Findings and expertise stemming from EMES’ projects have been included in courses relating to the social economy, voluntary sector, non-profit area, public and non-profit management, social enterprise, and entrepreneurship. These courses are taught by EMES members and researchers who have participated directly in these projects and have a vital role in disseminating these results.
The research centres members of EMES are involved in the following university programs:
The 138-hour training programme is intended for executives already working in social enterprises and for persons interested by the sector; it allows them to develop their action and reflection capacities through the use of strategic tools adapted to their needs and values.
The programme aims to equip graduates with the marketing, organisational and management skills they will need to make innovative contributions to the development of local economies, with particular emphasis on co-operatives, social enterprises and food businesses in Ireland and overseas.
The MSc course allows honours graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Co-operative Organisation, Food Marketing and Rural Development to specialise, through research, in their chosen area of interest.
If you are interested in pursuing or developing a professional or voluntary career in the co-operative or social enterprise field, the MSc in Co-operative and Social Enterprise is designed with you in mind. It is a part-time course taken over one or two calendar years.
The Master in Social Entrepreneurship and Management (SEM) is designed as an in-depth education for students who want to specialise in studies of the social dimension of entrepreneurship and management.
HEC-ULg sets itself as a pioneer among French-language Belgian universities by proposing, from the 2010-2011 university year onward, a special orientation on the “Management of social enterprises” within its two-year Master programme in Management Sciences.
Master GIS aims to create “social managers” able to understand the complexity of the economic and social contexts and to operate successfully within such enterprises by mixing entrepreneurial efficiency and effectiveness in order to reach a social goal.
This master aims to deliver high quality training, in a multidisciplinary and international approach. The challenge is to develop new management strategies suitable for an unprecedented context of participatory democracy, partnership and negotiation.
The NUI Diploma & BSc Degree in Rural Development is a professional qualification for mature students active in the development of rural areas.
This degree exposes students to the range of business and social science disciplines and their application in a credit union or other social enterprise context. The programme is aimed at mature students who are practitioners, professional or voluntary, in this area.