On 11 September, the Financial Times published its annual ‘Masters in Management’ world rankings. The CEMS Master’s in International Management (MIM) offered by the Louvain School of Management (LSM, UCL’s school of management), the rankings’ sole Belgian representative, is ranked ninth. This confirms the status of CEMS as the best international programme on five continents .
Founded in 1988 and offered by the world’s 30 highest ranked business schools, the CEMS programme is one of the jewels of the LSM. It’s a comprehensive two-year master’s programme in international management that allows students to combine two degrees (the LSM master’s and the CEMS MIM). Practice-oriented, CEMS proposes spending a semester at another institution in the CEMS network (e.g. ESADE (Spain), Bocconi (Italy), University of St Gallen (Switzerland), Rotterdam School of Management (the Netherlands), Sydney Business School (Australia), HKUST Business School (Hong Kong), Ivey Business School (Canada)), an international internship, a business project, and soft skills seminars offered by CEMS partner companies (McKinsey , Deloïte, PwC, Google, GSK, Facebook, L’Oréal, Microsoft, etc.).
CEMS in figures:
- 30 business schools on five continents
- More than 1,264 students representing 70 nationalities
- More than 75 partner companies (including multinationals) and 5 NGO partners
- 12,029 alumni representing 85 nationalities and working in 75 countries
- Every year LSM welcomes approximately 40 students from other CEMS institutions
- 38 of our CEMS students study for one semester at one of the 30 network institutions
CEMS student testimonials
Dominik Novák, Czech Republic, Consultant, Strategy at PwC: ‘CEMS is one of the best choices I’ve made. It allowed me to focus on myself and my development, and that helps me to keep raising my game and to achieve more challenging goals.’
Emna Chaouch, Belgium: ‘What I like most about CEMS is the opportunity to study in the world’s greatest schools, the excellent reputation and the ranking. CEMS offers the opportunity to build a vast professional network and acquire skills in project and people management and teamwork.’
Marius Declerck, Belgium, Associate at The Boston Consulting Group: ‘CEMS is one of the most prestigious programmes to get involved in. It’s a tremendous network of alumni and partner companies though which we can meet the world’s future leaders, and this combines perfectly with acquiring advanced skills and key experiences for personal development.’