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The School celebrates the success of 1,218 graduate

BBA convocation ceremony

May 14, 2025

HEC Montréal recently marked the success of the graduates who completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in the Winter 2025 term.

Three convocation ceremonies were held on May 12 and 13, 2025, at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Place des Arts:

In all, 3,140 people attended both ceremonies, including graduates and their friends and families.

The Secretary General of HEC Montréal, Johanne Turbide, acted as the master of ceremonies. The dignitaries who spoke at the event included Federico Pasin, Director of HEC Montréal, Justin Leroux, Director of the BBA program, and Jean-François St-Pierre, representative of the HEC Montréal Alumni Association.

Three members of the 2025 cohort, Victoria Majeau, Laurence Deschênes and Serge Anthony Maa, were invited to speak before their classmates at each of the ceremonies.

At the 3 p.m. convocation ceremony on May 12, an honorary doctorate was also awarded to Madeleine Careau, former CEO of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and an influential businesswoman in Quebec’s cultural scene. A video in honour of her achievements was shown during the ceremony:

 

 

Read the news item on the honorary doctorate awarded to Madeleine Careau

 

The complete videos of the 3 events are available on YouTube:

 

Ceremony on May 12, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Ceremony on May 12, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Madeleine Careau, surrounded by Alexandre Chabot, Secretary General of Université de Montréal, Johanne Turbide, Federico Pasin and Daniel Jutras, Rector of Université de Montréal.
Madeleine Careau, surrounded by Alexandre Chabot, Secretary General of Université de Montréal, Johanne Turbide, Federico Pasin and Daniel Jutras, Rector of Université de Montréal.
Reception in the foyers at Théâtre Maisonneuve, after the ceremony on May 13, 2025.
Reception in the foyers at Théâtre Maisonneuve, after the ceremony on May 13, 2025.