Cems Student Guide 2015/16

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STUDENT GUIDE

AND GRADUATION RULES

FOR THE CEMS MASTERS ININTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

2015 // 2016


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Table of Contents

The CEMS Masters in International

Management Guide

05 The CEMS MIM Programme06 Cost Considerations07 Application & Selection08 CEMS MIM Terms09 Block Seminars10 Responsible Global Leadership Seminars11 CEMS Courses12 Business Projects13 Skill Seminars14 Business Communication

Skill Seminars16 CEMS Research Project17 International Internship19 Language Requirements21 Test for CEMS Management and Business Communication (MBC)25 Grading26 Adherence to Ethical Guidelines

CEMS MIM Graduation Rules28 Rules29 Graduation

The CEMS Alliance31 Governing Bodies32 Programme Development & Quality Assurance33 CEMS Student Board

34 CEMS Clubs35 CEMS Alumni Association36 Career Forum & Annual Events37 www.cems.org38 List of Academic Members,

Corporate Partners & Social Partners

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Introduction

DISCLAIMER

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this booklet, CEMS cannot

accept responsibility for errors. CEMS reserves the right to make changes to the information given and/or the contentand availability of educational courses offered, without notice. Under no circumstances will CEMS be liable for damagesarising out of or related to the information contained within these pages or pages of other CEMS websites or brochures.

CEMS MIM YEAR

ONGOING LANGUAGE TRAINING AND TESTING

Aug - JanTerm 1 - School 1

3 ECTS 1 ECTS30 ECTS 15 ECTS 15 ECTS Min. 10 weeks

Feb - JulTerm 2 - School 2

Term 3International Internship

Global Strategyand other

CEMS Courses

BusinessCommunicationSkill Seminars

1 ECTS

Skill Seminars1 ECTS

At any time duringthe graduate period

of studies

ResponsibleGlobal

LeadershipSeminar

GlobalManagementPractice andother CEMS

courses

BlockSeminar

BusinessProject

The following Guide and Graduation Rules is theofficial document of reference for the curriculumrules of the CEMS Masters in International Mana-gement (CEMS MIM) Programme for the acade-mic year 2015-16.

You will find brief descriptions of the differentprogramme elements, and the requirements thatneed to be met in order to be eligible for gradua-

tion.

Further information can be found in the CEMS In-ternship Guide http://www.cems.org/internship.For information on accredited commercial lan-guage tests and courses, please visit http://www.cems.org/mbc.When in doubt about any specific rule or its appli-cation, please contact your home school MIM Pro-gramme Manager. Contact details can be found

at http://www.cems.org/pm.

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The CEMS

Masters in International

Management Guide


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The CEMS MIM Programme

The CEMS MIMs specific, competitive positioningis driven by its curriculum and programme goals.The MIM degree promotes internationalism; de-veloping experienced management professio-nals who are able to make confident, effectivedecisions in diverse contexts and in an ethicalmanner. The programmes business-embeddedstructure prepares students to apply advanced

management and leadership competenciesthrough systematic experience of, and engage-ment with, the corporate world. During their stu-dies students have the opportunity to work withCorporate and Social Partners and CEMS Alumni,through exclusive seminars, business projects,networking events, and an internship term.

The MIM programme is a passport to responsiblecitizenship. From the moment a student becomesa CEMS student they are held to the higheststandards of ethical and social responsibility andprofessional integrity. Informed by ethical rea-

soning, integrity and respect for social diversityand sustainable business practices, CEMS MIMstudents learn to apply a holistic vision to res-ponsible business decision-making.

The CEMS MIM programme fosters reflective cri-tical thinking; students become critical, creative,and influential thinkers with confident and reflec-

tive problem-solving skills. Furthermore, they aretrained to assume the personal responsibility ofcomprehensive leadership.

Fully aware of their personal responsibility andaccountability, and of the ethical and culturalframework in which leadership is exerted, CEMSMIM graduates can apply their multilingual, mul-ticultural skills in the ever-changing, dynamicworld of international business.

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Cost Considerations

When applying to CEMS, please refer to the rele-vant university fact sheet to review the schoolsM.Sc. tuition costs http://www.cems.org/am andnotes regarding additional CEMS fees. Beforeapplying to CEMS, please consider the followingcost considerations for the programme:

// Student Registration and Handling Fee:

CEMS charges students with a fee of 100.The fee is used to fund central administrativeand IT services provided by the CEMS Associa-tion to the students through www.cems.org.Please contact your home school ProgrammeManager for local details and the method ofpayment.

// Visas :students may have to pay for a visa and

all administrative and travel aspects of theireducation.

// Cost of living: students are responsible

for the cost of living (food, accommodation,study materials) during their three terms,taking into consideration the terms abroadand varying differences in costs from countryto country. For information indicated by the

CEMS schools, please see the individual FactSheets at http://www.cems.org/am.

// Courses: because of the considerable organi-sational and financial burden of a BlockSeminar, most universities will request afinancial contribution (between 100 and300) from students. Please contact the

CEMS MIM Programme Manager in chargeof registration for details on possible finan-cial contribution to Skill Seminars and theResponsible Global Leadership Seminar.

// Languages:some institutions request a financial

contribution for language teaching and testing.// Career Forum and Regional Student Events:

students can benefit from travelling to manystudent events within the CEMS network,

which involve travel costs and possible parti-cipation fees.

// Graduation: students choosing to participatein the CEMS MIM graduation will be res-ponsible for certain costs (travel, participationfee, dinner, invitation of guests) .
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Application & Selection

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MIMCANDIDATESStudents applying to the CEMS MIM have to:

Be enrolled in a selected member schools

Master of Science programme prior to star-

ting their MIM studies.

Provide proof of academic preparation:have either received a Bachelors in Manage-ment or Economics or a related field, or suc-cessfully passed the equivalent of one year offull-time education at Masters level in any ofthese areas (eventually to be presented at theprogramme start).Provide proof of proficiency in English(if notmother tongue) through any of the following(minimum level): TOEFL iBT100; IELTS 7.0; CPE C;CAE B; BEC Higher B; have passed one of theCEMS-accredited local English exams; have aBachelors diploma entirely taught in Englishfrom an English speaking country or in aCEMS or EQUIS/AACSB-accredited institution;A-level GCSE issued in Singapore.

University and company representatives selectstudents locally for the CEMS MIM. In order toapply, students must follow the local applicationand selection procedure. Please consult http://

www.cems.org/apply for application periods,deadlines and details for requested information.SELECTION INTERVIEWSBased on the documents provided by the applicant,(s)he may be invited to a selection interview or an as-sessment centre. Applicants will be assessed basedon the following CEMS-wide selection criteria:

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INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL & KNOWLEDGE

Intellectual PotentialAcademic ExcellencePrior Knowledge in the Business FieldATTITUDE & SOFT SKILLS

Desire to AchieveInterpersonal Competences

IntegrityCritical ThinkingMotivation for the MIM ProgrammeINTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION

Language SkillsInternational Openness and Cross-CulturalAptitudes

On the application form, students have to indicatepreferred destinations for their academic term(s)

abroad. The destination is announced followingthe selection process . Students may also indicateduring which term they wish to study abroad.

The final decision on admission to the CEMS MIMProgramme is taken by the CEMS member schoolsbased on the application material and the outco-me of the interview/assessment centre.

Please note:students are first selected for

entry to the CEMS MIM programme, andthen offered destinations for their term(s)abroad. Preferences for the location and thesequence are taken into consideration.

Once students are selected, they will be registeredin the www.cems.orgdatabase, and automaticallyreceive a welcome message with important infor-mation.

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CEMS MIM Terms

The MIM Programme consists of three terms: twoacademic terms (Term 1 & Term 2) and the in-ternship term (Term 3). The two academic termsmust be consecutive (AugustJuly), while the in-ternship (Term 3) can take place at any time duringthe graduate period of studies, but not overlappingwith Term 1 and Term 2. Students must spend atleast two out of the three terms abroad.

Certain schools term dates conflict in the January/February period. The schools do their best to avoidthe overlapping of terms, but students shouldcontact their home school Programme Manager ifin doubt. For exact term dates, please go to theProgramme Offer section at http://www.cems.org/am.

To complete an academic CEMS term, students

must successfully pass a total of a minimum

of 24 ECTS credits during the term. Studentsare responsible for taking a sufficient number ofcredits in each term. Failing to fulfil the minimumcredit requirement will result in failing the MIMProgramme.

Please note:based on the structure of thespecific local M.Sc. & MIM combination atthe home schools, students spend one ortwo academic terms abroad.

LOCAL SPECIFICITIES

In certain cases students may need a visa to beallowed to study in the country of the host ins-titution. Schools provide all necessary informa-tion and guidance through the process. However,students are responsible for obtaining the visathemselves. Please consult the About MIM at thisSchool section at http://www.cems.org/am.

Students doing a term abroad at The Universityof Sydney Business School may have to present a

valid IELTS, CAE or TOEFL exam when applying fora visa. Please consult the MIM fact sheet of theschool at http://www.cems.org/usyd .

STUDENTS MUST

SPEND AT LEAST

TWO OUT OF THREE

TERMS ABROAD.

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Block Seminars

The Block Seminar is a one-week course whichtakes place at the beginning of Term 1. Block Se-minars bring together professors and studentsfrom various CEMS institutions.

Subjects derive from different cultural and aca-demic perspectives; many topics are not a part ofthe universities standard curricula.

Depending on when Term 1 begins at diffe-rent CEMS institutions, Block Seminars can takeplace between August and early October. As theBlock Seminar is a mandatory element of theprogramme that can under no circumstances bepostponed,it is the students responsibility tomake sure that they will be able to attend a

Block Seminar at the beginning of the pro-

gramme. The Block Seminar accounts for 3 ECTScredits.

As a starting point, students are automaticallyassigned to the Block Seminar of their Term 1school. However, as long as places are availableand with the permission of the school hos-

ting the student during Term 1, students may

apply for a Block Seminar different from the

one held at their Term 1 school.Students in-terested in the transfer must consult with theirTerm 1 school to avoid potential overlaps withmandatory classes.

Block Seminars are held in English. Topics, dates

and exact locations are announced in the Pro-gramme Offer section on http://www.cems.org/amduring Term 2 of the preceding academic year.Application for transfer to a different location willbe open in May and will be coordinated centrallythrough the database.

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Responsible Global Leadership Seminars

The Responsible Global Leadership Seminar

(RGL) is a two-day course, which takes place atthe beginning of Term 2. The RGL Seminar bringstogether representatives from Corporate and/orSocial Partners, professors and students, for anexperiential learning experience.

Within the RGL seminar, students will have the op-

portunity to explore the personal responsibility inthe context of a future leader/manager, startingto better understand themselves, their personalvalues, their impact on decision making, and howthis in turns affects other people.

Depending on when Term 2 begins at differentCEMS institutions, RGL Seminars can take placebetween January and early April. As the RGL Se-minar is a mandatory element of the programmethat can under no circumstances be postponed,

it is the students responsibility to make sure thatthey will be able to attend an RGL Seminar at thebeginning of Term 2. The RGL Seminar accounts for1 ECTS credit.

Contrary to the Block Seminar, no specific re-allo-cation of places is foreseen for the RGL seminars.Taking the RGL seminar at a different school may inexceptional cases be allowed, but the student mustobtain permission from the involved schools wellin advance. Schools may include a social event inconnection to the RGL seminar, in which partici-pation can be declared mandatory. Social events

may be organised in cooperation with local Stu-dent Clubs.

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CEMS Courses

Students must pass CEMS Courses accounting

for 45 ECTS credits in the MIM Programme.

During Term 1, students have to successfully com-plete a CEMS Course in the field of Global Strategy.During Term 2, similarly, students have to suc-cessfully complete a CEMS Course in the field ofGlobal Management Practice. These specified

courses are offered exclusively to CEMS students.The remaining Elective and Exclusive (Elective of-fered only to CEMS students) CEMS Courses are aselection of the best courses with an InternationalManagement profile chosen from the portfolio of themember institutions.Subject to the local programme portfolio, schoolsmay also offer Open Elective Courses outside theManagement/Business field in History/Philosophy/Political Science/Languages etc. to develop a more

holistic view. By choosing these courses, students areenabled to pursue home Master specialisation(s).A list of courses at all institutions can be found athttp://www.cems.org/am.

FLEXIBILITY RULES APPLYINGTO MANDATORY GLOBAL STRATEGY& GLOBAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

Some member schools also offer the Global Ma-nagement Practice (GMP) course during Term1. If another CEMS Exclusive Course is takenduring Term 2, and with the permission of thehome school, a student can take both mandatorycourses during Term 1.Likewise, students may take both the GlobalStrategy and GMP Course in Term 2 if a CEMS ex-clusive course is taken in Term 1.A student may take only the GMP Course during

Term 1 if the Strategy Course is offered duringTerm 2.FLEXIBILITY RULES APPLYING TO ALLOTHER CEMS COURSES

During the MIM year only:

CEMS Electives accounting for a maximum of

7.5 ECTS can be substituted by a ResearchProject (see below).Coursework can include Open Electives worthup to 7.5 ECTS.

One year before or after the MIM year:

CEMS Courses and Skill Seminars, accounting fora maximum of 15 ECTS credits, may be taken out-side the MIM year. This flexibility rule is subjectto local regulation and may not be offered at allinstitutions. Credits taken before the start of theMIM Programme will not have any influence onthe selection process, may not have been accre-dited for a Bachelors degree, and cannot be subs-tituted by a Research Project as above.

After application of all flexibility rules, a student

must ALWAYS still successfully pass a minimum

of 24 ECTS per term, and is able to credit a maxi-

mum 37.5 ECTS per term.

This includes courses, the Block Seminar, Global

Responsible Leadership Seminar, Skill Seminarsand the Business Project. Credits taken prior to orafter the MIM year do not affect this requirement.

The following are subject to local decision:

- Allowance of one re-sit per course- Minimum class attendance during the termFor further information please contact the CEMSMIM Programme Managers.

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Business Projects

Students must carry out a Business Project du-ring Term 2. It accounts for 15 ECTS credits.

Business projects reinforce the partnershipbetween universities and companies in jointlyshaping students learning processes in interna-tional management.

They are designed as a real-life learning experiencefor students and they are a consultancy-like pro-ject: international student teams solve a real bu-siness problem as a one-term, part-time activity.The amount of time spent on the project withinthe company may vary depending on its require-ments. However, a Business Project will amountto about half of Term 2s workload. Studentteams work independently and are co-tutoredby academic and corporate representatives.

RULES, ROLES AND RELATIONSCONCERNING BUSINESS PROJECTSStudent teams consist of 2-5 students. Ideally,one student will come from a foreign partner ins-titution and at least one will be a local student.

The school assigns students to individual projects,based on company preferences and didacticalconsiderations.

Project results are evaluated by the academic andcorporate advisors. Students write a report and givea presentation, both as a group. The academic advi-sors may in addition require an individual process

evaluation in order to gain a deeper understandingof the team-building process. Both the companyand academic advisor evaluate the team work.

Students gain insight into business life; trainingtheir analytical and problem-solving skills, ap-plying research methods, transferring theoreticalknowledge into practice, learning process mana-gement and acquiring social skills. They can getto know potential employers and re-define theirprofessional goals.

Students take responsibility for the project; sha-ring the workload within a team and communica-ting well with their tutors, they strive for the bestresults. Each member of the team is expected tocomplete the Business Project.

Organiser at UniversityTightening Links Between

Universities and Companies

Cooperation in theEducational Process

Providing an Internationaland Practical Curriculum Element

The Challenge of Intercultural andInter-organisational Learning

Solving Real-LifeManagement Problems

The Bridge BetweenResearch and Consulting

Joint Project Tutoring

The Marriage ofTheory and Practice

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Skill Seminars

Students have to attend four Skill Seminar days intotal (1 day = 8 hours = 0.5 ECTS), of which twocome from the mandatory Business Communi-cation Skill Seminar in Term 1 (see below).

Skill Seminars are training seminars in practicalskills. They are essential to kick-starting an ef-fective professional career and fundamental to

adjusting easily to an international managementenvironment. Topics may include:

Personal developmentProject managementIntercultural skillsGroup work abilitiesInternational negotiation techniquesPresentation skillsCV building and job application preparationBusiness communication

(participation mandatory, details see below)Small groups ensure an interactive dimension. SkillSeminars are offered by the CEMS member schools,very often in close cooperation with companies.

Company training sessions or other practical ex-ternal seminars can substitute CEMS Skill Seminarswhen validated by the home Academic Director.

Skill Seminar offers can be consulted at the pro-gramme offer of each school http://www.cems.org/am.

Please contact the CEMS MIM ProgrammeManager in charge for registration and pos-sible financial contributions to Skill Seminars.

SKILL SEMINAR ATTENDANCEAND SANCTIONS

Due to Corporate and Social Partner involvementand the degree of planning required to organiseSkill Seminars, CEMS takes Skill Seminar atten-dance very seriously. All CEMS students are re-quired to adhere to the following policy:

Students have 5 working daysof advance no-tice to de-register from a Skill Seminar withoutexplanation.Closer to the start date a student will have toprovide a medical certificate or present a se-rious personal reason.

If none of the above applies and a student does

NOT appear, the following sanctions apply:

1st& 2ndseminar missed- student is NOT allowedto register for Skill Seminars for the current andfollowing term. In addition, s/he is put on the lastplace list of preference for Skill Seminars, Bu-siness Projects, and Block Seminars.3rdseminar missed- the student is removed fromthe MIM programme.

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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLSEMINARStudents have to attend a two-day Business Com-munication Skill Seminar (BCSS) in Term 1. TheBusiness Communication Skill Seminar is a man-datory element of the programme that under nocircumstances can be replaced or postponed.

During this two-day seminar, students learn howto use a variety of techniques to effectively com-municate in a business environment. The BusinessCommunication Seminars are offered in English,with the aim that the students will be able to trans-fer the acquired skills to other languages.

During the interactive sessions, each participantwill have the chance to express him/herself bothorally and in writing, and receive feedback fromthe seminar leader not only during, but also afterthe conclusion of the seminar.

Students are asked to prepare for the seminar bystudying pre-reading material covering technicalguidelines for preparing presentation slides, rulesof conduct in meetings, general tips for writingmemos and emails etc.

In addition, students are provided with a list ofself-learning objectives(see below) that will en-

able them to evaluate themselves right from thestart of their MIM experience.

The BCSS counts for 1 ECTS (2 days) of the overallCEMS MIM requirement of 2 ECTS / 4 days of SkillSeminars.

Unlike the other CEMS Skill Seminars, the BC SkillSeminar can be failed if the learning objectives are

not met.

CATALOGUE OF SELF-LEARNINGOBJECTIVESStudents should refer to the list periodically du-ring their MIM Programme to monitor their pro-gress in acquiring these skills.Below is a can do list of the Management &

Business Communication skills that the MIM gra-duate should possess in the English language:

Participants can write a summary, and know allof the elements that should be present in such adocument, and how to structure those elements.

Participants can write a business report.Theirreport is well organised and includes all of theelements that should be present. They unders-tand the difference between summaries and re-

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ports and how these two documents are oftencombined.

Participants know how to design and create

good PowerPoint slides. Their slides reflect pro-per attention to: quantity, form and complexityof content (words and illustrations), presenta-tion of content (fonts, size, space, and legibility),use of colour, animation and other tools.

Participants can give clear, well-structured

oral presentations on a complex subject, ex-panding and supporting points of view at somelength with subsidiary points, reasons, and rele-vant examples. They can handle questions well,responding spontaneously and almost effort-lessly. In addition, their presentations reflectproper attention to structure, order of content,visual aids, body language, eye contact, contentand register (formality / informality).

Participants can participate effectively in a

business meeting, getting involved in discus-sions, accurately identifying arguments of sup-porting and opposing points of view. They canexpress their ideas and opinions with precision,presenting and responding to complex lines ofargument convincingly, and with full capabi-lity to: politely interrupt others, take my turnspeaking, allow others to speak / pass the floor,yield to the opinions of others, chair / conduct ameeting, master phrases and vocabulary regu-larly used in smaller business meetings.

- Language Skills to Demonstrate in all of theseTasks:

Spoken Fluency, by communicating spon-taneously, often showing remarkable fluencyand ease of expression in even longer complexstretches of speech.

Coherence and Cohesion, by producing clear,smoothly flowing, well-structured speech, show-ing controlled use of organisational patterns,connectors, and cohesive devices.

A Vocabulary Rangethat includes a good com-mand of a broad lexical repertoire allowing gapsto be readily overcome with circumlocutions,and little obvious searching for expressions oravoidance strategies, as well as a good commandof idiomatic expressions and collocations.

Grammatical Accuracy, with only occasionalslips, which may include non-systematic errorsor minor flaws in sentence structure (these arerare and can often be corrected in retrospect)

Phonological Control, in which my pronuncia-tion is clearly intelligible, even if a foreign accentis sometimes evident and occasional mispronun-

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CEMS Research Project

The Research Project is an optional programmeelement which can replace CEMS Elective creditsup to a maximum of 7.5 ECTS. It can lead to thethesis for the home studies, but a Masters the-sis cannot be validated for a Research Project. Thestudent is responsible for finding the professor andthe topic, and for having the Project approved bythe Academic Director of the home institution.

The report is graded by the tutoring professorat either the home or host institution.The Research Project can only be done during theCEMS MIM year.

Criteria for the CEMS Research Project:

Issue-focused: dealing with a concrete pro-blem, be it a corporate, economic or theoreticalproblem.

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International Internship

Internships provide students with the real-lifeprofessional learning experience of integratingan organisations culture and processes. The mainobjective is to turn academic experience andtheoretical knowledge into a professional, mul-ti-cultural experience. They must therefore be atthe level of a graduate recruit in order to providevaluable business experience.

Internships can take place at a CEMS CorporatePartner, although not on a compulsory basis. Theycan also take place at a non-profit organisationsuch as in a humanitarian mission, provided res-ponsibility levels correspond.Entrepreneurial internships (staring up your ownbusiness) may be accepted with permission of thehome Academic Director, and as long as the CEMSrequirements are met and supervision / tutoring isprovided during the internship.

Students are responsible for finding their own in-ternship. If students wish to receive internship of-fers by e-mail, they can use the JobMarket serviceat http://www.cems.org/jobmarket.Students are responsible for all official docu-ments required for their employment. The CEMSInternship Guide gives help and information oninternship possibilities, visa and other regulationsin each CEMS country. The document is availableat http://www.cems.org/internship.

Requirements

Students either spend the internship abroad, or,when spending both academic terms abroad,they may pursue the internship at home, butwithin a company operating in an internationalenvironment.For the purposes of the CEMS MIM Graduationrequirements, abroad is defined as outside the

country of the home school. Students may ap-ply to their Academic Director to be allowed todo their internship in the home school countrywhen their personal background justifies this in-terpretation, e.g. when originating from anothercountry or having acquired secondary educa-tion or Bachelors degree in different countries.Internships must cover a period of at least 10

consecutive weeks full-time in the samecompany (the first 10 weeks of a full-time em-ployment position are also accepted).Internships can take place at any time (also priorto CEMS selection), except parallel to the twoacademic MIM terms.Internships must be during the graduate level ofstudies, starting with the date when the studentfulfilled all official Bachelors degree study re-quirements.The internship can overlap with the Block Se-

minar only when a contractually agreed vaca-tion is declared. The student is responsible forproviding official documentation to the homeProgramme Manager.Internships must be a full-time activity at pro-fessional level (first job level, although salariesmay not be commensurate) where the studentis given one or more challenging projects with acertain degree of autonomy.The students work must be supervised by a tu-

tor within the company.Students may work in different departments,but must work on a given project.The company tutor has to complete an evalua-tion form at the end of the internship.Internships must be approved by the home ins-titution before the start (see below).Students planning to graduate in 2016 muststart the internship on 1st September, 2016 atthe latest.

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Validation

Students must provide the Corporate Rela-tions or MIM Programme Manager with a copyof their internship offer/description, whichmust include the following information:- Company identification- Duration of the internship- Definition of the project/tasks- Location- Name and title of the supervisor

Students will give the company a standardCEMS evaluation form to be completed andreturned to the home university at the end ofthe internship. This form can be downloaded athttp://www.cems.org/internship. The student

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Please note that many countries can onlyoffer internships to students still holding astudent status at a university. CEMS as anorganisation cannot legally offer studentstatus.
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Language Requirements

All MIM graduates must have language compe-

tence in three languages, one of which is Engli-

sh and another which must be one of the CEMS

languages.

For the third language requirement a CEMS stu-dent is encouraged to step out of their comfortzone. For instance, if a student speaks English

and French, the student may then use the thirdlanguage requirement as an opportunity to tryanother language outside of the Indo-Europeanlanguage family group, i.e. Chinese or Arabic.Minimum language requirements :

CEMS uses the Common European Framework

of References (CEFR) for comparing languageproficiency in languages. Information on theCEFR levels can be found athttp://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/cadre1_en.aspThere are six levels on the CEFR scale, where levelsC2 and C1 describe a proficient user; levels B2 andB1 an intermediate user; and levels A2 and A1 abasic user of a language.

Please note:while these are the minimumrequirements needed to pass the CEMSMIM, students are highly encouraged totake language or business communicationcourses and/or tests at the highest level inas many languages as they master. The CEMSMIM Certificate shows the levels passed.

LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS

Students may declare more than one mothertongue. However, the languages must meetthe requirements of the three languages (seeabove). Mother tongues are not tested but anhonour statement confirming the students abi-lity to speak and write the language adequatelyfor professional purposes may be requested.

The CEMS languages are: Arabic, Bengali, Can-tonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch / Afrikaans, Farsi /Tajik, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew,Hindi / Urdu, Hungarian, Indonesian / Malay, Irish,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian,Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croat (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montene-grin), Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Tur-kish, and Vietnamese.The third language can be a CEMS language or

any other language.Certain combinations of similar languages willnot be allowed to fulfil the requirements (e.g.Danish / Swedish / Norwegian, Czech / Slovak,Catalan / Spanish, Afrikaans / Dutch, Ukrainian /Belarusian / Russian, Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian /Montenegrin/Slovenian).

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Students have several options to prove their lan-guage and communication proficiency in foreignlanguages:

CEMS-accredited language courses (availablefor different languages at schools on B2 or C1level).Tests for CEMS Management and BusinessCommunication (MBC) available for CEMS lan-guages on B2/B1 level. See below for detaileddescription.Proof of secondary education/university de-gree completely fulfilled in a foreign language.External language tests accredited by CEMSon B2 level (such as Prfung Wirtschafts-deutsch by the Goethe Institut, or Diplmeapprofondi de langue franaise by the Minis-tere de lEducation Nationale).Accredited in-house language exams at CEMS

universities on B2 level.

Accredited elementary level courses at CEMSuniversities or at EQUIS / AACSB accreditedinstitutions (3rdlanguage only, taken during ormaximum two years before the MIM year)Commercial language courses at accreditedcultural institutes on elementary level (3rdlanguage only, taken during or maximum twoyears before the MIM year).

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TThe MBC tests have been specifically developedfor CEMS purposes. The tests are designed toassess students ability to manipulate the targetlanguage in a managerial context.The minimum requirement for an MBC test is B2oral and B1 written result; a separate MBC certi-ficate will be issued upon graduation to demons-trate results beyond the MIM certificate.

MBC tests are offered at two periods per acade-mic year in September and in April / May.The CEMS languages in which students can

take MBC tests are: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch,Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian,Irish, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Por-tuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.Testing in the CEMS languages is arranged uponrequest at a students home school and, subjectto local availability, also at the school(s) where

s(he) will spend the term(s) abroad.Please note that for some less requested lan-guages, there are only one or two accredited testlocation(s) for the oral part of the exam.

Swapping languages (i.e., changing languagedeclaration during the MIM year) is possible, butdoing so implies forfeiting the test exam resultsalready taken.

Students have a maximum of 3 attempts (gradedor ungraded) to successfully pass the MBC test ineach language.

Students must contact their home school MIMProgramme Manager before the start of the MIMyear to plan their examination opportunities.

There are two major parts to the MBC test -written communication(with two sections) andoral communication(with one section).

WRITTEN TESTWritten A: listening comprehensionStudents listen to a recording from which theyextract information to use appropriately in a spe-cified writing task. They will hear the recordingtwice and are free to take notes as they wish.

Written B: reading comprehensionStudents will read atext from which they will ex-tract information to use appropriately in anotherspecified writing task.After listening to the audio recording studentswill have three hours to complete both writingtasks.

The tasks for Written A and B typically include:

Writing a detailed report or proposal

Writing a detailed company profileWriting a detailed analysis or problem-solvingexercise

The length of the written response will depend onthe specific task being addressed. Students mustwrite in pen/ink; pencil is not accepted. They mayuse a monolingualdictionary at any time duringthe test (no bilingual dictionaries are allowed).They may also bring their own dictionary if they

wish (it must be free of any notes, etc.) or use thedictionary that is provided in the test centre. Ac-cess to online dictionaries is not allowed for eitherthe written or oral parts of the test.

The written papers are sent to the school res-ponsible for authoring the test, and graded thereby specially-trained test evaluators. The evalua-tion criteria for Written A and Written B are iden-tical.

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The criteria that will guide the test readers duringtest evaluation are the following:

Task achieved, yes/noBusiness reports and memosCoherence and cohesionRange of vocabularyAccuracy of languageGenerating original work (as opposed to repe-

tition of the input materials)ORAL TESTPresentation and InteractionStudents will give a 6-8 minute business pre-sentation, based upon preparation materials pro-vided in advance. They are encouraged to makeand use visual aids if they find it appropriate todo so. Testing centres either use transparencies onan overhead projector or provide facilities to make

PowerPoint slides. If students are at one of theseschools they will be furnished with a computerthat has no Internet connection and no languagetools (i.e. spell-check) and will be supplied with ablank memory stick. Students may not use theirown laptop computer.The oral exam is video-recordedin order to pro-vide quality assurance and serves as evidence ifthe performance is claimed to be graded unfairly.

With the consent of the candidate, the videorecording may also be used for educational pur-poses during language courses as well as duringtraining of new examiners.

Students will be given a role and may be asked to:Present a problem and offer possible solutionsPresent a specific case or project with a sug-gested plan of actionExplain the workings or structures of their

company to investors, new employees, thepress, etc.

Immediately after the presentation students willtake part in an Interaction with one of the exa-miners that will last a maximum of 6-8 minutes.

They will continue their role during the Interac-

tion and may be asked to:Defend the proposed solution presented intheir PresentationDebate with the examiner, whose role is tochallenge the students ideas

Students will have 120 minutes to prepare theirpresentation and may use a monolingual dictionary.

The criteria that will guide the examinersfor the oral test

The evaluation criteria for the Presentation and theInteraction are identical except that the Presentationincludes content management and the Interactionincludes discussions and meetings (see below).

Task achieved = yes/noBusiness-like presentation = yes/no

The student presentation must meet the criteria ofa business-like presentation in terms of audiencefocus, presence, persuasiveness, eye contact, body

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EVALUATION OF THE TESTSAND OBTAINING THE GRADES

Students will receive one overall result on thewritten part, and one overall result on the oral part.The examiners assess the students performanceby evaluating a number of individual criteria (seeabove), and then averaging those several criteriaevaluations into a single average grade for eachpart. The lower of these averaged grades deter-mines the final, overall oral/written result.

The written papers are read and graded by readersat the school authoring the test, the oral perfor-mance is assessed by specially-trained examinerswho witness the performance first-hand.

Students will find their test grades in their privatezone at www.cems.org. The oral test grade will ap-pear first, while the written grade will be delivereda couple of weeks after taking the test.

If a student fails one part of the MBC test and passesthe other, it is not necessary to repeat both parts.

PRACTICE TESTSDownloadable practice tests are available fora number of languages at www.cems.org/mbc(you need to log in), and the members of theLanguages for Business Communication Group(LBCG) may be able to provide additional practicematerials.

If students are unable to obtain practice tests incertain languages, they are encouraged to reviewthe other language exams in order to get a feel forthe content and structure of the exams in general.

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REASONS FOR NOT ACHIEVINGTHE REQUIRED LEVEL & APPEALS

Serious and frequent grammar errorsLack of general vocabulary and especiallymanagement and business vocabulary pre-venting the candidate from fully expressingwhat (s)he wants to say, or causing misuse ofkey wordsSerious pronunciation issues that interfere

with intelligibilityMarked interference and carry-over from thefeatures of the mother tongueArgumentation that is unclear, vague, ineffec-tive, or inefficientFrequent hesitations, obvious searching forwords, inadequate mastery of the languagethat causes misunderstanding, confusion, lossof meaning, irritation, or fails to hold the inte-rest of the listener(s)

The test may be graded as not rateable whenthe communication effect was so poor that theact failed:

Misunderstanding of the key information inthe input (preparation) materialsSaying or writing things that are irrelevantParroting back the input materialsReading aloud straight from notes or from thevisual material

Not understanding what is expected regardingthe taskThe business report was not a business reportbut an essay, a letter, a casual note, a summaryIllegible handwriting

CEMS wishes that a failed test becomes a learningopportunity, and reasons for failure are clearlyrecorded by examiners and readers. Therefore,students failing either or both parts of an MBC

test and wanting to know exactly why in order toimprove upon their weaknesses and do better onthe next test should ask the LBCG member to showthem the comments of the examiners or readers.She or he will obtain the comments and discussthem with the students.If, after seeing the test, students are still dissatis-fied with the result, they must contact their localLBCG member and Programme Manager. They mayappeal the decision to the Chair of the LBCG. Theappeal must be handed in no more than 3 weeksafter receiving the result, and they may expect arevision and reply in another 3 weeks.

HOW TO REGISTER AND ASK FOR ADVICE

Students register for the MBC test(s) onlineintheir private zone of the CEMS website. For ques-tions relating to the CEMS MBC test and languagesin general, please contact the LBCG member. For

help with registration for MBC tests or for admi-nistrative issues, please contact the CEMS MIMProgramme Manager.

Students with special needs should notify theexam centre in advance.

Generally the registration period lasts 34 weeksand schools close the system 3 weeks before thetesting period starts. After registering to take an

MBC test, a student can withdraw from taking thetest up to 2 weeks before the test. After that an of-ficial (medical) certificate will have to be presentedso as not to lose a trial. If for any reason a studentdoes not appear for an MBC test that they haveregistered for, they are marked as a no-show.This counts as an attempt, and it is recorded in theCEMS database as an ungraded attempt.

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Grading

The CEMS MIM certificate will show grades usingthe ECTS grading scale. Based along the ECTSframework, a grading scale has been developedto facilitate the understanding and comparisonof grades given according to different nationalsystems. It has no national reference point andis intended to provide an objective evaluation ofstudent abilities relative to those of other stu-

dents within the same system. The ECTS gradingscale is based on the rank of a student in a givenassessment, i.e. how s/he performed relative toother students.

The ECTS system classifies students into broadgroups and thus makes interpretation of rankingsimpler. It is this grouping that lies at the heart ofthe ECTS grading system.

The ECTS system initially divides students

between pass and fail groups, and then assessesthe performance of these two groups separately.Those obtaining passing grades are divided

into five subgroups:

The best 10% are awarded an A gradeThe next 25% a B gradeThe following 30% a C gradeThe following 25% a D grade

The final 10% an E gradeThose who have not achieved a sufficiently

high level to be awarded a pass grade get:

F (Fail considerable further work is required)For Block Seminars, CEMS Courses and BusinessProjects, the ECTS A to F grading scale is used.

Business Communication Skill Seminars and Res-ponsible Global Leadership Seminars use Passand Fail grades.

Translation of local grades to this scale is up to thegrading institution.

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Adherence to Ethical Guidelines

CEMS requires that its students familiarise them-selves with the codes of ethical behaviour out-lined by member universities prior to the start ofthe MIM programme.

Students must not only familiarise themselveswith their own universitys definition of fraudand disciplinary procedures for infraction, but

must also be familiar with the ethical guidelinesand procedures outlined by their host university.

Students who are uncertain where to find this in-formation for either school should refer to theirProgramme Manager(s) for guidance.

Students must read and follow the ethical gui-delines outlined by member institutions, and all

infractions concerning the Masters programmeof member schools are handled solely by themember universities. However, if a CEMS stu-dent commits an act of student fraud for anyMIM programme element, the CEMS GraduationCommittee (see page 32) has the right to inquirefurther into the case and deem whether the stu-dent should be allowed to graduate from the MIM

programme.

All students may follow the process of appealsdesignated by CEMS. For further information re-garding CEMS handling of student fraud, pleasesee the guidelines.

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Rules

To graduate from the CEMS MIM Programme aCEMS student must successfully fulfil the following:

Have spent at least two of the three MIM termsabroad

Have successfully graduated from a local M.Sc.programme officially connected to the MIM

Have successfully completed the following 66ECTS of course type elements:- Block Seminar at the beginning of MIM Term 1:3 ECTS- Responsible Global Leadership Seminar at thebeginning of MIM Term 2: 1 ECTS- Courses of which minimum one course is inGlobal Strategy and one course in Global Ma-nagement Practice during the MIM year: min.45 ECTS- Business Project in MIM year Term 2: 15 ECTS- Skill Seminars including a Business Commu-nication Skill Seminar in Term1: min. 2 ECTS

Per Term, minimum 24 and maximum 37.5 ECTSmay be credited towards the MIM

No more than 15 ECTS in Elective and Skill Se-minar credits may be taken outside the MIMyear

A consecutive 10-week international Internship

on first-job level

Minimum language requirements- Have successfully passed the CEMS BusinessCommunication Skill Seminar- Have passed a CEMS language with a mini-mum level of B2 oral and B1 written- Have successfully completed an introductorystudy of a third language on an elementarylevel

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Graduation

The Graduation Ceremony takes place each yearduring the CEMS Annual Events, which are hostedby one of the CEMS member schools.To graduate, the CEMS student must have suc-cessfully completed all obligatory componentsfor the CEMS MIM including her/his home degreeby 30thSeptember at the latest.

Exempted from this deadline are: an internshipstarted no later than on 1stSeptember, the localdegree to be passed by 10th November at thelatest (both with written confirmation by 30thSeptember), and a pending language exam resultfrom an exam taken in September.

However, there is a strict deadline that studentswill have to meet to be allowed to graduate:

Maximum 1.5 years passed between gradua-tion from the home degree and fulfilment of allother CEMS MIM requirements

Failure to meet this deadline will result in loss

of entitlement to graduate from the MIM pro-gramme. In case of serious reasons a student mayrequest a postponement to be assessed case-by-case by the CEMS Graduation Committee (seepage 32).

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Governing Bodies

CEMS is governed by a Strategic Board and anExecutive Board, comprising representativesfrom CEMS member schools, corporate partners,social partners, the Alumni Association and theStudent Board.

Under the leadership of the Chairman, both Boardsmeet once a year to set the strategic and operatio-

nal framework of the organisation. The Chairmanis supported in his responsibilities by the ExecutiveDirector and the team at the Head Office.

The CEMS Head Office is the permanent organisa-tional body of CEMS, comprising members of staffwho are responsible for senior management of thenetwork, corporate relations and services, contactto social partners, academic/quality managementand coordination, events, communication andmarketing, central IT Services and working withthe elected student representatives of the StudentBoard and the Alumni Association. The team liaisesclosely with the Chairman and the Committeechairs while supporting the implementation pro-cess of decisions taken by the Boards.

The CEMS Academic Committee, formed by the29 local Academic Directors and President of theStudent Board and chaired by a Board member,takes decisions on MIM curriculum-related ques-tions with the aid of the Programme Sub-com-mittee, which also acts as Graduation Committee,taking decisions on borderline cases.

Academic Directors and local MIM Programmeand Corporate Relations Managers play an ex-tremely important role. They are the driving forceof CEMS in their local institutions. The MIM Pro-gramme and Corporate Relations Managers dealwith students and companies on a day-to-daybasis while the Academic Directors are the mainpeople responsible for the implementation of thecurriculum at the member schools. Most schoolsadditionally appoint a member to the Languagesfor Business Communication Group who are avai-lable to answer questions related to examinationsand requirements, and eventually support perso-nal development.


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CEMS Programme Development and Quality Assurance

In order to maintain a high standard of teaching,CEMS constantly develops its curriculum. The pro-gramme offer is subject to accreditation by theCEMS Academic Committee, which checks that thefollowing learning outcomes can be met:

InternationalismBusiness-embeddedness

Responsible citizenshipReflective critical thinkingComprehensive leadership

In addition, all individual programme elements aswell as the support services provided by the aca-demic members are subject to a constant qualityevaluation.

Online evaluations are sent to the students forevery major programme element and at the end ofeach term through the CEMS Head Office.

Students are strongly recommended to complete

these surveys, the results of which are a major

resource for the work of the CEMS Academic

Committee and for local Academic Directors.

Based on the student evaluations, each year CEMSawards the best courses, seminars and the schoolof the year at the graduation ceremony.

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The Student Board is the voice of students wit-hin the CEMS global alliance. The Student Boardconsists of one elected representative from eachof the member schools, and it manages its projectsaccording to the following mission statement:

The Student Board has been created to enhancethe CEMS experience for the students by:

Gathering students opinions about CEMS andthe CEMS MIM and bringing recommendationsto improve the CEMS MIM and CEMS commu-nity life locally and globally.Implementing and managing global projectswhich have a positive impact on all CEMS stu-dents, including projects aimed at fosteringand developing social awareness and ethicalconscience.Providing support and a platform for commu-

nication to the local CEMS Clubs to help themachieve their goals and build a closer network.

In carrying out the above, in an ethical and so-cially responsible way, the Student Board acts asthe official voice of CEMS students, representingtheir interests before the Academic, Corporate andAdministrative stakeholders of the CEMS alliance.

The Student Board is organised around five key

areas, the projects they are currently engaged in orwill conduct in 2015-16 are the following:

MIM Affairs, which seeks to improve the CEMSMIM programme quality and learning expe-rience by providing a link between students andother stakeholders.

Marketing & Communication, which has thegoal to implement and supervise projects whichhave an impact across the CEMS alliance in rela-tion to awareness and information sharing.

CEMS Club Support, which seeks to providesupport and guidance to CEMS Clubs in orderto enhance the CEMS experience for students.

Global Sustainability, which brings studentscloser to society by creating a sense of responsi-bility about the worlds environmental, cultural,economic and social challenges that they willface as future global business leaders. It fos-ters the development of sustainable solutionsand responsible actions, supporting ideas andorganisations that are creating a positive socialimpact in the community.

Alumni Relations, which works in close colla-boration with the CEMS Alumni Association toensure a stronger network of and assistance inprojects related to all CEMS stakeholders andalumni.

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CEMS Clubs

CEMS students are involved in a very active stu-dent life at each school, organised by the CEMSClubs on each campus. They make sure that theprogramme is also a human and cultural learningexperience for the students.

CEMS Clubs have been set up at most institutionsto:

Drive the international student communityEnhance CEMS reputationStrengthen the international network betweenstudentsFoster strong links with alumniFoster strong links with corporate partners

Foster innovative and progressive ideas to helpCEMS growCreate exciting opportunities for all partiesconcerned

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Founded over 20 years ago, in 1993, the CEMSAlumni Association is a strong social and valuableprofessional network. It enables CEMS alumni tocontinue to enjoy the international and multicul-tural experience that they will have encounteredas CEMS students. It also allows CEMS alumni tointeract with fellow alumni, CEMS students, Cor-porate and Social Partners and the CEMS schools

to create value for each other.

The vision of the CEMS Alumni Association (CAA)is to be globally recognised as one of the mostvaluable professional and social alumni networksin the world.

Since its creation the CAA has become an inclu-sive, dynamic, and powerful network by pursuingthree main goals:

Create and maintain friendly lasting contactwith and between our almost 10,000 CEMSAlumni;Provide exclusive access to a professionalnetwork and opportunities for our members;Support and promote the CEMS MIM degree,CEMS experience and brand globally.

Organised on a multi-country basis, the CAA isled by an Executive Director and a Board of 11members, which is jointly elected every three years.

CEMS ALUMNI LOCAL COMMITTEESAND INTEREST GROUPS

The CAA is present in each country through LocalCommittees (LCs), driven by active CEMS Alumnivolunteers. LCs offer unforgettable, unparalleled,local, regional and global professional and socialevents where alumni from all over the world meetin exceptional locations to network, socialize, andhave fun!

The CAA, LCs and Interest Groups (IGs) organisevarious social and professional events in the formof skiing and sailing trips, social gatherings, paneldiscussions, workshops and conferences to shareideas and knowledge. Membership of the CAA andattendance of alumni-run events enable CEMSalumni to broaden their professional knowledgeand their social and professional network.

CEMS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CAREERSERVICE AND MENTORING

Students also have the opportunity to benefit fromthe knowledge and experience of CEMS alumnivia the online CEMS Global Advisory & Men-toring Platform (GAMP) and the local Stu-dent-Alumni Mentorship Programs (SAMP),vital initiatives that enables alumni to provide gui-

dance to future graduates on their career planning,personal development, and to provide support fora successful application and interview process.

Students can access the online GAMP as CEMSAdvice Seekers with their cemsmail.org address athttps://cems.evisors.com/login.

Students should address their Program Manager,CEMS Club or alumni Local Committee to find outmore about their local SAMP.

In 2015 an increasing number of services will be-come available to students and alumni. More in-formation can be found at www.cems.org/alumni.

Students interested in contributing to the CAAshould contact [email protected] or theirLocal Committee.

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Career Forum and CEMS Annual Events

The CEMS Career Forum, an exclusive CEMS re-cruitment and professional networking event, is ahighlight event of the year and is held in early No-vember. The event includes pre-scheduled inter-views, for which students are pre-selected by Cor-porate Partners prior to the event based upon thesubmission of a formal application. Students canparticipate more than once in the Career Forum,

including the pre-scheduled interviews. The CareerForum in 2015 will take place at WU, Vienna Uni-versity of Economics and Business.

Students are invited to participate in CEMS-accredited Skill Seminars during the Career Forum.

Every year at the beginning of December the CEMSAnnual Events take place. Several events are orga-nised over a four-day period: different stakeholdermeetings, the annual General Assembly and theCEMS MIM Graduation Ceremony. These eventsbring together around 2,000 people, those whowork with CEMS in different positions, alumni, stu-dents and their families.

The Annual Events, including the Graduation Ce-remony, will be hosted by Stockholm School ofEconomics in 2016 and by University of SydneyBusiness School in 2017.

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Once students have entered the MIM pro-gramme, they are registered in the database ofwww.cems.org by their home school ProgrammeManager and automatically receive a welcomemessage with a login and password to the stu-dent private zone and information on the hostschool and the MIM programme.

Most information is available in the public sitebut for more advanced operations located in theStudent Private Zone, students have to log in. Thestudent private zone on the intranet offers thestudents the option to:

Follow their curriculum/grades registered inthe systemRegister for Block Seminars, Management andBusiness Communication Tests, Career Foruminterviews and Skill Seminars, the programmesof the Annual Events

Pay the Student Registration and Handling Fee,if applicable.Upload their photos and CVs, which can besearched by Corporate PartnersSearch and keep contact with their fellowCEMS students and members of the AlumniReceive news from the CEMS Community aswell as internship and job offers from Corpo-

rate Partners through the JobMarket.Take advantage of the housing search opportu-nity in the CEMS citiesGet information and register for communityand regional events organised by the StudentClubsConsult Career Development platforms - GoingGlobal and Wetfeet - free of charge

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MEMBER SCHOOLS - as of January 2015

Australia The University of Sydney Business SchoolAustria WU, Vienna University of Economics and BusinessBelgium Louvain School of ManagementBrazil Escola de Administrao de Empresas de So Paulo-FGVCanada Ivey Business SchoolChile Universidad Adolfo IbezChina (Beijing) Tsinghua University School of Economics and ManagementChina (Hong Kong) HKUST Business School

Czech Republic University of Economics, PragueDenmark Copenhagen Business SchoolFinland Aalto University School of BusinessFrance HEC ParisGermany University of CologneHungary Corvinus University of BudapestIndia Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaIreland UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolItaly Universit BocconiJapan Keio UniversityNorway Norwegian School of EconomicsPoland Warsaw School of EconomicsPortugal Nova School of Business and EconomicsRussia Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg UniversitySingapore National University of SingaporeSpain ESADE Business SchoolSweden Stockholm School of EconomicsSwitzerland University of St. GallenThe Netherlands Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityTurkey Ko University Graduate School of BusinessUnited Kingdom LSE, The London School of Economics and Political Science

SOCIAL PARTNERS - as of January 2015

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CORPORATE PARTNERS - as of January 2015

A.T. KearneyABBAirbus GroupArelikArla FoodsAstraZeneca PLCBarillaBeiersdorf AG

BNP ParibasColoplastCrdit Agricole S.A.Daymon WorldwideDeloitte Touche TohmatsuDeutsche BankDropboxEDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.EF Education FirstFacebookFung (1937) Management Ltd.GDF SUEZGlaxoSmithKlineGoogleGroupe SEBGrupa AzotyHenkel AG & Co. KGaAHiltiHSBCIndesit Company s.p.a.ING Group

Kerry Group plcKONEKowa Company, LtdLOralLawson, IncLVMHMaerskMasterCardMcKinsey & Company

Millennium bcp - Banco Comercial PortugusMondi Europe & InternationalMVMNatixisNokia CorporationNomura Securities Co, Ltd.Novo NordiskOesterreichische NationalBank

OMV AktiengesellschaftOTP BankProcter & GamblePricewaterhouseCoopersQBE Insurance Group LimitedReckitt BenckiserSABMiller plcSalesforce.comSchneider ElectricShellSiemens Management Consulting

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