Launching of the MIB EPAS Consortium Master’s in International Business EPAS Consortium
Evènement | June 30, 2015
The IAE Lyon, in cooperation with its historic partner VSE Prague, has officially launched on June 22, 2015 an elite network of EPAS accredited Master’s programs in the field of International Management.
After a first meeting at the IAE Lyon and a second meeting at VSE Prague, both institutions made official the establishment of the new MIB EPAS Consortium: Master’s in International Business EPAS Consortium.Jérôme RIVE was appointed President of the MIB EPAS Consortium whose members are:
- Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vaasa (Finland), EPAS-accredited “Master’s in International Business”
- IAE Lyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (France) EPAS-accredited “M.Sc. in International Management”
- Kingston Business School, Kingston University (UK) EPAS-accredited “M.Sc. in International Business Management”
- RISEBA - Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (Latvia), EPAS-accredited “Master’s in International Business”
- School of Business, Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland), EPAS-accredited “Master’s in International Marketing Management“
- Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University (UK), EPAS-accredited “Master’s in International Business Management”
- VSE Prague, University of Economics (Czech Republic), EPAS-accredited “Master’s in International Business - Central European Business Realities”
Within a general framework of international development qualification processes, the new Consortium contributes to the overall enhancement of the recognition of the EPAS accreditation.
The MIB EPAS Consortium’s main objectives are:
- Develop student mobility opportunities between member institutions and establish multiparty degrees in the field of International Management,
- Build on the activities of the IAE Lyon Cross Disciplinary Research Team “International Management” and foster international cooperation in particular in the field of doctoral studies,
- Promote opportunities of incoming and outgoing academic mobility,
- Establish a network of career services in order to contribute to the development of international internship and employability opportunities,
- Facilitate the overall exchange of information and good practices between member institutions.
The IAE Lyon is also seizing here the opportunity to develop two new partnerships with excellent European Schools of Management: Sheffield Business School (UK) and RISEBA (Latvia).