Le directeur de l'ESSEC prononce un discours lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix de la fondation ESSEC.

2026 ESSEC Foundation Awards: Celebrating Pedagogical Excellence 

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, the ESSEC Foundation held its annual ceremony at the Institut Catholique de Paris. The evening brought together the entire ESSEC community: faculty, researchers, students, donors, staff, and alumni, to celebrate three core pillars of the Foundation: equal opportunity, academic excellence, and responsible entrepreneurship.

Recognizing excellence in research and pedagogy is a key strategic priority for a business school’s global standing and educational quality. Each year, the Foundation presents awards to support the faculty’s research efforts and innovative teaching methods.

In line with its mission to monitor and share educational trends, Pedagolab is pleased to spotlight this year’s winners in the teaching-related categories.

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Chalk and Pixels

A breath of digital into the classroom

By Cristina Terra, Professor of Economics, Academic Director of IMD track, Global BBA. Christina believes that human connection is the most efficient driver of the learning process, and that digital technology may be used as a tool to enhance interaction and participatory learning.

Cristina Terra received the “Daniel Tixier” Pedagogical Experience award.

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Count, Think and Live!

Teaching in the Time of Lockdown

By Chrystelle Richard, Associate Professor of Financial Accounting and Sustainable Reporting. Chrystelle sees her teaching as the transmission of a treasure that is knowledge. She offers her students a demanding curriculum of techniques and expertise that are essential to the conquest of their own freedom to think and decide.

Chrystelle Richard received the Teaching Excellence award 2021, in the category “Permanent Professors”.

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