Dr. Ichak Adizes’ upcoming visit at
The International School of Management (IEDC) Bled, Slovenia

On Dec 4, 2007 Dr. Adizes will officially receive his fourth honorary doctorate from the International School of Management (IEDC) from Bled, Slovenia. The other person who will be granted the same prestigious title this year by the IEDC School of Management is Dr. Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator of Stability Pact for SEE and former Vice Chancellor of Austria.

Founded in 1986, the IEDC - Bled School of Management in Bled, Slovenia, was one of the first management schools of Central and Eastern Europe. Over the years, it has offered more than 900 management and executive education programs to business people from more than 60 countries. The school accepts about 3,000 students a year. It is an outstanding teaching institution, which provides learning with the world’s best professors teamed with top regional experts, and which develops managers with the highest professional and ethical standards. IEDC combines high academic and professional excellence, innovative research, and intellectual curiosity of the professors, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with business leaders, which results in mutual support and synergy.

In addition to three executive MBA programs, IEDC offers MSc in Management, tailor-made programs for companies and other organizations, customized short seminars for executives and a range of general management programs, including an international summer school for young managers. In 1999, it received International Quality Accreditation status from the Central and East European Management Development Association, an international accreditation body, while in 2005 it received an international accreditation by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

IEDC’s location facilitates an easy exchange of knowledge and experience amongst business leaders and managers from differing cultural and economic systems. State-of-the-art facilities provide a comfortable and stimulating learning environment and encourage an ongoing exchange of ideas. IEDC houses its own art collection, regularly invites guest lecturers from society at large, and has been continually developing a creative environment.

IEDC–Bled School of Management is also the headquarters of CEEMAN (Central and East European Management Development Association), IMTA (International Management Teachers Academy) as well as the ELC (European Leadership Centre).