Leonardo Quality in Education 2005-2007

1. Leonardo Quality in Education 2005-2007

2. CEU Business School • CEU Business School was established in 1988 (known as IMC - International Management Center until 2002) by a group of visionary leaders, including philanthropist George Soros and Hungarian entrepreneur Sándor Demján.  It was the first educational institution in the CEE region to train managers by offering a western graduate business program leading to an American MBA.  • After 12 years of granting joint degrees, the Business School joined Central European University, as an integral part of the institution, but remaining a legally independent, separately registered entity.  Its name was officially changed to CEU Business School in September of 2002.

3. Mission Our Mission To train future business leaders with a sense of social responsibility and public leaders with cutting edge management skills. To be a catalyst of change, by playing an active role in introducing American style business education to the public and private sectors of the still transforming economies „east of the EU”. Our Purpose To provide excellent undergraduate and graduate education to students from Central-Eastern Europe and across the globe. To advance business and society issues in Hungary, through thought-provoking research, workshops and conferences.

4. Vision and Values • Our Vision • To become a top-tier business school in Europe with strengths in finance and the social context of business. • Our Values • Respect for cross-cultural differences and diversity • Ethics and integrity • Close, collaborative relationships with industry and other institutional/educational partners

5. Student Body • Our student body is among the most diverse in Europe. Each year, over 80% of MBA, and 85% of BBA students come from outside Hungary. Students not only study international business issues, they are confronted with them and challenged by them each day with their classmates. CEU Business School students are world-wise, with a strong sensitivity to cross-cultural issues.

6. Programs • Graduate Degree Programs • MBA Full-time (11 months) • MBA Part-time Weekend (2.5 years) • Executive MBA-IMM (18 months) • MSc in IT Management (11 months) • Undergraduate Degree Programs • BBA (4 years) Dual degree in International Business • Executive Development Programs • Core and custom-designed programs from a few days to a few months

7. International Masters in Management The Executive MBA Program, “International Masters in Management” is a joint effort of 4 premier Business Schools: Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, Tilburg University’s Tias Business School, GISMA Business School, Germany and CEU Business School. It has just recently been ranked # 11 in the world by the Financial Times in their world-wide survey of Executive MBAs. FT also ranked the program #1 in the world in “international course experience”. This integrated, part-time Executive MBA, which begins each year in February, is for experienced professionals who seek to obtain their degree while maintaining their full-time job responsibilities. Rotating on-campus instructional time is focused into six two-week residential sessions over the 2 years.

8. MBA • CEU Business School offers an exceptional opportunity to earn an American MBA in the heart of Europe. The ONE-YEAR, full-time program begins each year in September. A rigorous, participative curriculum is taught by prominent international faculty with roots and experience in Central-Eastern Europe. Influential senior executives from many of the largest multi-national corporations prepare students to rise to the challenges of the local transforming economies through guest lectures, mentorships, and real-world consulting projects.

9. Weekend MBA • The modular WEEKEND MBA, the same high quality American degree as the full-time program, can also be earned on a part-time basis, with no career interruption. The Weekend program starts in January each year, with classes running intensively from Friday afternoon until Sunday noon, every third weekend.

10. MSc in IT Management Program • The School offers an MSc in IT Management Program, which is a short, highly concentrated business degree, much more specialized than an MBA. The Program focuses on the relevant management issues in the IT discipline across various industries, with particular emphasis given to developing entrepreneurial skills. Carefully designed to accomodate the needs of industry professionals, the Programs starts every September, with a duration of 7 or 11 months.

11. Dual Undergraduate Degree in International Business • NEW this year is the Dual Undergraduate Degree in International Business from Università Bocconi and CEU Business School. • Students will develop diversity of thought, international management competencies and a truly global mindset. • The first 2 years of the program will be delivered at CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary, and the final 2 years at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy. • Upon completion of this program, students will receive: an Italian Undergraduate Degree (Laurea) and an American Bachelor of Business Administration.

12. Keeping pace with a constantly changing economy and an ever increasing competitive environment are some of the fundamental challenges facing organizations today. Managers at all levels must be fully committed to the concept of life-long learning, and to the time and effort to continuously broaden their skills required to build and strengthen their firm’s capabilities. CEU Business School’s vast array of Executive Education Programs have been developed to upgrade practitioners’ knowledge, add new competencies, and enhance managerial effectiveness. Choose from a portfolio of programs ranging from a few days to our Executive MBA, which runs for 18 months. Executive Education

13. International Study Tours • Academic content • Regional and country overviews and updates • Company visits • Entartainment and good food • Networking support • Full host service

14. Quality Management: International Accreditation • Previous affiliations provided accredited programs, e.g. Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western University, Clevelend, Ohio – AACSB accreditation • Current MBA program accredited by New York State • ‘International Masters in Management’ accredited by prestigious universities: Purdue, Tilburg and GISMA Business School in Germany and CEU • Dual Undergraduate Degree in International Business: Bocconi and CEU Business School

15. Hungarian Accreditation • OKÉV (National Public Educational Assessment and Examination Centre) and FAT (Adult Education Accreditation Council) – both voluntary, but a precondition for public subsidy • Institutional accreditation by OKÉV and FAT since 2003 • Programs accredited by FAT (AEAC): MBA, Managerial Competency Assessment and Development, Young Managers’ Program, Project Management, Managing in the EU, Managing in the Energy Sector, MSC in IT Management • Also accreditation by Hungarian Public Administration Institute valid for 3 years • FAT(AEAC) accreditations for 2 years

16. Current Quality Initiatives Learning outcomes • Desiging an overall framework of learning outcomes • Developing tools of assessment • Training faculty and admin staff in the use of tools FAT (AEAC) • Manual in the process of development • Plans drawn up for implementation

17. Useful links to documents on quality management in Hungarian education • Structures of Education, Vocational Training and Adult Education Systems in Europe: Hungary 2003 www.cedefop.eu.intwww.eurydice.org • Adult Education in Hungary (Institute for Higher Educational Research) www.eaea.org/doc/aehuoecd.doc www.comenius2000.hu www.om.hu www.kozokos.hu www.shu.ac.uk www.mab.hu www.eoq.hu www.oki.hu

18. CEU BUSINESS SCHOOL BUDAPEST HUNGARY www.ceubusiness.com