CEMS Annual Events
An educational and corporate summit meeting
Academic and corporate representatives, governing bodies, students and alumni from a variety of backgrounds meet, interact, and share their views and experiences of CEMS.
The Annual Events are organised on a rotating basis by member schools. This offers the host institution the chance to share with the rest of the CEMS community its local customs and surroundings, all within the uniquely international environment that characterises the CEMS alliance.
Now attended by over 2,500 members of the CEMS community, the Annual Events comprise a series of academic and corporate meetings.
Diverse committees and organisations convene on a formal basis, with certain decisions and announcements made at the Plenary Session concerning academic and corporate affairs.
Students and alumni report on the year’s activities, with changes to their respective boards made official over the course of the event.
Up to and including the 2008 Annual Events, the CEMS Career Forum has also been integrated into the event and has each year been attended by over 1,000 CEMS students and alumni and close to 40 of the 60 CEMS Corporate partners.
Every year, the events are brought to a close by the traditional CEMS graduation ceremony and gala dinner.
The Annual Events comprise the following features:
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Plenary Session: |
Election of new academic and corporate members, executive and strategic board representatives, presentation of accounts and an overview of the entire CEMS year.
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Strategic Board meeting: |
Participants include the Rectors and Deans of member schools, senior Corporate Partner representatives, and the CEMS Chairman and Executive Director.
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Executive Board meeting: |
The governing body of CEMS, comprising representatives of all main stakeholder groups.
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Corporate Partner Benchmarking Meeting: |
International corporate partners exchange knowledge and best practices.
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Career Forum: |
An exclusive recruitment fair for CEMS Corporate Partners, student and alumni.
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Corporate Relations and Academic coordinators meetings: |
A vital opportunity for the coordinators within each member school to exchange news and views and keep up to pace on curricular and corporate developments.
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Alumni meeting: |
Strategic and budgetary matters are discussed and ratified every year, and the Executive Committee is elected every two years.
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Student Board meeting: |
An overview of CEMS student activities school-by-school, knowledge-sharing by the Content, Awareness and Network groups, and formal ratification of the new student President and Vice-President/Treasurer.
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CEMS Club conference: |
Benchmarking by the CEMS Club of each member school.
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Graduation ceremony: |
The outgoing class of students receive the CEMS Master's in International Management degree and join the ranks of the Alumni Association. |
Since 2009, the Career Forum has been a separate event, due to the rising demand from students, alumni and companies.
