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IntroducingHECMontreal(hec.ca)
HECMontréaldefinesitselfasan“internationalbusinessschoolwhoseexceptionalteachingandresearch, combinedwith its relevance and drive for innovation, have allowed it to stand outfrom the pack since 1907”. It is in fact Canada’s largest and oldest business school, anautonomouspublicly funded institution founded in1907andaffiliatedwith theUniversityofMontreal.Ithasnearly250professorsandnearly12,000studentsregisteredinabroadrangeof programs: undergraduate, MBA, EMBA (joint with McGill University), M.Sc., graduatediplomas,Ph.D.(jointwithConcordia,McGillUniversity,UniversitéduQuébecàMontréal).Theschool’srootslieintheQuebecfrancophonemilieu.AlthoughmostprogramsareofferedintheFrenchlanguage,withincreasinginternationalization,theschoolnowhasalargeEnglishMBAprogram, a bilingual EMBA and Ph.D. and a popular trilingual (French/ English/ Spanish)bachelor’sprogramuniqueintheworld.HECMontréalholdsaccreditationsfromAACSB,EQUISandAMBA.
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IntroducingMontrealRelevantextractsfromtheTourismeMontréalsitebelow
NorthAmerica
AgatewaytotheAmericas,Montréalisafascinatingcity.ItstypicallyNorthAmericanvitalityistheperfectmatchforitsEuropean-inspiredwayoflife.AParisianNewYork,no!Montrealisaboldandcomplexmixofcontraststhatcompletelydefiescomparison.
AnislandintheSaintLawrence
WithitsexpansivegreenspacesandEuropean-styledneighborhoods,Montréalisattractiveforsomanyreasons.Itoffersanexceptionalqualityoflifecombinewitharelativelylowcostoflivingcomparedwiththeworld’sothergreatcities,whichcanbeattributedtothereasonablecostofhousing.
• TheIslandofMontréalhasapopulationof1.8million,whereastheGreaterMontréalAreaishometo3.5millioninhabitants.
• Theislandliesintheheartofanenchantingandmajesticriver,theSaintLawrence.• MountRoyalisthegeographicalheartofthecity,anoasiscombininggreenspaces,parksand
naturepreserves.• Thecityiskeptmovingwiththehelpofaneffectivepublictransitsystemthatincludesaneasy-
to-useandsafeundergroundmetrosystem.Montréal’sUndergroundCity:averitablecityunderthecityfeaturing30kmofundergroundwalkways.
• MontréalwasbuiltonalegacyofheritageandculturewithaEuropeanflair.
Abusinesscity
Montréal’sglobaloutlookservesasmagnetthathasledmanymultinationalsandorganizationstosetuptheirheadofficeshere.Thecityishometotheheadofficesofover65internationalorganizations.
• 120internationalfinancialcenters,includingtheCentredecommercemondial,theInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO),SITA(Sociétédetélécommunicationsaéronautiques)andtheUNESCOInstituteforStatistics,whichtookupresidenceinHECMontréal’sDecellesBuildinginNovember2001.
• AerospacecapitalofCanada.• MontréalistheNorthAmericancitythathoststhelargestnumberofinternationalmeetingsand
conferences,aheadofNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C.1
1Source:Montréalinternational
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Aculturalmetropolis
Withitsfouruniversities,MontréalranksfirstinNorthAmericaforthenumberofuniversitystudentspercapitaandisamongthecountry’sleadinguniversityresearchcities.In2010,MontréalrankedfirstinCanadaforfundingdedicatedtoresearch.2
• 15,000internationalstudentsatfourEnglish-speakingandFrench-speakinguniversities.• Librariesineverycommunity,includingtheGrandeBibliothèqueduQuébec.• Sometwentyclassicmuseumstosuiteverytaste,fromfineartstohistorytohumor.• SpaceforLife:Planetarium,BotanicalGarden,InsectariumandBiodôme.• Manytheatres,bothamateurandprofessional.• Countlessperformancehalls,includingtheBellCentreandtheOlympicStadium,bothofwhich
canhostcrowdsreachingintothetensofthousandsofspectators.
Abilingualcity
MontréalisnotonlyabilingualcitywhereEnglishandFrenchlivesidebysideandinterminglequitenaturally,butitisalsohometosome35languagesandatleastasmanywell-establishedculturalcommunities,includingtheItalian,Chinese,GreekandSpanish-speakingcommunities.
Acityoffestivals
Montréaloverflowswithwarmthyear-round,thankstoawhirlwindofculturalandsportingactivitiesthatfillitsbusycalendar.Aslewofbistros,pubs,restaurants,nightclubsandtrendydanceclubs…Restaurantsservingfoodfromallovertheplanet,enoughtosatisfyeverypalate,appetiteandbudget,nottomentionthehome-grownspecialtiesthathavegainedincreasingrenown.
Aplethoraofworld-classeventsandfestivalsheldthroughouttheyear,including:
• FestivalinternationaldejazzdeMontréal• JustforLaughs• FrancoFoliesdeMontréal• WorldFilmFestival• MontréalHighLightsFestival
2Attractivenessindicators,Source:Montréalinternational
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Forsportsenthusiasts:
• Kilometresofbiketrails• Arenas,sportscentres,parksandpoolsineveryneighbourhood• Majorsportingevents:
o CanadianOpeno CanadianGrandPrix–Formula1o TourduGrandMontréalcyclingraceo TheMontrealCanadiens,arguablytheworld’smostfamoushockeyteam
DistancebetweenMontréaland...
• QuébecCity:250km• Boston:500km• Toronto:550km• NewYork:600km
OtherMontréalsitesofinterest• TourismeMontréal• OldMontréal• MADEINMTL• StudyinMontréal
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ScenesofMontreal
Montrealskylinefromthe“mountain”(MountRoyalPark)
withviewoftheSt.Lawrence
St.Joseph’sOratory,closetoHECMontreal/UniversityofMontrealcampus
OldMontreal
MontrealInternationalJazzFestival2008
Montrealoutsidestaircases(characteristicarchitecturalfeature)
NavigatingtheLachineRapidsOldPortandSt-LawrenceRiver
Olympicstadiumtowerandbotanicalgarden
PlaceJacques-CartierinOldMontreal
MontrealInternationalFireworksFestivalEverySaturdayinsummerfrommid-June