Whether you're 6 or 60 years old, going back to study, at a new school (two in this particular case), is always a stressful situation. The McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA back-to-school cocktail aims to reduce this stress, to promote networking, to build relationships between the different EMBA graduate cohorts, etc. On [...]
Anne Marie Talbot, a 2016 HEC Montréal MBA graduate and founder of 17Aylwin, a personal assistant service, recently created a Women Entrepreneurship Scholarship for a HEC Montréal MBA student entrepreneurs. Having herself received a scholarship during her studies, she certainly saw the benefits. Anne Marie initiated the project by contacting [...]
The McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA Program recently welcomed the class of 2020, which includes four experienced leaders who, each in their own way, have a significant impact on their respective communities. Each of them was awarded a $50,000 scholarship. These scholarships recognize their important work, and reflect the EMBA program’s commitment [...]
From student to administrator: Annick Bergeron (EMBA 2018) becomes Secretary-General of the University of Ottawa The day her last assignment was due for the EMBA McGill-HEC Montréal, her last day as a student, was also Annick Bergeron’s first day on the job as Secretary-General of the University of Ottawa. "My EMBA [...]
This year’s McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA scholarship recipients presented what it is like to do business in their respective environments to their classmates. Leanne Bayer, the Executive Director of West Island Community Shares (WICS), spoke about her extensive experience in the non-profit sector and particularly of her ten years in Burundi, where she arrived shortly after the end of the civil war. Jason Annahatak, Director of the Kativik School Board, Post-Secondary Student Services, spoke about Nunavik and the Inuit culture and way-of-life, sharing advice on how to do business in the Arctic.