Flashback – CEMS Annual Events 2018

The networking event of the year, CEMS Annual Events 2018, took place in Malta between the 5th and 9th December. The Annual Events are organized on a rotating basis by 32 member schools.

During these days, members of the whole CEMS family gathered in one place – graduates of the CEMS partner universities, their relatives and schoolmates, board members, executives, academic staff, corporate partners and alumni. The Annual Events are the highlight of the CEMS year. They represent an exceptional opportunity to bring together the entire CEMS community for meetings, discussions, decision-making, and formal announcements. The program is full of Executive Board Meeting, Academic Directors Meeting, MBC Steering Committee, Programme Managers Meeting, Communication Directors Meeting, Corporate Partners Meeting, and Student Board Meeting. Total of 1241 students of 63 nationalities graduated on Saturday creating a community of nearly 14.500 CEMS alumni around the world.

This year is very special, CEMS Alliance celebrates its 30th anniversary as it was established in 1988 by founding members from the University of Cologne, HEC Paris, ESADE and the Università Bocconi. Moreover, the CEMS VŠE Academic Director, Ladislav Tyll, has been voted as a Deputy Chair of the CEMS Academic Committee, the academic director at HEC Paris, Michel Lander, has been voted as a Chair of the CEMS Academic Committee.

The whole CEMS Graduation 2018 ceremony can be watched on cems.org/ae18live (VŠE graduates are on the stage at a time 2:17:30 – 2:19:50). 26 VŠE graduates out of 39 were present at a ceremony. Photographies will follow soon.

Future CEMS Annual Events

  • 2019 – WU Vienna
  • 2020 – KUBS Korea
  • 2021 – CBS Copenhagen
  • 2022 – EAESP São Paulo

Admission Process

Access to the e-application is open now. The admission procedure consists of 2 intakes. The 1st intake deadline is on February 28, 2019, selected students will pass the assessment center. The 2nd intake is subject to available spots, the deadline is on April 30, 2019, additionally, GMAT ≥ 650 is required, selected students will pass the Skype crack the case interview.

For more information about the admission procedure see the Master in International Management/CEMS website.