HEC Montréal announces Circle of Alliance with First Peoples

HEC Montréal announced the Circle of Alliance with First Peoples this week, a new initiative designed to strengthen teaching, research, and knowledge sharing related to Indigenous realities. The initiative builds on work performed in partnership with First Peoples in First Nations Executive Education, which launched in 2021. HEC Montréal Full Professor Marine Agogué, the co-leader […]

HEC Montréal announced updates on two of its programs this week. The Government of Québec has announced that it will provide HEC Montréal’s Pôle Entrepreneuriat with a $673K investment to support the setting up of its R+ entrepreneuriat par acquisition program. The program will train potential business buyers and raise awareness around purchasing existing businesses. […]

HEC Montréal has received a $20M donation focused on supporting entrepreneurship, research, and mental health from the Lise and Giuseppe Racanelli Foundation. The donation will boost initiatives for entrepreneurs, particularly those in Pôle entRepreneuriat HEC Montréal programs; support the school’s research and knowledge-transfer system; and support the wellbeing of students and those training to become […]

HEC Montréal has announced the launch of an interdisciplinary research hub: Transitions HEC Montréal. The hub is composed of 12 entities including several of the school’s research chairs and sustainability hubs, which will pool their experience to support sustainability research and innovation. “In a context marked by multiple crises, we are adopting a transformative action-oriented […]

The College of New Caledonia and HEC Montréal have each launched new business programs. CNC has announced that it will offer a Business Administration Program, starting Fall 2026. The program will award learners a certificate after their first year and a diploma after their second year. HEC Montréal created three microprograms in the areas of […]

HEC Montréal has had its European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation renewed for another five-year term. The accreditation—granted by the European Foundation for Management Development—evaluates business schools according to factors that include governance, strategy, program quality, research, and social responsibility. HEC Montréal explained that the accreditation forms one part of its “Triple Crown” of accreditations—which includes EQUIS, […]

Several Canadian postsecondary institutions have appeared in the 2025 World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI). These rankings were launched by a consortium of universities in 2020 with the goal of assessing universities according to the criteria of “innovation,” “implementability,” and “impact.” Canadian institutions that appeared in the global rankings included: Simon Fraser University (#12), Queen’s […]

Calcul Québec—which involves several postsecondary institutions from across Québec—has officially launched a new supercomputer called Rorqual. The new supercomputer is designed with specifications that will meet the scientific community’s computing needs and is equipped with graphics accelerators that are specially adapted for AI, modeling, and big data processing. Rorqual will be available for use in […]

Cégep de l’Outaouais and Collège Ahuntsic, HEC Montréal, and Langara College have each announced that they are launching new programming. Cégep de l’Outaouais is developing an attestation d’études collégiales program in mammography that it will deliver in partnership with Collège Ahuntsic. The program is expected to launch in 2027. HEC Montréal Executive Education will be […]

Executive Education HEC Montréal has released its 2025-26 programming portfolio, which includes several new courses and programs, as well as an update on its operations. For the upcoming academic year, the executive education department will offer new certification programs such as a Project Management Certification, a Certification in Strategic Management and Leadership, and a Certification […]