Archive for month: May, 2017

HUNDREDS of thousands of Rwandans were killed in the genocide that concluded that country’s civil war in the 1990s. Two million more fled the killing. Among them was Octave Hirwa and his family, who first fled from Kigali to the countryside, then to what was at the time called Zaire. Mr Hirwa was a young child at the time—just six or seven years old—but now, at 28, is about to graduate from the Masters in Management (MiM) programme at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), overseen by the CEMS business-school alliance. Read the full story from The Economist: http://www.economist.com/whichmba/masters-management-one-student-s-journey

This year’s Nordic Forum was organized at the Norwegian School of Economics in the beautiful city of Bergen under the topic “Rethinking Resources – Exploring Opportunities in an Ever-Changing World”. The student-run conference brought together over a dozen exciting Nordic and international companies and almost 100 CEMS students from all around the world.

Experience the MARENOSTRUM Forum 2017 through the eyes of CEMS Student Rachelle De Muy

This video was made by Rachelle De Muy Barcelona, Spain in April 2017.

Milan, 15-17 May 2017 – At a time of shifting geopolitics, 120 young future business leaders from
more than 30 countries – currently studying the CEMS Master in International Management – will
gather in Milan from 15-17 May for a two-day simulation of UN climate negotiations. The unique
educational initiative is officially supported by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) and its Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa.

The inaugural Communities of Curriculum Practice Event was launched last week on the beautiful campus of the University of Economics, Prague (VSE) on the topic of “Reimagining Business Education – Creating Value in the CEMS MIM through Disruption”. The event welcomed over 100 participants, including Faculty and Academic Directors from all 30 of CEMS Academic Member Schools, Student Board representatives, Corporate Partners, and members of the CEMS Head Office to discuss the topic of disruption in education.