​As a standard, students must pass CEMS Courses accounting for 45 ECTS credits in the MIM Programme, 30 ECTS credits in Term 1 and 15 ECTS credits in Term 2.

During Term 1, students have to successfully complete a CEMS Course in the field of Strategy. During Term 2, students have to successfully complete a CEMS Course in the field of Cross-Cultural Management. These courses are offered exclusively to CEMS students and welcome a number of around 30-40 students.

The remaining CEMS courses are a selection of the best courses with an International Management profile chosen from the portfolio of the member institutions.

A list of courses at all institutions can be found on www.cems.org.

Flexibility rules and rules for Research projects (as equivalent of a course) are described in the CEMS Student Guides.