CEU Executive MBA Fellowship for LGBTIQ Managers or Entrepreneurs, offered with support from East meets West & PrideBiz Austria

The winner of the Fellowship, offered with the support from the East Meets West network and Pride Biz Austria, will receive up to 50 percent reduction of the full CEU Executive MBA tuition of EUR 29.000. The fellowship will be awarded to a manager or entrepreneur who has succeeded in defying barriers and prejudices facing LGBTIQ+ people and achieved high levels of professional recognition, and who applies for the August 2023 intake of the CEU Executive MBA program.

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Applicant Profile

Applicant for the East Meets West Fellowship for LGBTIQ+ Managers or Entrepreneurs should have at least 8 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years of documented leadership/managerial experience, an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification and who apply for the August 2023 intake of the CEU Executive MBA program via the regular application form. The applicant should be a resident of a Central or Eastern European country.

“<<Tolerance>> is often viewed as the highest possible ambition for LGBTIQ+ inclusion. At CEU, we do not merely <<tolerate>> diversity, we cherish it as a foundation of innovative thinking in an Open Society. That is why, we are honored to fund this generous fellowship for a distinguished LGBTIQ+ manager or entrepreneur,” points out Prof. Maciej Kisilowski, CEU Executive MBA Faculty Director.

Applications will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis. The Selection Committee reserves the right to choose awardees.

Applications are currently open.

About East Meets West

East meets West is a network of LGBTIQ+ professionals from Western & (primarily) Eastern Europe. East meets West facilitates the exchange of ideas, the sharing of best practices and generates mutual inspiration to improve the social acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people in the different countries. East meets West is the facilitator of awareness on LGBTIQ+ businesses and that LGBTIQ+ people can be successful entrepreneurs and become role models inside and outside the LGBTIQ+ community. East meets West has also a catalyst function in the LGBTIQ+ organisational ecosystem by connecting NGOs, diplomatic representatives, officials, corporate players, entrepreneurs and variety of other inspiring personalities. More info: https://www.eastmeetswest.eu.

About Pride Biz Austria

About CEU Executive MBA

Central European University’s Executive MBA distinguishes itself as the EMBA for the Open World – a rigorous, research-based mid-career managerial degree program that confidently integrates progressive Open-Society values into its curriculum, in view of their pivotal importance as success factors for entrepreneurs, managers and leaders in the post-industrial economy.

CEU Executive MBA is the program tailor-made for accomplished working managers willing to elevate their professional profile from operational expertise to strategic leadership. The program’s innovative structure allows participants to earn a US- & EU-accredited MBA degree in just nine convenient 4-to-9-day residencies, scheduled over 2 years.

The Fellowship for LGBTIQ+ Managers Selection Committee

The competitive fellowship will be awarded by the unanimous decision of the following selection committee:

From East meets West:

• Pavel Subrt, Co-Founder of East meets West
• Ludo A.F. Swinnen, Co-Founder of East meets West

From Pride Biz Austria:

• Astrid G. Weinwurm-Wilhelm, President of Pride Biz Austria, President of the Queer Business Women
  
• Wittich Mahlknecht, President of AGPRO Austrian Gay Professionals

and CEU Executive MBA Program Office.

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