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Matena has become a higher education institution, receiving a state license to deliver master’s degree programs. With this milestone, Matena is now the first stand-alone business school in Armenia authorized to provide higher education.

On September 27, 2025, KROK Business School hosted the international scientific and practical conference “Leadership, Business Processes, and a Sustainable Future.” The event brought together over 50 participants — students, academics, and business representatives — reflecting a strong link between research, education, and practice in contemporary management.

The Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, in cooperation with the Institute for Eastern Studies Foundation and the National Council of Regional Chambers of Audit, has published the latest edition of the Local Government Financial Ranking in Poland 2024. The report, prepared cyclically since 2017, is one of the most comprehensive tools for analyzing local government finances in Poland. The academic coordinator of the ranking is Dr. Małgorzata Gałecka from the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business and the Impakt Dolny Slask Think Tank. The preparation of the ranking by academic experts ensures full objectivity and the highest level of methodological reliability.

MIM students took part in a field session to Zakarpattia region, where they explored local companies’ best practices and learned how regional businesses sustain growth amid wartime challenges. The visit combined academic learning with real-life examples of resilience, innovation, and community leadership in Western Ukraine.

Bled, Slovenia / Prague, Czechia – 23 September 2025 As the world’s largest cross-sector leadership gathering prepares to convene in Prague under the theme “Leading Together,” the International Leadership Association’s 27th Global Conference will this year be chaired by Professor Danica Purg, Founder and Dean of IEDC–Bled School of Management and President of CEEMAN - the International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies.

Faculty and doctoral candidates from International Executive School, Strasbourg will present research at Queen Mary University London, December 2-4, 2025. Their studies address sustainability challenges including water security, climate diplomacy, cultural heritage, Islamic finance, and women's empowerment.

Durres, Albania – 26 September 2025 – The 33rd CEEMAN Annual Conference, held in partnership with AVIS Albania, is concluding today in Durres, Albania after three days of high-level discussions, institutional networking, and knowledge exchange. Under the theme “The Role of Business Schools in a New World Order,” the event gathered 115 leaders from academia, business, and policy representing 28 countries.

BMI Executive Institute is an international business school with over 25 years of experience in shaping senior leaders, entrepreneurs, and board members through world-class executive education. With campuses in Vilnius and Brussels, and partnerships with leading global business schools, BMI provides a unique platform for executives to broaden their perspectives, strengthen their leadership skills, and connect with an international community.

The monograph Gender Equality in the EU and Ukraine. Women’s Rights in a Time of War has just been published. Co-edited by Prof. Agata Włodkowska, Vice-Rector for Education Quality at Vistula University, it also features her study on women’s protests and a chapter by Prof. Agnieszka Legucka, faculty member at Vistula, on women in the armed forces.

The Brave 4.0 program, hosted by MIM Business School, has concluded, supporting veterans, people with war-related disabilities, families of missing servicemen, and families of fallen defenders. With a focus on small agribusiness, the initiative strengthens resilience and fosters a future of recovery and growth for Ukraine.