CEMS News

From ambition to action: Meet the 2026 CEMS Sustainability & Social Responsibility Award nomineesshamashaThu, 10/15/2026 - 15:29 How do you prepare future business leaders to make sustainability part of the decisions they make, rather than simply a topic they understand? News Across the CEMS Alli

How five CEMSies at Nova SBE helped EDP manage the material risks behind the energy transition shamashaThu, 10/15/2026 - 10:07 Five students, five months and one increasingly strategic question: how do you build the energy transition when some of the materials it depends on are becoming harder - and riskier - to secure? Working with CEMS Corporate Partner EDP, a team at Nova SBE turned

Emilio Martano on leading Portugal for CEMS Corporate Partner AmplifonshamashaWed, 10/14/2026 - 11:25 CEMS gave Emilio Martano a lifelong network across Europe and a global mindset. Today he is General Manager for Portugal at CEMS Corporate Partner Amplifon, the Italian-founded global leader in hearing health care and services. News

Keep hiring graduates, or risk the next generation of responsible global leaders, new CEMS report warnsshamashaThu, 10/01/2026 - 10:56 Companies that cut entry-level hiring in favour of AI risk breaking the pipeline through which they grow responsible, innovative leaders, and eroding the culture that takes many years to build, argue contributors to a major new global report from CEMS, t

Celebrating the 2026 CEMS Alumni of the Year shamashaTue, 09/29/2026 - 09:39 The CEMS Alumni Awards are presented annually to outstanding alumni in recognition of excellent contributions to promote one or many of the CEMS values.These awards celebrate the people who show what that looks like in practice. News

How CEMSies from VŠE Prague helped Plzeňský Prazdroj rethink non-alcoholic growth filliongMon, 09/21/2026 - 17:52 Five CEMSies, four months and one live strategic question: where can a leading brewer find new growth as drinking habits change? Working with Plzeňský Prazdroj, a student team at Prague University of Economics and Business turned market data into two concrete new beverage co

CEMS MIM ranked fourth in the world for the second year running shamashaTue, 09/15/2026 - 16:48 Overall score rises to 95.2/100 in the QS Master’s in Management ranking 2027. This top-four position consolidates the CEMS Master in International Management’s (MIM) position among the world’s leading management programmes and marks a strong collective achievement for the entire CEMS communi

“I have actively opted in” Flore Loisel on growth, grit and choosing CEMS Corporate Partner AlphaSights, again and againshamashaTue, 09/08/2026 - 17:20 When Flore Loisel swapped her CEMS home school in Paris for an exchange semester in London, a careers-fair conversation set her career in motion. Today she is a Senior Vice President at CEMS Corporate Partner AlphaSights, a global leader

CEMS graduates outperform global averages across all key career indicatorsfilliongMon, 09/07/2026 - 16:44 The latest Financial Times ranking (2026) confirms the “strong outcomes” achieved by graduates of the CEMS Master in International Management. Three years after graduation, they remain well ahead of the average across all 100 participating schools on all key indicators: achievement

Brian, FGV-EAESP (São Paulo) > Erasmus University (Rotterdam) > Esade (Barcelona) shamashaThu, 09/03/2026 - 16:20 What does it mean to build a community where everyone belongs? Discover how Brian's journey through Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain shaped his understanding of leadership, inclusion and positive impact. News

Arina, University of Sydney (Australia) > HKUST (Hong Kong)shamashaThu, 09/03/2026 - 15:55 Some people wait for opportunities. Others create them. Discover how Arina combined creative thinking with the courage to act, turning uncertainty into possibility across three continents. News Sydney was

Listen: UCD CEMS Academic Director Andrew Keating on Mastering Global LeadershipfilliongFri, 08/21/2026 - 15:59 How do you prepare future responsible global leaders for careers that may look very different just five years from now? In a recent episode of UCD Business Impact, Dr Andrew Keating, Academic Director of the CEMS Programme at UCD Smurfit School, talks about learning to adapt,

“No Day is Like Another” Daniel Kranabetter on eleven years at CEMS Corporate Partner GartnershamashaMon, 07/13/2026 - 12:16 When CEMS alumnus Daniel Kranabetter spotted a Gartner company advert during a train journey, curiosity got the better of him. Eleven years on, he leads a team of eight client directors at Gartner, serving some of the world’s largest enterprises. Corpor

CEMS Nordic Forum 2026: Shaping Business Beyond Agenda 2030shamashaThu, 07/02/2026 - 13:56 From March 26th to 29th, 2026, the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) welcomed 180 CEMS students from over 20 member schools for a record-breaking Nordic Forum. Centered on the theme “Shaping Business Beyond Agenda 2030,” this four-day event pushed the boundaries of traditional regional forums, b

Electrolux Group Joins the CEMS Global Alliance shamashaMon, 06/29/2026 - 15:29 The CEMS Global Alliance is pleased to welcome Electrolux Group as its newest Corporate Partner, further strengthening a global network committed to developing responsible leaders equipped to navigate complex business challenges and create positive impact. News

Empowering Innovation at VivaTech 2026 with CEMS EntrepreneursshamashaTue, 06/23/2026 - 15:38 At VivaTech this year, the CEMS community showed up in force: 90+ students, 30+ alumni and participants representing 20+ member schools came together to connect, learn and shape the future of innovation. Read on to discover the highlights. News

DACH Forum 2026: Where Business Meets Community in CologneshamashaMon, 06/22/2026 - 12:35 The CEMS DACH Forum 2026 brought together students and Corporate Partners for four days of learning, exchange, and connection in Cologne. From industry workshops and case studies to networking opportunities and social events, this year's edition offered a valuable blend of professional development

CEMS Alumni Mingle in Amsterdam at Henkel: the Science of HappinessshamashaWed, 06/17/2026 - 13:08 On June 5th, 2026, the CEMS Local Alumni Chapter Netherlands gathered for a vibrant evening of networking and professional growth, connection, and community. Read on to discover the key takeaways from an inspiring workshop on the science of happiness. News

Connecting Across Generations: Highlights from the CEMS Prague Alumni Homecoming 2026shamashaTue, 06/09/2026 - 12:57 The Czech Local Chapter welcomed over 50 alumni representing 12 graduating classes from 2001 to 2025. From discussing the community's future to sports activities and rooftop networking, the weekend demonstrated the value of lifelong connections within the CEMS Global Alli

160 CEMS students simulate global climate negotiations at St.GallenshamashaWed, 05/20/2026 - 16:29 From 11–13 May 2026, the University of St.Gallen welcomed students from eleven CEMS schools for this year’s CEMS Model UNFCCC Roleplay. Through an immersive simulation of the United Nations climate negotiations, CEMSies experienced firsthand the complexity of global diplomacy, multilateral