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New members of the Academic Council: We need to discuss reopening with first-year students in mind
The Academic Council now has three new student representatives. Blended learning, prioritizing language programs and students’ well-being are the issues they will be fighting for.
18 Jan 2021
Exchange: Covid-19 has painted the world burning red – but there is light ahead
This semester, Covid-19 has canceled close to all exchange activities - including scheduled exchange trips for entire programs. CBS’ Vice Dean for International Education compares the past year to a traffic accident. However, the downtime Covid-19 causes is not wasted, as CBS is working with international universities on new forms of international education.
Updated: 21 Jan 2021
Mads Mordhorst: In a matter of hours I was the most hated man in the country
Two years after the media storm about “The Danish Song is a young, blond girl”, Mads Mordhorst, Associate Professor and the center of attention, tells his version of what happened back then, and why he has not broken his silence earlier and put the case to rest.
13 Jan 2021
CBS and DTU become ‘partners in science’ to defeat societal challenges
By sharing bright brains and collaborating on master’s programs, CBS and DTU want to contribute to overcoming challenges such as the green transition, artificial intelligence and even pandemic control, while spurring new business adventures for Denmark. And since the two universities are leading lights in their fields, together they can become stronger, according to the President of CBS.
12 Jan 2021
The mother of all CBS’ study programs turns 100
When CBS was founded, the Graduate Diploma Program (HD) was the first educational program and it lay the foundation for future programs, tells the Associate Dean of the program, Peter Lotz. Despite ups and downs, it has now turned 100, and for good reason, he argues. But what if we look 100 years into the future? Will the HD program still be around?
11 Jan 2021
Top 10 stories on CBS WIRE in 2020
Although of course, articles about coronavirus feature among the top 10, they were not the only stories you read on CBS WIRE in 2020. Danish humor – or the lack of it, the grade race, and a huge intro case also drew your attention.
08 Jan 2021
Inger Askehave is CBS’ new deputy president
CBS’ new deputy president position will be taken up by the current Pro-rector of Aalborg University, Inger Askehave, on February 1. Among her tasks, the new Deputy President will have direct management responsibility for CBS’ department heads and departments with almost 1,500 staff members.
07 Jan 2021
“I have difficulty seeing how we can educate transformative students in traditional classrooms”
CBS Students’ retiring president, Sarah Diemar, will have a seat on CBS’ Board of Directors from February 1. She has a message for the board: hold your horses. What else is on her agenda?
06 Jan 2021
CBS student unites girls worldwide to develop a workbook: What makes you you?
“We started the PAMOJA movement with the vision of inspiring girls all over the world to believe in themselves,” says Vendela Barck from International Business in Asia. She is currently working together with seventy girls based in Stockholm and Copenhagen while liaising with an NGO in Nairobi called Green-Kenya.
05 Jan 2021
Research: Sustainable investments are a safe bet – even in times of crisis
Sustainable investments have become a hot topic among investors, so Associate Professor from CBS Mads Stenbo Nielsen set out to answer one question: Are they worth it?
04 Jan 2021
10 ways to do Christmas the Danish way – lockdown edition
In this post, student writer Caroline Sølver shares 10 ways to do Christmas the Danish way – in true julehygge fashion. And though Christmas is not a regular Christmas this year, we can still make the most of it. Here are 10 Danish Christmas traditions – lockdown edition.
16 Dec 2020
CBS@Home: Community spirit delivered online
With the second lockdown, CBS has aired the online concept CBS@Home, which aims to imitate “organizational glue” for students and staff working from home. The concept is kicking off with three yoga sessions in collaboration with CBS Yoga, and more initiatives, such as webinars and perhaps musical content, will follow to cover all of CBS.
16 Dec 2020
The Christmas gift dilemma
Giving and receiving gifts can be straightforward, but it can also be a true paradox. Should you go with an element of surprise, or play it safe and pick something from the wish list to avoid disappointment? New CBS research suggests how to put together a surprising gift.
16 Dec 2020
New lockdown could cause further delays for PhD Fellows
The Vice Chair of CBS’ PhD Association (PAC) is worried that more PhD Fellows, also those who have just started their PhDs, will experience delays resulting from coronavirus. PAC is initiating steps to make the new normal caused by the coronavirus more bearable for PhD Fellows.
15 Dec 2020
