Bachelor HEPTA

CentraleSupélec joins forces with ESSEC and Sciences Po for train high-level athletes following the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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L'ESSEC, CentraleSupélec, Sciences Po and IINSEP are joining forces to create a Bachelor's degree aimed at high-level athletes secondary school graduates who wish to continue their sporting development and acquire cross-disciplinary training in management, data analysis and human and social sciences.

Hybrid and mostly delivered online, it thus combines the teaching resources and pedagogical expertise of three major schools, one of business, another of engineering and the third of human and social sciences.

Qualification Bac + 3
Duration 3 to 6 year-olds
Admission bac
Campus ESSEC Africa (Rabat) , Sciences Po Paris
Languages French

Register for the HEPTA Bachelor’s degree presentation webinar!
The live will be held on Wednesday March 6 2024 at 18 p.m. and will be hosted by Thierry Lardinoit, Executive and Academic Director of the HEPTA Bachelor accompanied by: Stephanie Colson Leclerc - ESSEC Business School and Myriam Dubois-Monkachi - Sciences Po.
limited number of participants, 1 hour live

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Be a top athlete at CentralSupelec

The training provided during the course will allow students high-level athletes to follow a three-year double degree, focused on economics and management (ESSEC), enriched by courses characteristic of the two other partner institutions: data analysis (CentraleSupélec) and human and social sciences (Sciences Po).

In parallel with this academic path of excellence, students in the HEPTA program will be able to continue their sports agenda at their own pace, thanks to adapted schooling, including up to 80% distance learningIn addition, all training methods will be explored in order to promote better integration of the two demanding courses.

At the end of schooling validated by obtaining 180 ECTS, which can be extended up to six academic years, students will receive a diploma conferring the bachelor's degree, recognized by the CEFDG (Commission for the Evaluation of Management Training and Diplomas).

Personalized support throughout the course will ensure optimal monitoring of both components thanks to coaching hours and regular webinars. INSEP will ensure preparation and support for the sports performance top athletes.

Diploma awarded:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Human & Social Sciences and Applied Sciences for high-level athletes is awarded by theESSEC Business School.
  • A certificate issued in Applied Sciences is delivered by CentraleSupélec.
  • A certificate issued in Social Sciences is delivered by Sciences Po.
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Bachelor Hepta

A word from the director

"Embracing one's passion for sport while pursuing excellent studies and forging one's own path, at one's own pace, at the peak of one's abilities, is now an exciting reality. France, recognized worldwide for its talent and its cultural, artistic, and sporting innovations, is finally opening the doors to a harmony between an exceptional passion and high-level education.

In the past, 17% of young elite athletes had to give up their passion to secure their professional future. Today, thanks to a pioneering initiative, ESSEC, in partnership with CentraleSupélec and Sciences Po and in collaboration with INSEP, is offering a revolutionary multidisciplinary solution to this historic dilemma.

This program, called HEPTA, is a major step forward. It offers you, passionate and talented young athletes, the unique opportunity to "reconcile the irreconcilable": achieve excellence in both sport and academics. We have meticulously designed this curriculum to adapt to your needs, promoting a balance between intensive training and stimulating studies.

HEPTA's curriculum combines flexibility and autonomy, primarily through asynchronous online courses, enhanced by four levels of personalized support. We've also recognized the importance of social interaction beyond the realm of sports. You'll have the option to choose up to 20% of your classes to be in-person, offering a rich and diverse student experience.

With HEPTA, we encourage you to take the time you need to thrive in your training and studies, to excel, earn your degree, and, most importantly, to mature your choices and define your professional future. The days when academic and athletic excellence could not coexist are over. Thanks to HEPTA, you, talented athletes, will shine in all areas of your life.

Thierry Lardinoit
Executive & Academic Director of the Bachelor of Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies for Top Athletes

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A real personalization of the journey

A personal, professional and academic organization in line with the requirements of high-level sport.

To meet the demands of high-level athletes, the HEPTA Bachelor's degree courses are organized in such a way as to maintain a hybridization of courses throughout the duration of the program. To this end, Each student determines their program by choosing the courses they will take semester by semester; by mixing online courses, face-to-face courses, semester courses or summer courses.

Online courses will be offered in both synchronous and asynchronous formats to accommodate the demands of elite athletes. Synchronous (live) courses allow you to receive immediate feedback and interact directly, while asynchronous courses allow you to learn at your own pace.

  • Educational support is the keystone of the program. 1000 hours of individualized tutoring spread between the 2nd and 3rd year, educational monitoring forum for asynchronous courses with teachers and educational coaches, webinars and educational community management.
  • 80% of courses will be taught online and the rest in person according to the elective courses chosen on the ESSEC Africa (Rabat-Morocco) and Sciences Po campuses.

Programmes

ESSEC, CentraleSupélec and Sciences Po are joining forces to create a Bachelor's degree aimed at high-level athletes with secondary education qualifications who wish to continue their sporting development and acquire cross-disciplinary training in management, data analysis and human and social sciences.

Hybrid and mostly delivered online, it thus combines the teaching resources and pedagogical expertise of three major schools, one of business, another of engineering and the third of human and social sciences.

  • Year 1

    Understand the major technological, societal, environmental and economic challenges facing organizations.

    Appropriate the methods and tools necessary for formulating strategies.

    Year 2

    Know how to manage a company's performance by integrating marketing, financial and managerial aspects.

    Manage and analyze the data needed to make relevant decisions.

    Year 3

    Develop a reflective and innovative capacity to anticipate future challenges and propose new and inclusive solutions.

    Complete internships including concrete missions that prepare you to pursue your professional project.

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    HEPTA Course Structure
  • The list of courses offered below is not exhaustive and may be subject to change.

    • Basic courses

      ESSEC
      • Strategy & Environmental Analysis
      • Macroeconomics
      • The major challenges of digital
      • Marketing and customer relations
      CentraleSupélec
      • Mathematical Foundations for Data Analysis and Management
      • Linear Algebra Applied to Engineering
      • Algorithm and software engineering
      • English LV1 & German or Spanish LV2

      Elective courses

      Sciences Po
      • The Age of Economists: Globalization, Growth, and Inequality
      • Contemporary challenges to democracy
      • Media and Politics
      • Ecological culture
    • Basic courses

      Essec
      • Strategic marketing
      • team management
      • Management control and performance management
      CentraleSupélec
      • Fundamentals of Data Structures and Data Analysis
      • Programming Fundamentals
      • Introduction to Probability
      Science Po
      • Methodological workshop: Democracy and spatial justice
      • Knowledge and know-how of our institutions - France's political institutions in practice
      • English LV1 & German or Spanish LV2

      Elective courses

      ESSEC
      • Project management
      • Leadership and CSR
      • Doing business in Africa
      Sciences Po
      • Introduction to the Philosophy of Ecology
      • Global Diplomacy: Theory and Practice
      • Global Politics
      • Public economy
    • Basic courses

      ESSEC
      • Transformation of business models and performance management
      CentraleSupélec
      • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
      • Seminars for innovation
      Sciences Po
      • Science and Society
      • English LV1 & German or Spanish LV2

      Elective courses

      ESSEC
      • Marketing & digital communications
      • AI and Innovation
      Sciences Po
      • The European Union at a Crossroads: Issues and Policies
      • Culture and digital challenges
      • Sustainable development and climate action
    • In the event of a gap year, these will be for a minimum of 1 semester and a maximum of 2 consecutive semesters and must allow you to devote yourself entirely to your sports project.

    • Face-to-face courses will be taught in English according to the chosen electives, on the Sciences Po or ESSEC Afrique (Rabat) campuses for the "Entrepreneur" Track.

  • Role-playing exercises: group work
    • Numerous case studies allow students to be in a real situation facing a real organizational problem.
    • An 8-week business game propels students through teamwork as managers of a fictional business.
    Corporate immersion: building a professional project
    • The one-month operational internship, in the first or second year, is designed to introduce students to the business world. It is a unique opportunity to put into practice the lessons learned during the first semesters,
    • The three-month minimum decision-making internship, between the end of the second and third year, is a solid opportunity for students to get involved in a long-term mission and thus gradually build their professional project.
    The career center’s experiential journey: reveal your talents!

    This course, which takes place alongside studies, is personalized support that helps students discover and identify their talents.

    It is designed as a series of workshops (developing a CV, cover letter, preparing for interviews, etc.), individual discussions, meetings with managers and companies, as well as work to validate and capitalize on professional experience.

    Student/business meetings

    Organized in the form of recruitment forums, professional meetings with young graduates, speed recruiting, presentations of recruitment processes, etc. These events are privileged opportunities for students in the program to meet recruiters and managers.

    The entrepreneur course

    Students can, if they wish, follow the summer entrepreneurship training module at the ESSEC Africa campus in Rabat.

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Life on campus

Community life throughout your journey

You can benefit from the community life of all three campuses. Hundreds of clubs and associations with a wide variety of themes: sports, cultural, humanitarian, international, and civic—there's something for everyone!

Discover the clubs and associations present within theESSEC, CentraleSupélec and Sciences Po.

 

Face-to-face courses

To allow you to combine high-level sporting life with student life, the HEPTA Bachelor's degree will be taught up to 80% online and the remainder in person.

Face-to-face courses are taught in English according to the chosen electives, on the campuses of Sciences Po (Paris) or ESSEC Afrique (Rabat) for the “Entrepreneur” Track.

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  • Morocco has all the qualities of an economic and cultural hub radiating across West Africa, as evidenced by the steady growth in trade between Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa.

    Studying on our ESSEC Africa campus means gaining insight into the economic and development challenges of North and West Africa through courses adapted to the region's context with the help of professors and professionals who are experts on the subject.

    The ESSEC Africa campus opened in 2016 and will welcome 500 ESSEC students each year to its 3500 m² campus. It is ideally located at Plage des Nations, in the heart of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra urban area. A 15-minute walk from the beach, the area features a shopping center, restaurants, and a train station.

    The campus is designed to provide our students with access to all the latest educational and technological innovations. The campus is equipped with a creativity space, a learning center (documentation and work space), and group workspaces.

    It features a student residence in the immediate vicinity of the teaching building. Students will have access to the sports facilities of the football club managed by Paris-Saint-Germain and will benefit from the proximity of a golf course and a surf club.

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    Morocco Campus
  • Sciences Po currently operates in seven cities across France: Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Paris, Poitiers, and Reims. All seven Sciences Po campuses are located in cities with exceptional historical and architectural heritage.

    The Paris campus, located in the heart of the capital, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, near the Louvre Museum, the Seine and the Luxembourg Gardens, is the historic site of Sciences Po, where the school was founded in 1872.

    Campus life is enriched by the diverse community involvement and numerous events organized. With a choice of over 80 artistic, labor, political, cultural, and humanitarian associations, students are encouraged to participate in activities that develop their sense of community and responsibility.

Admissions

    • If you are a High-Level Athlete and have graduated (or are in the process of obtaining) a French baccalaureate or a foreign secondary school leaving diploma recognized as equivalent by the French Ministry of National Education and you wish to acquire skills in management, data analysis and human and social sciences.
    • If you wish to benefit from the teaching resources and pedagogical expertise of three major schools.
    • If you want to acquire a professional qualification while continuing to fully enjoy your career as a high-level athlete (thanks to the great flexibility of the program).
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    Session 1

    Session 2

    Session 3

    Session 4

    Closing of registrations

    4th November 2024

    February 7st, 2025

    March 17, 2025

    June 10, 2025

    Eligibility results
    At the latest

    19th November 2024

    February 21st, 2025

    March 28, 2025

    June 24, 2025

    Interviews
    At the latest

    From November 27 to December 3, 2024 (excluding weekends)

    From March 5 to 13, 2025 (excluding weekends)

    From April 2 to 8, 2025 (excluding weekends)

    From June 27 to July 03, 2025 (excluding weekends)

    Admission results
    At the latest

    10 December 2024

    March 19, 2025

    14 April 2025

    July 08, 2025

  • Step 1: Submission of the file

    Each candidate must submit an application file which will include the following documents:

    • Transcript of records for the last 3 years;
    • Curriculum vitae
    • 2 letters of recommendation
    • High Level Athlete Status (SHN) corresponding to SHN status as defined in the list of circular no. DS/DS2/2020/199 of November 5, 2020

    Application fee: 100 euros, non-refundable, payable online. CROUS scholarship holders are exempt from the application fee (with proof for the current year 2024-2025).

    Step 2: Personality and motivation interview

    The files will be studied by a jury to determine the eligibility of the candidates.
    Eligible candidates will then have to undergo a motivational interview.

    Step 3: Admission results

    To find out your admission result, you will need to log in to your online application.

    Step 4: Confirm your registration

    Once admitted, you will be notified by email by our services to confirm your registration.

    You will also receive the terms and conditions for the online payment of the non-refundable deposit.

Funding

  • Student situation

    Amount

    Application fees* (non-refundable, payable online)

    € 100

    Tuition fees for European Union nationals

    15 500 €

    Tuition fees for nationals outside the European Union

    18 500 €

    Student service fees for European Union nationals

    2 380 €

    Student service fees for non-European Union nationals

    2 580 €

    *CROUS scholarship holders are exempt from application fees (with proof for the current year 2023-2024)

  • Full or partial scholarships for tuition and service fees may be awarded depending on SHN status.

Careers

  • Individual interviews

    Group workshops as part of an experiential journey:

    • In the first year: self-knowledge and discovery of interests.
    • In the 2nd year: internship search, interview preparation, interview simulations, etc.
    • In 3rd year: review of the professional project, assessment and perspectives.

    Each student has access to the Career Services of the three schools which gives them access to:

    • Over 25000 internship offers, LIFE and employment;
    • Information on sectors of activity, companies and professions;
    • Expert advice on how to prepare for career opportunities.

    Throughout the year, career services organize business events on the campuses of the three schools or at partner institutions, as well as alumni roundtables. Business forums specifically for Bachelor's students are held annually.
    During these forums, meetings with professionals and/or alumni, as well as career workshops are offered to students.

  • HEPTA Bachelor's graduates can specialize by completing a master's degree or work within different types of organizations or companies in order to meet societal and digital challenges.