MBA students attend HEC Paris MBA Tournament
Eight of our full time MBA students attended MBAT (MBA Tournament) at HEC Paris Campus. This is an event held by HEC Paris and acts as Europe’s largest gathering that unites over 1,500 MBA students from top business schools around the world. For three days the students engaged in sports competitions, cultural activities, networking events and celebrations
The students who attended were: Tapasya Wali, Shweta Samdadia, Akash Singh, Xiaoling Sang, Nilam Shete, Taranjot Chopra, Diego Fonseca, and Ekaterina Bashtavenko
HEC has been hosting this event for the last 32 years with participants from some of the world’s leading business schools like Oxford, Cambridge, LBS, IMD, RSM, Imperial, and IE. This year, a total of 17 business schools including Strathclyde participated, and the event was held at HEC campus from May 4-6, 2023.
In the tournament, MBA students represent their respective universities and participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities, including a flag march, various sports/games, networking, dance competition, and bands. MBA students also collaborate with other business schools to participate in these activities. HEC organises activities ranging from rowing, cross-country and a mud rope pull to a gala dinner.
Eight students from our September MBA cohort participated in various activities such as cross-country, basketball, squash, and cricket. Diego Fonseca played squash against a London business school. In addition to sports and games participation, the group participated in the Pride Parade, showing inclusivity and support for the LGBTQ+ community. The event ended on May 6 with a gala dinner in the heart of Paris at the Intercontinental Le Grand Hotel.
Akash Singh said, “Organising and participating in MBAT has directly complimented my strategic leadership development because I enhanced my team management, leadership, and conflict management skills while managing the different expectations of my classmates and the organising committee from HEC. In addition, presenting our esteemed school on a global platform was such a proud moment for all of us, and meeting with other super smart MBA folks coming from all over the world has given me hands-on experience of cultural diversity and given me an opportunity to build lifelong friends beyond my MBA class. In the end, the three days at HEC Paris were filled with learning, networking, and fun, and MBAT will always have a special place in my MBA memory lane.”
Shweta Samdadia said, “MBAT 2023 exceeded all my expectations and has been an incredible bonding experience and one of the highlights of my MBA journey. After three incredible days, we returned to Glasgow, a little more tanned, contented to have completed the most beautiful cross-country run, thought -provoking reflections & unforgettable memories with lifelong friendships attesting that “Paris is always a good idea for MBAT’’.
Diego Fonseca added: “Without a doubt, the MBAT experience at HEC was beneficial and will remain a significant highlight of my MBA. Not just because I was able to spend time with my classmates in a different atmosphere, but also because of the number of individuals and cultures I was able to meet.”
Published: 6 June 2023
