We are saddened to announce that the founder of IKEA and Ikano, and one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century, Ingvar Kamprad, has passed away.

Moscow, 16 - 19 January, 2018: IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia organized an HR Brunch titled "Latest trends in management education" led by Prof. Danica Purg. Prof. Purg was a speaker at Gaidar Forum, so called Russian Davos.

It is with great sadness that we learned that the respected Professor and a public intellectual Jean-Pierre Lehmann has passed away

Prof. Danica Purg delivered a lecture "Leading with Purpose" to the participants of the 22nd Annual EIPM Conference "Purchasing Culture 4.0" in Archamps, France that took place on December 14-15. The European Institute of Purchasing Management is a partner institution in organising an IEDC one-week long program called Purchasing Management.

Bled (Slovenia): December 8 2017: At the IEDC Graduation ceremony, Dr. Tomaž Schara was conferred the PhD diploma and 39 executives from 11 countries received their MBA diplomas: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa.

Croatian IEDC Alumni met at traditional New Year’s gathering. On that occasion Mr. Boris Jokić, creator of curricular reform in Croatia addressed the guests

The largest Croatian media outlets Večernji list and Poslovni dnevnik conferred prestigious recognitions to successful managers in Croatia at "Business leader and business event of the year". Ms. Danica Purg, the dean of the IEDC-Bled School of Management, the partner at the event, congratulated the winners.

Prof. Danica Purg, Dean and Director of IEDC-Bled School of Management and President of CEEMAN receives an Award from Association for management consulting Slovenia (Združenje za management consulting Slovenije)

Melanie Seier Larsen is the first BCG partner in Slovenia and the only female partner from Central Europe

33 GMP participants completed the program and joined IEDC Alumni Network.

Prof. Danica Purg, Dean and Director and Dr. Alenka Braček Lalić, Vice Dean for Research at IEDC – Bled School of Management wrote two chapters in two books on Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe and The Future of Management Education

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

The Winners of the 2017 Generali Alumni Achievement Award are Blaž Brodnjak, CEO, NLB, Slovenia; Tomislav Čorak, Principal, The Boston Consulting Group, Croatia; Danko Jevtović; Partner & CEO, Jugodata ltd, Serbia; Songezo Mabece, Government Procurement Law Candidate & Guest lecturer, George Washington University USA, South Africa; Zoltan Pilecki, Managing Director Studio Moderna Romania, Romania

'Women Leaders, Agents of Change in Africa’ conference is held at the University of Cape Town with aims to create awareness that female leaders are an important factor for the development of Africa. The conference is attended by powerful women from 13 countries: Austria, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Germany, Ghana, Nigeria, Slovenia, South Africa, UK, USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Serbian Association of Economists on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of successful operation awarded certificate of appreciation to IEDC-Bled School of Management for long-term cooperation and exceptional contribution to achieving its program objectives.

Danica Purg was recognized by RISEBA University and awarded with a Professor Honoris Causa for advancement of business and management education in Central and Eastern Europe and other dynamic societies, instilling high educational standards by believing that only the best is good enough; for passionate promotion of responsible leadership, creative approach to education and, through her innovative concept of Art in Leadership inspiring us to base our strategic development on synergies between business and art.

IEDC organizes its seventh refreshment course for its Alumni

The central topic of this year's International Human Resource Managers‘ Forum was "Facing Digitalization from the HR Perspective". 80 participants from 7 countries concluded that digitalization is the future and we should embrace it.

The 25th CEEMAN Annual Conference starts in Hangzhou, China, hosted by School of Management, Zhejiang University and welcomes Deans and Faculty members, government representatives and entrepreneurs from 35 countries

IEDC Alumni Club Romania organized a conference with prominent guests from successful Romanian companies