PRME

PRME

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Principles for Responsible Management Education

PRME is an initiative of the UN Global Compact Office, the United Nation’s industry network for sustainable and responsible leadership.

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PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) is an initiative of the UN Global Compact Office, the United Nation’s industry network for sustainable and responsible leadership. 

PRME was founded in 2007 and has the following goals:

  • To embed and advance responsibility, ethics and sustainability as basic values of education and research in Higher Education
  • To develop and support a platform and learning communities as a basis of collaboration and exchange between higher education institutions, and
  • To promote dialogue and awareness regarding the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)


With these ends in mind, PRME has developed seven principles which are based on internationally recognised values (e.g. principles of human rights, workers’ rights, environmental protection, corruption prevention, diversity, inclusivity and sustainability of the world economy). These principles form the foundation for the development and advancement of social responsibility for the integration of universal values in curricula and research.
 

PRME Principles

As an institution of higher education, we prepare people to serve society and safeguard our planet with their work in and for organizations. Grounded in the principles of sustainable development, we believe that all people have the right to live with dignity and to meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Responsible management education, therefore, seeks to develop people who will help their organizations create inclusive prosperity while promoting freedom, justice, and peace within regenerative and resilient natural ecosystems.

Purpose
Purpose

We advance responsible management education to foster inclusive prosperity in a world of thriving ecosystems.

Values
Values

We place organizational responsibility and accountability to society and the planet at the core of what we do.

Teach
Teach

We transform our learning environments by integrating responsible management concepts and practices into our curriculum and pedagogy.

Research
Research

We study people, organizations, institutions, and the state of the world to inspire responsible management and education practice.

Partner
Partner

We engage people from business, government, civil society, and academia to advance responsible and accountable management education and practice.

Practice
Practice

We adopt responsible and accountable management principles in our own governance and operations.

Share
Share

We share our successes and failures with each other to enable our collective learning and best live our common values and purpose.

PRME at MCI

Many of the basic values of PRME are inherent in MCI’s philosophy since its inception. Officially, the MCI became a member of PRME in 2011. In February 2014, the MCI organised a successful UN conference for responsible Management Education in Innsbruck, in the course of which the subchapter of PRME in German speaking countries (DACH) was launched. Since becoming a member of PRME, the MCI has started and supported a number of initiatives and has integrated and promoted the six PRME principles at various levels.

The engagement  in PRME is also an important aspect with regards to the MCI’s AACSB accreditation. Within the Assurance of Learning (AoL) process, for example, there are program level goals which aim to embed ethics firmly in the curriculum.

MCI is an active member of the PRME Chapter DACH and is a member of the steering group.

Regardless of our role, whether we are just a regular citizen or a business leader, everyone makes decisions and each decision can have a huge impact. At MCI, we are encouraged to start thinking outside the box and have the chance to meet people who want to make our world a better place to live.

Carina Schmidt
Carina Schmidt
Biotechnology

New skills and knowledge that I have acquired in the field of "Responsible Management" have a particular impact on my own future actions. My view of the outcomes of the choices I make has changed completely through the discussions and new perspectives.

Benedikt Kramer
Benedikt Kramer
International Business & Management

As a future manager it is my duty to expand my knowledge in the field of responsible management to be able to create an environment that allows ethical, socially responsible and sustainable actions amongst all stakeholders of a company. Therefore, every business student should know how to apply responsible management in practice.

Sabrina Maly
Sabrina Maly
International Business & Management

The incredible complexity and entanglement of society’s key problems poses a great challenge especially for my generation. Because of this complexity, we cannot rescue the earth – and ourselves – alone.  In order to keep our planet habitable, we need to act together, and we need to act now. The various workshops I attended at MCI were not only informative, but strongly influenced my mindset towards a sustainable future.

Johannes Rädler
Johannes Rädler
Business & Management

For me it has always been important to prove that being successful in the world of business and acting in a responsible and ethical way do not exclude, but support each other. The courses on responsible management offered me lot of new insights and knowledge.

Lisa Waltle
Lisa Waltle
Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management

Self-Awareness, self-reflection, and a responsible mindset are key transversal competencies that are very much valued by emplo- yers. At MCI Career Center, we offer a range of learning pathways for students to develop and practice these skills.

Brigitte Huter
Brigitte Huter
Head of MCI Student & Career Center

Embedding responsible management education into our assurance of learning goals and quality assurance processes ensures that they are not one-off activities but are part of a sustainable, ongoing effort to equip our students with the mindset and competencies they need to lead and work responsibly in an increasingly complex world.

Professor Dr. Claudia Mössenlechner
Professor Dr. Claudia Mössenlechner
Head of Learning Solutions Department & Deputy Head MCI Academic Council

Family businesses are very concerned about sustainability and their environmental and social impact. The MCI Center for Family Business supports them at many levels.

Professor Dr. Anita Zehrer
Professor Dr. Anita Zehrer
Head of Center for Family Business

EU law does not only increasingly refer to the concepts of ethics and morality, but also touches upon very sensitive issues, which require ethical consideration. Through the Jean-Monnet Chair activities, we are highlighting the nexus between EU values, digitalization and ethics.

Professor Dr. Markus Frischhut
Professor Dr. Markus Frischhut
Jean Monnet Professor “EU Values & Digitalization” & Study Coordinator EU law

Our students need to understand the ethical foundations of re- search and the tension between research interests on the one hand and compliance with general norms and values on the other.

Professor Dr. Stephan Schlögl
Professor Dr. Stephan Schlögl
Senior Lecturer, Management, Communication & IT and Coordinator working group “Research Ethics”

Educating responsible leaders and professionals is at the core of our mission at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®. PRME and the SDGs are both driving forces and useful frameworks for disseminating ethical, sustainable and globally responsible business practices and imparting essential leadership skills.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Altmann
Prof. Dr. Andreas Altmann
Rector

RME is not about moralizing but about modernizing manage- ment education for a new economic paradigm that enables us to leave an equally good if not better world to future generations.

Professor Dr. Johannes Dickel
Professor Dr. Johannes Dickel
Professor Management & Recht, MCI PRME Coordinator 2011 - 2018

Critical thinking and decision making at the intersection between economic necessity and ethical obligation are key skills in con- temporary management practice. MCI’s Business Ethics courses combine both theoretical knowledge and practical application to prepare our graduates for these challenge.

Professor Dr. Matthias Seeler
Professor Dr. Matthias Seeler
Convenor of the Winter School Business Ethics

We want our graduates to demonstrate a high capability to create impact in a world of growing complexity and dynamics. The focus on responsible (self-)management and leadership provides our students with relevant learning opportunities to enhance their competency level in this important field.

Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hillmer
Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hillmer
Head of Department and Studies Industrial Engineering & Management

Apart from experiencing a different national and academic culture, we want our incoming students to have the opportunity to learn about our values as a people and as an academic community. A number of learning offerings around responsible management and ethics are an important aspect of their experience.

Dr. Susanne Lichtmannegger
Dr. Susanne Lichtmannegger
Head of International Relations

At MCI, we are committed to preparing our students to be professionals and leaders who have the knowledge, competencies and mindsets that enable them enact change for a more responsible, inclusive and sustainable future.

Regina Obexer
Regina Obexer
MCI PRME Coordinator, Senior Lecturer Learning Solutions

Many of our distinguished guests, best practice speakers, and panel participants address topics such as sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility, and show students that these values are highly relevant in today’s society and business world.

Bettina Stichauner
Bettina Stichauner
Head of Alumni Center & Events

Continuous improvement of our internal processes and practices is an important agenda for the MCI. Many staff and students con- tribute ideas for improvements relating to sustainability, diversity, environmental and social responsibility.

Brigitte Auer
Brigitte Auer
Head of Quality Management, Personnel Development & Recruiting

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