Soft Skills

The recruitment landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade. While communication, teamwork, and adaptability remain essential, employers are now looking for graduates who combine these interpersonal qualities with digital expertise, strategic thinking, and an international mindset.Today’s organisations operate in environments shaped by artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making, sustainability challenges, and rapid technological innovation. As a […]

Working in Human Resources is one thing, but succeeding in this sector is quite another. It is not enough to be qualified to be a good HR professional; it is also essential to possess certain qualities. To respond to the day-to-day demands of staff, HR professionals must sometimes demonstrate specific interpersonal skills. But what are […]

More than 1,700 De Vinci Higher Education students worked simultaneously on a single issue: the possibility of a sustainable city.Beyond the scale of the initiative, the collaboration between partner schools and the diversity of student profiles, including the participation of international students, form part of a large-scale collective exercise, in which a single issue is […]

At EMLV Business School, all students take part in a comprehensive five-year Soft Skills programme. Its culmination: a 30-hour Leadership Seminar delivered in both French and English to nearly 1,500 French and international students across the school.The seminar invites future managers to reflect on their experiences, their values, and the kind of leaders they aspire to […]

The World Economic Forum’s 2025 report highlights major transformations in the job market linked to technological transition, generative AI and climate issues. For higher education, these developments are reshaping the skills expected and the organisation of careers. For Business Schools, these findings are not just an observation: they shape the way in which skills needs […]

Inspired by the hackathon format, Workplace Solutions Sprint Week at EMLV offered an immersive learning experience that focuses on real-world communication in professional English. Students tackle workplace challenges related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Based on Communicative Language Teaching and Project-Based Learning, Sprint Week offered a practical and intensive approach to language development for advanced English […]

On Wednesday, 12 March 2025, De Vinci Higher Education, in collaboration with Paris Nanterre University and the Mairie de Nanterre, hosted the second edition of Equality Day.An event dedicated to raising awareness around the themes of equality, non-discrimination and inclusion.Equality Day: an immersive programme to raise awareness among studentsThroughout the afternoon, interactive workshops were offered […]

One thousand six hundred fourth-year students from EMLV, ESILV, and IIM took part in a hackathon focused on decarbonising society. Working in 270 multidisciplinary teams, they explored carbon reduction scenarios across seven key sectors: agriculture and food, banking and finance, construction, culture, industry, digital technology, and transport and mobility.For one week, students collaborated in cross-disciplinary […]

The business world speaks many languages; success listens to all. What do the world’s most successful companies have in common? It’s not just market dominance; it’s cultural fluency. Today’s business leaders don’t just work across borders; they think across them. They understand that a great idea in Paris might need a different approach in Tokyo […]

If the job market had a plot twist, this would be it. Gone are the days when mastering a single skill was enough to land (and keep) a dream job. In 2025, careers are less “straight path” and more “choose your own adventure,” where the real winners are those who can connect the dots between […]

Students from the 2027 class at EMLV, ESILV, and IIM joined forces for a transversal hackathon dedicated to positive impact entrepreneurship. Their mission: design a business creation project contributing to one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This pedagogical hackathon challenged participants to imagine a business model—B2B or B2C—addressing a social, environmental, or […]

In the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, over 1,300 students from EMLV, ESILV, and IIM took part in a cross-disciplinary educational hackathon focused on developing sustainable, inclusive, and ethical approaches to sport. This learning experience challenged students to propose innovative solutions aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to […]