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New ministry report: 11,000 students have experienced sexism
Students at the Danish higher education institutions have reported multiple cases of physical and verbal sexism in the Ministry for Higher Education and Science’s new report. In 2019, CBS published its first report investigating sexual harassment in the study environment.
04 Jun 2021
Capitalism, the economy, and our organizations and businesses, will change as they have in the past
While we would like to think of Copenhagen Business School as unique (and it is), there is nothing especially radical about ‘reimagining capitalism’ in our present times. We find the World Economic Forum talking about The Great Reset and the Financial Times offering opinions on transforming the financial system, writes Mitchell Dean, Head of Department, CBS, in a response to an opinion piece critical of new courses.
03 Jun 2021
“If you know what makes a city cool, you can make uncool cities cool”
Associate Professor Florian Kock at CBS has developed a cool tool that can help cities understand and measure their coolness. Based on his study that revealed cool cities are perceived as authentic, rebellious, original, and vibrant, his new tool can help cities pinpoint where to take action to keep cool, he claims.
02 Jun 2021
A generation with broken dreams is coming to CBS
Bo Christensen is reading through quota 2 applications for the BSc in Business Administration and Psychology, and to him it is evident that the new students coming to CBS have lost valuable time and missed out on identity-forming activities. “It’s heartrending to read,” he says and asks CBS to consider what to do about this year’s intake of students.
02 Jun 2021
New tool to boost teaching quality at Danish universities is “a major breakthrough”
The eight Danish universities have developed a national framework and tool for allocating merit, as well as acknowledging and developing teachers’ competences in the classroom. The Dean of Education at CBS and CBS Students hope that implementing the framework will boost teaching quality.
01 Jun 2021
CBS wants to attract more diverse students – not only young applicants from Northern Zealand and Copenhagen
In line with CBS’ new strategy and calls from the EU Commission, CBS will soon have a Gender Equality Plan. CBS’ Equal Opportunities Officer explains the preliminary work on the plan and how it can help meet business sector needs for a more diverse range of graduates.
31 May 2021
Government plans to cut back 10% of study places at universities: “The consequences will spread like ripples” says CBS Students
Senior Management, foreseeing that the regionalization proposal will impact on CBS if approved, has convened a Teams Hall meeting. CBS Students is worried about the consequences it can have on the student environment and quality of teaching.
28 May 2021
A large new research project investigates plant-based foods to strengthen Denmark’s position in the green transition world-wide
Along with Aarhus University, the University of Copenhagen and no less than 15 players from the food industry, CBS has launched a widescale research project that aims at putting Denmark on the world map in a plant-based transition adventure. The project, funded to the tune of DKK 8.4 million by Innovation Fund Denmark, will run for three years.
27 May 2021
Two years after the last job satisfaction survey: Sought-after career guide for TAP staff in the pipeline
Shop stewards are enthusiastic about the preliminary version of the coming career guide for technical and administrative staff and emphasize that careers progress sideways as well as upwards. The Head of HR has observed a nervousness about career discussions and hopes the guide can spark a legitimate dialogue about dreams and opportunities.
27 May 2021
Now feedback is a mandatory element of all courses: “It’s a big deal” says CBS Students
In 2017, CBS came in last out of the eight Danish universities regarding giving students sufficient feedback. The Dean of Education says that feedback on all courses is needed out of respect for the students.
26 May 2021
StudentCrew: “We matchmake students’ ambitions with student jobs”
Orange-vested Covid-19 self-test assistants are spotted at Solbjerg Campus. They are student workers recruited through the student and company matchmaking platform StudentCrew – a business co-founded by a CBS student.
25 May 2021
Five secret spots in Copenhagen you don’t want to miss
Copenhagen still holds secret places that are not widely known. In this guide, our student reporter, Caroline Sølver, takes you on a tour of five of them. They are the kind of places you want to visit and experience before they become too well known.
21 May 2021
New graduates enter a job market in wild growth despite coronavirus
The number of full-time jobs, student jobs and internships far exceeds figures from previous years, according to Graduateland. “Students no longer call me telling me how awful everything is. Instead, they are calling for advice about job interviews,” says CBS Career Counselor.
21 May 2021
Companies join waiting list for Danish Academic Job Fair
Seventy companies have already signed up for the Danish Academic Job Fair, and are all bringing details of vacant positions with them for new graduates, reports CBS’ Relations Manager.
20 May 2021
CBS now has over 100 wellbeing ambassadors and some of them are dreaming of a food festival
Thursday bars, 10,000-steps-a-day walks, ‘Follow Our Day’ on Instagram and cooking together. The wellbeing ambassadors are creating a lot of different activities – and perhaps a food festival will be next. CBS is buying footballs, bats and other equipment to help the ambassadors realize future events.
19 May 2021
CBS establishes promotion track for associate professors: “A clear career path allows for risk taking and the pursuit of big questions”
Associate professors can now follow a promotion track towards a full professorship. According to the Dean of Research, the newly established promotion track will create transparency and higher-quality research. A senior shop steward asks for a broader discussion of other career paths for associate professors not planning to become professors.
19 May 2021
CBS’ CIO: Cyber security is like a cold war
Increasing threat levels for cybercrime and espionage against universities have resulted in a pamphlet on preventing “foreign interference” published by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) and the ministry. CBS’ CIO explains the innate dilemma between how universities operate and cyber security, and that we all need to be a little more skeptical and watchful.
19 May 2021
