The main aim of the chapter is to give a stronger voice to PRME signatories of the CEE region within the PRME initiative and Responsible Management Education (RME) movement and provide them with more visibility, highlight good practices, as well as facilitate better exchange of ideas and experience in the area of RME relevant for the region. It will serve as a regional platform for dialogue, collaboration and collective action to further advance RME and sustainable development in support of broader UN goals.
The creation of regional PRME chapters was endorsed by PRME’s community in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, with the aim to support and advance the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) within particular geographic and cultural contexts. Since then, twelve regional PRME chapters have been created (e.g., the PRME Chapter Latin America & Caribbean (LAC), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Nordic, DACH, Brazil, UK & Ireland, etc.) and have proved to be a useful outlet for closer regional collaboration, sharing good practices, and implementing PRME locally.
CEEMAN’s office sent out a proposal to establish the CEE chapter in consultation with PRME’s secretariat in August 2015. After that, discussions about the creation of the chapter and its potential activities have been taking place informally via email and at the 23rd CEEMAN Annual Conference held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in September 2015. Since then, more than 15 schools from 13 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, including CIS and Central Asia, have expressed interest and supported the idea of establishing the chapter. Irina Sennikova, rector of RISEBA University and vice-president of CEEMAN, offered to host the chapter secretariat at her institution in Riga, Latvia, for the time being.
The Riga meeting in April will provide a platform for the official establishment of the chapter and develop a plan for its activities. The meeting participants are also encouraged to use the opportunity to deliver guest lectures at RISEBA’s International Week taking place at the same time, as well as to submit papers for the Ninth Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference (ASBBMC) 2016 “Challenges of Business Sustainability in the Digital Age” held later that week.
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Contact: Iveta Cirule, Head of RISEBA Creative Business Incubator, iveta.cirule@riseba.lv, phone +371 29189748