The Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN)EABIS , Academy of Business in Society (Member Detail-CEEMAN), retrieved 29 December 2013. was established in 1993 with the aim of fostering management development and management education development in CEE region. Its membership includes over 200 members (business schools, universities, management development centers, national, regional and international associations, corporations and individuals) from more than 51 countries, including from Western Europe, both Americas, Africa and Asia.
Activities The main activities of the association include educational programs for faculty and staff of management development institutions (such as IMTA – International Management Teachers Academy and Program Management Seminar,EUA , European University Association (News From Members and Partners) CEEMAN, Retrieved 1 February 2014.GBSN , Global Business Schools Network Events (CEEMAN’s IMTA (International Management Teachers Academy)), Retrieved 1 February 2014 International Quality Accreditation (IQA),CEEMAN IQA, CEEMAN Website Accreditation Page, Retrieved 1 February 2014 international conferences, promoting case writing and use of case method in management education in CEE, fostering international cooperation and joint projects between its member institutions, etc.
Collaboration CEEMAN has collaboration with the EMBA council (Executive MBA Council),Executive MBA Council , Executive MBA Council Power of Partnerships, Retrieved 1 February 2014 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD),EFMD, What is EFMD – List of Members, Retrieved 1 February 2014 Association of MBAs (AMBA), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), and a number of other international and regional management development associations.CEEMAN, CEEMAN (About us – Members – Exchange Members), Retrieved 1 February 2014
CEEMAN is a steering committee member of PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education initiativePrinciples for Responsible Management Education PRME, PRME Home Page (Steering Committee), Retrieved 1 February 2014 and is leading its Working Group on Poverty as a Challenge to Management Education.PRME , PRME Working Groups, Retrieved 1 February 2014
In 2009, CEEMAN, in cooperation with TMK Lab company from Slovenia and IEDC-Bled School of Management, established Challenge FutureChallenge Future , Challenge:Future :: Global Youth Think Tank Home Page, Retrieved 1 February 2104IEDC-Bled School of Management, UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, Retrieved 1 February 2014 – a global youth think tank and competition on innovation and sustainability. The project offers various possibilities for engagement for youth in competitions and specialized contests on issues related to sustainability, discussion groups, action teams, or local university-based chapters, and by 2011 has attracted close to 18,000 members from 200 countries.
Since 1998, the association has been organizing an international Case Writing Competition. , this has been in partnership with Emerald, an independent publisher of global research.Emerald Strategic Partners , (Emerald Website – Home – About Emerald – Company Information – Strategic Partners), Retrieved 1 February 2014Emerald Research Awards , (Emerald Website- Home – Research Zone – Research Awards), Retrieved 1 February 2014
Accreditation Established in 1998, the International Quality Accreditation (IQA),CEEMAN IQA, CEEMAN Website Accreditation Page, Retrieved 1 February 2014 focuses on addressing the needs of management schools. CEEMAN modified its IQA accreditation scheme in 2007 with new assessment procedures to encourage schools to focus on the delivery and development of quality educational products within their specific environment and context.Ceeman revamps accreditation scheme, Financial Times, Features of the Week, 30 September 2007.
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External links Latin American Council of Business Schools (CLADEA) IEDP