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One program,
several doors in

HEC lists X‑HEC Entrepreneurs under more than one name. It is one program and one class; what changes is how you get in.

Where the confusion comes from

HEC shows X‑HEC Entrepreneurs twice: as the MSc X‑HEC Entrepreneurs in its master's catalogue, and as the Majeure Entrepreneurs among the Grande Ecole's M2 options. Both pages describe the same program. Applicants from outside come in through the MSc admissions, HEC Grande Ecole students choose it as their M2 major, and Polytechnique students have their own session. They all end up in the same X‑HEC Entrepreneurs class.

The other programs carrying the X‑HEC label (data, AI, finance) are separate programs with their own admissions.

Side by side

Lengths are given only where HEC states one. Where a cell says "not stated", the official page does not give it.

  • MSc X‑HEC Entrepreneurs

    Who it is for
    Graduates of a four‑year bachelor's (240 ECTS) or a master's, with B2 English and B2 French. No work experience required.
    Length
    Not stated as a duration. The four phases run from September to December of the following year.
    Degree
    Joint Master of Science, HEC Paris and École Polytechnique.
    How to apply
    HEC application portal: Round 2, 3 or 4. Polytechnique students apply in their own session.

  • Majeure Entrepreneurs (HEC Grande Ecole)

    Who it is for
    HEC Grande Ecole students, as their M2 year. Same program and same class as the MSc.
    Length
    The same year as the MSc.
    Degree
    The HEC Grande Ecole master's.
    How to apply
    Chosen from inside the Grande Ecole as the M2 major.

  • MSc Data Science & AI for Business (X‑HEC)

    Who it is for
    See the program's own admissions page.
    Length
    Two years.
    Degree
    A master's taught jointly by École Polytechnique and HEC Paris, in English.
    How to apply
    HEC application portal, in rounds. Round 2 closes on 26 November.

  • Double Degree Data & Finance X‑HEC

    Who it is for
    See the program's own admissions page.
    Length
    Two years: year 1 at Polytechnique in data science (70 ECTS), year 2 in HEC's Master in Finance (70 ECTS).
    Degree
    Two degrees: Polytechnique's MSc&T and HEC's Master in Finance.
    How to apply
    HEC application portal, in rounds. Round 2 closes on 26 November.

The full X‑HEC list

HEC's X‑HEC programs page lists the MSc Data Science & AI for Business and the MSc X‑HEC Entrepreneurs, and the Double Degree Data & Finance X‑HEC appears in its menu. No other X‑HEC master's turns up on the official pages.

Which one to pick

Editorial guidance

If you want to build or take over a company, X‑HEC Entrepreneurs is the program; your door depends on where you are now. From outside HEC and Polytechnique, apply to the MSc. In the HEC Grande Ecole, pick it as your M2 major. If what draws you to X‑HEC is data, AI or finance rather than founding, the two data programs are the ones to read.

What the MSc X‑HEC Entrepreneurs year looks like

Sources

Program details last checked against HEC's pages on .

Pineurs is an independent guide, not affiliated with HEC Paris or École Polytechnique. If a detail here differs from the official page, the official page wins.