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“Stress is never our own responsibility – let’s create a working environment where we can actually breathe”
It is not okay to expect the person experiencing stress to solve the situation. It is a joint responsibility between the individual, colleagues, and management, believes Pernille Steen Pedersen, a CBS-researcher in the field. She hopes that CBS can create a better working environment where all employees can thrive and voice their concerns.
30 Mar 2022
The perfect fit and a crazy deadline: None of them dared to dream that the paper would be accepted right off the bat
An exceptional master’s thesis inspired two lecturers to assist MSc alumna Julia Köhler in writing a paper. The research paper was published in the prestigious Business Strategy and the Environment journal (BSE).
29 Mar 2022
Yuliia reunites with her Ukrainian family: “They didn’t look as I expected”
Last time we interviewed Ukrainian CBS student Yuliia Montrenko, her mother and grandmother were trapped in a small village outside Kyiv with food left for only four days. Learn what happened to Yuliia’s family and how her first meeting with them was not as she had anticipated.
28 Mar 2022
Hashem Ghorbani: Often international students do not have extensive networks – we want to change that
“We wish to facilitate space where international students and companies can learn from each other and network while having a really good time,” says Hashem Ghorbani, founder of the NGO Instu and initiator of the student organisation Instu CBS, which is hosting an event on 30 March with the private equity firms Polaris and EQT.
25 Mar 2022
CBS launches plan for relocating and shutting down education programs
CBS is ready to accommodate the governments regionalization agreement by closing about five percent of its study places. The Acting President of CBS Inger Askehave is “really pleased” that the university sidestepped the potential maximum of a 10-percent cutback and feels that the politicians have listened to CBS’ wish to not reduce study places too drastically.
24 Mar 2022
They turn old negatives from an Atlantic expedition into digital art by using blockchain software
A CBS student is one of the driving forces behind an unusual project that is transforming old negatives from the 1920s into digital art. And if the NFT pictures sell out, they will start looking for more old negatives that tell a good story.
23 Mar 2022
Outgoing PAC chairman: Huge workloads and lack of support fuel stress and dissatisfaction among PhDs
Two reports from Dansk Magisterforening and PhD Association Network of Denmark and from CBS uncover that major stress issues are causing many PhD fellows to consider abandoning their research. At CBS, the root of the problem is in the workload and overall lack of support from CBS, says outgoing PAC chairman Thomas Skinnerup Philipsen. He urges CBS to consider improving its program.
22 Mar 2022
CBS’ Dean of Research answers critique on bad working conditions for PhDs
While Dean of Research Søren Hvidkjær acknowledges a problem with stress among PhD students, he does not believe that CBS could have acted differently and let PhDs work on campus sooner during the Covid-19 lockdowns. That is his response to the critique voiced by the outgoing Chairman of the PhD Association of CBS.
22 Mar 2022
Why humour gets Danes into trouble
A new book by two CBS-affiliated authors examines why the Danish sense of humour does not always go down well with foreigners who often consider Danes blunt and impolite. Much of the answer lies in the particularities of society and language.
16 Mar 2022
The Conservative and Liberal Student union attempted to run against CBS Students: “We never had a fair shot”
While CBS Students were handing out free coffee to voters, The Conservative and Liberal Students (CLS) couldn’t even enter the building to campaign during the CBS election 2021. “We really had no chance to campaign on equal terms,” says President of CLS, Casper Øhlers. CBS Students agrees that the process should be improved for the next election.
14 Mar 2022
Felikss has Russian roots: “I stopped talking to my parents about politics when I was 16 years old”
CBS WIRE has interviewed Felikss, a part-Russian student at CBS. Hear his views on having Russian roots at this moment in history and how horrified he is about the war in Ukraine right now.
10 Mar 2022
“CBS disrupted our lives and education and left us with no financial security for nine months”
CBS WIRE has met with one of the students CBS suspended and accused of violating CBS’ ethical guidelines in connection with a Facebook event. “I strongly believe that CBS should apologize to us for suspending us without legal grounds,” she says, based on the recent Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman’s ruling on the case.
09 Mar 2022
Ukrainian CBS student: My mom and grandmother are trapped in a house with food left for only four days
What does it feel like, having your closest family in the middle of a war zone with almost no food and no way out? What do you do when you can only watch the horrors from afar? CBS WIRE has interviewed a young Ukrainian woman who is studying at CBS to get her personal story of the crimes happening in Ukraine. An insight filled with terror, extreme bravery, and resilient hope all at the same time.
Updated: 09 Mar 2022