Programme MBA CSB + Master EFMD

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1 Programme MBA CSB + Master > MBA in Managerial Communication + Master > MBA in Healthcare Management + Master > MBA in Human Resources Management + Master EFMD full member

2 ABOUT UNIVERSITY Ladies and Gentlemen, Cracow School of Business CUE is a modern educational institution whose unique programme offer is continuously adapted to the needs and to the changing market conditions. I would like to invite you to participate in our new MBA Programme which will be conducted with Clark University from Worecester (USA). The MBA in Managerial Communication Programme teaches participants to manage and lead complicated structures of large companies. The specialization in Human Resources provides practical managerial skills associated with the most important processes in any company or institution - effectively manage people. Undertaking MBA in Healthcare System Programme today will open opportunities in an entirely new market segment, which will be the management of health systems. The School, operating within the framework of the Cracow University of Economics, with long-time tradition, is aware that the basic value of the studies is professional teaching personnel. It consists of lecturers, as well as specialists-practitioners, whose theoretical knowledge, as well as business experience allows the students to develop managerial skills. The School, thanks to the level of the services provided, ensures for its alumni competitiveness on the international job market. Cracow School of Business CUE, in its activity, co-participates in creation of ethical values of the worlds of science and business through staff training in different areas of economic and social life at the highest level as well as by preparing them for a modern management style, according to world standards. According to the mission of CSB CUE, students as addressees of the Programme obtain knowledge enabling constant raising of qualifications and skills, and hence achievement of personal and professional goals in the long-term perspective. One of the principles of Confucianism, presented during the International MBA Congress in 2012 says: Since we have become better than yesterday, we should start to improve from tomorrow. Let s create tomorrow together. You are cordially invited to Cracow School of Business CUE. Piotr Buła, Ph.D. Director of Cracow School of Business Cracow University of Economics 2 Cracow School of Business CUE 3

3 ABOUT UNIVERSITY Ladies and Gentlemen, Cracow University of Ecomics is the largest school of economics in Poland, and the third biggest university in Cracow a major Polish academic centre. It educates approximately students. The University maintains a number of international contacts. The Polish economy, supported by sciences, faces the challenges of the common market. The University takes responsibility for the preparation of both Poles and many foreign students to work in the new globalized world and United Europe. International cooperation between scientists and individuals involved in business activities is the most critical link for the newly developed Polish economy based on knowledge, reaching far beyond Poland s territory. The Polish scientific and academic community plays a very important role in promoting our country, city and University abroad. The University is not only a modern institution employing highly qualified staff and offering top quality education it is also a significant scientific and research centre involved in diverse research projects that are essential for the development of economic sciences and business practice. We publish monographs, academic journals, textbooks, student manuals and teaching materials. We also organize a number of national and international conferences and scientific symposia. Our faculty and students participate in exchange programmes with many renowned universities throughout the world. Moreover, we constantly invest in the development of the University s infrastructure, creating better conditions for study and scientific work. We believe that our present success and position in the academic and business community will be strengthened in the future, and that our ability to implement changes and constantly improve our institution will help us face the challenges of today s world. presenting to you the educational offer of the School of Business of Cracow University of Economics I believe that you will find opportunities for development adapted to the requirements of the contemporary market. Twenty two years of experience of CSB CUE and more than ninety years of functioning of the Cracow University of Economics allows us to knowingly introduce the best educational solutions. Our goal is to deliver knowledge enabling continuous raising of qualifications and skills. In this way we want to contribute to achievement of personal and professional goals of the students and business objectives of the entities on the market. We know that if we want to be role-models, we need to show it by our example. For this reason, our teaching staff consists of lecturers and specialists-practitioners, whose theoretical knowledge and business experience enable managerial skills development of the students. Thanks to them, the standard of the services provided by the school equips the graduates with competitive edge on the international job market. New generations of staff taught in CSB CUE are prepared to manage in modern style, according to the world standards. It is not possible to speak about business, if there are no strong and extensive relations with it. Good corporate relations guarantee not only the quality, but also adequacy of the program offered by the School. Cooperation in projects, presenting good practices, financial and material support, exchange of information are the tools, thanks to which the theoretical content presented in the School gain practical dimension. In order for the educational program at CSB CUE to prepare students in a complex way, we also conduct a large-scale cooperation with local councils units, companies, culture centres, colleges and vocational colleges as well as intensive didactic and research cooperation with foreign institutions. Significant participation in conferences and international symposiums yields many scientific publications, articles, elaborations as well as permanent improvement of the level of conducted studies. Membership of CSB CUE means participation in a scientific-business platform, enabling exchange of business experience and knowledge about the latest trends of the economy. Our Graduates understand changes, follow them and are looking for modern solutions. The motto of CSB CUE Dare to do something valuable (Aude aliquid dignum) are not only lofty words, but a task that we set for every day. I would like to encourage you to participate in the reality, in which the courage rather than fear stipulates directions of development. Prof. Andrzej Chochół, Ph.D. Eng. Rector Cracow University of Economics 4 5

4 cracow school of business CUE Cracow School of Business CUE Cracow School of Business of Cracow University of Economics has been operating for 22 years. The School focuses on teaching activities including post-diploma programmes and a wide range of courses as well as research, consulting and publishing activities to the needs and challenges of today s market. Cracow School of Business CUE is a specialized teaching unit, offering postgraduate studies and a wide range of courses, as well as conducting research, consulting and publishing activity. The School constantly expands the offer by new majors, adapted to the needs and the challenges of today s market. Dynamic development and successes achieved place CSB CUE high in Polish rankings. Also its renown on the international stage grows. The School continually cooperates with companies, culture centres, universities and vocational colleges in the country, in Bielsko-Biala, Częstochowa, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Kielce, Nowy Sącz, Nowy Targ, Rzeszów, Tarnobrzeg, Tarnów and Warsaw for 22 years. Equally broad contacts connect CSB CUE with foreign universities, including, among others the Clark University (USA), Stockholm University (Sweden), St. Gallen Business School (Switzerland), Grand Valley State University, Suffolk University, University of California (United States), France Business School (former Groupe ESC Clermont-Ferrand, Graduate School of Management from France) or University of Johannesburg (South Africa) and Roosevelt University (USA). Cracow School of Business CUE actively supports and takes part in numerous student projects and initiatives e.g.: Eliteski AZS of CUE Cracow, activities of student scientific groups Grasz o staż ( Play for Internship ), Twoja wizja rozwoju przedsiębiorczości (Your vision of entrepreneurship development), simulative-decision-making TEES games. Cracow School of Business CUE is a member of EFMD European Foundation for Management Development an organization granting accreditation, among others, EQUIS and EPAS. In addition, it is related to EMBS European Management of Business Sciences Consortium; NIBES Network of International Business Economic & School; ESSAM program European Summer School for Advanced Management, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University (Denmark). Cracow School of Business CUE offers postgraduate studies at almost 70 majors. In the course of development of subsequent editions of the studies at Cracow School of Business CUE many projects were created, designed to integrate students and graduates of the MBA programme and the world of business. For eight years Cracow School of Business CUE has been the organizer of the International MBA Congress the only project of this type in Poland. Its aim is combining knowledge and practice around the latest trends in management. The environment of students and alumni of the MBA programme from CSB CUE is focused in MBA Alumni CSB Club. The idea aims at integration, as well as creation of opinionforming environment in the Polish business. Numerous meetings with leaders, members of boards of companies and corporations, are intended to present to students the practices applied in business. A very important role is played by training and integration, national and foreign trips, study visits and visits to companies. The number of students and growing interest in the educational offer is the proof of professionalism, as well as a strong brand Cracow School of Business CUE enjoys among institutions organizing postgraduate studies. Cracow School of Business CUE constantly adjusts its offer to the requirements put forth by the market. CSB CUE in the Best Partner in Business in the category of Education in the nation-wide competition organized by the Home&Market magazine in the edition of 2012 and For several years, it has been awarded the Best Product for Business in the category of managerial education in the competition of Gazeta Finansowa. partners of csb CUE EFMD 6 Cracow School of Business CUE 7

5 Mission of CSB CUE Partner of the Programme The mission of Cracow School of Business CUE is to provide knowledge making it possible to constantly raise qualifications and skills, and thus to achieve the students personal and professional objectives and market entities business objectives, adapted to the needs of the environment in a long-term perspective. The mission is being completed by the implementation of a strategy increasing the School s significance in the process of shaping business through educating qualified management personnel, teaching ethical behaviour in business, expanding scientific-research cooperation with foreign universities and scientific centres, participating in conferences, training courses and seminars related to internationalization. Clark University is an scientific-research institution established in Clark is the oldest institution in the United States offering the possibility of obtaining the Master diploma. Clark is one of three universities in New England, apart from Harvard and Yale, that have initiated the existence of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The university includes the College of Professional and Continuing Education, which educates students and PhD candidates from around the world. The Clark University diploma is recognized all over the world and its quality is confirmed by the accreditation of NEASC New England Association of Schools and Colleges obtained by the University and its programs. The NEASC accreditation may only be obtained by organizations that comply with the respective quality standards and which prove that they are constantly enhancing their curriculum. Organizations which are aiming at obtaining such accreditation have to undergo a very detailed evaluation by the accrediting organization. More information on the websites: The purpose of studies is to provide the students with knowledge at two levels: the level of Master of Science in Professional Communication as well as the MBA managerial level. Through classes in communication and leadership, a student develops a skill of effective negotiation, communication and interaction with others. On the other hand knowledge in a broadly understood field of management, helps in development of practical managerial skills: effective company problem solving, managing change in a modern company and efficient decision-making in implementation of projects. Clark University in the ranking of Forbes from among 650 American universities is on the 128th place ( 8 Cracow School of Business CUE 9

6 Program of studies MBA CSB + Master studies take 5 semesters (including the so-called. Summer Semester) 2 years. During 5, classes are conducted, divided into thematic groups. Additionally, the 2nd year is devoted to implementation of the practical project Capstone for the needs of an external company. MSPC courses: Program of studies Intercultural Communication Communication Theory and Research Advanced Professional Communication The studies include 465 teaching hours. The programme is implemented 50% in English and 50% in Polish or in 100% in English depending on the group (mode of classes: non-stationary conducted during weekend meetings and stationary meetings from Tuesday to Friday). The form of classes includes: lectures, classes, case studies, decision-making and simulative games, study trips in Poland, visiting and presentations of companies. Classes in the weekend mode are implemented: on Friday at pm, on Saturday and Sunday at 9.00 am-4.00 pm. In the semester, approximately 9 meetings are organized (meetings take place once or twice a month). On the other hand, classes in stationary mode are conducted from Tuesday to Friday from 9.00 am 4.00 pm. The programme of the studies includes a Study Trip to Łódź to the University of Social Sciences. During the session, a subject from the pool of MSPC is implemented. The cost of transit and accommodation in the study trip is additionally covered by CSB CUE. Organizational Behavior and Leadership Management Information Systems and Technology Foundations of Business Analysis/ Finance & Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager/ Public Budgeting and Accounting Projekt Capstone MBA courses: Project Management Change Management Strategic Planning Concentration courses MBA in Healthcare Management + Master: Health Policy Issues and Cases in Health Care Concentration courses MBA in Human Resources Management + Master: Human Resources Management and Development Strategic Issues in Human Resources Management Concentration courses MBA in Managerial Communication + Master: Global Marketing and Advertising Managerial Economics Participants of all three specializations jointly execute the management and professional communication programme (MBA and MSPC courses), while concentration courses are implemented at selected specialties. 10 Cracow School of Business CUE 11

7 study trips STUDY IN THE USA The programme of the studies includes a Study Trip to Łódź to the University of Social Sciences. During the session, a subject from the Master of Science in Professional Communication is implemented. The cost of transit and accommodation in the study trip is additionally covered by CSB CUE. One of the biggest advantages of studying at Clark University is the possibility to take one summer semester at the American campus in Worcester, MA. Clark University is located one hour west of Boston the largest city in New England. Other places of interest within travelling distance include New York City, Washington, D.C., Cape Cod peninsula and Niagara Falls to name just a few. Each program participant is given an opportunity to study in the USA. It is always a wonderful and unforgettable experience for all of them. The following are usually given as the main reasons for performing a part of the program in the USA: > experiencing student life on an American campus, > functioning in an English-speaking environment, > opportunity to learn about American culture, > meeting interesting people from all over the world, > organization of studies allowing students to travel to most beautiful places in America, > opportunity to do internship programs in American companies, > gathering experiences that will bear fruit in their professional careers and private lives. Additional fees for the optional participation in the summer semesters at the American Campus of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts is 4230 USD for the summer semester. The prices include room and board during the whole study period. The above price may change. fot Cracow School of Business CUE 13

8 faculty for the programme The lecturers conducting the classes are: corporate relations, internationalization The School, functioning within a University with a long-standing tradition, is aware that professional teaching personnel is core value. It consists of lecturers and specialists-practitioners whose theoretical knowledge and business experience makes it possible to develop the students management skills. Cracow University of Economics faculty high-class specialists who, apart from scientific work, are in constant contact with business practice, Lecturers opinions MBA studies in Poland have a relatively young tradition and, to a large extent, the programmes and the organization of these studies are derived from cooperation with foreign universities conducting them for years. Cracow School of Business CUE already has great experience in cooperation and organization of educational programs with many universities with diverse scientific culture and the method of organizing forms of education during MBA studies. From this perspective it can be said, however, that both CSB CUE as an institution and the people conducting classes at postgraduate and MBA courses have developed a formula of education during these studies and programmes which may be already autonomous programmes, independent from foreign offers. A certain challenge for the school is broader use of the education possibilities at a distance. It is associated with a great mobility of our participants both at postgraduate studies and at MBA courses. Prof. Adam Sagan business practitioners who are experts in a given field and deal with it in their everyday professional work, faculty from other teaching centres e.g. Clark University (USA), Stockholm University (Sweden); St. Gallen Business School (Switzerland); France Business School (former Groupe ESC Clermont-Ferrand, Graduate School of Management from France); Grand Valley State University (USA); Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University (USA); University of Johannesburg (RSA); Heller College of Business Administration, Roosevelt University (USA), University of Texas at Dallas (USA), Lviv Institute of Banking, University of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine. Communication Theory and Research course, contrary to its name, is not a theoretical course. Learning about mechanisms and dynamics of communication requires from students to be active, practice different approaches, run experiments and take part in simulations. Thanks to this course, future managers can learn about how to fine-tune their communication skills, work on their relationship-building abilities, speak in public, develop their team etc. Michał Chmielecki, Ph.D. Due to lecturers from all over the world, the students gain an international perspective, learn the aspects of business and the mechanisms of functioning on foreign markets. Considering the diversified approach of diverse groups of students to the human capital management aspect in contemporary organizations, I may note that the approach of MBA students to a significant extent differs from other groups. This difference is the fact that MBA students, with greater attention and commitment, develop their knowledge with regard to management of this valuable capital. In my opinion this is due to the fact that professional experience, with which MBA students undertake the studies, allows them to see the strategic nature of human capital, and thus they aim to develop their knowledge and skills in this respect in order to ensure potential competitiveness of organizations in which they perform managerial functions. Beata Buchelt, Ph.D. 14 Cracow School of Business CUE 15

9 EVIDENCE FOR MBA PROGRAMMES REPUTATION EVIDENCE FOR MBA PROGRAMMES REPUTATION The MBA Programmes of the Cracow School of Business CUE are well evaluated in national ratings and rankings of MBA Programmes. Results show that they are the best in southern Poland. Cracow School of Business CUE, since 1994, has been conducting MBA managerial studies. As it is apparent from the rating, prepared by the Association of Managerial Education FORUM over the last two editions, the Executive MBA Programme, conducted together with the Stockholm University School of Business, was found to be within the professional plus class of the best MBA programmes. The same class also included the International MBA Programme, inaugurated in 2006, conducted entirely in English together with St. Gallen Business School. Among the best MBA studies in Poland, in MBA Perspektywy 2012 Ranking the International MBA Programme came 8th, and the Executive MBA Programme 9th. 16 Cracow School of Business CUE 17

10 recruitment Enrolment requirements From candidates for the Programme we require: > higher education (min. Engineer s or Bachelor s diploma), > very good command of English. Enrolment process: Stage I: submission of required documents > application, covering letter (in English), > personal questionnaire (registration through the website) printed and signed questionnaire should be attached to documents, > Application for Graduate Admissions, > Confidential Recommendation (3 recommendations required), Language test Candidates who want to implement studies curriculum, must confirm their command of language - taking part in diagnostic test TOEFL-equivalent*, enabling determining their language competencies. The diagnostic test does not have to be passed by candidates who: come from the country in which the official language English have a diploma of graduation from studies at which language of lectures should be English (applies to graduates of English Philology) have one of the following language certificates: > TOEFL ibt min. 90 points > IELTS min. level 6 > TOEIC min. 785 points > FCE min. grade A > CAE regardless of the result > CPE regardless of the result Other candidates sit the diagnostic test while registering for the studies. In TOEFL-equivalent examination it is required to obtain a result of 577 points (for the 677), which exempts from additional classes in Business English and at the same time is a requirement the students must meet to receive the Clark University diploma. * Diagnostic test TOEFL equivalent is a free-of-charge English exam conducted internally by the Language Center. The purpose of the test is determining language competences of a candidate for the studies and assigning him/her to appropriate language group. > supplement, list of achieved grades (original), > photocopy of a personal ID card or a passport, > resume/cv, > 2 photos in ID format, > photocopy of university studies graduation diploma (original available for inspection), > additionally photocopies of documents: certificates of courses completion, diplomas, opinions, > in the case of delegating an employee by the plant and in the case conducting their own businesses application card of an employee to MBA studies (specimen in MS WORD format to be downloaded from the website). Without an application card the University will not issue the invoices for the company, > confirmation of examination fee payment in the amount of 150 EUR. Stage II: entrance examination Stage III: interview MBA Office >> phone: , cmba@uek.krakow.pl 18 Cracow School of Business CUE 19

11 diploma participation costs After finishing the MBA CSB + Master Programme student achieve: the prestigious diploma of Master of Science in Professional Communication (issued by Clark University, USA), certificate of graduation from postgraduate studies of MBA (issued by Cracow School of Business at Cracow University of Economics, Poland), transcript of grades. The cost of full MBA CSB + Master Programme amounts for candidates from EU 5500 / for candidates outside EU The normally breakdown of installments is presented below: 1st installment (50 % of fee) 2nd installment (25 % of fee) 3rd installment (25 % of fee) Each installment must be remitted prior to the beginning of each semester. The tuition fee may be remitted in installments organized individually. Alumni After receiving a prestigious title of the MBA and Master of Science in Professional Communication, alumni can face new possibilities. The delivered knowledge in combination with the requirements imposed on students throughout the whole Programme result in the fact that after graduation, they become qualified managers aware of their skills. Their position on the market is strong and stable THE OFFER CONTAINS: > Study Trip in Łódź or Warsaw, > printed materials for classes prepared in the graphic form, handbooks, > examinations, > project Capstone, > Intranet, > wireless Internet access, > library training, > possibility to use the collection of Cracow University of Economics Library, > meetings with business leaders within MBA Alumni CSB Club, > free car parking place within the campus of the University. 20 Cracow School of Business CUE 21

12 MBA ALUMNI CSB Club MBA ALUMNI CSB club Sustaining good relations with graduates presents a significant potential for the School. Therefore, since 2005, it has given these activities a form of MBA Alumni CSB Club (initially MBA Club), whose members meet once a month. Within the MBA Alumni CSB Club, students meet with business leaders, members of international company and corporation boards of directors, who share their professional experience. Students have access to up-to-date knowledge in the field of management due to meetings with the representatives of the following companies: Lotos Group, Statoil, IBM, Gaz de France, IIC Partners, Alior Bank, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Silgan White Cap, OBI, Kompania Piwowarska, DZ BANK, Bahlsen. As part of the MBA Club, visits to companies are also organized. The website of the Club contains news, invitations, current information concerning the Club, the School and the University, job offers, and invitations to international educational projects. In addition, an important element is a site available after logging in only for the Club members, in which Internet business cards of the alumni can be found. In this way, people creating the community of the Club may always keep in touch. Creation of an integrated and opinion-forming environment of MBA is a priority of the MBA Alumni CSB Club. MBA Alumni CSB Club at CUE performs an integrating function between the environment of MBA alumni. The Club is evolving and within 8 years of its operation, it has had, and still is dealing with the following issues: 1. Networking and exchange of experiences among club members. 2. Exchange of opinions about current economic events. 3. Preparation of annual International MBA Congress. 4. Meetings with experienced managers with proven track record who share knowledge during club meetings. Such meetings, especially for fresh alumni, are value added to graduation. Thanks to meeting with practitioners they can expand their knowledge with the experience of older colleagues and view their own projects or issues from a broader perspective. Marek Rajca Marek Rajca, General Director and Director of Silgan White Cap Poland Factory in Niepołomice. Member of the Board of MBA Alumni CSB Club. Graduate of the 8th Edition of Executive MBA Programme CSB CUE/Stockholm University. A manager with 21-year long experience in management of operating activities and managing business in Poland in international corporation. 22 Cracow School of Business CUE 23

13 international mba congress international mba congress CSB CUE, as the only school in Poland, organizes the International MBA Congress. This is a project integrating the worlds of science and business on the one hand, and the world of MBA students and graduates from Poland and abroad, on the other. Thanks to the Congress, MBA students and graduates, namely people holding managerial positions, may exchange experience in the field of management, not only in the domestic, but also the international aspect. Foreign guests and MBA students participating in the Congress make it possible to create an active platform of international communication and cooperation. During the International MBA Congress, organized on an annual basis, students have an opportunity to learn how experts from the world of business cope with management. The congress panels are run by top-class specialists from various trades representatives of leading companies, showing the trends occurring in business. Additionally, Congress participants take part in Study Visits visits to companies which are example of interesting management models. In 2012, these included: Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, Coca-Cola, Silgan White Cap Polska, Cracow Technology Park. It is a great pleasure and an honour to work with, and for the professionals. This was also the case in cooperation with Cracow School of Business CUE, the main organizer of the 8th International MBA Congress It was for us, i.e. for Group A05, a very demanding and constructive partner. For six months of cooperation we have discovered an efficiently operating structure of the School office and its very devoted and professional staff. We very much appreciate this experience, and we are hoping for further contacts with Cracow School of Business CUE and the MBA environment. Piotr Wilczek President of the Board, Grupa A-05 Meetings&Events The MBA Congress constitutes a unique idea of the integrity of the MBA sector in Poland, including both business and networking platform of cooperation between alumni of the MBA Programs. The strategic goal for Cracow School of Business CUE to build a strong relationship with its students and alumni also becomes visible. I have been executing the MBA Congress for 7 years, developing the idea from the very beginning, interacting with other MBA schools in Poland and abroad and building a repetitive formula of the congress. I believe that such initiatives are crucial for developing high standards of the MBA education in Poland. There are many stakeholders in this process, among them students, alumni, MBA programs, business. In times where, executive education becomes not only a competitive advantage but a must for business leaders, universities shall enforce blended education and interaction. The idea of the MBA Congress initiated by the Cracow School of Business CUE fulfills such goal. Every year, MBA Congress brings together alumni from different MBA programs. They represent very different companies, sectors, functions and experience. What is common is the MBA education and ambition for self-improvement, self-development. That s a great opportunity to meet new business partners, to exchange business ideas, to discuss problems faced by individuals and companies, to work out solutions. That is also quite innovative environment where you can create new ideas. It differentiates the congress form other trade conferences where you usually find people from similar sectors or positions. Another important part of the MBA Congress is the roundtable of MBA Programs Directors. That is an informal meeting where they can discuss strategic market and structural changes and present best practices implemented in their schools. Finally, the MBA Congress in a business conference, where every year, new trends and business case studies are presented. The MBA Congress represents a great example of the mature strategy to build effective cooperation between the alumni and the school. Magdalena Petryniak MBA Congress Coordinator Conference and Events Director, Harvard Business Review Poland

14 International learning experience The library Exchanging experience within the MBA Alumni CSB Club with foreign students and graduates of other MBA programmes and editions. Corporate learning experience: lecturers with corporate experience and business practitioners working for companies (e.g. Star Wood Hotels, Janssen-Cilag, STATSOFT, BalticBerg Consulting); study Trip to Łódź participation in the MBA Alumni CSB Club hosting the presidents and top executives of such companies as: Lotos Group, Statoil, IBM, Gaz de France Poland, IIC Partners Executive Search Worldwide, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Bloomberg Government, DZ BANK, Bahlsen; company visits and participation in presentations on corporate management during Study Trip to Łódź (Poland) participation in International MBA Congress, with the panel discussions attended by the representatives of power supply sector (ENERGA SA, TAURON SA, WEST LB, BP, Lotos SA), banking sector (PKO BP, Alior Bank, Grupa Integer.pl, Bank BPH, Bank ING, Lukas Bank), IT sector (STATSOFT, SAP Business Intelligence, S&T). Participation in International MBA Congress where foreign guests and MBA students create an active platform of Study Trip to Łódź international communication participation in lectures and cooperation. provided by partner school of Clark University. The Main Library of Cracow University of Economics is an inter-faculty unit; it provides various services and carries out teaching and scientific activities. It also serves the needs of Cracow s and Małopolska s entire scientific community. It is Cracow s third largest academic library and Poland s second largest economic library. The range of subjects of the Library s collections reflects the profile of University faculties including economic sciences, finance, management, commodity science, social sciences and humanities as well as selected technical sciences and IT. The Library boasts a rich book collection approx. 330,000 volumes and 875 titles of current printed journals. In addition to that, it subscribes to more than 107 prestigious data bases (bibliographic, full-text and statistical ones). Apart from the multi-disciplinary data bases, made available under the domestic licence (Springer Link, ScienceDirect, EBSCOhost, and Web of Knowledge, Science archives and Nature), the Library offers specialised data bases: Bankscope, Emerald, EMIS Emerging Markets Information Service, Global Market Information Database, MUNICIPIUM, CEIC, OECD ilibrary, selected e-book collections (ebrary, ibuk.pl czytelnia on-line), e-journals (JSTORE, etc.), as well as related data bases (Infor Lex Biblioteka, LEX, etc.).in total the Library offers access to approx thousand electronic journals and e-books. The Library of Cracow University of Economics is the only one in Poland, to have a representative at the European Business School Advisory Board of EBSCO. The EBSCO Information Services is the world s leading information agent providing consultative services and cutting-edge technology for managing and accessing quality content. Together with EBSCO Publishing it has satisfied information needs for more than 65 years. By placing customers at the core of business, this firm has tapped their ingenuity to assist in developing the high quality products. The Library is in the process of becoming a part of the European Business Schools Librarians Group. The purpose of EBSLG is to provide a pan-european forum for the directors of the libraries of leading European business schools. 26 Cracow School of Business CUE 27

15 CSR in Cracow School of Business CUE facts & figures Cracow School of Business CUE, in the development strategy, endorses actions of CSR, that is those focused on social interests and sustainable development. As an organization educating the managerial staff, the School aims not only at education in this field, but also implementation of good business practices of CSR in the national and foreign aspect in their activity CUE is a university educating approx students from Poland and abroad every year. The largest number of students comes from countries, such as: Austria, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, the USA but also from Australia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Iceland, Canada, Lithuania, Mexico, Serbia, Taiwan. CUE offers 17 majors in various forms of education. CSB CUE implements these goals through several areas of activity. Firstly, extensive contacts of the School with business entities enable acquisition of direct information on trends in management and, consistently with the mission of the School, designing an offer suitable for expectations of the society. As a result, students of CSB CUE receive, at every stage of education, a proposal compliant with the current trends. Constantly, new subjects and issues are introduced to the MBA Programmes so that the process of education of managers corresponds to changes taking place on the market. The MBA students participate in classes with academic employees and in business practices related to the areas of sustainable development. Secondly, MBA students and graduates have the possibility to participate in guest lectures associated with these issues in the MBA Alumni CSB Club. The lectures are delivered by managers and specialists implementing CSR in their companies, e.g. expert s lecture on sustainable development with Kompania Piwowarska (SABMiller Group), Project Manager from Bundesre chenzentrum (Austria) on Green IT, an academic from the University in Texas (USA) on conscious capitalism, an academic from the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) on diversity management. Another proposal of CSB CUE for students and graduates of the MBA Programmes is the International MBA Congress, during which issues associated with sustainable development are discussed as the essential issues in company management: business ethics, security of electricity supply, as well as seeking unconventional energy sources. For students of the Programme, also visits to companies are organized, under the Congress, the Club and integration trips. During Study Visits there is a possibility to get to know how good practices of sustainable development are implemented in companies, i.e.: Kompania Piwowarska (SABMiller Group), Coca-Cola, Silgan White Cap Poland, Motorola. Last but not least, it is worth highlighting the activity of students in arranging and co-organizing good practices at the School. These are the activities for the local community supporting people in need of young people, artists, students, e.g.: the annual Charity auction Człowiek nie jest sam (A man is not alone), Grasz o staż (Play for internship) contest, projects of the Student Parliament, the Academic Sports Association. CUE conducts, in its strategy, the ecological action EKOUczelnia (EKOUniversity) Competition planting trees, collection of waste paper. 17 The University employs 755 lecturers. The University has 28 buildings (of which 17 are used for teaching purposes), 138 lecture rooms, 25 computer laboratories, 11 scientific laboratories, 20 workrooms. Additionally, the students may use a library, a cefeteria, a swimming pool, tennis courts and a sports field, a sports and entertainment arena, 2 dormitories, the CUE museum CUE offers 17 majors in various forms of education. 28 So far, people have graduated from the University (in the last academic year 2011/2012, the number was 5882 graduates). The School offers almost 70 postgraduate majors, MBA management studies, courses and training courses and research programmes. The Director of CSB CUE is responsible for almost 1600 students the School educates on an annual basis as part of the offered studies and for the cooperation with CUE s 180 academics, 149 business practitioners and 36 lecturers from other teaching centres from Poland and abroad who run classes at the School. 28 Cracow School of Business CUE 29

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17 Cracow University of Economics Cracow School of Business 27 Rakowicka Street Cracow, Poland MBA Office phone: ,