HEC celebrates its centenary in the presence of François Mitterrand #107
Whilst the year 1981 marks HEC’s centenary, it is also an important date
in French political history as it was during this year that for the
first time since the establishment of the 5th Republic a socialist
candidate won the presidential election. After having welcomed General de Gaulle in 1964, at the inauguration of the campus in Jouy-en-Josas,
it was in the presence of the new President François Mitterrand that HEC
celebrated its 100 year anniversary. In the same way, the year 2012
constitutes a new step in the relations between the School and our Heads
of State. Officially voted into power on 15 May, François Hollande
effectively became the first President of the Republic to have come from
the HEC ranks!
1981
HEC Paris celebrates its 130 years in 130 days
To celebrate its 130 years, starting from 12 December HEC Paris is launching a dedicated website that will publish 130 posts tracing back through the greatest moments of its history; a history marked by a taste for audacity.
“130 years of inspiration,” such is the guiding thread that we suggest you follow. With great pedagogical innovations, portraits of alumni who went on to follow rather unique paths, campus life, faculty and other unusual anecdotes, day after day you can take a look at the development not simply of an institution, but also of a state of mind that allowed generations of students to learn to dare, just as the school’s slogan today reminds us: the more you know, the more you dare. This approach is taken not only in homage of all the people who contributed to the construction of both HEC’s history and its success, but also to invite the public to see what lies behind the walls of our institution.
Each day, a photo or video accompanied by a brief commentary will be published on the website www.hec.fr/130ans as well as on iPhone application. Following the same idea, sharing on social networks in and around the “HEC community” will lie at the heart of this project.
Each morning, you can turn on your computers and smart phones to see a snapshot of life at HEC!