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New strategy echoing the Danish doctor’s oath holds key to transforming CBS
For CBS’ President, Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, the students have played a key role in drawing up the new strategy, which drives CBS in a transformative direction. He hopes the new strategy can transform society as well as CBS, while giving students the capabilities to deal with the expectations and pressure they are facing.
05 Oct 2020
Expert group presents four new possible grading scales
Since the spring, an expert group appointed by the government has evaluated different types of grading scales. Their new report lists pros and cons for changing the grading scale and suggests four alternative grading scales.
02 Oct 2020
Societal value: “Would red cabbage surprise a rabbit?”
Universities and researchers are expected to contribute to society with their knowledge and by creating societal value. And for that to happen, societal value should be a career-promoting criterion, argues the Head of the Department of Marketing at CBS, Adam Lindgreen. In a new co-authored editorial, he proposes why societal value is important and how it can be defined, identified, and measured.
01 Oct 2020
7 ways to nail a job interview
With personal experience and tons of job interviews in Denmark, Berlin and New York City behind her, student reporter Caroline Sølver shares her advice and first-hand experience, which can help you nail your next job interview.
30 Sep 2020
Dean of Research about the new strategy: “Transformative research is research with an impact”
The new strategy encourages CBS researchers to ask and explore big questions, preferably in collaboration with researchers outside their fields. The Dean of Research hopes that in four years’ time, CBS research will have played a key role in tackling some of the major challenges of our time.
30 Sep 2020
CBS Students: “The implementation of the new strategy takes us in the direction we have wanted for a long time”
The focus on whole students is an “essential” feature of the new strategy, according to the President of CBS Students, Sarah Diemar. She hopes the strategy will be a steppingstone to giving CBS graduates the profile they need to transform both society and the stereotypical image of CBS graduates.
30 Sep 2020
New codex for online teaching: “It’s meant as a vehicle for creating conversation”
“If online lectures are live, breaks are recommended” and “No one can expect to receive feedback outside normal working hours”. These are some of the guidelines in a new codex made and introduced by CBS Students and Teaching and Learning. In total, the list contains 26 tips on how to act responsibly and ethically in online classrooms.
29 Sep 2020
Now you can get regular infection rate updates for CBS
Staff can now get updated figures on the coronavirus situation at CBS, and soon the service will also be available to students. So far, the figures show no sign of a massive outbreak, says the Director of Campus Services. Moreover, guards will be patrolling the hallways and asking people to keep one meter apart.
28 Sep 2020
Despite a recalcitrant professor and an incident with a raw egg, Camilla fell for Japan
Traditions, sayings and customs in a new country are not always easy to swallow. Camilla Nellemann, who is an external lecturer and a postdoc from CBS, knows that only too well after spending five years becoming integrated in Japan. In a new novel, she describes the clash of cultures she experienced and how perseverance was the key to winning over the country.
25 Sep 2020
National survey to investigate sexism in further and higher education
As a consequence of the recent debates on sexism and sexual harassment in Denmark, the Minister of Higher Education and Science is requesting a clearer picture of the situation at higher education institutions.
24 Sep 2020
PhD Fellows struggling to finish on time can apply for extensions: The process “can create inequalities”
PhD Fellows facing research delays due to coronavirus can now apply for contract extensions. However, no guarantee of extra funding and a decentralized application process concern CBS' PhD Association and the National PhD Association Network in Denmark.
23 Sep 2020
Testing China’s censorship comes at a price – just ask Luisa
‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’. Luisa Gonzalez Boa was almost expelled from the University of Chinese Academy of Science for posting that slogan on the Chinese platform WeChat. CBS and Sino-Danish Center consider improvements to better prepare students for what awaits in China.
23 Sep 2020
Minister intensifies efforts to bridge “worrying” gender gap at universities
Almost double the number of men compared to women work as researchers at Danish universities, shows a new report from the Danish Ministry for Higher Education and Science. The minister aims to boost the “slow” progress towards gender balance.
23 Sep 2020
Why has the Danish welfare model remained so strong against Covid-19?
A CBS researcher has developed a ‘butterfly model’ that she believes can answer precisely that question – and help prepare the rest of the world for similar crises.
22 Sep 2020
