Students by program (Fall 2011)
- Including the preparatory year.
- Certificates (20 different fields) are intended as continuing education for adults already working.
- Executive MBA in financial services and insurance offered jointly with the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) and the University of St-Gallen (Switzerland).
- Including students enrolled in preparatory courses.
- Includes the graduate diplomas in E-business, Marketing Communication, Public Accountancy, Taxation, Management, Supply Chain Management, Management of Cultural Organizations, Management and Sustainable Development, Financial Professions and the Microprogram in Professional Practice – CGA.
Three language streams:
| Standard (French) |
| Bilingual (English and French) |
| Trilingual (English, French and Spanish) |
| Intensive one-year format |
| Offered in French and in English |
| MSc in Administration: track with a thesis or supervised project |
| PhD: 36% of the students in this joint program (HEC Montréal, McGill, Concordia, UQAM) are enrolled at HEC Montréal |
HEC Montréal students |
| Number of countries of origin | 134 |
International students and permanent residents1 |
| Undergraduate | 3,027 | |
| Graduate | 818 |
| Postgraduate | 85 |
| Total | 3,930 |
- Excluding visiting students (international exchange program)
Origins1 |
| Europe | 42.1% |
| Africa | 36.2% |
| Central and South America | 13.5% |
| Asia | 6.5% |
| United States and Mexico | 1.6% |
| Oceania | 0.1% |
- As percentages of the total number of international students
Placement rate1 |
| BBA | 97% |
| MBA | 88% |
| MSc | 99% |
- 2009-2010
|
Graduates in 2010-2011
In Montréal and around the world |
| | Number of activities | Number of participants |
Canadian clientele |
| Executive programs | 17 | 866 |
| Public programs | 92 | 1,567 |
| Customized programs | 113 | 1,915 |
| Others | 5 | 134 |
| Total | 227 | 4,482 |
International clientele |
| Customized programs for senior managers and executives | 61 | 1,697 |
| Graduate programs | 8 | 296 |
| Others | 3 | 32 |
| Total | 72 | 2,025 |
Percentage of activities by partner location or status(international clientele) |
| Asia | 67% | Languages of instruction |
| Multinational firms | 14% | | French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese* |
| Europe | 10% | *Teaching materials in Chinese and simultaneous translation |
| Africa and the Middle East: | 8% | Main fields of expertise for international programs |
| North and South America | 1% | | Energy, health, sustainable development, airport sector, banking industry, multilateral organizations |
- Includes full, associate, assistant, guest and visiting professors (except professors on leave without pay), full-time lecturers, faculty lecturers and full-time faculty lecturers. As at October 18, 2011.
Faculty1 |
| % of international professors2 | 39.9% |
| % with a PhD | 83.5% |
| % of women | 31.1% |
| Average age | 47.8 years old |
| Number of hires in last 5 years3 | 87 |
- Includes full, associate, assistant, guest and visiting professors (except professors on leave without pay) full-time lecturers, facuty lecturers and full-time faculty lecturers.
- Born abroad, with dual or other than Canadian citizenship.
- June 1, 2007 to fall 2011 (for some categories as those listed in point 1).
By rank1 |
| Full | 90 |
| Associate | 88 |
| Assistant | 55 |
| Guest and visiting | 6 |
| Lecturer2 | 34 |
| Other3 | 26 |
- In addition there are over 500 part-time faculty lecturers.
- Includes faculty lecturers (1), full-time lecturers (31) and full-time faculty lecturers (2).
- Includes adjunct (18) and affiliated (7) professors, and researchers (1).
One year, in a nutshell1 |
| 239 articles in refereed journals |
| 42 papers published in conference proceedings |
| 59 professors and researchers published books or parts of books |
| 514 papers at scientific conventions |
| $9 million in research projects and contracts |
| 225 Master’s theses and 22 PhD theses |
- 2010-2011 data
Post-doctoral interns |
| During the 2010-2011 academic year, HEC Montréal hosted 22 post-doctoral interns. |
Commercialization and knowledge transfer
Commercializing research findings
Support for commercializing intellectual capital: identification of promising projects, management of intellectual property and royalties.
For instance, for:
| Granting commercialization licences to consulting firms Various methodologies: change management, technology implementation, risk management, etc. |
| Creating spinoff businesses Serious games, e-commerce and other sectors |
Knowledge transfer
Multidisciplinary and joint research projects with the private sector.
Fields of expertise include:
| Managing creativity and innovation, energy management and sustainable development, family businesses, healthcare administration, managing not-for-profit organizations.... |
| Supporting researchers in defining and carrying out knowledge transfer activities, in close co-operation with businesses and the Univalor commercialization company: preparation, negotiation and management of research contracts, support for commercialization, development of multidisciplinary transfer centres. |
Advanced resources
Library
| 5,000 m²; 620 seats; open 7 days a week | | 42 computer terminals, 270 network connections and wireless network |
| On-line resources |
| 200 databases |
| 71,650 periodical titles |
| Traditional Documentary Resources 364,000 books, 3,525 periodical titles (printed), 2,900 audiovisual documents | | 100,000 electronic books |
| More than 50 reference works (dictionaries, specialized works, etc.) |
Technology and Audiovisual
| High-speed wireless network and 11,000 network connections |
| Videoconference room and rearrangeable classrooms with cutting-edge multimedia infrastructure |
| Trading room with 24 workstations, Reuters and Reuters X-Cobra platforms, Bloomberg terminal, interactive boards and specialized software |
| Live or offline Webcasting |
| Video, audio and multimedia production service to support teaching and research |
| In-class technical support |
| Integrated management system for all administrative functions |
Administrative and support staff
| Senior managers | 61 |
| Professionals and research staff | 156 |
| Clerical | 171 |
| Technical | 119 |
| Trades | 60 |
| Total | 5671 |
- Total number of full-time employees, with fringe benefits. There are also approximately 600 temporary employees. As at October 15, 2011.
Facilities
| 2 cutting-edge buildings |
| 80 classrooms and learning laboratories and 76 study and teamwork rooms |
| Fully equipped video recording studio |
| Main cafeteria (seats 450), smaller cafeteria and rooftop restaurant (seats 120) |
| Indoor parking (475 spots) |
| HEC Montréal daycare centre (2 sites) |
Foundation
| Total funding: $76.9 million |
| 2010-2011 campaign total: $6.3 million |
| Scholarships and bursaries awarded in 2010-2011 thanks to our generous donors: $711,550 |
Source of donations |
| Alumni and friends | 60% |
| Corporate | 31% |
| Students | 3% |
| Faculty and staff | 2% |
| Foundations | 2% |
| Events | 2% |
Allocation of funds |
| Endowment funds | 47% |
| Scholarships and bursaries | 25% |
| Research and knowledge funds | 13% |
| General | 7% |
| Infrastructure and special projects | 5% |
| Student projects | 3% |
| HEC Montréal – Sustainable Campus is a movement rallying the entire university community around three main spheres of activity: teaching, research and the School’s own environment. |