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CEMS MIM at Aalto
CEMS, the Global Alliance in Management Education, brings together 33 leading business schools and almost 80 multinational companies and NGOs, who jointly offer the top-ranked, international and practice-oriented CEMS Master's in International Management (MIM) programme.
CEMS was established in 1988 by four leading European business schools: ESADE, HEC Paris, Bocconi University and the University of Cologne. Aalto University School of Business (previously Helsinki School of Economics) is a proud member of the CEMS alliance since 1998.
CEMS is recognised as a unique global community, comprising the world’s finest students, schools, alumni, corporate and social partners, delivering the leading international Master’s in Management (MiM) that prepares responsible leaders contributing to a more open, sustainable and inclusive world. 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.
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.
There are two ways to complete CEMS MIM at Aalto University - either as a full two-year Master’s Degree (Master’s in Global Management / 120 cr.) or as a one-year ‘crown model’ (66 cr.) that is integrated into an existing Master’s degree at Aalto. Both tracks include an exchange semester at one of the CEMS partner schools, view the full list of universities here!
The Master’s Programme in Global Management / CEMS offers the students two highly prestigious qualifications: MSc in Economics and Business administration granted by Aalto University School of Business and CEMS Master’s in International Management (MIM) granted by CEMS, the Global Alliance in Management Education.
The Global Management MSc programme with CEMS MIM has a fixed, carefully designed curriculum including studies in one of the six specialisation areas and the CEMS MIM studies, including an exchange semester at another CEMS school.
Students already enrolled in one of Aalto University’s study programmes can, on the other hand, apply for the one-year ‘crown-model’ CEMS MIM (66 ECTS) to be completed in parallel with their regular Aalto MSc studies. To be eligible for this option, an applicant must be either a Master’s level student or in the last year of their Bachelor’s studies when applying.