News dai partner internazionali - 2011

EFMD, European Foundation for Management Development:

EFMD – CEIBS China Conference on "Competition and Cooperation between Europe and China"

Brussels, 24-24 November 2011

There are only a couple of weeks left to register for the upcoming EFMD – CEIBS China Conference set to take place in Brussels Belgium on 24 & 25 November 2011. The late fee will apply after November 1st, 2011.

This conference entitled: “Competition and Cooperation between Europe and China" is hosted by ICHEC Brussels Management School.

This international conference will first focus on the political framework of China's role in the world and its relationship with Europe. Chinese as well as European companies need to understand this political framework and be able to work with it if they wish to be successful in international markets.

The second part of the conference will have experts speaking about more specific issues, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate social responsibility, cross-cultural management as well as what role business schools can play to support China's growth and development.

Programme, practical information and the registration website can be accessed on www.efmd.org/china.

CHALLENGE:FUTURE (C:F, www.challengefuture.org)

Participate in Challenge:Future competitions this autumn and win EUR 2,500 scholarships and internships!

Hey! Did you know that your ideas can bring you one of the 40 scholarships, each worth EUR 2,500, to attend Challenge:Future Academy and Summit 2012 in the amazing Bled and Ljubljana, Slovenia? And that’s not all! You have the opportunity to receive financial support to turn your ideas into reality, plus internships, speaking opportunities at global events and many more.

Challenge:Future Youth Think Tank & Global Student Innovation Competition (C:F, www.challengefuture.org ) welcomes you to the Autumn Season of Challenges:

1. Facing 21st Century Disasters Imagine what kind of disasters we might be facing in the next decades and how to protect ourselves, respond or adapt to them. Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2011. Participate now!

2. C:F Change: Youth 4 Youth Using your creativity and experience, come up with an idea on how you could help make real impact for the underprivileged youth, from abandoned and homeless to immigrants and disabled ones. Deadline for submissions: 9 December 2011 Make an impact!

3. sLOVEnia – Old Stories for New Adventures Imagine and create fresh and innovative touristic products and solutions based on “old stories” and legends of selected tourist destinations in Slovenia, European country that will be the host of our C:F Academy and C:F Summit 2012. Create new tourist routes, souvenirs, concept hotels, museums… anything you can imagine. Deadline for submissions: 12 December 2011. Start creating!

For any questions or more info just send us a message via C:F Helpdesk or join the Skype hours, Mon-Thu, 13:00 – 16:00 PM CET (ID: challenge.future)

Good luck!

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UPCOMING CEEMAN EVENTS

International Conference on Hidden Champions in CEE and Dynamically Changing Environments
17-18 November 2011, Vienna, Austria

Success lessons from 100 unknown market leaders from CEE, CIS and Turkey

CEEMAN, an international management development association, and IEDC-Bled School of Management are proud to invite you to a leading-edge conference “Hidden Champions in CEE and Dynamically Changing Environments”, taking place in Vienna on 17-18 November 2011. This event will provide you with a unique opportunity to hear and learn from those who have become market leaders in their perspective industries.

They are the hidden champions of the 21st century, who:
•    Have leading position in international niche markets
•    Have noticeably grown in size
•    Are true innovators
•    Have a remarkable capability to adapt to demanding business environments
•    Present interesting leadership stories
•    Are companies whose success is based on working smart and hard

Inspired by the bestselling book of Prof. Hermann Simon “Hidden Champions of the 21st Century”, CEEMAN, in cooperation with over 50 researchers from 18 countries (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine) has performed a research on more than 100 hidden champions around CEE, CIS and Turkey, and has revealed the common patterns, behaviors, and approaches that make these companies extremely successful.

The conference will bring together: owners and CEOs of hidden champions; researchers; business thinkers; expert on innovation, growth and international entrepreneurship; representative of international organizations (OECD and EU); government officials; management educators; and representative of financial and investment institutions.

A comprehensive program will reveal surprising findings and perspectives, as well as provide an unparalleled opportunity to learn from and to get inspired by hidden champions, to share perspectives and experiences, to build new partnerships, and to help enhance business and social cohesion in these regions.

The unrivalled conference which is not to be missed!

For more information and registration, including an interview with Prof. Hermann Simon, please visit www.ceeman.org/hidden-champions  

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CEEMAN Program Management Seminar
2-4 April 2012, Bled, Slovenia

Intended for program managers and directors, as well as all those dealing with design, marketing, and delivery of educational programs, the seminar has been enjoying high demand and positive feedback for over five years now. Close to 200 participants from 30 countries have participated in this program so far.

The seminar, aimed at improving operational excellence at management development institutions, will help participants to understand the complex role of the Program Manager (meeting the expectations of customers while gaining the cooperation of faculty and university leaders, integrating program development and marketing) and strengthen the leadership skills of the Program Manager (developing and motivating staff, working with faculty, and handling the pressures of the job).

Led by experienced practitioners of business education from Europe, Canada, and US, the classroom sessions, group work and engaging discussions provide a great platform for sharing experiences and gaining new insights and perspectives.

More details, including specific topics and faculty CVs, as well as application form, is available at CEEMAN website www.ceeman.org , while additional information can be obtained from Klara Pegan, klara.pegan@ceeman.org .

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International Management Teachers Academy (IMTA)
10-22 June 2012, Bled, Slovenia

Developing a new generation of management educators for a new generation of business leaders

CEEMAN’s IMTA (International Management Teachers Academy) program provides a unique opportunity for young faculty to improve their teaching skills, methods, and materials, and includes teaching using cases, case writing, course design, curricula development, and performance evaluation and feedback to students. The program is also designed to improve competences and skills integral to specific managerial disciplines (Finance, Leadership and Change Management, Marketing, Strategy and, for the first time in 2012, Business & Society), and provides input essential in other areas of a faculty member’s professional 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:
•    improved educational skills
•    development of new teaching materials
•    new research project and doctoral thesis leads
•    student (customer) satisfaction
•    international case competition awards to IMTA alumni
•    greater international cooperation, faculty networking, and exchange

For more information on program structure, faculty and admission, please visit www.ceeman.org/imta .

CEEMAN Program Management Seminar / March 2-4, 2011, Bled, Slovenia

Intended for program managers and directors, as well as all those dealing with design, marketing, and delivery of educational programs, this unique seminar has been enjoying high demand and positive feedback for over five years now, attended by close to 200 participants from 30 countries.

The program, aimed at improving operational excellence at management development institutions, will help participants to understand the complex role of the Program Manager (meeting the expectations of customers while gaining the cooperation of faculty and university leaders, integrating program development and marketing) and strengthen the leadership skills of the Program Manager (developing and motivating staff, working with faculty, and handling the pressures of the job).

Led by experienced practitioners of business education from Europe, Canada, and US, the classroom sessions, group work and engaging discussions with peers with diverse international background provide a great platform for sharing experiences and gaining new knowledge and perspectives.

For more information on specific topics and format, as well as participant testimonials and interview with two of the key faculty members, Mike Page and Dianne Bevelander, is available at www.ceeman.org/pms. Contact: Klara Pegan, CEEMAN program manager, klara.pegan@iedc.si or +386 4 57 92 570.

BMDA 9th Annual Conference
“How to become Efficient and Effective at the Same Time”
May 19th- 20th 2011, Tallinn, Estonia

Recent surveys are stating that many fast developing countries are succeeding mostly because of the hard and intensive work of their people. They are performing long hours and due to that reaching effectiveness in short-term perspective. However, they are failing in assuring efficient process of operations in long run. What should be done to be successful in both?

The 9th Annual Conference of the Baltic Management Development Association (BMDA), “How to become efficient and effective at the same time,” will try to explore these issues by discussing questions: How to understand efficiency? How it is possible to be more efficient while doing usual business? How IT technologies make the work of the employees more efficient, and at the same time preparing the background for effectiveness of the companies in the long run? How to combine efficiency and effectiveness? How intercultural factors affect efficiency and effectiveness of companies?

Those and other questions will be raised and discussed by the conference participants from different countries, representing business schools, consulting companies and corporations in different business sectors. The representatives of top management from Skype (Estonia), Swedbank (Sweden), Det Norske Veritas (Norway) and other corporations will be keynote speakers of the conference complemented by the prominent representatives of academic world.

Participants will also have a possibility to visit local and international companies operating in Estonia - Ericsson, Skanska, Nordea, Tallink, Tschudi Shipping, Felix Poltsamaa - in order to explore the real cases how these companies combine efficiency and effectiveness in their activities and to face other business and management issues.

As always during annual BMDA conference participants will enjoy networking with academic and corporate partners, be able to establish new co-operations, have enjoyable discussions both during the working sessions and during the evenings full of music, entertainment, dances and Estonian hospitality.

Visit www.bmda.net  or contact Viktorija Kmieliauskaite, BMDA Coordinator, at viktorija.kmieliauskaite@ism.lt  or phone +370 37 302203 for more information.

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IMTA - International Management Teachers Academy
5-17 June 2011, Bled, Slovenia

Developing a new generation of management educators for a new generation of business leaders

CEEMAN’s IMTA (International Management Teachers Academy) is an intensive and highly interactive faculty development program, providing a unique opportunity for young faculty to improve their teaching skills, methods, and materials, and includes teaching using cases, case writing, course design, curricula development, and performance evaluation and feedback to students. The program is also designed to improve competences and skills integral to specific managerial disciplines (Marketing, Finance, Strategy, and Leadership&Change Management), and provides input essential in other areas of a faculty member’s professional life, such as consulting, institution development and administration, and social responsibility.

The most frequently stated program results are:

· improved educational skills

· development of new teaching materials

· new research project and doctoral thesis leads

· student (customer) satisfaction

· international case competition awards to IMTA alumni

· greater international cooperation, faculty networking, and exchange


www.ceeman.org/imta