Moscow (Russia): Prof. Danica Purg, IEDC and CEEMAN President participated at traditional Gaidar Forum, Russia from 12 to 14 January.

IEDC President, Prof. Danica Purg was a key-note speaker at the EU High Level Conference of Economic empowerment of Women. She was invited by the EU Embassy and the Slovene Embassy in Japan to address over 300 guests of the conference entitled “Together for Equality”.

The award is conferred for public awareness about the meaning/importance of social responsibility, promotion of socially responsible companies' practice long term, education about the latest practices of social responsibility in Slovenian and foreign companies, awarding the most socially responsible organisations, publishing a manual with examples of good practice of social responsibility.

49 executives from 13 countries are graduating.

Bled (Slovenia) December 9 2016: The highest honor IEDC can offer - honorary title Doctor Honoris Causa - is entitled to Prof. Derek F. Abell. On the occasion of Graduation Day he gives an acceptance speech titled 'The THREE Cultures and Growing Specialization: Countering Narrowness and Divisiveness' to more than 300 participants.

Prof. Danica Purg, Dean and President of IEDC-Bled School of Management took part as a keynote speaker at the 6th TEGEP Learning and Development Association Conference, taking place on November 23-24, 2016 at the Acibadem University in Istanbul.

Prof. Danica Purg, IEDC, President, welcomed 22 managers from China. The delegation was hosted as part of IEDC's strategic orientation to Chinese market.

20 GMP participants completed their program and joined IEDC Alumni Network.

Leaders from 17 countries attended IEDC’s International Annual Presidents’ Forum with Prof. Joe Peppard, ESMT.

Winners of 2016 Generali Alumni Achievement Award are Cristian Laurentiu Gheorghe, Romania; Edmond Haxhinasto, Albania; Dijana Kobas Dešković, Croatia; Mateja Luštek, Slovenia; and Marko Majer, Slovenia.

Prof. Purg is visiting Korea and on this occasion had a meeting and lunch with IEDC Alumni from Korea.

The annual international HR Forum was titled ‘Is Ethics and Sustainability also HR’s Job?’ Participants from 17 countries concluded that sustainable management and ethics is becoming the new business paradigm. Furthermore, organization’s sustainability commitment is an important weapon in the war on talent.

Winning team of the 5th IEDC Global Case Study Competition is the one from Devin JSC, Bulgaria.

IEDC-Bled School of Management is hosting the academic 8th The Art of Management and Organization Conference (AoMO), which aims to explore and promote the arts as a means of understanding management and organizational life and its contexts. It is attended by 140 participants from 24 countries.

Oakland (California, USA), 31 August 2016: 'Where Management & Slam Poetry Collide' is the title of the article published by Poets&Quants, a news website devoted to the coverage of business schools. The story is about Miha Pogačnik, classical concert violinist and leadership consultant, who is also an adjunct professor at IEDC. He gave the interview on the occasion of the Art of Management & Organization (AOMO) Conference.

Prof. Danica Purg, President, IEDC, meets Muhtar Kent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, and Erhard Busek, Chairman of Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, Austria, to discuss the importance sustainable development in business education.

The conference was attended by 500 participants from academia and business, from 50 countries.

Poets&Quants, a news website devoted to the coverage of business schools, MBA degrees, business school and MBA rankings, publishes the story on IEDC and its President.

YMP participants are testing TeslaEDU platform.

IEDC welcomes more than 60 alumni from different programs, generations and 13 countries at the forth alumni upgrade course.