Principle 2: Values

Prme

We will incorporate into our academic activities, curricula, and organizational practices the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.

Cems

CEMS is a value based organization and empowers students and graduates to follow their curiosity and make full use of the learning resources available in the CEMS network with the highest standard of ethical and social responsibility and professional integrity.

CEMS Vision and Mission Vision

CEMS is recognized as a unique global community, comprising the world’s finest students, alumni, schools, corporate and social partners. The CEMS 2025 vision is focused on delivering the leading CEMS MIM programme that prepares responsible leaders contributing to a more open, sustainable and inclusive world.

Mission

The CEMS Mission Statement is a reflection of CEMS’ ethical and responsible approach to management education.

CEMS is a global alliance of academic and corporate institutions dedicated to educating and preparing future generations of international business leaders. The CEMS academic and corporate members work collectively to develop knowledge and provide education that is essential in the multilingual, multicultural and interconnected business world. The joint CEMS MIM Programme is the main vehicle for achieving this goal.

Common to all activities is the aim of promoting global citizenship, with particular emphasis placed upon the following values:

The pursuit of excellence with high standards of performance and ethical conduct; Understanding and drawing upon cultural diversity with respect and empathy; Professional responsibility and accountability in relation to society as a whole.

CEMS Global Values Statement

CEMS develops the students’ mindset and instills the CEMS values from the moment they are accepted into the CEMS MIM programme through to after graduation. CEMS students are on a path to responsible citizenship and are held to the highest standards of ethical and social responsibility and professional integrity. They are expected to share the CEMS core values and draw upon cultural diversity with respect and empathy and accountability in relation to society as a whole.

With the goal of raising the awareness of the values at the heart of the CEMS community, the CEMS Global Values Statement is integrated into every year’s CEMS graduation ceremony. This is to give students the opportunity to formally commit to uphold these values on the day of their graduation. This act strengthens these va- lues that we see as guiding principles for everyday decision making both as a student and as a professional.

“As a lifelong member of the CEMS community, I hereby commit to uphold and be guided by the following principles:

The pursuit of excellence with the highest ethical standards, integrity, and humility. Professional responsibility and accountability in relation to society and the environment.

Drawing upon the value of cultural diversity with respect and empathy.

My decisions and actions, both now and in the future, will reflect this Commitment to Global Citizenship that I make here today.”

CEMS Awards

CEMS has set up numerous awards to recognize the efforts of the CEMS member schools, students and alumni in contributing to the success of the CEMS alliance. These awards ranges from “School of the Year”, “Course of the Year”, “Business Project of the Year” and “CEMS Club of the Year”, etc.

Other awards recognize the students and alumni who have shared and practiced the CEMS values and contributed towards the society, including “CEMS Alumni of the Year” and the “CEMS Philippe Louvet Innovation Award”.

CEMS Alumni of the Year Award

The CEMS Alumni Awards are presented annually to outstanding alumni in recognition of excellent contributions to promote one or many of the CEMS values based on the 5 important parameters, including Global Citizenship, Cultural Diversity, Professional Responsibility, Professional Accountability and Impact on society as a whole.

Together with CEMS Corporate Partner L’Oréal, the “CEMS Philippe Louvet Innovation Award” was created in memory of Philippe Louvet, former Vice President Human Resources at L’Oréal, CEMS Honorary Member and CEMS Strategic Advisor. This award celebrates Philippe Louvet’s passion for education and for CEMS, his constant quest for innovation in education, and his unique ability to build bridges between business and academia.

The CEMS Philippe Louvet Innovation Award aims at encouraging and enabling innovation that will bring value to the community and its stakeholders within the CEMS alliance.

The Social Impact Project won the CEMS Philippe Louvet Innovation Award 2022. Three CEMS students from ESADE Business School and Corvinus University of Budapest aimed to create an opportunity for changemakers to act together and tackle global challenges through three pillars:

Raising awareness and giving students the key to solve challenges

Providing students with flexibility to diversify their experience and knowledge

Involving students and thereby inspiring them to lead the change

Through the Social Impact Project, students will support people in developing countries to resolve the social and environmental challenges they are facing. The two main objectives are to enable students to become impactful changemakers by going through a hands-on transformative experience and to strengthen the global impact of CEMS, thereby positing the alliance as a force for positive change.