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CBS receives 15% more quota 2 applications compared to 2020
Altogether, 4,155 quota 2 applicants have put CBS as their first priority in this year’s round of applications. Covid-19 could explain the increase, says CBS’ Head of Student Affairs. Now, CBS is looking into increasing the number of study places for quota 2 students.
19 Mar 2021
Despondency is spreading – with no prospect of knowing when students can return to campus
Universities Denmark wants students back on campus now, especially first-year students. Currently, there is no date for reopening universities, and CBS Students is concerned that restrictions will keep teaching and exams online for the rest of the semester. They hope, however, that study places and group rooms can reopen.
16 Mar 2021
CBS students help Greek hotel getting back on its feet in a post-pandemic market
While COVID-19 fatigue is beginning to loom over us all like heavy grey clouds and we are dreaming of distant paradises with palm trees, sunshine and beautiful sandy beaches, CBS students Lenka Trangosova and Sophie Piva are living that exact dream. However, they have a purpose – they are working on a master’s thesis about reestablishing a Greek hotel in a post-pandemic market.
10 Mar 2021
Do you talk about your never-ending invisible work? Perhaps you should
Digitalization projects in the public sector often result in invisible work, claims CBS researcher Ursula Plesner. A new research project puts this invisible work under the magnifying glass and aims to express what it is and how it makes organizations flow.
10 Mar 2021
How much CO2 do you save by swapping your bottled shampoo for a bar of soap? Green Week workshop teaches you to calculate the difference
As part of Green Week in week 11, students can take a two-day workshop on carbon literacy. The workshop teaches carbon basics and how to calculate your CO2 footprint, while challenging participants to make efforts to reduce their CO2 emissions.
10 Mar 2021
The digital transformation is in motion – but who controls the direction?
If we don’t want the tech giants to create a dystopian digital reality, we must take control of them, say CBS researchers. What is their dream scenario?
09 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day: Understanding and acting on sexism should be a basic leadership competence like making a budget
CBS researchers present a new handbook on how to fight sexism in academia to celebrate International Women’s Day at CBS. The handbook is based on the more than 700 stories about sexism experienced across Danish universities, and the authors hope the book can serve as an empowerment tool, as well as giving people the knowledge needed to see and act on sexism.
08 Mar 2021
Ekstra Bladet, DTU, KU and CBS to explore the possibilities and pitfalls of new technologies
Tech giants, artificial intelligence and algorithms are changing the game for media outlets. DTU, KU and CBS, together with Ekstra Bladet newspaper, have joined forces to explore the use of language technologies and algorithms, as well as their ethical pitfalls – including echo chambers and rabbit holes.
03 Mar 2021
Station to host first-ever thesis festival
Station and UNGDOMSBUREAUET have received money to host a festival to celebrate and disseminate the knowledge compiled in master’s theses. Station’s director hopes the festival can inspire coming thesis writers and create synergies between students and researchers across universities.
03 Mar 2021
“We have several years to make mistakes while improving the viability of the startup and ourselves as entrepreneurs”
In recent years, CBS students have been showing a particular interest in establishing their own startups. But even though there are several risks and uncertainties at stake, it provides a long list of unique options and takeaways that are particularly favorable for entrepreneurial rookies – at least if you ask CSE and the students themselves.
03 Mar 2021
CBS students hack IKEA furniture
This year’s GLOBAL case company, IKEA, has challenged CBS students to upcycle whatever old IKEA furniture they have at home. Check out three students’ creations.
02 Mar 2021
“My parents called me and said: ‘How dare you not wear a mask on the street?!’”
CBS Postdoc Xuan Li was cooped up in Wuhan with her family in an apartment on the 29th floor for three months. One year later, she once again found herself in lockdown – this time in Denmark. And although the restrictions are less rigid this time, she is still affected by her firsthand experiences of the pandemic.
24 Feb 2021