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 Mannheim Business School e-Newsletter

Welcome to the fifth issue of the Mannheim Business School e-Newsletter for 2011. Below we offer you an overview of the latest news from Mannheim Business School.

1. A Global Alliance of Business Schools: ESSEC, Fudan, Keio, Mannheim and Tuck Unite to Create the First Council on Business and Society
Mannheim is partnering with ESSEC Business School, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (United States), School of Management, Fudan University (China) and Keio Business School (Japan) to create the first Council on Business and Society. The new alliance will use a multi-cultural, multi-school approach to engage academics, policy-makers and corporate leaders in addressing key issues at the intersection of business and society.

Among others, the Council will create a multi-school process to study a series of critical issues facing business and society and organize an annual international forum for dialogue. The inaugural forum will be held in Paris in the fall of 2012 and will focus on "Corporate Governance and Leadership". Subsequent forums will be organized by partner schools on a rotating basis.

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2. Mannheim Business Forum and MBS Summer Party
On July 22, nearly two hundred participants, alumni, MBS staff and friends came to attend this year's 3rd Mannheim Business Forum conference and the 2nd annual MBS Summer Party, generously sponsored by Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH. Guests started arriving as early as 6 pm in order to hear Udo H. Brandt, Chairman of the Management Board, Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH, discuss  management challenges of large network organizations.
Cold drinks, a delicious buffet and dance music provided the backdrop to the informal part of the evening, providing plenty of opportunity to catch up with Mannheimers old and new.

We are pleased to announce that the next Mannheim Business Forum conference is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 16, 2011. Dr. Jürgen Scherer, Group Vice President, Corporate Purchasing & Supply Chain Services, Cognis GmbH - now part of BASF, will elaborate on "B2B - learnings from a buying and from a selling perspective".

The event will take place at the MBS Lecture Hall at Mannheim Castle, starting at 7 pm. Current students please register under iConn/events. If you are not currently enrolled at Mannheim Business School, but wish to attend, please contact the Career Services Team at Careerservices@mannheim-business-school.com or via phone at 00 49 (0) 621 181 1972 by September 5 at the latest.

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1. ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA: Next Info Session September 17, 2011
Recruitment for the next ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA class (weekend format), which will start in April of 2012, has started. Please note that there is an early bird offer until the end of December: If you have successfully completed the admissions process by this date, you profit from a reduction of tuition fee by € 2,500.

In order to get a comprehensive insight into our ESSEC & MANNHEIM EMBA program, we invite you to visit our Information Session on Saturday, September 17, 2011, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, registration required.

For more information on the ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA program, please contact Nilgün Vatansever, Admissions Manager, at vatansever@mba-mannheim.com or via phone at 00 49 (0)621 181-3721.

2. Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation: Open Day, October 22, 2011
Learn more about Mannheim Business School and the Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation program, on Saturday, October 22, 2011, from 12.30 to 5 pm.

In order to give you an impression of what participants can expect from the program, Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel, Academic Director MaMAT, Taxation Track, will hold a talk on issues arising from a "Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) ". A presentation by Prof. Dr. Wüstemann, President of Mannheim Business School and Academic Director MaMAT, Accounting Track, will provide you with more information on the unique characteristics of our school and the MaMAT program. Following the presentations, you will have the opportunity to get to know and to ask questions to Mannheim Business School faculty, staff as well as alumni and participants of both the Accounting and the Taxation Track.

To register, please go to www.mannheim-accounting-taxation.com/infotag or contact Eva Nowitzki, Program & Admissions Manager MaMAT at nowitzki@mba-mannheim.com or via phone at 00 49 (0)621 181-2002.

3. MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive MBA: Ethics & Innovations Module in Mannheim
The next module of the MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive MBA will take place in Mannheim from September 8 to 17. The focus of this module will be on Business Ethics, Innovation Management and Intellectual Property. In addition, there will be a soft skill course on Sino-European Negotiation.

Due to the highly flexible design of the program, it is possible to start the Executive MBA with each one of its six modules. We therefore operate on a rolling admissions basis and accept applications throughout the entire year. Moreover, the different modules of the EMBA program are also open for individual enrollment, if you wish to participate in selected courses or modules only.

For more information on the Executive MBA program or the open-enrollment option, please visit www.mannheim-tongji.com or contact Nilgün Vatansever, Admissions Manager, at vatansever@mba-mannheim.com or via phone at 00 49 (0)621 181-3721.

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4. Staff News: New Admissions Manager Full-Time MBA
Mannheim Business School extends a warm welcome to Stefanie Will who has joined the MBS team as Admissions Manager Full-Time MBA as of July 2011. She succeeds Stefanie Schoesler (née Goedker) who is on maternity leave.

Before starting at Mannheim Business School, Stefanie worked as Client Relationship Manager for a financial planning firm in New York City. Prior to that, she managed a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial education for women also in New York City.

Stefanie Will can be reached at will@mba-mannheim.com or via phone at 00 49 (0)621 181-3724.

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5. Runtegrate: Social Class Project of the ESSEC & MANNHEIM Weekend Executive MBA Class of 2012
As their social project, the 43 participants of the ESSEC & MANNHEIM Weekend Executive MBA Class of 2012 decided for a joint project with the non-profit association Gemeinschaftszentrum Jungbusch to support integration in Mannheim Jungbusch through sports activities.

To raise funds, the class is planning and organizing a so-called Sponsorenlauf (charity run) in the Mannheim area. Interested sponsors and runners are welcome to contribute. For further information, please visit www.runtegrate.de.

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6. Wilhelm-Müller-Foundation-Prize for Academic Excellence 2011
The University of Mannheim has been dedicated to academic excellence since its establishment in 1907. Mannheim Business School, as the institution's umbrella organization for management education, shares this dedication and strives to foster it in all its participants. To this end, the Wilhelm-Müller-Foundation-Prize for Academic Excellence was established in 2004. This year, the prize was awarded to Alexander Esch and Nicolas Schad, Mannheim MBA Class of 2010. Our heartfelt congratulations to both now-Alumni and our best wishes to both your professional and personal future!

September 2, 2011
Many Mannheimers, One School - MBS Stammtisch, Café Novus, starting 7 pm.

September 9, 2011
Graduation Mannheim MBA Class of 2011, Knights' Hall, Mannheim Castle, invitation only.

September 16, 2011, 7-9 pm
Mannheim Business Forum: Dr. Jürgen Scherer, Group Vice President, Corporate Purchasing & Supply Chain Services, Cognis GmbH - now part of BASF, Topic: "B2B - learnings from a buying and from a selling perspective", MBS Lecture Hall at Mannheim Castle, starting 7 pm, registration required.

September 17, 2011
Information Session ESSEC & MANNHEIM Weekend Executive MBA, starting 11 am, registration required, please register via email info@essec-mannheim.com or using our online form. Please note that there is an Early Bird offer until December.

September 17, 2011
8. Mannheimer Schlossfest.

September 28, 2011
MBS Entrepreneurship Talk, Topic: "How to start a start-up" with MBS alumnus Jörg Wiemer, CEO and Co-founder of Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH, Education Center Dalbergplatz, 3rd floor, 7-9pm.

October 7, 2011
Many Mannheimers, One School - MBS Stammtisch, Café Novus, starting 7 pm.

October 8, 2011
E-fellows MBA Day, Frankfurt.

October 15, 2011.
Graduation of the Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation Class of 2011, Knights' Hall, Mannheim Castle, invitation only.

October 20, 2011
World MBA Tour, Zurich.

October 22, 2011
World MBA Tour, Frankfurt.

October 22, 2011
Open Day Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation, registration required.

October 24, 2011
World MBA Tour, Munich.

November 5, 2011
Open Day Executive MBA programs, registration required.

November 26, 2011
4th MBS Alumni Homecoming, Knights' Hall, Mannheim Castle, invitation only, registration required.

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