CEMS Magazine | May 2011
EVENTS
WRITER: Kevin Titman CEMS Communications Manager
CEMS Annual Events placed under the sign of Corporate Social Responsibility Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus University hosted the 22nd CEMS Annual Events. The highlight of a rich programme saw the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus (the Bangladeshi economist and founder of Grameen Bank) appear as keynote speaker on Friday 3rd December for a series of debates with CEMS students, alumni, academics and corporate partners. The appearance of such an active supporter of social business represented a major rubber-stamping of three new CSR initiatives within CEMS: the recent signing of the Principles for Responsible Management Education, the induction of CARE International and Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International as Social Partners and the implementation of a student-driven graduation oath committing graduates to uphold global citizenship and responsible management in working life. The latter of the three projects received a ringing endorsement, with 98% of the near-600 students graduating on stage in Rotterdam signing the declaration.
Muhammad Yunus (middle) and George Yip, Dean of Rotterdam School of Management (right) engage in debate during the Friday panel discussion
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