IEDC-Bled School of Management

Coordinates: 46°22′14.49″N 14°6′31.2″E / 46.3706917°N 14.108667°E

IEDC-Bled School of Management

Logo of IEDC
Type	Private
Established	1986
Dean	Dr. Danica Purg
Location	Bled, Slovenia
Website	www.iedc.si

IEDC-Bled School of Management,^[1] located in Bled, Slovenia, is a Business School. It was founded in 1986 upon an initiative of Slovenian business community^[2] as the International Executive Development Center.

IEDC is dedicated to executive education only, operates independently from any university, and is run by a group of faculty under the President and Dean Professor Danica Purg, who has served as the dean since the inception. IEDC utilizes unique teaching methods: for example, it "has long been a champion of art as a tool in leadership development" (Anderson, 2008),^[3] integrated topics such as 'Sustainability for Competitive Advantage" throughout all long programs, and offers one-on-one mentorship with senior leaders for its Executive MBA participants.

The core intention of IEDC-Bled School of Management is to be an agent of change in the region,^[4] so courses, professors, and activities are selected to continuously challenge countries with transitional economies to increase business quality and results. To this end, IEDC has founded CEEMAN–Central and Eastern European Management Development Association,^[5] the European Leadership Center,^[6] the Slovenian chapter of the United Nations Global Compact,^[7] and other regional and international initiatives.

Programs

IEDC-Bled School of Management educational programs include:

• Degree programs: 1- year Executive MBA, 2-year Executive MBA, Presidents' MBA, and Executive PhD (launched in 2010)
• Executive education: open enrollment programs, such as a five week General Management Program, short seminars, as well as custom-made programs developed for individual organizational clients
• International Summer Schools intended for young managers and professionals, including a two-week Young Managers Program, and a 9-day Discover Management Program^[8]

External links

• Official website
• Wall Street Journal Europe on Best Eastern European Schools
• CNBC Review of IEDC as "the Harvard of Central and Eastern Europe
• IEDC Review by CNN International
• CEEMAN

Notes and references

1. The Independent. "A-Z Business Schools: AMBA-Accredited IEDC-Bled School of Management", The Independent, 2008-12-21, retrieved on 2009-04-15.
2. Moulton, H.W. "Profiles in Executive Education: Danica Purg", Business Horizons, 2001 September–October.
3. Anderson, L. "Alternative Teaching: All the World’s a Stage for MBA Students", The Financial Times, 2008-12-01, retrieved on 2009-04-05.
4. Lotric, T. "A School Makes Its Mark", Slovenian Business Report, 2005 Summer.
5. Eddy, K. "Ceeman Revamps Accreditation Scheme", The Financial Times, 2007-10-01, retrieved on 2009-04-15.
6. Anderson, L. "IEDC-Bled to Host Leadership Conference", The Financial Times, 2007-04-27, retrieved on 2009-04-15.
7. United Nations Global Compact "The Global Compact in Slovenia", United Nations Global Compact, retrieved on 2009-04-15.
8. Eddy, K. "A Taste of the Challenges Ahead", The Financial Times, 2008-07-30, retrieved on 2009-04-05.