HEC Lausanne

🎉 We are proud to share that our Master in Finance has been ranked among the world's top 40 programs in the Financial Times Masters in Finance Ranking 2026.

This year, the program climbed 6 places to reach 38th position worldwide, confirming its continued excellence and international reputation.

A big thank you to our students, alumni, faculty, staff, and partners who contribute every day to making this program a success. 👏

Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/iwarybtjiq

Extreme rainfall is increasing in Switzerland, especially in the Alps, raising the risk of floods and landslides.

Research from HEC Lausanne and FGSE, led by Erwan Koch, is using “super-resolution” modelling to turn large-scale climate data into precise local forecasts and better understand extreme weather risks.

👉 Full story on https://f.mtr.cool/yfcjflfkfi

📚 À découvrir dans la dernière édition d'Allez Savoir! de l'Université de Lausanne:

🔹 Le parcours de Juraj Bodik, doctorant au Département des opérations, dans la série Les coulisses de la recherche.
🔹 Une mention du livre Symbolique de la Suisse avec le professeur honoraire Jean-Claude Usunier

➡️ En savoir plus: unil.ch/news/1780651045505
Nicole Chuard © Unil

HEC Lausanne has got talent - May edition 🌟

This month, we are proud to celebrate members of the HEC Lausanne community who have recently been recognised for their achievements.

👏 Congratulations to Paul Morellec, Sophie Niwinski, Eugenio Fiorindo and Sam Sin, whose team won 3rd place in the 2026 UBS Inter-University Case Competition.

👏 Congratulations to the 2026 Strategis Prize finalists: Irmos Technologies, winner of this edition, Isospec Analytics and Neology.

👏 Well done also to our professors featured in the Research.com rankings in economics, finance and psychology.

Learn more on https://f.mtr.cool/skwrovjvxn

Identifying actionable levers: a key ability for effective leadership 👤

In this new article from the Leadership and Decision-Making series, Prof. Joerg Dietz shows why understanding performance and engagement issues is not enough, and why leaders should focus on identifying concrete and measurable levers for action.

👉 Read the full article on hecoutreach.ch (link in bio)

How does digital commerce really work in China today? 🇨🇳

In this second part of our conversation led by our ambassador Nathanaël Dürst at Swissnex China with Fabian Sinn, Managing Partner at Genuine, we explore how livestreaming, influencer ecosystems and platform integration are reshaping retail, and why global brands need to rethink their strategies to compete.

➡️ Read the full interview: https://f.mtr.cool/adiwffxlcd

The shutdown of USAID has had severe consequences in Africa 💥

A new study by Dominic Rohner, Professor at HEC Lausanne and Geneva Graduate Institute, and his co-authors, published in Science, reveals that African regions previously receiving high levels of US aid experienced a significant surge in violence following the USAID shutdown last year - compared to regions that did not receive aid.

“We found that the effects of the aid withdrawal were substantially mitigated in countries with stronger, more open political systems. This highlights the vulnerability of regions with weak governance to humanitarian and economic shocks. Our findings stress the need to carefully design and time changes to international aid,” explains Professor Rohner.

👉 Read more about the study: https://f.mtr.cool/fhwueiybuw

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What if e-commerce didn’t start with a search?
In China, it often starts with content.

In this conversationIn this conversation with Fabian Sinn, Managing Partner at GENUINE, made by our ambassador Nathanaël Dürst at Swissnex China, we explore how platforms like Alibaba, Douyin, and Taobao merge content, community, and commerce into one ecosystem.

This shift reflects a broader transformation: discovery now drives purchase.

Read the full conversation: https://f.mtr.cool/mlnwqyegxm

In our daily lives, we like to think we make rational decisions.

But what if emotions play a much bigger role, not only in what we choose, but in how inequalities are shaped and reinforced?

In this new article from our Leadership and decision-making series, Francine Petersen explores how emotions influence consumer behaviour, wellbeing, and social dynamics.

🔗 Read the full article on https://bit.ly/425oQ7g