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Jespers Torvekøkken takes over from Spisestuerne
On September 1, Jespers Torvekøkken will start running the canteen services at CBS. CBS warmly recommends the former staff of Spisestuerne and hopes that many of them will be re-employed. CBS Students is curious to see whether the new canteen service provider can match Spisestuerne’s high standards.
20 May 2020
Four years after CBS: A childhood business plan makes dreams come true for plus-size women
In his teenage years, Mikkel Weiss and his classmate planned to create their own startup. Along the way the mission led him to CBS, where he became a top-grade student. And now, four years after CBS, he is running a well-oiled startup, that specializes in stylish plus-size womenswear.
20 May 2020
Hong Kong protests forced exchange program to reschedule – then came COVID-19…
The students of the international GLOBE program, which takes students to the States, CBS and Hong Kong, have been hit twice in succession. First, the Hong Kong protests let to rescheduling of the program, and then coronavirus regulations sent everyone home. Five students share their thoughts and experiences and hope to unite in Hong Kong in September. But will the protests return when coronavirus dies out?
20 May 2020
#Danmarkdejligst: How to have the best Danish staycation this summer
We have been forced to wave goodbye to summer parties, music festivals and possibly international travel as well. Instead, your holiday might take place in Denmark. In this guide, our student writer Caroline Sølver shares five ways to have an amazing staycation, exploring the very best of Denmark... according to her.
20 May 2020
Students help pull companies out of the Covid-19 swamp
Disruption or a global pandemic can easily spell death for start-ups and organizations. But not necessarily. A group of CBS students with backgrounds in arts, finance and engineering have founded the non-profit consultancy NOVEAR, which helps businesses to stay afloat by rethinking business models and devising new ideas to tailor their companies to suit the present business climate.
19 May 2020
CBS WIRE turns 3: Read, watch and listen to 30 great personal stories
CBS WIRE turns three on May 16, and to celebrate, the editorial team has browsed through its treasure trove of stories and cherry-picked 30 articles, films and podcasts that reflect the wide range of funny, clever, cool, innovative, caring, skilled, curious and peculiar people interviewed by CBS WIRE over the past three years. ENJOY!
15 May 2020
CBS-related EU-project is building a ‘predictor’ to foresee health-related effects of Covid-19
Algorithms, big data and artificial intelligence are all words that can conjure up frightening images in the mind. Nevertheless, these are all tools that the major European project NeEDS, coordinated by CBS Professor Dolores Romero Morales, is using to predict and eventually combat something even more frightening: the consequences of the new coronavirus.
14 May 2020
CBS researcher: Green transitions demand that CBS conducts more SDG-related research
A total of 19% of the 7,680 research articles published by CBS since 1985 relate to SDG themes, a new report reveals. CBS researcher and author of the report Kristjan Jespersen argues that if the Danish government highlights the SDGs in its policies, it is only logical for CBS to follow suit. Moreover, too little of CBS’ SDG-related research reaches the classrooms, the report concludes.
13 May 2020
Coronavirus to affect teaching and exams in the autumn semester
At least 50% of all teaching must be carried out online and exams must be designed so they can be converted and taken online. CBS’ Dean of Education has just launched a set of principles for teaching and exams in the autumn, and a program director explains that the principles will facilitate planning for the coming semester.
13 May 2020
The major breakthrough?
Two months into the lockdown, students are happy with the flexibility of online teaching, but also feel pressure to study nonstop. Teachers are eyeing possibilities for freeing up more time for feedback. One researcher believes that online teaching is on the verge of a breakthrough. And a new research project is collecting teachers’ and students’ experiences.
12 May 2020
PhD fellow: Punk is a mess, and I think academia can learn from that!
Thomas Burø is a hardcore punk rocker. He is also a PhD fellow at CBS. And in a new article, he analyses how his messy counterculture background influences his academic achievements. Working on the article has tidied up his chaotic life, though he still gets pissed off on a daily basis.
11 May 2020
CBS on financial support for vulnerable students: “The students miss each other, and that’s something money can’t buy”
The Danish government has decided to set aside DKK five million Danish kroner to support vulnerable students affected by Covid-19. But according to the Head of the Dean’s Office at CBS, the main problem is not a lack of money, but the lack of time spent with other students.
07 May 2020
In just one day ‘be careful’ changed to ‘students are required to come home’ written with Caps Lock
One was afraid she could not come home from Singapore, another decided to stay in Ireland, and a third is now juggling with classes at 3 AM after returning to the US. Three exchange students share their experiences of how the coronavirus and the global lockdown have affected their trips abroad.
06 May 2020
CBS Library opens a to-go service after receiving the official green light
Since the CBS lockdown on March 12, CBS Library has been poised to re-open some services – especially those for students facing deadlines for theses and bachelor’s projects. However, the permission required from the Ministry for Higher Education and Science has not come until now.
04 May 2020
Spisestuerne files for bankruptcy: 70 staff members lose their jobs
The government support packages and additional help from CBS Students and CBS were not enough to safe Spisestuerne from bankruptcy. CBS Students, which owns Spisestuerne, is devastated by the news and that 70 staff members are now unemployed. Also, CBS Students says they are “disappointed with the way CBS has dealt with this matter”. New canteen expected to open next semester.
30 Apr 2020