CEMS Club Saint-Petersburg

19/01/2022

Join CEMS Club St.Petersburg and create the best moments of your CEMS experience ✨

Application for Spring 2022 is now open!

By being an active member of a CEMS Club you'll get the opportunity to organize unique and unforgettable activities during this semester.

In the upcoming spring semester you can apply to positions of CEMS Club President, Head of a Department and Department member! We encourage you to apply for the positions and bring positive changes to our community!

⏰Deadline: January 31
🤩Apply via these links:

CC President - https://forms.gle/ZR24ptqSYR4PPZKT7

Head of department - https://forms.gle/KdGyGh3fmNPd5evz7

Member of department - https://forms.gle/vW819zbwcZS1nkqT9

Take the opportunity to gain real-life leadership experience and make your ideas come true!

Here is some information about each department:

🔸Corporate Relations Department
This department is in charge of organizing events in collaboration with corporate partners and other companies (e.g. company visits and workshops, webinars and masterclasses).

🔹Alumni Relations
Who knows CEMS better than its alumni? This department helps to arrange meetings with our outstanding alumni, so we can learn from them and have a great time together!

🔸Social Events
These guys will be responsible for all our trips, parties and cultural experiences, that we will have during this semester! If you are the one with the fire in your heart - share it with us and make this semester unforgettable for all CEMSies!

🔹Marketing
This department manages all external communication through social media platforms and responsible for designing CEMS material and ordering the CEMS Club Merchandise. You will work closely with all other teams to make sure that everyone is informed!

🔸Corporate Social Responsibility
Last but not least - our great CSR Department! If you care about environmental and social problems - you definitely should take this activity under your control!

19/08/2021

Application to CEMS Club St Petersburg opens today! 🥳

CEMS Club SPb cultivates the CEMS spirit at GSOM and promotes relationships among CEMS students at GSOM as well as with all CEMS stakeholders outside the classroom to build long-lasting relationships, including alumni, Corporate Partners, and CEMS students at other schools.

By being an active member of a CEMS Club you'll get the opportunity to create and organize unique and unforgettable activities during this semester. Take the opportunity to gain real-life leadership experience and make your best ideas come true! ✨

Which departments exist?

🔸Corporate Relations Department
This department is in charge of organizing events in collaboration with corporate partners and other companies (e.g. company visits and workshops, webinars and masterclasses).
🔹Alumni Relations
Who knows CEMS better than its alumni? This department helps to arrange meetings with our outstanding alumni, so we can learn from them and have a great time together!
🔸Social Events
These guys will be responsible for all our trips, parties and cultural experiences, that we will have during this semester! If you are the one with the fire in your heart - share it with us and make this semester unforgettable for all CEMSies!
🔹Marketing
This department manages all external communication through social media platforms and responsible for designing CEMS material and ordering the CEMS Club Merchandise. You will work closely with all other teams to make sure that everyone is informed!
🔸Corporate Social Responsibility
Last but not least - our great CSR Department! If you care about environmental and social problems - you definitely should take this activity under your control!

In the upcoming fall semester you can apply to positions of CEMS Club President, Head of a Department and Department member! We encourage you to apply for the positions and bring positive changes to our community!

⏰ Deadline: August 23rd
📌Apply through these links:

CC President - https://forms.gle/ZR24ptqSYR4PPZKT7

Head of department - https://forms.gle/KdGyGh3fmNPd5evz7

Member of department - https://forms.gle/q5b5ghkYvHY5fcn79

02/07/2021

02/07/2021

Create your taxi pricing formula during the business game with DiDi!

Do you want to know the secret formula of how a taxi pricing is calculated?🚖

CEMS White Nights official partner DiDi will share this information with you! During the business game with DiDi you will learn more about taxi pricing principles, the way it is formed and what it is affected by.

You can even become a real expert in this industry: try to create a formula for pricing and apply it to the real route.

When to join this session:

📅Date: 3rd of July, Saturday
🕓Time: 16:30 – 17:30
📍Where: Online in Zoom (link to the session is available for those who have registered for the Conference)

01/07/2021

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Conference!

01/07/2021

CEMS White Nights starts tomorrow🚀
Do not miss it!

CEMS WN’21 Conference will be open with central panel session.

It will be dedicated to the topic of how to transform strategy and put society first.

Sustainable development has ceased to be a trend and a competitive advantage. Recent events show that it is exactly what helps companies to overcome crisis situations with the least losses. But how to completely change the orientation of the strategy not even to shared value, but to placing the individual and society at the very center of the essence of the company?

We invite experts from the world’s leading companies who will share their experience in transforming business practices not only in Russia, but all over the world:

🔹Ekaterina Luzhnyh, Country Sustainability and Community Engagement Manager, Coca-Cola HBC Russia
🔹Ruslan Nozdryakov, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, P&G Eastern Europe
🔹Thomas Schulz, CEO, FLSmidth
🔹Irina Efremova-Garth, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM Russia and CIS

🔸Moderator:
Ioannis Christodoulou, an Academic Director of CEMS MiM Programme at GSOM SPbU, and an Associate Professor of Strategy

Registration is still open via the link: http://cems.spb.ru/cems-white-nights21/

📆Date: 2nd of July
🕗Time: 11:15 - 12:45 (Moscow time)
📍Where: online in Zoom (link to the session is accessible after the registration)

22/06/2021

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year the CEMS White Nights Conference will take place online.

The annual CEMS White Nights conference is approaching! ⛵️

Due to difficult COVID-19 situation the CEMS WN’21 will take place on July 2-3 (online). And the organizing committee is glad to invite CEMS students and alumni from all over the world!

💸Participation fee: free of charge
📆Date: July 2-3
📍Where: online (in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

This year, the topic of the conference is “The future is bright: How business transforms the world”, which reflects the emphasis on sustainability and an attempt to look past the pandemic.

Throughout the sessions, we will talk about the sustainable transformation of companies, the importance of global integration, the future of ESG in finance, strategy, and zero-waste management.

On July 2nd, we will also hold two skill seminars for 0,25 ECTS each.

For more information and registration, please refer to our website:

http://cems.spb.ru/cems-white-nights21/

Don't forget to follow CEMS WN’21 social media in order not to miss the latest news and updates⚡️

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Conference!

19/06/2021

On the 2nd of July CEMS WN’21 will hold two skill seminars. CEMS students can get 0.25 ECTS per seminar. Pay attention: Number of places is limited. Registration is available through CEMS White Nights official website.

11/06/2021

Registration for the boat trip is now open!

One of the most exciting parts of the CEMS WN Conference is a boat trip🛥🌊

We have already shared the business program of the 8th annual CEMS White Nights Conference. Now it is time to familiarize you with a cultural part!

This year all participants are invited to join our boat trip around the city!

Saint Petersburg is often called the “Venice of the North” because of a wide network of rivers and canals covering the city’s territory. During the trip on a fancy, comfortable boat you will see the best sights of Saint Petersburg and enjoy the charming atmosphere of the city.

What else awaits you onboard:
🥂Welcome dinner with delicious food and various drinks
🗣Networking with other participants and CEMS alumni
🎶Live music and Dj set

The registration for the boat trip is now open!

Follow the link to sign up and we will contact you after the registration for further information on payment details: https://forms.gle/eCCgt7haUnhwpqqS9

📆 Date: July 3, Saturday
🕑 Time: TBC (evening)
💸 Price: 1000-2000 rubles

21/05/2021

Warm days are finally coming to St. Petersburg and the nights are getting brighter. That means that our favorite annual conference CEMS White Nights is approaching! ⛵️

We are pleased to announce that the organizing committee has been actively working on the conference for several months. We are eager to share some fascinating news and other information about annual conference CEMS WN’21.

🔸July 2nd - online day with many CEMS activities, such as inspiring chats and skill seminars.
🔹July 3rd - offline day at one of GSOM’s campuses.

Topics will include:
- sustainable transformation of companies
- the importance of global integration
- ESG in finance
- how to survive in a red oceans
- zero-waste management

And in the evening, you will get the chance to join us at our traditional boat trip ✨

Now we would like to invite undergraduate/graduate students and alumni for both online and offline days of the conference! It is time for you to reserve the place and be a part of an exceptional community connected to CEMS.

Link for the registration: https://forms.gle/1jbZ9TAxenoMMaYV8

💸Participation fee: free of charge (excluding the boat trip)
📆Date: July 2-3
📍Where: online and offline day (in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Don't forget to follow us on social media not to miss the latest news and updates⚡️

Instagram: https://instagram.com/cems_wn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cemswhitenights

Stay tuned!

16/05/2021

“Inspiring Chats with leading Executives” series, ep. 7

Please, pay attention that the time was changed to 20:00!

Ready to meet our next guest?

We are happy to introduce Anton Abrezov, an amazing chef, TV host and restaurant manager. We bet you have seen him on TV😉! At the meeting you will learn a lot of insider information about the restaurant business:

🍴How restaurants stay successful during crisis.
🍴Difference between Russian, European and American restaurant markets.
🍴How to find creative solutions for such business.
🍴How to create a well-known brand and attract customers.

For registration follow the link😊 https://forms.gle/LBnTdARbyTpCR7SP8

📆When: May 20th at 20:00 Moscow time (18:00 GMT)
📍Where: Zoom (link will be provided)
🌍Language: English

02/05/2021

CEMS Week has come to an end!

At the end we prepared a special video. We asked our newly elected CEMSies, who are starting their CEMS year in Fall 2021 about their expectations and anticipated challenges.

We wil get back to them in a year to share their actual experience and impressions! Stay tuned😉