Block Seminars

The Block Seminar is a oneweek course that takes place at the beginning of Term 1.

Block Seminars bring together professors and students from various CEMS institutions.

Subjects derive from different cultural and academic perspectives; many topics are not a part of the universities’ standard curricula.

Depending on when Term 1 begins at different CEMS institutions, Block Seminars can take place between August and midOctober. As the Block Seminar is a mandatory element of the programme that can under no circumstances be postponed, class attendance is mandatory. It is

the student’s responsibility to make sure that they will be able to attend a Block Seminar

at the beginning of the programme. The Block Seminar accounts for 3 ECTS credits and students receive a grade. As a starting point, students are automatically assigned to the Block Seminar of their Term 1 school. However, as long as places are available

and with the permission of the school hosting the student during Term 1, students may apply for a Block Seminar different from the

one held at their “Term 1 school” (Subject to decision in 2021).

Topics, dates and exact locations are announced in the “Programme Offer” section on http://www. cems.org/am during Term 2 of the preceding academic year.