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CEMS press releases are all translated into French, German, Italian and Spanish and distributed throughout the whole of Europe. Kevin Titman
2009-12-02
CEMS 2009 Annual Events press release
The CEMS community gathered on 3rd-5th December for the Annual Events, this time hosted by the University of Cologne. Download the press release for news of new academic members and corporate partners, plus the many events held and initiatives undertaken over the three days.
http://www.cems.org/cems/upload/document/956_Annual_Events_2009_UK.pdf
2009-11-10
Issue 2 of the CEMS Alumni Association video newsletter out now.
The CEMS Alumni Association brings you the latest institutional news and an alumni focus in advance of the 2009 Annual Events in Cologne.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Fb61SDrsY
2009-10-05
CEMS MIM ranked n°1 Master’s in Management in the world
The Financial Times has rated the CEMS MIM the number one Master’s in Management programme in the world for the first time, with the MIM also emerging as the top programme for combined international results, as has been the case since the ranking began. 13 CEMS,member schools appear in the top 50 of the now global ranking. The CEMS MIM has never left the top 3 of the ranking but this year represents its first appearance as the world’s top Master’s in Management.
CEMS_FT09_UK[1].pdf (102 Kb)
http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management
2009-09-23
Diversity in Practice
The new academic year sees the CEMS alliance grow not only in size but also in diversity, with the entering cohort being the first to break the 800 barrier. In addition, the alliance now has a new high of 28 academic members and remains an extremely attractive option for the corporate world. Despite the ongoing crisis, CEMS Corporate Partnerships are still held with over 50 multinational firms whilst alumni and graduates of the highly-ranked CEMS Master’s in International Management (CEMS MIM) continue to be held in high regard by the business world.
http://www.cems.org/cems/upload/document/929_CEMS_Diversity_UK.pdf
2009-08-18
CEMS Alumni Association launches video newsletter
The CEMS Alumni Association has launched its first video newsletter, on the initiative of the association's Executive Committee. Catch up with recent information on new academic and corporate members, the proposed re-launch of the CEMS Magazine, the forthcoming Career Forum and Annual Events and also the planned Alumni Association survey. Feel free to leave your comments and feedback on the youtube page at the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALj72X55Wu8"
2009-07-06
The CEMS-L’Oréal Fellowship report, “PORTRAIT OF A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS”
CEMS Head Office is pleased to be able to share with the community the summary report of the research project supported by L’Oréal and conducted by: Wolfgang Mayrhofer (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Odd Nordhaug (NHH Bergen) and Carlos Obeso (ESADE).
http://www.cems.org/cems/upload/document/918_CEMS-LOreal_Summary_Report_FINAL.pdf
2009-05-27
CEMS – official marketing partner of the Forbes CEO Forum
In conjunction with an in-depth survey in partnership with Professor Michael Segalla (HEC, Paris), CEMS is pleased to announce that it features amongst the official marketing partners of the forthcoming Forbes CEO Forum, to be held in Scotland on 14th-16th June. A press release and results from the study that Professor Segalla is presenting at the event will be published on the day itself (15th June).
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=6cb4d37e-490b-4cc3-9be9-619759bbe20d
2008-12-03
Multiple celebrations at the 2008 CEMS Annual Events in Paris
The 2008 Annual Events assumed the scale of an academic and corporate summit meeting, with important strategic decisions announced, the acceptance of 6 schools and 4 corporate partners ratified and the new logo revealed.
CEMS_Annual_Events_2008.pdf (27 Kb)
2008-09-29
CEMS MIM confirmed as most international programme in latest FT rankings
The CEMS Master’s in International Management (CEMS MIM) programme features in 2nd place for 2006-08 and 3rd for 2008. 14 CEMS member schools feature in the list (including the number one spot) and 8 schools in the top 25. Obtain press release in other languages kevin.titman@cems.org
CEMS_FT_2008_UK.pdf (45 Kb)
2008-05-19
Debate sobre el desarrollo del Management tras la promulgación del Tratado de Bolonia
 Bernard Ramanantsoa, Presidente de la CEMS (Comunidad de Escuelas de Negocios internacionales y de empresas multinacionales), da las claves sobre el papel que juega el desarrollo del capital humano y las instituciones educativas en el marco Post-Bolonia
Convo CEMS_OK.doc (732 Kb)
2008-03-17
RSM becomes first CFA Program Partner in Benelux
RSM becomes first CFA Program Partner in Benelux .pdf (43 Kb)
2007-12-10
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa chosen as the Portuguese member of the CEMS community
FEUNL is now part of an exclusive club of the best international management schools and will now offer a Masters in International Management program, ranked 2nd in the world by the Financial Times
11dez07_cems_pr_eng.doc (579 Kb)
2007-12-10
CEMS Annual Events 2007 hosted by Università Bocconi
The Annual Events are the highlight of the CEMS year. As such, they provide an exceptional opportunity for personal and professional networking for all stakeholders of the CEMS community. Academic representatives, Corporate Partner representatives, students and alumni are brought together from a multitude of cultural backgrounds, both national and organisational, in a true spirit of exchange. Read more...
evntsmilan2007.doc (95 Kb)
2007-09-17
FIRST TIME EVER IN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CEMS maintains top position in 2007 Financial Times ranking of international masters, and unveils plans to globalise its flagship degree programme, CEMS MIM The European alliance goes global with new members in the Americas and in the Asia Pacific region
September 2007. In the Financial Times’ international ranking of the best Masters in Management programmes, the CEMS MIM (Master’s in International Management), a joint degree of 17 leading European business schools supported by 55 Corporate Partners, is confirmed as one of the world’s most renowned programmes: it ranks number 2 overall, with a first place on value for money, alumni international mobility and international faculty. On the occasion of the release of the ranking, CEMS is announcing its commitment to enlarging the alliance beyond Europe’s borders, and to make the CEMS MIM the only joint management degree delivered on a global scale for pre-experience Master’s programmes. Read more..
CEMS goes global v5 .doc (76 Kb)
2007-05-15
The CEMS Community supports the WFP to support the end of world hunger by 2015. Walk the World, May 13th
Press release Mai07.doc (41 Kb)
2006-12-06
CEMS Annual Events in Dublin: CEMS appoints Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean of HEC Paris, as new chairman and welcomes 9 new corporate partners
December 2006. The Community of European Management Schools and International Companies (CEMS) is delighted to announce that it has elected a new Chairman. Professor Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean of HEC School of Management in Paris, takes over from Professor Paul Verhaegen as Chairman of the strategic alliance of 17 leading European business schools, four non-European academic associate members and 56 international companies. Paul Verhaegen has left CEMS to take up a position as an executive board member of the Eindhoven University of Technology. At the CEMS Annual Events held in Dublin, Ireland this weekend, CEMS also welcomed nine major multinational companies as corporate partners. Read on..
CEMSAnnualEvents2006.doc (55 Kb)
2006-11-06
CEMS Strategic Board Meeting - Verona, October 2006
October 2006. The European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism, Mr. Jan Figel, was a guest of honour on the occasion of CEMS’ Strategic Board meeting held in Verona, Italy on October 18 and 19, 2006. The meeting, hosted by Rector Angelo Provasoli from Bocconi University in Italy, brought together 25 presidents, deans, rectors and business leaders from some of Europe’s top schools and multinational companies to discuss their role and responsibilities in Europe’s higher education future. In break out sessions CEMS deans and rectors reflected on such issues as how to favour cooperation over competition and strategies for the promotion of international mobility of doctoral students. CEMS (Community of European Management Schools and International Companies) is a strategic alliance of 17 leading European business schools, four non-European academic associate members and 51 international companies.
CEMS Strategic Board Meeting - Verona, October 2006.doc (74 Kb)
2006-09-12
CEMS MASTER’S IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT MOVES UP TO NO. 2 IN FINANCIAL TIMES RANKING
PARIS, FRANCE—September 11, 2006. The Financial Times (FT) released today its second annual European ranking of “pre-experience” Master’s in Management degree programmes. The Community of European Management Schools and International Companies’ one-year Master’s in International Management (CEMS MIM) programme has moved up to the number two spot from third place in last year’s ranking. In addition, 14 CEMS member schools feature individually in the list (including the number one spot) and ten schools in the top 25. CEMS was established in 1988 and is an alliance of 17 European member schools, four associate member schools and 48 corporate partners. Read on..
ranking press release English FC .doc (67 Kb)
2006-05-02
L’Oréal and CEMS announce academic scholarships
March 2006. The Community of European Management Schools and International Companies (CEMS) and L’Oréal have joined forces to award scholarships to students from the CEMS non-European associate members. The winners from Tecnológico de Monterrey- EGADE in Mexico and Fundaçao Getulio Vargas in Brazil will come to Europe to study the CEMS Master’s in International Management (MIM), a joint master’s degree programme that is offered at all 17 CEMS member institutions (see list below). The selected students will also carry out an internship in one of L’Oréal’s European divisions. This move is in line with the CEMS strategy to develop its global ties while maintaining the European ethos that is the cornerstone of its flagship MIM programme.
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2006-05-02
CEMS student receives Global Student Leadership Award
Avril 2006. A student from the CEMS, a strategic alliance of 17 leading European business schools and 47 international companies, has won the highly prestigious 'Global Student Leadership Award' for 2006. Wieteke Dupain (24) from the Netherlands held off competition from top European and US schools including students from Harvard and Stanford to take the award organised by the Graduate Business Foundation (GBF).
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2006-01-01
CEMS welcomes new corporate partner at annual meeting in Poland
January 2006. Courtesy of Warsaw School of Economics, more than 1,300 students, businessmen, and academics from across Europe gathered in Poland’s historic capital city for the CEMS Annual Events 2005 read on...
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2005-10-04
CEMS relaunches European Business Forum to voice the European perspective in the global management debate
CEMSEBF3engfinal.doc (75 Kb)
2005-09-12
First Europe-wide ranking of Master’s in Management ranks CEMS MIM in 3rd place
The Financial Times (FT) releases today its first ever European ranking of “pre-experience” Master’s in Management degree programmes. The ranking highlights CEMS as a leading authority on management education in Europe: 12 of the CEMS member schools feature in the top 25, and the CEMS Master’s in International Management (CEMS MIM) ranks in 3rd place. Read on..
CEMS FTfinalenglish.doc (74 Kb)
2005-05-12
The CEMS Alumni Survey 2005
In 2005, the Community of European Management Schools and International companies (CEMS) surveyed more than 1,700 of its alumni population. Designed to analyse their career progress, priorities and views, the survey was carried out from March 8th until April 3rd 2005 through an Internet based questionnaire comprising 46 key questions. With a total of 558 alumni returning the survey, the response rate was approximately 30%. Read survey results..
CEMSalumni surveyfinal2505.doc (268 Kb)
2005-05-12
The CEMS Graduate Survey 2005 - Class year 2004
In 2005, the Community of European Management Schools and International companies (CEMS) sent out a survey to nearly 300 of the CEMS ‘class’ of 2004, who had graduated from the Master’s in International Management Programme (CEMS MIM). Designed to analyse their success in entering the job market and their views on career development and progress, the internet-based survey – comprising 43 questions - was carried out between February 18th and March 31st 2005. The response rate was approximately 30% with a total of 89 respondents. Read survey results...
CEMSGraduatesurveyfinal2505.doc (78 Kb)
2005-05-12
CEMS survey profiles highflying Euro managers
May 2005. What characterizes the up and coming European business elite? What sectors and types of job are Euro managers looking to work in? And what skills do they feel are crucial for career progression? These are just some of the issues that are tackled in a far-reaching European survey by the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies (CEMS). The CEMS survey, carried out in March/April 2005, targeted nearly 1,700 alumni who hold the CEMS Master’s in International Management (CEMS MIM). Devised by both academic and business leaders, the CEMS MIM programme bridges university education and practical management, offering keen insights into leadership best practice. Responses from more than 558 people, who had an average of 5 years career experience ensured not only the accuracy of the survey, but also some very interesting findings about the European business elite... Read Press release..
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2005-02-15
Building the bridge between business and education: Three multinational ‘heavyweights’ join CEMS’ unique academic alliance
Paris, February 2005. The success and competitiveness of multinational companies depends on their ability to recruit high-calibre management. The need for successful business graduates with an international mindset and experience, and highly developed language skills, has therefore never been greater. This is why CEMS (Community of European Management Schools & International Companies), a strategic alliance of 17 leading European business schools and 44 corporate partners, is facing this challenge head on. At the CEMS Annual Events in December, the alliance has welcomed three major multinational companies, Nestlé, Eni International Resources Ltd., and LVMH as corporate partners, further strengthening the links between big business and Europe’s leading business schools. Read on...
buildingbridges.doc (65 Kb)