Grandes Écoles are preparing for the post-coronavirus

On April 7, the HEC campus was mourned by a terrible tragedy: an Indian student committed suicide on the Jouy-en-Josas site, where 500 students remained confined, 80% of whom were foreigners. “This drama provoked a huge chain of solidarity across the HEC community. The alumni organized a hotline, and students, teachers and collaborators came to support ”, says Peter Todd, the director. The solitude was compounded by the financial problems of some young people, deprived of student jobs. In other business schools such as Skema BS, 50,000 euros have been released through the foundation of the school to help students pay their rent.

"In Chinese, the word crisis also means opportunity," notes philosophically Alice Guilhon, director of Skema BS, and president of the chapter of management schools at the Conférence des grandes écoles (CGE). Never in their history, these establishments have had to manage so many challenges, as human

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