HEC Paris or école des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris is a European business school located in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.

HEC Paris is regarded as one of the most prestigious business schools in the world; it was ranked as the best business school in Europe seven times in the eight-year period between 2006 and 2013 in the Financial Times ranking, and ranked second in Europe between 2014 and 2016 Among the most selective French grandes écoles, and traditionally seen as the most prestigious French business school, HEC offers its flagship Master in Management – Grande école program, MBA and EMBA programs, eleven specialized MSc programs, a PhD program, and many executive education offerings.

Its pre-experience Masters in Finance programme has consistently ranked 1st worldwide by the Financial Times since the rankings began in 2011.

It holds the Triple accreditation: AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB.

A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management.

Such a school can also be known as school of management, school of business administration, or, colloquially, b-school or biz school.

A business school teaches topics such as accounting, administration, strategy, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, management science,management information systems, international business, logistics, marketing, organizational psychology, organizational behavior, public relations, research methods and real estate among others.

Academy is a type of secondary or tertiary education institutions.

Etymology.

The word comes from the Academy in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, Akademos.

Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning.

The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe.".

or pupil is a learner or someone who attends an educational institution.

In Britain those attending university are termed "students".

In the United States, and more recently also in Britain, the term "student" is applied to both categories.

In its widest use, student is used for anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university.

When speaking about learning outside an institution, "student" is also used to refer to someone who is learning a topic or who is "a student of" a certain topic or person.

An alumnus (masculine, plural alumni), an alumna (feminine, plural alumnae), or an alumnum (neuter, plural alumna) is a former student or pupil of a school, college, or university.

Commonly, but not always, the word refers to a graduate of the educational institute in question.

An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate, as well as a former student.