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The Dean’s Editorial

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November 2010

To be part of the fabulous GGSB

adventure!

Students Alumni Chapter

Alumni News

MBA Newsletter

GGSB Alumni Contribution

Matched-Hatched

Matchet hatchet

Rankings

Grenoble sets up base in…

Conference: “Corruption…

Professor John Sadowsky

From Taran Patel…

From Marie France Derberian…

From Thierry Grange…

The Careers Office

GGSB Worldwide fairs for fall 2010

Forthcoming Events

Executive Education

Conferences

Networking:

GIT SIT

GGSB Around the world

Contact us We would welcome your feedback

on the issue and your

letter/comments for future

publication. Please contact us at:

monique.garnier@ggsb.com

The Dean’s Editorial

As we approach the end of 2010, I am delighted to

confirm that our activities throughout this past year have

been rewarded with success – our programmes which are

achieving ever better rankings in the international

evaluations published by the Financial Times and the

Economist (detailed later in this Newsletter); the

expansion of our international operations, particularly in

the Middle East, and the increasing number of enrolments

– we now host a total of 1 507 students in France and off-

site. This is the highest number we have welcomed since

the creation of GGSB back in 1995, and is a further

testimony to the world-wide recognition of the quality of

our training.

The response to the recent introduction of our latest product, the MSc in

Management Consulting, is very encouraging – the small group of excellent

students enrolled for the first year of this course is already expressing its pleasure

that this specialisation is now available at GGSB. We are expecting this new Master

to attract a considerable number of applicants next year.

Overseas activities also continue to occupy much of our time. Our presence in

Dubai will be highlighted by a meeting of local Alumni with the GGSB management

team; we will also be in Cairo for the inauguration of our new office there. These

Middle Eastern activities are a key part of the strategy that we developing for this

region of the world which we see as an important player for our future expansion.

As we prepare to enjoy the Christmas and New Year break, I send you all my very

best wishes for a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. I look forward to

being in touch with you early in 2011 to share our latest news with you again then.

Sincerely,

Judith Bouvard

Dean and Director of GGSB

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From Monique Garnier Cormons, GGSB International Student Services Manager

Dear GGSB Alumni,

Unforgettable September intake!

Do you remember those happy days? The best year of your life for most of you!

September 2010 has been the start of a new adventure for 500 newcomers of 78 different

nationalities…

Major events:

The welcome desk from August 23 to September 17

Team building with the ESC students! 900 students up to the Bastille playing Volley Ball, Boules, Rugby,

Foosball, Football, Sumo Wrestling, a jousting tournament! A fabulous day!

A movie: sorry guys is all in French! You‟re still able to understand as it is mostly music and images. Download

the movie

Then back to their main concern, studying and working on their career paths.

A pool of talent summarized in these student profile books! Please have a look! You will be amazed!

MBA MIB MSc

September 2010 has also started with very good news: our school has once again been recognized in two

international rankings prepared by 2 leading publications – Financial Times and The Economist!

Our Master in International Business (MIB) has been ranked 5th Best Master in Management in the world by

the Financial Times (FT) on the 20th September 2010, gaining two ranks compared to 2009.

The full-time MBA has jumped 19 places in the Which MBA/The Economist Global Ranking – having been

ranked 62nd

worldwide. The program also improved its standing by 8 places in the European ranking – and is ranked

23rd

in Europe this year.

One of my main missions is to work hand in hand with graduates to reinforce the international recognition and visibility

of your programs and of your School!

We’ve made it thanks to our Graduates!!! The MIB 2005 -2007; and 2006, 2007 and 2009 full-time and part-time

MBAs and current MBA students.

May these rankings provide all of you with a new breath of energy in this economic turmoil and help any of you, from

current students to alumni, to keep working on your career path with a broader vision!

It can‟t be denied that this is a great achievement that can help you in your professional life.

We can all rely on our network!

Another milestone in our agenda 2011 not to be missed: our GGSB Gala on 25 March 2011! More information

to come in December.

Other greater initiatives are also being put in place this year!

To be continued…..

MCM

Welcome Desk

Team building Bastille

Michelle Mielly

Jose Manuel León

(Spanish)

Student of MIB 29

with a background of

chemical

engineering.

Member of the

Student Alumni

Network 2010.

Al-Saheb Mohammad

MIB 29 student at GGSB

with a professional

background in Banking.

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From Monique Garnier Cormons, GGSB International Student Services Manager Our Student Alumni chapter has started with a few “GGSB around the world” events!

To increase our visibility among our GGSB Alumni community, I am making a tour of all our off-site campuses starting

with Moscow on November 26 to implement our GGSB ALUMNI FACTORY!!!

But also events in Dubai, Cairo, China….Please read the details in our agenda of networking events

A GGSB student Alumni blog has been created to publish interviews with students, alumni and

faculty members alike. http://alumniggsb.wordpress.com

This blog is part of the GGSB Alumni Network which integrates new ideas to enrich the

student experience at GGSB and helps us to keep in contact with our graduates. Currently,

the new GGSB Student Alumni Chapter, which has just celebrated its inauguration, consists

of five members.

These are Monique Garnier, GGSB International Student Services Manager, four students of

MIB 29: Efe Altingunes, Mohammad Al-Saheb and Jose Manuel León, Alexander Ingrim and

one MSc Management Consulting student: Lali Gigashvilli.

We are sure that this blog for sharing our experiences and advice will

be helpful for everyone.

Please be part of this new adventure!

As always, I invite you to join our professional network and post news

in order to reinforce our GGSB communities: BIB MIB MBA MSc

Any of your brilliant ideas will be most welcome and appreciated! Monique Garnier Cormons monique.garnier@ggsb.com

From Michelle Mielly, Program Director of Msc in Management Consulting

GGSB is happy to announce the kickoff of a new Master’s in Science in Management

Consulting Program. Currently we have an excellent first intake of 15 international

student-consultants working on a variety of live business cases with professor-consultants.

With those students we are working on forming an alumni club of Management

Consultants for networking and career development purposes.

If you or another GGSB alumni you know is working in the field of Management

Consulting, please get in touch with us so that we can help promote your activity and put

you in touch with other alumni from the school also working in this challenging and rewarding field. We would also be

happy to work with you on developing a live consulting business case from your own practice in consulting or for one

of your clients, to deploy in the classroom.

For more information on the program content…

Contacts:

Student alumni club committee chair: Lali Gigashvili (lali.gigashvili@ggsb.com)

Program Director: Michelle Mielly (michelle.mielly@grenoble-em.com)

GGSB Alumni Network Manager : Monique Garnier

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Congratulations go to Laurent Scaringella who successfully defended his DBA thesis in July 2010!

Dr. Laurent SCARINGELLA holds a Master in International Business - MIB 21 2008!

He defended DBA thesis on July 27, 2010. His expertise concerns the paradigm change toward the knowledge based economy with a focus on the ICT sector and more specifically, nanotechnologies. He has been involved in several European Commission–funded projects to develop new theoretical outputs related to technology and innovation management. His knowledge in territorial innovation models earned him a role in orienting the best network practices for Grenoble‟s micro-nanotechnology cluster. He also teaches advanced strategy to graduate students. In January 2011,

Laurent Scaringella will be visiting scholar at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

Thesis abstract:

This thesis makes a statement about the emergence of the knowledge-based economy (KBE) and variables that influence the change processes and innovation in Grenoble. A KBE is a new social and economic paradigm that replaces the industrial economy with a world of intangible assets, driven by knowledge. This uncertain paradigm shift represents a significant interest for economists and sociologists. The literature review suggests a broad range of 26 variables that might influence knowledge dynamics in an economy, also known as the KBE Alphabet. Those variables are analytically presented to define the dimensions required. All the variables are highly related and lead to a relationships model composed of 195 theoretical relationships. The empirical study is based on narrative biographies, and three case studies with firms of different sizes rely on semi-structured interviews and tests of theoretical tools, variables, and dimensions identified in the literature review. The knowledge interactions create a global picture of change and time-space illustrations of knowledge map. A new developed research procedure increases the reliability of each case study. The empirical part also uses a quantitative approach. A questionnaire measures the influence of each variable on knowledge dynamics and territorial features. Multivariate regression measures provide feedback about the 195 theoretical relationships. This thesis also implements new knowledge governance tools, such as the knowledge balanced scorecard. This thesis represents the first step of research into the information and communication technology sector as a worldwide playground.

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Dear MBA Alumni and Students, I am very pleased to send you your first MBA newsletter on behalf of Phil Eyre, our MBA Program Director: „Hello Everyone, I have many positive points to give you regarding the MBA program so I‟ll focus on the essentials.

Student Numbers: In Grenoble September 2010 saw the arrival of 42 FT and 10 PT MBAs, as well as 23 returning for the second year of the PT program. These joined the latest groups already enrolled in PT Moscow (27) and in PT Tbilisi, Georgia (20). In October we welcomed 30 students to the third intake of the London Full Time program. In cooperation with Schneider Electric we are preparing a corporate version of the MBA to be delivered in Riyadh for Schneider Saudi Arabia and their partners to be launched December 2010. The Economist 2010 MBA Rankings In the latest rankings we have moved into 23

rd position (Europe) and 62

nd position in the world, from 31

st and 81

st last

year. The Financial Times ranked GGSB at 19th in Europe last December.

MBA Program Review for 2011 implementation

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MBA news

With the support of colleagues we completed a review of the program content, which is a standard procedure now for

all programs. As a result we will have 30 hour and 15 hour modules in place of the current 36/18/12 format. This

allows us to bring in new core modules that accreditors, companies and students have indicated a need for. They will

be:

Sustainability

Risk Management

Macroeconomics

Geopolitics

Governance

Contract Law There will also be further time devoted to Finance and to Accounting. Specialisations Choice

This has evolved to 9 possible alternatives

Management Consulting

Finance

Marketing

Global Management

Business Intelligence

Entrepreneurship

Innovation Management

Biotechnology

Project Management (in London) Study Aboad Trip In 2009 the first MBA Study Abroad trip took place to Budapest, and this was a major success, from every point of

view, including company visits, conferences on Europe, and discovery of the Hungarian culture and if you have never

been to Budapest I strongly recommend it : the cuisine is not just goulash!

Career Services Following student requests and thanks to colleagues in GEM Career Services some major innovations have occurred here. The first MBA CV profile books complete with photos were launched for MBA FT11 this year, and the first Alumni-Student-Company Networking event took place with a cocktail at school on October 11

th. We look forward to

seeing more Alumni present at the same time in 2011. The personal development content of the program has also been intensified. As you are probably aware networking is a critical part of the job-finding process. Our school network is a vital asset today so please take the time to update the alumni website (graduate network) on http://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com Forgotten your login and password? Please email: emilie.exartier@grenoble-em.com Your own career Monique and I would be like to hear of your professional path, and in particular how specialisation choice has impacted (or not) the direction taken after graduation. Many MBA program candidates are interested in examples of this. In any case please keep us informed of your career evolution.‟ Kind regards, Phil EYRE MBA Program Director Onsite and Offsite Programs

A piece of advice from my side!

For specific information on GGSB and to become members of our community see:

http://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com/ggsb

As a GGSB alumni you will be also invited to events and reunions and regularly receive our GGSB Newsletter.

Share your experience and your promotion in the “movers and shakers” chapter!

Looking forward to staying in touch, getting in touch,

Best wishes,

Monique GARNIER CORMONS

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Alumni offer jobs Job opportunity in Dubai by Ralph Sfeir, more info... Stepan Chop offers job opportunities at Google! Hasan Dag offers Job opportunites at Face book! Lenica Gutierrez offers jobs to MBAs !

Ralph Sfeir

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Happy parent: Lenica Gutierrez Bujalil, MIB graduate

Baby boy: Eduardo Christopher Gomez October 2010 Happy parent: Sabine Piccolo, MSc marketing graduate Baby girl: Louise October 2010

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In Brief

Rankings: GGSB’s MBA jumps 19 places

GGSB‟s MBA improved its standing by 19 spots in the Global and 8 spots in the

European annual rankings published by The Economist/Which MBA.

The GGSB MBA programme is ranked 62nd worldwide and 23rd in Europe.

GGSB is also highly ranked worldwide within several sub-categories: 8th for

“Number of graduates in jobs three months after graduation”; 6th for “Student Quality”; 1st for “Percentage of Women

Students”; and 15th in the world for “International diversity score”.

This is the ninth year that The Economist has published a ranking of full-time MBA programmes.

This ranking is largely based on student and graduate responses to a survey designed by The Economist. One of the

Grenoble graduate feedbacks posted on The Economist website states: “The delivery of the MBA is packaged

excellently. At the end of the day, you step out fully ready to face the outside world.”

Judith Bouvard, Dean of GGSB, said: “These performances both in Europe and worldwide reflect the strength and

quality of our programme that offers graduates vast opportunities in an ever so competitive labour market.”

The Full-time MBA is delivered in Grenoble, London, Moscow, Tbilisi and Malta. There are 43 students, representing

22 nationalities in the newest intake in Grenoble.

GGSB’s MIB in the top 5 best Masters in Management in the world!

Grenoble Graduate School of Business‟s Master in International Business (MIB) has been

ranked 5th Best Master in Management in the world by the Financial Times (FT) on the 20th

September 2010, gaining two ranks compared to 2009.

GGSB is also highly ranked within several sub-categories: 2nd in « International Mobility», 5th

in « International Course Experience» and 10th for « Careers ».

Overall, the GGSB is still ranked within the “the top group of Masters in Management

providers”, according to the FT.

The Financial Times ranked an additional 15 schools this year, reinforcing the position of the MIB programme which

has always been ranked in the top 8 since the creation of the ranking in 2005.

“This ranking confirms once again the quality and excellence of our MIB programme, and reinforces the international

visibility of our institution. Our MIB Graduates and students can be proud of this result which makes their degree very

attractive in an international labour market ever so competitive and multicultural” says Judith Bouvard, Dean of GGSB.

Created in 1995 by GGSB, the MIB is conducted entirely in English with two intakes each year – September and

January. It is open to students from all nationalities with a bachelor‟s degree in any discipline, with or without

professional experience. GGSB‟s MIB in delivered in Grenoble, London and Singapore and other locations are

currently planned. Highly international, the MIB intake examined for this ranking consisted of 314 students, of which

87% were international.

The MIB is accredited by AMBA and the CNCP (Commission Nationale de la Certification Professionnelle) certification

- Level I giving access to a variety of management positions in many different sectors of industry worldwide.

Ranking

Grenoble sets up base in the heart of Egypt

Having expanded internationally to locations such as India, China, Russia, and more recently Saudi Arabia, Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) has opened a brand new recruitment office in Cairo, Egypt, to further expand its growing presence in the Middle East. This new project is supported by a recent cooperation between GGSB and the Cultural Office of the Egyptian Embassy in Paris. This agreement will support GGSB in its recruitment of Egyptian students. These students will also be able to benefit from Egyptian governmental scholarships.

Managed by one of GGSB‟s MIB (Master in International Business) graduates, John Antonios, the Cairo-based office is ideally located to manage several projects the Grenoble school is currently involved in, in Middle East.

John Antonios, Business Development Manager – GGSB Middle East & Africa Office said: “This new office reflects the success of GGSB in this region and the need to expand to give more one-to-one service assistance to applicants and to collaborate with reputable universities in the Middle East”. Gael Fouillard, Executive Education Manager at GGSB said: “In the past few years we have noticed a growing interest for our programs from individual candidates, but also from institutions and corporate clients in the Middle-East. In this context, our experience of delivering international programs in several campuses worldwide is very much sought after.” Capital of Egypt and the largest city in North Africa and the Middle East, Cairo is also home to the world's second-oldest higher education institution Al-Azhar University.

John Antonios

GGSB has similar recruitment offices in New Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai, Beirut, Teheran, Mexico City, and New York. The school has off-site campuses in London, Russia, Moldova, Georgia Tbilisi, Malta, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.

Conference: "Corruption and Financial Crime"

This year‟s first conference took place last Thursday, November 4th. The speaker was Mr. Nick

Kochan. Journalist and author of "The Washing Machine-Money,Crime and Terror in the Offshore System", Mr. Kochan covered subjects such as money laundering, banking system abuses like insider trading, market abuses and terrorist financing. For more information please click here

Professor John Sadowsky www.johnsadowsky.com

After the success of “Les 7 règles du storytelling” (in French) and a session of conferences between London, Brussels and Paris, John Sadowsky is finishing the writing of his new book: “Email, social marketing, and the art of storytelling”. Publication programmed for December. In parallel, John is working on the creation of seminars and meetings with Alumni students and entrepreneurs: www.johnsadowsky.com

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Congratulations to the winning team of Exist Prime

Cup Competition! From Taran Patel, MIB Program Director

Over 600 teams have taken part in the Germany’s biggest case study

and business simulation competition - the Exist Prime Cup. At the

Champions Cup in Berlin, 15 teams made its way through 4 stages to

the final. The aim of the Exist Prime cup is to raise the abilities of the

participants as an Entrepreneur or for a Business takeover.

In the Champions Cup we, [Ulrich Rebele, Moritz Brandstetter, Ayman Saad

(all industrial engineers) and Sebastian Hohentanner (Japanese studies)]

took over a virtual company in the solar industry. The 15 teams were split into

3 different markets. Through good decision making over five periods - e.g. in fields of Human resources, production

planning, purchasing and pricing - we reached the highest share price compared to all other teams. To make sure we

will make it to the very final – consisting of the best three teams; evaluated by both their simulation performance and

presentation skills - we had to host press conference about “the sustainability of our business”. We also convinced the

jury here and thus the decision board - consisting out of 10 jurors from industry, politics and culture - elected us

among their top 3 candidates.

As the overall market winner we finally had to give a presentation in front of potential investors, consisting out of 30

jurors and the residual audience of around 120 people. Eventually the jurors decided that we convinced them the most

and thus we won the Exist Prime Cup 2010. Link of the competition

We are very proud of you, Moritz and Ulrich, and we hope

that you keep up the good work!

From Marie France Derderian, Program Director of MSc in

Business Development and MSc Innovation Strategy Entrepreneurship

The major achievement for MSC Business Development program is the signature of a 3 years partnership with Michelin. Michelin and Grenoble Ecole de Management – Grenoble Graduate School of Business– have renewed their ties after signing a three-year partnership involving major joint-initiatives. The world‟s largest tyre manufacturer is sponsoring a number of GEM‟s programs. The partnership has already resulted in several recruitments of GGSB graduates by Michelin. Michelin is particularly involved in GGSB‟s MSc Business Development program. Students on the program benefit from intensive training – live business cases – delivered by Michelin throughout the year. Last year the training resulted in field work on Michelin‟s business development in India. This year, students will be going to China to study similar activities. During their course of study, students will also examine the cultural and managerial differences, as well as the best Chinese negotiation techniques. They will arrive in China

with the aim of offering concrete proposals for the development of Michelin‟s activities in the country – proposals that will then be detailed in their end-of-program dissertation. Students will be examining two cases this year:

Ulrich Rebele MIB 28

Moritz Brandstetter MIB 29

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1) In order to build a robust geographical Michelin footprint in China, what would be your strategy? 2) How can Michelin become an eco-friendly industrial company in China? The compulsory Chinese Residency will take place from the 28th February to the 6th March 2011 in Shanghai and Beijing. The class of 45 students will also have the opportunity of visiting several businesses and attending lectures on Chinese business culture. Another highlight of the MSC Innovation Strategy Entrepreneurship and MSc Business Development is the launch of 9 live business cases : with MICHELIN, SCHNEIDER, AIRSTAR, PUZZLE EVENT, BACKER HUGHES, Chinese FDI , GORGY TIMING , STARZIK . This year‟s study for Business Development is focused on identifying opportunities on the Chinese market for a European company. Alternatively, the Innovation case study could cover disruptive innovation, design innovation, product managerial or services innovation issues. Contact e-mail: marie-france.derderian@grenoble-em.com

From Thierry Grange, Dean of Grenoble Ecole de Management

Debate: Did the crisis have a consequence on job opportunities for graduates? Did the crisis have a consequence on job opportunities for graduates? No. Whilst in emerging countries, economic growth continues to create jobs, in Western countries, demography means that there are still many jobs for graduates. Did the crisis have a consequence on student recruitment? Again the answer is no. The crisis meant that more and more people were interested in Business Education and student recruitment numbers have thus risen. The major consequences of the crisis have been on Business Schools' resources, both human and financial. Human: with regards to faculty shortage. With present numbers of Phds in Business Administration enrolments, faculty retirements and rising student enrolments in management education, it is estimated there is a shortage of approximately

1000 Doctorates of Business Administration in Europe. Financial resources may shrink due to budget cuts and low economic growth rate. What will change the most is the restructuration of Business Schools towards mergers and acquisitions because schools are going to be below minimal resources, below break even size, schools are going to have to ally to survive. Of course, everyone is talking about mergers but in reality there has been very few mergers over the last 30 years and there will be very few in the future. On the other hand, there will be many acquisitions taking place. Why? Schools in good shape for competition do not intend to merge, on the contrary, they intend to „absorb' some academic capacities: faculty, facilities and corporate relations to be stronger than their next darling competitor. Further to the first consequence on Business Schools resources discussed above, the other consequence I predict is on the investment that Business Schools will put in Innovation to modernize knowledge delivery, techniques and curriculum content. This is will probably be called Business Schools 3.0. It is good news: Business Schools will improve the relevance of their programs, research activities, and services to the community.

The Careers Office Find out more about career opportunities at The Careers Office…

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France Paris 09/10/2010

Germany

Munich 18/10/2010

Berlin 19/10/2010

Spain Madrid 26/10/2010

Turkey Istanbul 30/10/2010

Indonesia Jakarta 09/10/2010

Mexico Mexico

Monterey

20 and 21/10/2010

24/11/2010

Panama Panama 17 and 18/11/2010

Colombia Medellin

Bogota

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13 and 14/11/2010

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Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) will be launching a new Executive multi-site MBA in May 2011. The programme will take place in eight locations by taking advantage of the GGSB off-site campuses and offices: Grenoble – Geneva – Moscow - London – New York – Singapore – New Delhi – and Beijing. Judith Bouvard, Dean of GGSB explains: “The mission of the GGSB Executive MBA program is to provide an innovative, rigorous and challenging business education to individuals who are on a fast-track to senior executive positions.

“These high potential business professionals will gain exposure to international, strategic and managerial issues, from a senior manager’s perspective, benefiting from a diversity of international peers, faculty and networks. “We have designed this new program by taking advantage of our off-site campuses and recruitment offices, a strategic multi-site approach we have developed since the creation of GGSB that serves us well today.” The Global Executive MBA aims to meet the needs of international managers with significant professional experience - a minimum work experience of 10 years with at least 5 at the managerial level is required. The Executive programme will last approximately 24 months with 6 one-week sessions each year. The teaching will be done by GGSB faculty with input from the corporate world.

Upcoming short programs at GGSB: Opportunities to come back and study in Grenoble

with current students

Certificates and Diploma in Management Consulting Possibility to join the current MBA students for their elective courses in February, April and June. For these programs, GGSB alumni benefit from a € 500 discount on these programs. Read more…

Summer Executive Programs: three 10 day modules are offered in 2011 Innovation Management – May 18-28 Entrepreneurship – May 29 to June 9 Energy Management – May 29 to June 9

Read more…

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How to manage resources in a war zone! A second GGSB Thursday conference will take place on Thursday, December 2

at 5:00 p.m. (in a room to be announced).

Our speaker will be Dr. John Beavis, (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons,

U.K.) http://www.ideals.org.uk/john_beavis.asp

John is an experienced war-zone surgeon who has worked in conflict zones in

Sarajevo, Pakistan, Lebanon and Azerbaijan.

In the year 2000, he founded the charity IDEALS to provide humanitarian and

medical aid following conflicts and natural disasters (e.g. the earthquake in

Pakistan, (www.oldvarndeanians.org.uk/JackBeavisAC.pdf), the Sri Lanka

tsunami...).

John‟s address will cover his war zone experiences and the work of his charity. He will explain to us how to manage

resources (people and money), logistics, priorities... all in a very high-pressure environment. The importance of

personal development and leadership will be key elements in his discussion with us.

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GIT SIT "APERO" once a month in Grenoble

"Apero" French version of the word aperitif. We are very pleased to inform you that every 1

st Thursday of the month, we will

be organizing a very informal but none the less very professional “apéro” “Get In Touch Stay In Touch event” in Grenoble among our Grenoble Alumni Community:

On October 10, 2010

GIT SIT in Grenoble and Lyon with MIB 21

Kunal Jhaveri Milena Iotova; Ociel Colorado; Gurpreet Kang; Jean-Philippe Grandjean, Blandine Guivier, Adrian Bracho met last October here in Grenoble. Sharing a photo with us of their weekend with MIB 21B in Lyon and Grenoble. They had very a nice lunch at Blandine and Adrian's fast food joint La Salsita. Fantastic quesadillas!!! Hoping to see many more franchises of the same.

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On November 26, 2010

GGSB around the world: “Let’s meet it Moscow!”

Grenoble Graduate School of Business is implementing a series of networking events starting with our offsite network in Moscow in presence of GGSB MBA Program Director M. Phil Eyre, Igor Belyavsky local MBA Program Director in Moscow and GGSB International Student Services Manager, Monique GARNIER in charge of developing our GGSB Alumni network.

Do not miss our guest speaker Cedric d’Halluin*, manager Spenglerfox for Russia who will give a presentation: “An Executive Search industry insight and the importance of social networks”.

His presentation will be followed by an open discussion and round table to offer a chance to everyone to introduce themselves, to share experience and expertise.

It will be a great opportunity to learn from each other, to meet with a recruitment specialist who can help work with your career plans and networking.

The meeting will take place on Friday, 26 November 2010 from 19h.

Address: Metropol Hotel - 2 Teatralny Prooezd, 109012 – Moscow - www.metropol-moscow.ru

The aim: We will update you on GGSB‟s latest news and development. This will be the time to increase visibility of our GGSB Alumni community, our talents and success stories in Moscow, to exchange business cards and above all to start working on an Alumni Chapter (to include current MBA students) willing to expand our network and the GGSB brand.

Counting on your enthusiasm to keep in touch and to carry on developing a solid GEM and GGSB Alumni network we all deserve!

Don’t forget to bring your business card!

Please also forward this invitation to other members of your cohort in case our e-mail fails to reach them.

Please note that drinks will be available but are not included.

Contact: monique.garnier@ggsb.com

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On November 30, 2010

GGSB around the world Dubai: “Meet the Deans”

Thierry Grange (Dean of Grenoble Ecole de Management) and Judith Bouvard

(Dean of GGSB) will be hosting a cocktail for our alumni community in Dubai at the

Fairmount Hotel on Tuesday November 30, from 19:30.

This event will be the opportunity for you to meet other alumni from Grenoble Ecole

de Management (ESC or GGSB programs) and to get back in touch with the school,

which is currently developing new partnerships and programs in the Middle-East.

We have a lot of exciting news to share with you and we also look forward to

hearing about your news!

For further details: your contact: Mr. Gael Fouillard (gael.fouillard@ggsb.com)

Don‟t forget to bring your business card!

Please also forward this invitation to other members of your cohort in case our e-mail fails to reach them.

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On December 08, 2010

GGSB around the world: “Let’s meet in Cairo”

To mark the opening of the GGSB office in Cairo, launched by John Antonios – MIB graduate, Judith Bouvard, Dean and Director of Grenoble Graduate School of Business and Nadine Doucet, Director General of the French Chamber of Commerce in Egypt are honored to invite you to attend the inaugural conference of the Grenoble Graduate School of Business office. This will take place on Wednesday December 8 from 10:00 am at the Marriott Cairo Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino (Zamalek District). The theme of this conference will be: “Global Trends in Management Education: What Impact in the Middle-East”. Several speakers from

Grenoble Graduate School of Business will share their experiences of and in: Student Recruitment, Development of Academic Partnerships and Collaborations with Corporate Partners. Congratulations to John!

Contact: john.antonios@ggsb.com

On February 26, 2011

GGSB around the world: China The MSc Business Development students will be in Shanghai and Beijing from Saturday February 26 until Sunday March 6. Their program includes company visits, a couple lectures and cultural activities. An informal meeting with GGSB Alumni will be arranged in both cities. More details coming soon!

For more Alumni information please visit GEM Graduate Network

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