About CEMS

Where Academia, Business and the World Meet — and Build Together.

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In 1988, a handful of business schools across Europe decided to do something that went against their instincts: share. Share a programme. Share a degree. Share the credit. The idea was simple — and, at the time, radical: to design a master’s in management not in competition, but together, with companies at the table from day one.
That idea became CEMS.

Today, 33 of the world’s leading business schools and over 70 global companies & NGO’s jointly build and deliver a programme that no single institution could offer alone. Students study across two or more schools and countries, work on real challenges set by corporate partners, and graduate with a joint degree shaped and delivered by the entire alliance.

What makes CEMS hard to capture in a sentence is precisely what makes it worth experiencing:it is bigger than a programme, deeper than an exchange, more lasting than a degree. It is the moment your home and host schools become the place that shaped you most. The friendships that span borders — and decades. The realisation that you have grown into someone with a broader perspective than the one you started with
CEMS has always been a bridge — between academia and industry, between cultures, between who you are when you enter and who you become when you leave. It produces graduates whose profile and readiness match those of the most accomplished postgraduate programmes — through a very different path: more open, less predictable, shaped by 33 classrooms instead of one.

Today, 22,000+ alumni still call themselves CEMSies — and still mean it.

-> Founded in 1988
-> The CEMS Alliance: A global alliance that jointly builds and delivers the CEMS Master in International Management (MIM)

• 33 leading business schools across 6 continents
• 70+ corporate partners and 8 social partners

-> The community — A global community of students, alumni, academic members & faculty, corporate & social partners — united by shared values and a commitment to impact.  

• 22,850+ alumni of 108 nationalities, working across 75+ countries
• 1,200+ CEMS graduates each year
• 33 CEMS Clubs across all CEMS schools
• 1,500+ mentors supporting the next generation
• Lifelong connections across industries, sectors and regions

Once a CEMSie, always a CEMSie

The CEMS experience: 

• A shared curriculum, jointly designed by schools and companies
• One joint degree, jointly delivered by 33 leading business schools, alongside the home degree
• Study across borders, at two or more schools 
• Work on real business challenges and learn alongside corporate partners
• Complete an international internship and build a global career path
• Develop proficiency in at least three languages at graduation
• Take part in global & regional events, career forum and networking opportunities
• Be part of a student community across 33 schools shaped by CEMS clubs, events and shared experiences  

Together, these elements shape the CEMS Graduate Profile

The outcomes: 

• #4 worldwide (QS Master in Management 2026) 
• 98% employed or continuing studies
• 95% have worked outside their home country
• 76% work for multinational companies 
• 51% have worked for a CEMS corporate or social Partner
• 98% recommend the CEMS experience

More information

To find more detailed information about (follow the links):

CEMS

CEMS Governance

The Management of CEMS comprises:

1. The CEMS Chair (elected by the Strategic Board) and the CEMS Deputy Chair (appointed by the Chair).
2. The Strategic Board - Rectors and Deans of member schools, and elected representatives of corporate partners which convene once per year;
3. The General Assembly, (vice rectors or associate deans for international affairs or graduate programmes), which convenes once per year;
4. The Management Council, a permanent decision-making body representing all stakeholders (with members appointed ex officio and by the General Assembly), which convenes continually throughout the year.
5. The CEMS Global Office is responsible for permanent coordination and management. It is led by the CEMS Executive Director and reports to the Management Council.
6. At the school level, the programme is coordinated by appointed CEMS Programme Managers and CEMS Corporate Relations Managers.

CEMS BUSINESS SCHOOLS 

Corporate partners and Social partners 

To find more information about CEMS MIM: 

Programme Description

How to apply (general information)

How to apply to SGH

Career prospects 

Grading and Graduation

CEMS governance at SGH

CEMS team at SGH is composed of faculty members and administrators, who manage together all activities – from strategy to everyday tasks.

CEMS Strategic Board member
Prof. Piotr Wachowiak, PhD - SGH Rector

CEMS General Assembly voting member
Prof. Jacek Prokop, PhD - SGH Vice-Rector for International Relations
Membership in CEMS permanent committees

Finance Committee
Prof. Jacek Prokop, PhD - SGH Vice-Rector for International Relations

Academic Committee
Prof. Mirosław Jarosiński, PhD
CEMS Academic Director at SGH
CEMS Quality Assurance Committee Chair
e-mail: cems@sgh.waw.pl

CEMS Languages Advisory Committe Member 
Mr Grzegorz M. Augustyniak

CEMS Managers at SGH and supporting staff (International Centre)

Mr Grzegorz M. Augustyniak
CEMS Programme Manager at SGH
Location: room 2.15, 2nd floor, Building S
ul. Batorego 8
Phone: +48 22 564 92 48
Office hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 11.00-13.00
e-mail: cems@sgh.waw.pl

Ms Aneta Szydłowska
CEMS Corporate Relations Manager at SGH
Location: room 2.15, 2nd floor, Building S
ul. Batorego 8
Phone: +48 22 564 92 13
Office hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 11.00-13.00
e-mail: cems@sgh.waw.pl

Supported by International Centre (CWM) staff, CEMS Club Warsaw members and CEMS Alumni Association Poland, and last, but not least CEMS Global Office at HEC, that coordinates overall CEMS Activity.

Language Coordinator at SGH
Ms Anna Przedmojska-Glińska (CNJO)

Business Projects’ Coordinator at SGH
Prof. Tomasz Sikora, PhD