Internationalisation and regional roots
2012 CEMS Annual Events in St. Gallen
A glance CEMS Annual Events 2012
From 26 November to 2 December 2012, the HSG hosted the CEMS Annual Events – for the first time since 1995. More than 2000 guests, among them students, faculty and representatives of trade and industry, dealt with the topic of “Responsible Leadership”. The highlight of the event was the award of degree certificates to the approx. 800 graduates of the CEMS MIM programme.
ideas – it is important that you stick to your goals and make yourselves aware of where your journey should take you.”
The over 200 guests who came to St. Gallen for the 2012 CEMS Annual Events met for a whole number of internal CEMS events. These, however, also provided them with an insight into the City of “Your values are your St. Gallen and Eastern Switzerland. In cooperation with St. Gallen-Bodensee most important Tourism, the HSG’s organising The Annual Events included a public resource in your committee had arranged for guided panel discussion about “Responsible capacity as leaders.” tours of the city, visits to museums Leadership”. The panel consisted of and the Abbey Library, as well as ABB HR Manager Gary Steel, former outings into the region. Virtually all hotel rooms in Federal Councillor Ruth Metzler, Care International St. Gallen and the surrounding area were booked up General Secretary Robert Glasser, HSG Professor by the guests for the duration of the CEMS Annual Heike Bruch, Credit Suisse Executive Nanette Events. The Events take place every year in the Hechler-Fayad’herbe and HSG President and CEMS Chairman Thomas Bieger. In the panel discussion, they location of a different CEMS partner. talked about the necessary skills and values of leaders CEMS is a network of 28 leading business universities and looked into the question as to the extent to on four continents and of 60 globally operating which institutions like the University of St. Gallen are corporations and NGOs. The HSG has been a able to teach such skills. member since 1989. CEMS was set up in 1988; its Master in International Management (CEMS MIM) is “Responsible Leadership” also occupied 25 students an internationally recognised degree programme that from all over the world during a one-week CEMS course. Barack Obama, Roger Federer, Céline Dion: in conveys theory, practice and intercultural competence. The CEMS MIM has consistently been classed the seminar room of the CEMS course, personalities among the top three in the Financial Times Ranking of were smiling from colour paper collages which students had distributed around the room. The vernis- Master’s programmes in Management since 2009. sage was the result of a creative stock-taking exercise. Students complete this programme in addition to the Master’s programme at their own universities, spending Students had used crayons, cardboard, scissors and one semester at one of the partner universities in glue to express the goals and ideas which they would another country. Also, students must be able to provide later want to introduce into their professional lives. evidence of proficiency in two foreign languages, as “Your values are your most important resource in well as serving an internship of at least ten weeks’ your capacity as leaders,” said course leader Prof. Dr. duration. Wolfgang Jenewein. “Daily routine undermines big
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