August 04, 2025
In a world where adapting and innovating are crucial to ongoing success, Executive Education’s HEC Montréal 2025–2026 lineup of short programs can help you acquire the tools you need to plan ahead, move forward and be the leader you aspire to be.
Whether you’re in the market for a learning solution to empower your teams, achieve your strategic objectives or support your organization’s transformation, our new program portfolio is the place to look for targeted, impactful courses that can make an immediate difference in your career and your workplace. Each course has been tailored to the real-world needs of today’s managers and executives.
Certifications
- Certification in Corporate Governance
Set yourself apart with this immersive program, which goes beyond theory to offer unique simulations that will prepare you to fully assume your role as a board member.
- Project Management Certification
Turn your ideas into tangible value and excel as a strategic leader, with tools and techniques you can use at every step of the project management journey, from planning to execution.
- Certification in Strategic Management and Leadership — for ambitious Black business leaders.
Ensure your strategy, governance and communications are well structured. Get your fundraising efforts off to a strong start and reach out to the right partners to scale your operations and accelerate your growth.
“In Quebec, we don’t have enough people from underrepresented communities leading our small and medium-sized enterprises. It’s not that they lack talent or skill. They just don’t have access to what they need to get ahead. Investing in their success isn’t a matter of charity. It’s a real business opportunity.”
Leadership and organizational culture
- Sustainability Leadership: Championing Change in an Increasingly Polarized World
Lead the charge for change. Drive the sustainability transition of your organization, backed by personalized expert support.
“This residential program is built to address the needs of leaders who want to take their sustainability transformation to the next level. Whether you’re looking to deepen and broaden your knowledge of environmental issues or strengthen your influence within your ecosystem, this program is for you.”
- How to Lead Engaging and Effective Meetings
Learn the secrets to making your meetings more organized, more enjoyable and more productive.
- Get the Most from Your Marketing Communications
Choose the best channels, structure your strategies, harness the potential of AI and use leading metrics to forge game-changing partnerships, optimize the return on your marcom investment and achieve tangible results against a complex backdrop.
- Psychosocial Hazards and Harassment in the Workplace: Stay One Step Ahead of the Legislation
Identify, assess and manage psychosocial hazards to create a corporate culture rooted in respect, safety and well-being, and sharpen your leadership skills.
Performance and transformation
- Optimizing Supply Chain Performance and Costs
Analyze your operations, streamline your processes and cut costs so you can move forward with greater agility, heighten your organization’s performance and optimize the perceived value of your supply chain.
- Rethinking Your Business Processes to Drive a Successful Digital Transformation
Set out clear objectives, optimize your business processes, engage your teams and foster a collaborative culture within your organization to generate value and avoid missteps as you move forward with your digital transformation.
- Globalization and Resilience: Diversify and Prosper
Gain a deeper understanding of global trends so you can act on future opportunities decisively. Actively pursue market diversification to increase the resilience of your organization.
- Building a More Resilient Supply Chain
Explore key risks emerging from the current geopolitical landscape and familiarize yourself with concrete strategies to secure your operations and future-proof your business continuity plan even in times of uncertainty and volatility.
- Transform Your Business Processes with ChatGPT and Agentic AI
Analyze actual business cases, try out user-friendly tools and develop your own AI agent. You will leave with a much clearer idea of the strategic foundations and potential applications of this technology, which you will then be able to use to boost the performance of your talent and increase your operational efficiency.
Responsibility and impact
- Sustainable Finance and ESG: Developing a Responsible and Cost-Effective Strategy
Develop a stronger ESG focus to make better-informed and more strategic decisions. Leverage sustainable finance tools to drive tangible and lasting value for your organization.
Excellence in learning
Executive Education HEC Montréal is #1 in Canada and #30 globally according to the latest Financial Times rankings, making it a premier choice for leaders looking for upskilling and reskilling solutions.
Our digital credentials ensure your learning achievements are visible and verifiable to anyone anywhere to help elevate your career trajectory.
Reaching out to even more of the world
With each passing year, Executive Education HEC Montréal has actively expanded its global footprint, while remaining firmly committed to serving Quebec, Canadian and Francophone organizations. Wherever your business operates, we are here to support you with:
And in 2025–2026, we will continue to roll out new programs in line with your needs. Be sure to watch for new courses throughout the year.
➲ Peruse our 2025–2026 Program Portfolio.