FGV EBAPE holds IBEA closing ceremony – Cohort 6 with the presence of representatives from partner schools

On December 6, FGV EBAPE held the closing ceremony of IBEA – Cohort 6, at its headquarters in Botafogo, followed by a cocktail party at Casa da Glória. The event was attended by MS. Meredith McNeice, Managing Director of International Business for the Undergraduate Program, and Daniel Ostergaard, Director of IBEA student Engagement, representing the Darla Moore School of Business da University of South Carolina; Cristina Terra, Dean of ESSEC Business School, and Roberto Pimenta, Head of the Academic and Research Education & Training Center – CFAP and professor at FGV EBAPE.

The ceremony featured videos from professor Mannheim Business School, Dean of the Mannheim Business School, and Marc Van Essen, Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business – University of South Carolina. Then, in his opening speech, Daniel Ostegaard thanked FGV EBAPE for hosting the event and congratulated the graduates. He also highlighted the importance of the friendships created in the program, encouraging students to maintain their connections with young colleagues from around the world. He also mentioned the richness of the program in cultural terms and the life learning that it allows participants to deal with different cultures over the two years, in addition to the diversity of each class.

Cristina Terra, from ESSEC Business School, declared that she felt at home at FGV, due to the fact that she is Brazilian and had already been a professor at FGV EAESP, and recalled in her speech to the graduates the challenging period of intense studies they spent at the four institutions throughout the program. For her, the main objective of the program is to “make the world a better place”, with the unique opportunity to learn from a cultural point of view and with an open mind to new learning from different cultures, embracing their own differences. She also recalled that the market today is not just about money, but about the difference that each professional can make in the world, an expectation in line with the experience that the IBEA program allows participants.

Roberto Pimenta, professor at FGV EBAPE and Head of the Academic and Research Education & Training Center – CFAP, mentioned in his opening speech the importance of the IBEA program as a premium program for the School, which is completely internationalized, and recalled the pioneering initiative of creation by FGV EBAPE, later implemented through partnership with other institutions, all international references in administration and management. He also congratulated the graduates and emphasized the school's joy in hosting the event at such a special moment in the careers of each student present.

Student El Mamoun El Eulj, in his speech during the Ceremony, thanked the professors for their classes, advice and experiences, directing to each professor present his references and memories. For El Mamoun, “FGV EBAPE is an amazing school, everyone is so welcoming. About IBEA, it is not just a program, it is a group of 40 people from around the world who has more than ten different nationalities living, studying and also working together with consulting companies for two years. We have had many experiences with PwC and other different companies in France, in Germany, in the U.S., in Singapore and in Brazil. For those who are thinking of attending the program, just apply and go ahead! It is amazing and you will never forget the experience!”

The ceremony also featured an a cappella musical performance by the students Arne Julius Papenfuß, Martin Dieselhorst , Niclas Tim Centner,  David O'Connell  e Janis Schumacher  of the song “Take me Home, Country Roads”, by John Dever, which received a standing ovation from the audience present. The student Fritz Elias Stockmann  gave a speech in gratitude to the academic support staff of the four universities for their support and reception during the program. After the speech, a video was shown from the program support team at each partner university congratulating the graduates on their achievement. The team from the Accreditation & International Affairs sector at FGV EBAPE, together with the professor and Head of FGV EBAPE's International programs, Juliana Mansur, and the professor and Head of Accreditation & International Affairs at FGV EBAPE, Yuna Fontoura, also contributed with a video of congratulations to Cohort 6 graduates.

The event also featured speeches from students Niclas Behr, Lara Schupp, Eleonore Bernard, Hanne Wilson e Leon Furtado about their experience at each institution, remembering the language difficulties in Mannheim; followed by the importance of sports and the unity that it made possible for students at the University of South Carolina, in addition to the hospitality of American families of students in the class; the adventures and initial logistical difficulties in Singapore and, finally, the experience at FGV EBAPE, remembering visits to the wonderful city and sports on site, as well as participation in the FGV Cup, based on integration with students from Fundação Getulio Vargas. The students also cited their experience at the Amazon Experience as unique and also thanked the Brazilian families who welcomed them during their stay in the country.

Finally, the professor and coordinator of International Programs at FGV EBAPE, Juliana Mansur, closed the ceremony with a speech about the richness of the program in terms of cultural diversity and multiculturalism promoted, in addition to the experience of making friendships and lasting bonds. She remembers the program's legacy as training the future generation of leaders and CEOs around the world, on a journey of knowledge and evolution

For Alice Micheletti, speaker at the ceremony and FGV EBAPE student, “Since the beginning, the experience at FGV EBAPE has been above average, and when we were first presented about the IBEA program it was a twinkle in the eye. It was presented as a different program, a global program, in which it would be possible for us to become citizens of the world. I knew it was time to step out of the house, leave my comfort zone, and discover the world. We have the world close by, we even see on TV what it's like to live abroad, but when we live, talk to people and live abroad, we have a different comparison, a very different perspective. The person who enters the program is different from the person who leaves. This program was one of the best choices of my life and without a doubt I recommend it to anyone who is interested, EBAPE students, mainly, to represent the country in the best possible way at the best cutting-edge universities”. She further added that “The students (from the cohort) say that the experience in Brazil is their favorite part, so come to Brazil, do the program, because it is an experience out of this world!”

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: 

The International Business Education Alliance – IBEA is a unique program that offers FGV EBAPE students who have completed the first four semesters of the Business Administration Degree the opportunity to join a Global Class. The result of a partnership between four internationally recognized business schools, the Program allows students, after completing the first two years of their degree at FGV EBAPE, to study each semester on a different continent, giving them the opportunity to experience theory and practice of learning management in different countries and cultures.

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