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What happens when artificial intelligence meets morality?
Can advanced artificial intelligence convince humans that it’s human too? What moral questions does that raise? This is what filmmaker and CBS student Lina Csillag investigates in her new short film where she draws inspiration from her interest in tech and her courses in moral philosophy at CBS.
10 Apr 2019
He quit the corporate life to get his hands dirty in a startup
CBS student Kevin Hilaire quit his job in a large corporation so he could do stuff that would help him grow as a professional. “There are many risks associated with joining a startup as opposed to an established corporation. I had no idea if SPOT Solutions would still be in business six months after I joined,” he says. Now the startup has created an award in his name and CBS students can apply.
10 Apr 2019
Solbjerg Plads gets 600 new parking spaces for bikes
Endless rows of bikes usually block Solbjerg Plads and the south entrance to CBS, but 600 new bike parking spaces ought to change that this summer. One of the project leaders, Maria Hansen Møller from CBS hopes that the new parking spaces can change the behavior of cyclists.
09 Apr 2019
Students use crowdsourcing to help student organization break barriers to fine arts
What’s preventing students from attending fine arts events? Members of CBS Culture have been scratching their heads trying to figure this out. Luckily two students from the BSc in Business Administration and Service Management had a solution to the problem: crowdsourcing.
08 Apr 2019
CBS teachers challenge old-school economics: “It has lost its relevance”
Mainstream economics is out of touch with the real world, argue two CBS teachers. They have made a more pluralistic course in macroeconomics to give students a better understanding of the different approaches to economics and therefore the world. Four students give their feedback on the course.
05 Apr 2019
If they trick us, we’ll trick them!
Sharing, buying and selling illegally copied study books is a growing tendency in Denmark. While publishers and interest organizations representing the publishing industry find it a “huge” problem, students at CBS see the trend as a fair response to the high cost of the books.
04 Apr 2019
More than 100 companies are ready to hire more bachelor graduates
A total of 103 companies have signed Tommy Ahlers’ bachelor pledge and are open to hiring more bachelor graduates. The President of CBS Students supports the initiative, but emphasizes that it “should not encourage society to become less educated, but rather one that fosters life-long learning.”
03 Apr 2019
CBS joins organization that helps persecuted scholars
The international organization Scholars at Risk, which supports persecuted researchers, has recently opened a branch in Denmark. CBS has joined the organization along with other Danish universities. “Academic freedom is key to any university, not least CBS,” says the Dean of Research at CBS.
29 Mar 2019
Critics: CBS’ studies in economics only propose one truth
CBS students and other business students question the curriculum of studies in economics. They argue that they’re only taught selected models and theories that are insufficient for dealing with the many-faceted issues facing the world. But you have to understand A, before you can understand B, argue CBS teachers.
28 Mar 2019
CBS and the University of Sydney Business School want teachers to write on walls and play with Lego
‘Business Studio Teaching and Learning’ is the first collaboration between CBS and the University of Sydney Business School where business teachers learn to bring the outside world into the classroom. For instance, by asking students to go out and interview homeless people and actually live with them, before bringing their notes back into the studio. More cross-university collaborations are coming.
27 Mar 2019
Out with the old, in with the new: CBS switches Learn for Canvas
Better possibilities for digital teaching, user-friendliness, and easier communication between students and teachers via an app. CBS’ new teaching and learning platform, Canvas, has a lot to offer and will replace Learn this year.
27 Mar 2019
CBS researcher guides Denmark into a world dominated by China
China is changing the world as we know it. And fast. Where does that leave Denmark, the business sector and CBS? Postdoc Nis Høyrup Christensen from CBS has provided suggestions on what Denmark should do as part of an expert panel appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
26 Mar 2019
CBS has found its new chairman of the Board of Directors
Torben Möger Pedersen, adjunct professor at CBS and CEO of Pension Denmark, has been appointed the new chairman of CBS’ Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will also welcome Lillian Mogensen, former CEO of Payment Denmark, as a new member of the Board.
21 Mar 2019
Danske Bank’s scandal to be taught worldwide through a teaching case from CBS
Danske Bank is working on regaining trust and restoring their reputation. But how? This is the question that two CBS professors, Michael Mol and Bent Petersen raise in their new teaching case, which will be available shortly to students and universities worldwide.
Updated: 28 Mar 2019
Sustainability in a picture
What does sustainability look like to you? Is it a cyclist on the go? Is it flowers in bloom? Or is it a piece of handmade fabric? As a part of the three-day event, Green Week, CBS Photography organized a sustainability-themed photo walk. Check out the photographers' view on sustainability.
19 Mar 2019