About IEDC–Bled School of Management

General information

IEDC-Bled School of Management is the most innovative international business school in Central and Eastern Europe with excellent ties to the business community in the Region. More than 80% of its participants come from countries other than Slovenia, and more than one third of them are top managers. This makes IEDC a centre of excellence and a major meeting point for the exchange of ideas and for exploration of best management practices in the Region.

The school offers a full portfolio of executive development programs and customized programs for companies. Its programs are one- and two-year Executive MBA and three-year Presidents' MBA, Doctoral Degree in Management (Executive PhD), a five-week General Management Program (GMP), Young Managers Program (YMP) for younger potential managers, and Discover Management Program (DMP) for university graduates. IEDC also offers customized programs, tailored to the specific needs of companies and organizations, and a portfolio of short executive development programs and forums for the needs of managers and leaders. IEDC's Executive MBA programs are all internationally accredited by AMBA (Association of MBAs), IQA (International Quality Accreditation), and as a specialized master's degree according to the Bologna declaration. Its executive education programs are widely recognized as among the best in Europe.

IEDC is well known for its innovations in how management education is conceptualized, designed, and delivered. In 2009, it was named among 100 top business schools in the world concerning innovations for demonstrating significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its programs according to the Aspen Institute's 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, the only ranking that evaluates how well schools are preparing their students for the environmental, social and ethical complexities of modern-day business. IEDC was the only school from Central and Eastern Europe to receive this recognition.

IEDC believes in ethical and socially responsible leadership which can be promoted through learning from art, science, sport and other different professions, drawing parallels around them and making people reflect. In terms of introducing ethics and esthetics into the business curriculum, IEDC has designed an ethics component into all its longer management programs more than twenty years ago. As an additional innovation, sustainable development has also been added to the curriculum. Over the last decade, IEDC has pioneered work on the incorporation of the arts and artistic processes into management education. The school itself was designed and built as an art gallery and is conceived as a place where managers come not only to learn but also to become inspired. IEDC has also incorporated Art and Leadership as part of its Executive MBA course which is one of the first of its kind in the world. During eight full days of the curriculum, a range of artists from different artistic disciplines work with the participants to help them reflect (through art, science, sport and other professions) on business phenomena as well as on all other aspects of leadership.

IEDC engages the attention and support of leading scholars from around the world, including late professor Peter Drucker, the world's greatest management thinker, who was a great friend and supporter of the school. IEDC is a member of the Peter Drucker Society and often presents Peter Drucker's view on the effective management as well his passion for art when talking about experiences that influenced Drucker's life and work.
 
IEDC–Bled School of Management is also the headquarters of CEEMAN (Central and East European Management Development Association), IMTA (International Management Teachers Academy), the European Leadership Centre (ELC), as well as of the Slovene branch of the United Nations Global Compact. Prof. Danica Purg, President of IEDC, has been named the 2010 Educator/Dean of the Year Award by the Academy of International Business (AIB) for her outstanding achievements in international business education. As the third European awarded she joins an elite list of deans from top international business schools around the world who have received the AIB Dean of the Year Award.

 

IEDC Supervisory Board

Initially composed of prominent representatives of the Slovenian business community, the Supervisory Board has been steadily expanded to include representatives of the international business community, as well as academia. Current Members of the Supervisory Board:

President: Dr. Erhard Busek, Chairman of Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, Austria 

Vice President: Prof. Derek F. Abell, Professor Emeritus, ESMT - European School of Management and Technology, Germany

• Mr. Franjo Bobinac, Chairman of the Management Board, Gorenje, Slovenia
• Mr. Sandi Češko, President,m Studio Moderna Group, Slovenia
• Ms. Tatjana Fink, General Manager, Trimo, Slovenia
• Dr. Riccardo Illy, President, Illy Group, Italy
• Mr. Zoran Janko, Board Member, Telekom, Slovenia
• Dr. Peter Kraljič, Member of McKinsey Advisory Board, Germany
• Ms. Cvetka Selšek, President of the Management Board, SKB Banka, Slovenia
• Mr. Klemen Šešok, Managing Director, Taxgroup, Slovenia
• Dr. Gregor Veselko, President of the Management Board, Luka Koper, Slovenia

IEDC International Advisory Board

The IEDC International Advisory Board is the most important advising body of IEDC, with the task to sustain and support the activities of the school and offer its expertise on strategically important issues. Members of the Board are renowned experts in business and education and their advice is highly regarded.

• Prof. Dr. h.c. Hermann Simon, Chairman, Simon-Kucher&Partners, Germany
• Senator Dr. h.c. Horst Weitzmann, Managing Partner NDW Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Badische Stahlwerke GmbH, Germany
• Mr. Janez Škrabec, President, Riko Group, Slovenia
• Mr. Amer Bukvić, Bosnia Bank International (BBI), Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mr. Miroslav Miletić, CEO, Concern Bambi-Banat, Serbia
• Dr. Stojan Pelko, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Prof. Rasto Ovin, Institute of Economic Diagnosis and Forecasting, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia

IEDC International Advisory Board - HR Platform 

• Mag. Ursula Kuntner, Group Human Resources, Head of Development, Erste Group Bank AG, Austria
• Ms. Branka Skaramuča, Member of the Management Board and CHRO, Hrvatski Telekom d.d., Croatia
• Mr. Pavel Shchedrovitskiy,Vice-president HR & organizational development, Member of Management Board, IES-Holding, Russia
• Mr. Thomas Belker, Managing Director Corporate Human Resources, OBI Group Holding GmbH, Germany
• Dr. Klaus Niedl, Group HR Director, Hypo Alpe Adria Bank International, Austria
• Mr. Nikos Sofronas, Training and Development Director, Interamerican Group HQ, Greece

IEDC Art Advisory Council

IEDC has been actively developing a creative environment where the art and craft of management and leadership can be optimally taught and learned. The Art Advisory Council assures that the idea of promoting business as an activity based on a broader humanistic texture, like arts and culture, is continuously implemented, giving additional meaning to management and leadership. Current Members of the Art Advisory Council:

• Ms. Liljana Stepančič, Ministry of Culture, Slovenia
• Prof. Arnold Walravens, Faculty Member, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia

IEDC Honorary Professorship and Doctor Honoris Causa Recipients

The Faculty for Postgraduate Studies at IEDC has conferred academic Honorary Professorship title and Doctor Honoris Causa to the following personalities:

Honorory Professorship title recipients:

• In 2006:  Prof. Derek Abell, Prof. Jim Ellert, Dr. Peter Kraljič, Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann and Prof. Hellmut Schütte, for their contribution to the development of the IEDC
• In 2011: Mr. Juan Serrano,  for his outstanding teaching and contribution to integration of knowledge and leadership development.

Doctor Honoris Causa recipients:

• In 2007: Dr. Ichak Adizes, Dr. Erhard Busek, Prof. Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer, for their contribution to creating and integrating of knowledge and leadership development for a better world
• In 2008: Mr. Janez Stanovnik and Mr. Horst Weitzmann, for their reputation as highly respected people in their environment, their moral standing and care for the society at large
• In 2009: Prof. Herman Simon, for his pleading for a more intensive and meaningful dialogue between business leaders, economists and politicians and thus for a sustainable development of the society at large
• In 2010: Prof. Nancy J. Adler, for her outstanding contribution to the global leadership development.
• In 2011, Prof. Edgar Schein and Prof. Manfred Kets de Vries, for their outstanding contribution to creation and integration of knowledge and leadership development for a better world.

Membership

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - AACSB International
• Central and East European Management Development Association – CEEMAN
• European Foundation for Management Development – EFMD
• Academic Council of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management - EIASM
• Executive MBA Council – EMBAC
• Global Business School Network - GBSN
• Principles for Responsible Management Education - PRME

Partnership

Moscow State University of Economics MESI