Founded in 1642 by the French, today Montréal is considered to be the second largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris. It is the largest city in Quebec and the province’s cultural and business capital. HEC Montréal’s campus is situated on the northern slope of the magnificent Mount Royal Park, only a few minutes metro (subway) ride from downtown Montréal.
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Spend a few weeks in the winter studying at HEC Montréal and:
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Founded in 1907, the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal, better known today as HEC Montréal, was the first business school established in Canada. HEC Montréal was also the first university business school in North America to be awarded the three most prestigious accreditations in its field: AACSB International, EQUIS and AMBA. Fewer than 1% of all business schools around the world hold the three international accreditations. Bolstered by this threefold international recognition, its quality academic programs, and its accomplished faculty, today HEC Montréal ranks amongst the top university business schools worldwide.
In 2017, Montréal was named the world’s best student city for international students by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings.
Since its inception in 1990, the Business Language Training Centre of HEC Montréal has set out to: