Archive for month: August, 2017

In an article by Jennifer Lewington, Canada’s The Globe & Mail explores the Ivey Global Lab, a mandatory 10-week practicum for students enrolled in the international business stream of the school’s master of science in management. The article shares data from the CEMS Universum Going Global survey of 1,200 company recruiters, business graduates and students, showing that half of human resource managers said they “value candidates who have the ability to embrace the challenges of working in another country” and that “geographical mobility of a potential employee is a strong advantage in the early stages of their career.” “From everything my colleagues and I at AACSB have seen, and we haven’t seen everything, we think this Ivey Global Lab is the most substantial and intensive experiential learning initiative we know of in a one-year master’s program,” says Patrick Cullen, vice-president of strategy and innovation for the AACSB, citing the extent and rigorousness of the global component. “That is clearly distinctive.”

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The CEMS Alumni of the Year is a joint campaign by the CAA in close collaboration with the CEMS Student Board, which gives the CEMS community the opportunity to learn about CEMS alumni on a monthly basis and vote for the favorite candidate as the CEMS Alumni of the Year.

It’s already known that being bilingual has a lot of benefits ranging from enhanced social skills to better cognitive functioning. CEMS Alumna, Lorraine Ansell, shares her experience with Pathfinder magazine on the benefits of being bilingual. Read more here:
https://cloud.3dissue.com/6374/7271/15135/pathfinderjuly2017/index.html (p22)

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Exuding a passion for movies, Carla Manent, mobile app product owner at Tui Group, initially planned on entering the entertainment industry. She tells Andrew Doherty of TTG about her move into travel. Hailing from Barcelona, Carla Manent, mobile app product owner at Tui Group, graduated with a BA in business administration and a Masters in Marketing Management from Esade Business School in her home city before taking a CEMS Masters in International Management at Bocconi University in Milan. Read the full article here: https://www.ttgmedia.com/about-us