundamentals of Negotiations - run by HEC Paris Professor Mathis Schulte Online Business under Information Asymmetries - run by HEC Paris Professor Stefano Lovo (Re-)invent your Business Model with the Odyssey 3.14 approach - run by HEC Paris Professors Laurence Lehman-Ortega and Hélène Musikas Entrepreneurial Finance - run by HEC Paris Professor Etienne Krieger Private Equity and Venture Capital - run by HEC Paris Professor Patrick Legland Successful completion of Part one and Part two leads to the Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 4 5
Learning methods The aim of our innovative, hands-on action-based learning approach is to strike the right balance between theory and practice. The fully online nature of the Certificate courses allows you to learn at your own rhythm and adapt the program to your individual learning style. The degree only project-based courses are run in an interactive webinar format and feature support and coaching for the team projects from HEC Paris experts. Admission The admissions process for the Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is rigorous but straightforward. HEC Paris welcomes applications from candidates based all over the world. High-quality professional experience in either innovation, new product development, launching business ventures or entrepreneurship will play a key role in the success of your application. Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty HEC Paris Professors are all experts in their respective fields. The rich diversity of our faculty, in terms of background and nationality, brings a unique multicultural perspective and a truly global dimension to the program, and will enable you to learn in an innovative and impactful way. Thomas Astebro Academic Director Ambroise Huret Senior Lecturer, HEC Paris Sam Aflaki Sebastian D. Becker Kristine de Valck Anne-Laure Sellier Svenja Sommer Frédéric Dalsace Corinne Dauger Marc Vanhuele Pascale Brochard Senior Lecturer, HEC Paris Pierre Dussauge Giada Di Stefano Tomasz Obloj Florian Hoos Assistant Marc Beretta Senior Lecturer, HEC Paris Sihem Jouini Frédéric Iselin Mathis Schulte Stefano Lovo Hélène Chanut-Musikas Laurence Lehmann-Ortega Etienne Krieger Patrick Legland Eligibility criteria Candidates must: hold a Bachelor s degree have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience be proficient in English Application process Our aim is to find out more about your personal motivation and skills in order to understand how this program will help you achieve your professional goals. The final selection is based on your online application, including written essays, recommendations and an online video presentation of yourself and your motivations for joining this exclusive program. For full details, please visit our website. How to apply You will need to upload the following documents to complete your application: A copy of your university transcripts A copy of your degree English language proficiency test score (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or CAMBRIDGE). Native speakers of English or candidates who already have a degree from an institution where all instruction was conducted in English, are exempted Résumé (CV) and 2 online letters of recommendation 3-minute online video pitch, focusing on your motivations for participating in the program with concrete examples of how you have demonstrated an entrepreneurial mindset during your career GMAT or GRE results. Please note, that although the submission of a GMAT or GRE score is not mandatory, it will be taken into consideration for those who have taken the exam If you are currently enrolled, or have completed, the Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, you will need to submit your proctored exam results in order to earn credits towards the degree Alternative admission and eligibility criteria Applicants who do not meet the minimum eligibility criteria, but have demonstrated strong academic performance in the Online Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship will be considered for admission and can apply. Final admission decision When completed, your application will be submitted to the HEC Paris Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Admissions Committee for the final decision. In some cases, you may be invited to an online interview with one of the Program Directors. Admissions decisions are communicated within 2-3 weeks of submitting your application depending on whether or not we request an interview. 6 7
OUR NETWORK OUR NETWORK An influential global network Management training at HEC Paris is all about sharing and learning from others. Our highly diverse and exclusive alumni network of over 57 000 HEC alumni provides you with business opportunities and unlimited possibilities to exchange and share best practices with like-minded peers worldwide. HEC ALUMNI Graduation from an HEC Paris degree program marks the beginning of a new adventure in which the HEC Alumni network plays a key role. The HEC Alumni Association was founded in 1883 by former students and now has over 57, 000 members. It brings together all HEC Paris degree program graduates and participants of the Online Master s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship have access to the Alumni Association from the beginning of their program, which instantly opens up networking and business opportunities with previous cohorts. KEY FIGURES 57,000 alumni and 850 events per year 49 professional clubs 26 leisure clubs 75 international chapters 40,000 job offers 1,125 mentors 270 graduating classes SERVICES A bi-monthly alumni magazine with interviews, reports and career advice Networking events Sector-specific events with experts (finance, strategy, entrepreneurship ) Regular meetings with business leaders Career support and job board A mentoring program Personal development seminars HEC EXECUTIVE COMMUNITY This service is aimed at current participants and alumni of HEC Paris Executive Education programs. The goal of the community is to perpetuate the lifelong learning experience of its members and forge lasting and beneficial links with the institution. HEC Executive Community provides a wide range of services that include after work events, conferences with key speakers, events that focus on specific themes, access to webinars, newsletter updates... 8 9
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