Press Corner

We are pleased to announce that CEEMAN has been accepted as a Full Member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE). INQAAHE, established in 1991, is a world-wide association of over 200 Quality Assurance Agencies (QAA) in higher education.

Early registrations for IMTA-International Management Teachers Academy and Program Management Seminar are currently available. Plan to send candidates for both programs and register them before 21 December 2016 to receive additional 20% reduction on the early-bird fee for one participant in the Program Management Seminar.

At the last EQUAL Board meeting that was organized and hosted by RISEBA University on 25 October 2016 in Riga, new Chair and Vice-Chair of EQUAL Board were elected. Professor Eric Waarts (VSNU) was elected as Chair and Professor Jérôme Rive (IAE France) was elected as Vice-Chair of EQUAL Board.

CEEMAN has received approval for “Skilled Business Leaders for Skilled Europe” project funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union (KA2 Strategic Partnerships) for preparation of cross-country report based on the findings of CEEMAN-led research on Management Development Needs in Dynamic Societies, development of guidelines for higher education institutions curricula, teaching materials and tools, and related education and dissemination events.

CEEMAN Case Teaching and Case Writing Workshop, led by experienced IMTA faculty members, Prof. Jim Ellert and Prof. Joe Pons, was held from 17-20 October at Narxoz University, Almaty, Kazakhstan and brought together 27 participants from eight institutions in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.

Prof. Danica Purg, CEEMAN President is travelling to China and South Korea in October 2016, which opens a new chapter in the Association’s international endeavours and actively builds bridges in the dynamics societies.

On 28 September, the PRME Central and Eastern European Chapter has had its second meeting, deciding on the future steps of the Chapter as well as discussing the topic of Boosting Social Entrepreneurship through Management Education. Close to 50 participants from 16 countries joined the meeting.

The 24th CEEMAN Annual Conference “Management Education for a Digital World” took place in Tallinn, Estonia from 28-30 September, hosted by Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration (TSEBA). The participants had a chance to get to know the “digital world” at the innovative experiential workshop at e-Estonia and Ulemiste Technopolis and a number of internationally renowned speakers shared their insights and ideas in business and education panels.

With great sadness, we received the news of Prof. Madis Habakuk, CEEMAN Board member and one of the most dedicated pioneers of CEEMAN, passing away. These are the farewell words of prof. Danica Purg on behalf of CEEMAN at the commemorative ceremony of prof. Habakuk.

On 5 September 2016, Lviv Business School of Ukrainian Catholic University was awarded the International Quality Accreditation. Based on the self-assessment report and site visit to the school in July 2016, it was acknowledged that Lviv Business School is an innovative and unique business school, very relevant to the needs of society in its context.

In 2016 CLADES is celebrating the 51st Annual Assembly of CLADEA, an important date when academics, schools and faculties related to management, business, economics and administration get together during a whole day to share our know-how and expertise in the area of university education.

The call for submissions for the Case Writing Competition, organized for the ninth time in cooperation with Emerald Group Publishing, has just closed. Sixty-eight cases written by 141 authors and co-authors from 21 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and USA) were submitted for this year's competition. Among the case authors are five IMTA alumni and one IMTA faculty member. Fifteen authors are from CEEMAN member schools. The preparation of six cases involved international cooperation.

CEEMAN Champion Awards 2016 winners have been selected. Since 2010 CEEMAN has been recognizing outstanding achievements of individuals associated with CEEMAN. See who is awarded this year!

NARXOZ University, one of the leading economic universities in Kazakhstan, has been awarded the International Quality Accreditation. Based on the self-assessment report and site visit to NARXOZ University in May 2016, it was acknowledged that NARXOZ University provides excellent and relevant education offerings and research activities.

The call for submissions for the Case Writing Competition, for the ninth time organized in cooperation with Emerald Group Publishing, has just completed. 68 case studies written by 141 authors and co-authors from 21 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and USA) were received for the competition this year.

The 17th edition of CEEMAN’s IMTA-International Management Teachers Academy that hosted 25 participants from 14 countries, concluded on Thursday, 23 June with the graduation ceremony and a dinner at the spectacular Bled Castle. IMTA is a major hub for faculty development in the area of management education: close to 570 educators from 160 institutions and 49 countries around the world have completed IMTA since 2000.

On 1 June 2016, IEDC-Bled School of Management and CEEMAN received a visit of Dr. Chen Ning, the Executive Chairman of ITTN - International Technology Transfer Network based in China, and Board Partner of Green World Technological Development Co., Ltd., organized by Mr. Jure Tomc, CEO of JT Business Development Ltd (the official partner of ITTN in Central and Eastern Europe). They were received by Nenad Filipović, Academic Director of IEDC, Olga Veligurska, CEEMAN Director, Alenka Braček Lalić, CEEMAN Accreditation Director and Barbara Vilfan, Head of IEDC Operations.

We announce with great pleasure that the CEEMAN Board has been joined by Prof. Nicola Kleyn, dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science in South Africa, and Dr. Xiaobo Wu, dean of the School of Management at Zhejiang University in China.

CEEMAN is happy to report building stronger ties with Asian schools. Last month, the Asian Institute of Management from Philippines (founded in 1968 by the Harvard Business School and academics as well as prominent business leaders of the Philippines) and now School of Management, Zhejiang University from China joined the CEEMAN family.

Forty-one program managers from 17 countries and 33 business schools and universities around the world came to Bled to attend CEEMAN’s Program Management Seminar from 13-15 April, hosted by the IEDC-Bled School of Management.