1990

• The inaugural CEMS graduation ceremony is held at Università Bocconi, Milan

1993

• Creation of the CEMS Alumni Association.

1996

• The total number of Corporate Partners exceeds 40 for the first time.

2000

• Creation of the CEMS Student Board.
• Launch of the European Business Forum, in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• The total number of Corporate Partners exceeds 50 for the first time.

2002

• Official introduction of the CEMS MIM.
• Launch of the CEMS student and alumni mentorship programme (SAMP).

2005

• The CEMS MIM is rated n°3 Master’s in Management in the inaugural Pan-European Financial Times ranking.
• Creation of the CEMS Strategic Board.

 2007

• The Executive Board approves the new CEMS globalisation strategy.

2008

• CEMS launches its new visual identity, comprising a new logo and the institutional baseline “The Global Alliance in Management Education”, marking the end of the signification “The Community of European Management Schools”

2009

• The CEMS MIM is rated n°1 pre-experience Master’s in Management in the world by the inaugural global Financial Times ranking.
• The Career Forum becomes a separate event from the Annual Events and is hosted by Corvinus University of Budapest.
• The total number of CEMS alumni exceeds 5,000 following the Cologne-hosted graduation ceremony.

2010

• The entering cohort of students exceeds 900 for the first time, comprising a record 64 nationalities.
• The total number of Corporate Partners exceeds 60 for the first time.
• CEMS becomes a signatory of the PRME principles for responsible management education, welcomes Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to the Rotterdam-hosted Annual Events and introduces two major CSR initiatives: the Global Values Statement and the introduction of NGOs into the organisation as Social Partners.

2011

• Keio University become the 25th  member school to deliver the CEMS MIM. The 2011-12 academic year begins with another record cohort of 920 students.