Organizers
Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) at Mendel University in Brno was established in 1959 and is the oldest business school in Moravia. It has accreditation for all degree levels: Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. In recent accreditation the school received the highest rating (ranking in group A) as a one of the best schools from a total of 21 business schools in the Czech Republic. FBE is a modern and constantly developing school, which follows trends in education and research. It offers both economic and IT study programs at all three levels of university education in Czech and in English. There are nearly 4,000 applicants on average each year. In 2011-2015 FBE was evaluated as the best business school in Moravia and the 3rd best business school in the Czech Republic. Both in the rankings by Hospodářské noviny, and in the competition “Faculty of the Year”, elected by the students themselves, the FBE ranked 1st place in Moravia in the section of business schools. Faculty is located at the university campus in a modern building Q, which was awarded as the "Building of the Year 2005". The building is equipped with a Wi-Fi, free use of the computer lab, lecture rooms and classrooms where lessons take place.
John von Neumann University, Hungary
The John von Neumann University Doctoral school of Management and Business Administration (JNU-DSMBA) operates in the field of social sciences, management and business administration. The doctoral school, which is based in Budapest, offers a theoretically rigorous but practice-oriented education based on applied sciences, which benefits not only those interested in academic and higher education careers but also business professionals. In an institution with the status of a university of applied sciences, the establishment of a doctoral school brings particular importance as it provides opportunities for both teachers and researchers, as well as students, to obtain academic degrees and to advance their academic careers. The approach and requirements of the applied sciences are the guiding principles of the subjects and teaching materials. Research methodology is a priority area in the high-level theoretical studies. This is the basis for the subject structure of the doctoral school's profile in business and management. The knowledge acquired enables graduates to carry out applied research and to analyse business, economic and financial problems and processes in the economic, financial and public spheres in a scientific manner. As highly skilled and innovative professionals, they can continue their career even as managers or entrepreneurs.
Częstochowa University of Technology, Poland
Czestochowa University of Technology is the largest university in the region. In the 2013/2014 academic year it celebrated the 65th anniversary of its activity. Faculty of Management is the largest organization unit of Czestochowa University of Technology 6000 students are acquiring knowledge and practical skills there. Over 800 university teachers, mainly full professors, doctors with a post-doctoral degree.
The Faculty offers bachelor's degree/engineer studies (1st degree) and MSc studies (2nd degree) realized in the fields of management, management and enineering of production, logistics, computer science and econometrics and public health. The European Faculty of Engineering is a unit enabling education in English language within the fields of study conducted by individual Faculties of Czestochowa University of Technology.
Postgraduate studies last 2 or 3 semesters. They are destined for higher education institutions graduates who wish to broaden and supplement their education, including the scope of the latest achievements of science and technology.
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Faculty of Economics and management has been established in 1959 at the Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra. Since then it has educated more 17 000 students including graduated students from PhD programs. Currently there are more than 2 700 students studying at bachelor, master and doctoral levels.
In education FEM stresses both solid theoretical backgrounds based on the newest scientific theories and providing students with practical skills.
The mission of the Faculty of Economics and Management is to provide students with high quality education in Economics, Business, Management, Marketing, Finance, Banking, International Trade, Policy Analysis, as well as in Law, Informatics and Quantitative Methods.