Coursera, HEC Paris join hands to foster entrepreneurship

Paris and Coursera launch their first fully online international degree programme, the Online Master’s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OMIE).

Europe’s leading business school has created this degree in collaboration with Coursera, the world’s leading online learning platform. The programme is designed for present and future business leaders who wish to drive innovation within their organisations or launch new ventures. Students will work in teams over a six-month period on a project of choice, from the planning stages to execution.

They will receive mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders who will meet with them once a week. Successful graduates will be able to move their respective project into its next phase by applying for seed funding from HEC Paris, and have their project come to fruition at HEC’s incubator, based at Station F, the world’s biggest startup campus. Applications are now open for the first intake of students with classes starting in September 2017.

By the end of the programme, successful applicants will understand how to combine talent and capital, manage rapid growth and reduce risk factors by using decision-making skills they have acquired. The program’s entrepreneurial angle also encourages students to explore a new way of thinking when faced with different opportunities in social ventures, governments, and life.

“HEC Paris offers participants the opportunity to learn from world-class practitioners in their industries,” explains HEC Paris Dean Peter Todd.