CEEMAN’s IMTA (International Management Teachers Academy) program provides a unique opportunity for young faculty to develop their curricula, course design, teaching materials and particularly teaching skills and methods. The program is heavily based on the case method, including teaching with cases, case writing, and performance evaluation and feedback to students. It is also designed to improve competences and skills integral to specific managerial disciplines, and provides input essential in other areas of a faculty member's professionsl life, such as consulting, institution development and administration, and social responsibility.
The exchange of ideas and experience with colleagues from other countries is also an invaluable source of learning, and an effective instrument in establishing professional contacts and networks, additionally enhanced via the IMTA Alumni Association.
According to post-program feedback received by IMTA participants and their institutions, the effects of the program go far beyond individual professional career development. Its benefits also include an impact on the participants’ institutions and their respective stakeholders.
The most frequently stated program results are:
“IMTA is a creative response to the needs related to the economic transition and social transformation processes … and is doing an excellent job” Independent international evaluation “I don’t know of another course like this. It’s a gem. To have so many distinguished professors to ourselves for two weeks – it’s unheard of in academia.”
Jason Cope, UK, IMTA 2003 alumnus
“I enjoyed my time at IMTA very much at many levels, personally and professionally. Many insights and friendships have been gained in that intensive period of two weeks.”
Wee Ling Loo, Singapore Management University, IMTA 2006 alumna
“I am back to my office sharing my discoveries with my colleagues :) Thank you very much for the program! For Fireworks inside and outside!”
Oksana Knyazeva, IPM, Minsk, Belarus, IMTA alumna 2011
“I immensely enjoyed those two highly productive weeks in Bled. Every day of study and learning in such a diverse but homogeneous environment was the day of discovery for me. You really made me to rethink some of the postulates of my mindset… It will take some time to realize all the take-away.
Volodymyr Bidny, MIM-Kyiv, Ukraine, IMTA alumnus 2011
“It was a pleasure for me to be a part of such nice group and the time spent in Bled was one of the best learning experiences for me.”
Sana Tauseef Essani, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan, IMTA 2011 alumna
“There is no doubt that IMTA has contributed a lot to ISM development already and will in the future. IMTA is number one on the list of our faculty development programs. I wish only the best for this program, its team. The value it produces in increasing teaching quality is really great.”
Nerijus Pačesa, President, ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania
IMTA is an intensive and highly interactive two-week program with a well-balanced focus on general and discipline-specific aspects of management education. Week 1 focuses on common issues related to general aspects of management education, with special emphasis on the case method and project work. It also deals with the skills required in the multiple roles of faculty. Innovations in management development are discussed in the context of IT, project-based education, and the integration of the arts, culture, and science.
Week 2, structured into disciplinary tracks, such as Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Leadership and Change Management, and Business in Society, in 2012 will consist of the following:
During Week 2 participants focus on requirements and opportunities more specific to their particular disciplines. Pre-program individual preparation and in-program lectures and discussions, individual preparation, small group discussions and teamwork, case discussions, simulations, role-play, presentations, and other work methods position IMTA participants at the center of the learning process.
A high-profile team of experienced, internationally-renowned professors share their personal experiences and the best practices of their prestigious institutions.
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Jim Ellert Academic Director IMTA, Emeritus Professor and Former Dean of Faculty, IMD, Switzerland, visiting professor, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia Finance track |
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Joe Pons President of AXIOMA Marketing Consultants, previously Marketing Professor at IESE International Graduate School of Management, Spain Marketing track |
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JB Kassarjian Emeritus Professor, IMD, Switzerland and Professor of Management at Babson College, US Leadership track |
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Krzysztof Obloj Professor of Strategic Management at the School of Management at Warsaw University and Kozminski University, Poland Strategy track |
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Arshad Ahmad Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada Teaching philosophy and strategy |
Read an interview with IMTA faculty, "IMTA Touches People's Lives", in CEEMAN News 56 - Summer 2010
IMTA, as a program aimed at developing well-rounded management educators, has become a platform upon which complementary programs are being developed and implemented. In addition to the CME (Consultancy for Management Educators) program implemented in previous years, a new program will be offered in the period 2010-2012: the IMTA Educational Material Development Program, which consists of two modules: a Case Writing Module and a Research and Publishing Module that can be taken in parallel, one after another, or separately, as in the period 2010-2011, will continue also in the period 2012-2013. A new program on developing faculty coaching, mentoring and consulting skills is being developed. Further programs and activities provide continuous support to IMTA alumni, and include the projects and events organized by the IMTA Alumni Association.
Potential participants may apply before 23 March 2012 by submitting:
A working knowledge of English and at least two years of relevant teaching experience are the minimum requirements for applying to the program.
Shortlisted candidates are interviewed before final selection, and final admission to the program is determined by the Admission Committee.
Fees for 2012 edition of IMTA are:
The above tuition fees area already subsidized by a special scholarship scheme offered by CEEMAN. The fees do not include meals, accommodation and travel expenses.
Download IMTA 2012 application form
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Milenko Gudić Managing Director IMTA milenko.gudic@ceeman.org Tel: +386 4 57 92 521 |
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Klara Pegan Program Manager klara.pegan@ceeman.org Tel: +386 4 57 92 570 |
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