The CEMS Master’s in International Management is a transformative journey. You’ll gain international experience, sharpen your analytical and leadership skills, and join a lifelong community of globally minded peers — 1,100+ graduates join the CEMS community each year, adding to a network of 22,850+ alumni from 108 nationalities, working across 75+ countries.
Curious how this comes to life? Explore the many reasons to believe in what CEMS makes possible.
employed or continuing studies
have worked outside their home country
work for multinational companies
have worked with a CEMS corporate or social partner
recommend the CEMS experience
At CEMS, leadership goes beyond business performance. It’s about understanding the world in all its complexity, acting with integrity, and driving meaningful change across borders and cultures. Through your CEMS journey, you’ll grow into six distinctive leadership facets: the CEMS Graduate Profile. Each reflects a facet of global leadership and the impact our graduates make worldwide.
You can find out more about the CEMS Graduate profile here.
AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTITIONER | You’ll shape decisions across cultures, countries and contexts. You’ll draw on your international learning experience and a deep understanding of local history, economic, social, geopolitical, ecological, legal, cultural and institutional factors to develop solutions that inform effective local, regional and global business decision-making.
You’ll use data and technology to think critically and make decisions. You’ll draw on business technology awareness and analytical skills to make data-informed decisions and communicate them clearly and convincingly to diverse stakeholders, inside and outside your organization.
You’ll lead change in all types of organizations. You’ll learn how to identify when change is needed, take political and organizational dynamics into account, and help deliver business transformations and continuous improvements that help organizations adapt and improve in dynamic contexts.
You’ll approach complex challenges with an entrepreneurial spirit. Driven by curiosity, courage and an entrepreneurial spirit, you’ll be able to formulate creative solutions to complex business challenges and assume responsibility for calculated risks.
You’ll act with integrity and responsibility. You learn how to apply ethical reasoning to contribute to a more open, sustainable and inclusive world — in business and beyond.
You’ll grow through self-reflection. You’ll demonstrate resilience, respect, and accountability. You’ll grow in self-awareness, empathy, emotional intelligence, and open-mindedness, continuously developing personally and professionally, to positively advance the people and organisations you work with and lead.
Two schools, two countries, a cohort from everywhere: CEMS makes navigating different cultures second nature. In class, in projects, in life. If I could say one thing to future students, it would be what I now tell everyone who asks. Take the opportunity, even if it looks hard, even if you have never done anything like it before. Go beyond your comfort zone, even without the language. Six years ago I was a girl from Macau who had never left home. Today my friends, my professors and my professional contacts are spread across the world, and I know that wherever I go next, I will not be starting from zero.
Omega (Ian Tong) Cheang Nova SBE (Portugal), VŠE (Czech Republic
Mercy Uba shares how her scholarship transformed her life, providing access to Nova SBE, a diverse and inclusive environment, and in-depth learning. It has opened doors to new possibilities, personal growth, and career advancement, giving her hope, confidence, and the chance to dream of a brighter future.