Overview
MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs is a joint Master of Science program by HEC Paris and École Polytechnique that trains students to start and grow technology ventures by combining business and engineering. Over 12 months, students take required and elective courses plus soft-skill training, and work on real-world missions such as launching, scaling, or restructuring startups. The program brings together students from business, science, technology, arts, and law to form multidisciplinary co-founder teams and tests projects in international ecosystems through partnerships with institutions like UC Berkeley and Singapore Management University, with extensive support from coaches, alumni, investors, and professors. Its aim is to develop founders who can create and scale technology-enabled businesses, and about 75% of graduates start their own ventures after completing the program.
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What believers are saying
- HEC Paris, Doha welcomed 44 professionals into its 2026 Emerging Leaders Track on November 1.
- Artefact and HEC Paris plan AI programs in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and wider MENA.
- HEC's 2026 summer schools in Doha filled with finance, luxury, and AI offerings.
What critics are saying
- $124,000 tuition limits the pool; enrollment misses quickly pressure Doha program economics.
- Qatar campus depends on corporate sponsorship and executive demand, especially across Saudi Arabia and GCC.
- If the Artefact AI partnership underdelivers after 2026 launch, Doha loses a major growth story.
What makes HEC Paris, Doha unique
- HEC Paris, Doha runs HEC's GCC-facing EMBA directly from Msheireb Downtown.
- October 2026 Artefact partnership gives Doha applied AI executive content and regional reach.
- The campus pairs HEC faculty with Qatar-based networking for senior leaders and ministries.
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