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United Kingdom, November 2009 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce that it has become a Knowledge Partner for Challenge:Future, a global student competition organized by the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN) in cooperation with IEDC-Bled School of Management and Third Millennium Knowledge, a sustainability laboratory from Slovenia. The competition aims to promote collaboration and

innovation for the world’s sustainable future. Students from universities and schools in all countries are invited to apply online before 18 November 2009: www.challengefuture.org/us/entry-details



So far, 53 countries and 250 institutions are represented. Starting on 21 November, teams will compete on this year’s topic “The Future of Connecting”. In April, the 18 remaining finalist teams will travel to Bled, Slovenia, the world’s 5th most idyllic place according to Forbes, for the chance to win € 20,000.



Olga Veligurska, CEEMAN Coordinator and Head of Projects, explains: “Challenge:Future is an international youth competition that connects corporate and global challenges with the power of student-driven innovation. It differs from other competitions by being focused on sustainability and innovation issues rather than any specific discipline, allowing for a more creative and out-of-the-box approach from students and providing an opportunity for faculty to participate as mentors.”



“It is envisioned that Challenge:Future will become the world’s largest youth collaborative contest, creating a vital forum that connects creative young students, schools, mentors and innovative companies”.



John Peters, Emerald Chief Executive, comments: “We are all the more delighted to partner with CEEMAN for the Challenge:Future competition as this initiative fits perfectly with our ethos of supporting management education around the world and publishing innovative, rigorous and relevant research that encourages sustainability and global responsible leadership.”



Emerald joins a host of other prestigious institutions and organizations as official partner of Challenge:Future. Throughout the competition, participants will gain access to some of Emerald’s top management journals, specifically selected for their relevance with the Future of Connecting and its associated six sub-themes: www.challengefuture.org/challenges/



For more details on the process, awards and selection criteria, visit www.challengefuture.org/us/entry-details



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About CEEMAN www.ceeman.org



CEEMAN is an international management development association established in 1993 with the aim of accelerating the growth in quality of management development in central and eastern Europe. Gradually CEEMAN has become a global network of management development institutions interested in quality of education and innovations in this field, as well as in the broad area of subjects related to change. CEEMAN has expanded to include 170 institutional and individual members from 42 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.





About IEDC – Bled School of Management www.iedc.si



IEDC-Bled School of Management is one of the leading business schools in Central and Eastern Europe, dedicated to bringing innovation and inspiration to a classroom and having sustainability issues high on its agenda.





About Third Millennium Knowledge www.tmklab.com



Third Millennium Knowledge is encouraging human inspiration, sparking ideas and fostering development of new knowledge for innovation strategies that are not jeopardizing the needs of third millennium generations.





About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com





Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing is the world’s leading publisher of management research. In total, Emerald publishes over 700 titles, comprising 200 journals, over 300 books and more than 200 book series as well as an extensive range of online products and services. Emerald is both COUNTER and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.

Emerald Management Plus is the largest, most comprehensive collection of peer reviewed management journals and online support for students, managers and researchers.



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