International Management-CEMS

Why MSc International Management-CEMS?

 

Companies today look for talented and ambitious employees who understand what it takes to manage effectively in an international environment. This requires a good understanding of management theory, but also practical experience and relevant skills: in other words, people with an international mindset, who speak several languages, and who have experience in international business.

The MSc IM ? CEMS offers you this, and more!

 

 

Key Features of the MSc International Management - CEMS

 

International Community

At RSM, our teaching staff and our students originate from a wide range of countries around the world. But it is the CEMS community that really broadens students? opportunities and experiences. This community comprises 17 leading European business schools, over 50 international companies rtners), hundreds of fellow students and over 2500 alumni, spread all over Europe (and beyond).

 

Study abroad

All the students on this programme must complete one term abroad at another CEMS school. These include schools such as: HEC-Paris, Universit? Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan), and ESADE (Barcelona), to name a few.

 

Strong Business Network

Bridging the gap between the business world and scientific research is a key feature of the programme, courses actively involve our corporate partners.

 

Management and Multilingual Skills

International managers need knowledge, but they also need good communication and management skills to translate this knowledge into practical solutions and influence.

 

Excellent start of an international management career

The CEMS programme is highly ranked and recognised by international recruiters. It has obtained excellent ratings in terms of international exposure and graduate salaries. Through CEMS, students build a strong network of contacts that include fellow students from other CEMS schools, and corporate partners. After graduation they become lifetime members of the CEMS alumni network.

Curriculum Components

 

Exchange semester at CEMS partner school

Students participating in the MSc International ? CEMS programme complete one semester at one of the other 16 CEMS partner schools, either in the autumn or in the spring term of the first study year.

 

Blocked Seminar

Blocked seminars are interdisciplinary, intensive, week-long workshops, organised off-campus and led by inter-university teachers? teams.

For the academic year 2006/2007, two blocked seminars have been organised of which students can choose either:

?Multinational corporate sustainability? (held at Ameland);
or
?International entrepreneurship? (held at Noordwijk).

 

Core courses

The MSc in International Management ? CEMS comprises five core courses. The courses ?International Strategy? and ?International Management & Organisation? are compulsory for all students. The three remaining courses, of which students should follow at least two, offer a deeper understanding of relevant functional areas. These include ?International Marketing?, ?Global Supply Chain Management? and ?Multinational Financial Management?.

 

International Strategy: From domestic company to global player

The first core course is about how firms internationalise and how multinational companies create and sustain competitive advantage in the international market place. Students learn how they (as future managers) can assist companies in their internationalisation process, for example, by targeting and selecting new markets, and by evaluating, designing and implementing entry strategies. In this course students will also develop an awareness of the potential issues and problems involved in the implementation of the internationalisation process, for example, in relation to host government policy, knowledge transfer, and interfirm collaboration.

 

International Management & Organisation: Gaining international competitive advantage through people

As organisations move from domestic to global business arenas, one of the key levers at their disposal in terms of achieving competitive advantage is the effective management of human resources. Managing international human resources and shaping the behaviour of a global workforce are complex and challenging tasks. This second core course is about these complexities and challenges, and how students (as future practicing managers), can understand and effectively leverage human talent in a global business setting.

 

International Marketing; Serving the global consumer

The first programme elective is an advanced course in marketing. In this course, students will focus on key global marketing strategy issues including global consumer behaviour analysis and company analysis. They also gain an appreciation of the basic strategic issues involved in segmenting markets, targeting markets and market positioning in the international arena. Students will learn how product development, pricing strategies, marketing communications, and distribution management, all need to be considered in order to successfully implement an international marketing strategy.

 

Global supply chain management:
Improving the multinational?s operations

Companies that move into new, international markets need to prepare their supply chain for this new challenge. Supply chain management has emerged as one of the major areas through which companies can gain a competitive edge. Managing supply chains effectively is a complex and challenging task, due to the current business trends of expanding product variety, short product life cycles, increasing outsourcing, globalisation of business, and continuous advances in information technology. In this programme elective students will learn how multinational companies deal with these challenges.

 

Multinational Financial Management:
What the CFO of a multinational company should know

Internationally-operating companies need to develop the expertise to evaluate and finance international opportunities. This requires a deep understanding of global capital markets, exchange rates, tax rules, and legal and institutional complexities. Financial management also includes assisting in international capital expenditure, acquisition decisions, and developing effective management control systems. This course provides an analytic framework for understanding how the financial management of multinational companies deals with these issues in order to create and sustain value across borders.

 

International Business Project

The International Business Project is a consultancy-based project in which students develop solutions and advise internationally-operating companies such as Shell, Reuters or ING on a specific business issue.

 

Electives

CEMS electives cover a broad range of subjects and are designed to enable students to broaden their knowledge in a chosen field and to help them prepare for their entrance into the world of international business.

 

Skills seminars

Skill seminars offer students opportunities to develop the skills they need for international business and are typically organised in close collaboration with CEMS corporate partners. 

 

Languages

Strong written and spoken foreign-language skills are absolutely critical for effective management today. MSc IM-CEMS graduates need to be fluent in at least two foreign languages, one of which must be English (for non-native speakers), in addition to their mother tongue. Student?s linguistic abilities will therefore be rigorously tested.

 

Internship

The internship gives students the chance to convert their academic experience and theoretical knowledge into professional, multicultural experience.

 

Research clinic and Master?s thesis

All MSc in International Management students are required to write a thesis that familiarises them with methods of scientific research, as well as teaching them to analyse and explore theoretical and practical issues relevant to international management. As part of this trajectory, in the Research Clinic, students deepen their knowledge on how to conduct research, formulate and communicate their ideas and research, and develop time-management skills.

Admission with Dutch Diploma

 

The MSc IM - CEMS combines the Master in International Management with the CEMS MIM programme. Students admitted to the MSc IM at RSM are automatically admitted to the CEMS programme.
Admission is selective. Students are amongst others, selected on the basis of their academic record, multilingual skills, motivation, international orientation and interpersonal competences.

Applications for the programme starting in September 2007 are due 15 February 2007!

You are eligible if you hold an:

• RSM Erasmus University Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  
• Bachelor degree in Business Administration from another Dutch university 

You are required to submit the results of a GMAT and TOEFL or IELTS test. The institutional code for GMAT is QK8-CX-52. The institutional code for TOEFL is 7199.

For the International Business Administration ? CEMS, additional language requirements apply. The IBA ? CEMS programme requires you to be fluent in three languages (including your native language) upon graduation.  

Wiith a Dutch university (bachelor or master) degree other than in Business Administration or Business Economics, you may apply for the 2-year MSc General Management.

With a Dutch HBO degree, you may apply for a pre-master programme.

 

 

Application with a Dutch Diploma

RSM Erasmus University bachelor graduates go to SIN.   

All other MSc applicants are subject to a check by the Examination Board and need to send an application package containing the following documents:

• Application Form
  
• Copy of your passport
  
• Certified copy of your secondary education diploma and grades  
  
• Certified copy of your university or HBO (higher professional) or vocational training education diploma and grades
  
• Any other certificate or diploma relevant to your application
  
• GMAT results
  
• TOEFL or IELTS results (if applicable)
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  
• Two letters of recommendation 
  
• Motivation letter

 

To:

RSM Erasmus University

MSc Admissions Office

Room T05-12 

P.O. Box 1738       

3000 DR Rotterdam

The Netherlands

 

The MSc IM - CEMS combines the Master in International Management with the CEMS MIM programme. Students admitted to the MSc IM at RSM are automatically admitted to the CEMS programme.
Admission is selective. Students are amongst others, selected on the basis of their academic record, multilingual skills, motivation, international orientation and interpersonal competences.

Applications for the programme starting in September 2007 are due 15 February 2007!

Admission with Non-Dutch Diploma

 

You are eligible if you hold a:

• Non-Dutch university Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Business Economics that equals the Dutch university Bachelor of Science degree

Students wanting to apply for the MSc International Management - CEMS will need at least a university Bachelor degree in business or management and GMAT.
Students also have to demonstrate proficiency in English by submitting a TOEFL or IELTS score. You are exempt from an English test if English is your mother tongue or if English was the language of instruction at previous university studies for at least three years.

A detailed description of the admission requirements can be found on the ?Request for Admission form? and in the ?Guidelines to Admission to the MSc IM ? CEMS?.

 

Application with Non-Dutch diploma

MSc IM ? CEMS applicants are subject to a check by the Examination Board and need to send an application package containing the following documents:

• Application form
  
• Copy of your passport
  
• Certified copy of your secondary education diploma and grades    
  
• Certified copy of diploma and grades
  
• Official GMAT score (institutional code for GMAT QK8-CX-52)
  
• Official TOEFL or IELTS score if applicable (institutional code for TOEFL 7199)
  
• Proof of level of second European language
  
• Any other certificates relevant to your application
  
• One letter of recommendation
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  
• Motivation letter

 

Please send your application to:

RSM Erasmus University
Admissions Office
Room T05-12
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Career Prospects

 

The annual survey held of CEMS alumni shows that around 90% of them work in an international environment. Of these, 74% have lived abroad since graduation and 54% consider their ability to work in changing environments to be the key reason for a promotion.

Most CEMS graduates have found jobs abroad ? the majority in Europe. By sector, many graduates have found employment in finance and banking, consultancy, industries, and media and marketing. Others have gone into retail, healthcare, communications and transport. Many CEMS graduates have found their first job with one of our CEMS corporate partners.