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New book: Investment is for women – and everyone else
Female Invest has quickly become a big investment organization for women. Now the CBS students behind the project are ready with a new book that offers advice for beginners who want to start investing.
01 Oct 2018
Constance quit cars and planes and biked to Denmark from France
She traveled 3,500 kilometers by bike to get to Denmark. It was not her end-destination – far from it. But “things never go according to plan,” as the new CBS student Constance Regnier puts it. Her aim is to live her life with the smallest carbon footprint possible. This included not driving cars or taking planes for a while. And that is one of the least radical choices she has made.
27 Sep 2018
CBS continues close collaborations with Danske Bank – is that responsible?
Danske Bank has failed as a model to CBS' students, says the President of CBS. Still, CBS continues to collaborate with the company that has laundered several billion DKK. A CBS professor argues that as long as CBS collaborates with Danske Bank, it is implicitly condoning the bank’s actions, which means that CBS is missing out on a “colossal chance” to teach students an important lesson in CSR.
26 Sep 2018
CBS is still calculating the consequences of cutting international study placements
Gregor Halff, the Dean of Education at CBS, is leading a conversation between all affected areas of CBS about how to minimize the damage to the organization in regard to fulfilling the demand of cutting 260 international study placements. “It’s never just 260 study placements,” he says.
25 Sep 2018
From the Pearl of Africa to the Land of ‘Hygge’
A unique collaboration between CBS and Makerere University Business School in Uganda has made it possible for two Ugandan students, Geoffrey Ayebare and Catherine Nabaloga, to visit CBS. Curious to hear about their impressions of Copenhagen and CBS, student writer Daiana Contini set up a meeting with them.
25 Sep 2018
Entrepreneurship event at CBS is bigger than ever – the Swedes are coming too
For the fourth time, CBS Entrepreneurial Day takes over Solbjerg Plads to inspire students to become entrepreneurs – even within fields they know nothing about. This year’s theme is 'Change the game' and the event continues to attract more guests from other universities, technical colleges, high schools and even students from neighboring countries.
21 Sep 2018
Gallery: Student Society Day at Solbjerg Plads
Hundreds of students strolled through the halls of Solbjerg Plads to explore the various student organizations on Student Society Day. CBS WIRE's student photographer, Lucas Liang, captured the day in photos.
21 Sep 2018
Denmark taught me to smile😊
Smiling was the first thing that I noticed when moving to Denmark from the Kazakh culture. I was shocked that everybody smiles at you and you automatically smile back.
20 Sep 2018
Minister confronts grade-race and perfectionist culture in his vision for universities
Remove the 1.08-grade bonus and change the admission system. These proposals are part of a new initiative that Tommy Ahlers, Denmark’s Minister for Higher Education and Science, presented at CBS on September 17. Overall, the President of CBS Students is positive about the initiative, but the minister cannot change the students’ focus on grades alone, he says.
18 Sep 2018
Digging for ‘black gold’: Lukas’ guide to Copenhagen’s best record shops
In my first guide for CBS WIRE, I would like to share my passion for discovering music on vinyl by inviting you to a virtual tour of my five favorite places in the Danish capital that are devoted to the sale of black gold. I have been collecting records for approximately five years now and the music I’ve bought on vinyl has far outnumbered my digital purchases in the last three years.
17 Sep 2018
CBS Careers has sent a dinner invitation that requires you to submit your transcript – is that ok?
CBS Careers has sent a dinner invitation to students on the IBP and IB programs on behalf of McKinsey. To be accepted, students have to apply by submitting their latest transcript. CBS student, Grace Livingstone, points out that invitations like that sent from CBS emphasize the feeling that only grades matter. A staff member argues that the practice is non-inclusive.
13 Sep 2018
“As long as we trade – we don’t shoot each other”
Brexit and free trade were the hot topics when Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs visited CBS to discuss the EU with students from the BSc in European Business. The students were especially surprised by the minister’s positive attitude about the future of the EU – despite increasing skepticism.
13 Sep 2018
Do you speak tech?
In the near future, CBS is obliged to teach their students digital competencies, so they can get on in the digital world. A way to do that is through tech-enhanced learning, which CBS already has a lot of experience with, points out the Vice Dean at CBS, who is excited about future collaboration with other Danish universities on this.
13 Sep 2018
Companies win by ’understanding’ the future
OPINION: Industry benefits from taking a long-term macroperspective, but research in this field is under-prioritized and often forgotten.
12 Sep 2018
I always get disappointed when I get a bad grade, then I remember something…!
When I got one of my grades back this summer, I was highly disappointed because I thought it was going to be higher. This is mainly because I was certain that the exam was easy.
11 Sep 2018
Paulius thought he was going to work at a bank – instead he wants to change the world
Have customers lost their bargaining power only to lose out on good deals? CBS alum Paulius Vegele thinks so. He has created a virtual marketplace where companies compete to give you the best offer. “Disruption backwards,” he calls it. A CBS professor says that today the bargaining process takes too much time and often involves strong emotions, resulting in customers haggling less.
10 Sep 2018
Semester start party-gallery: Are you there?
CBS WIRE’s student photographer, Lucas Liang, was at THE place to be when more than 2,000 party-minded students invaded Solberg Plads campus for Café Nexus' annual Semester Start Party.
07 Sep 2018
“I quit my job in Copenhagen and left my boss a letter saying: Goodbye, I’m going to save Italy”
Michele Sodano, a Sicilian CBS alum, had a nice and easy life in Copenhagen – until it started haunting him. He had to do something about Italy. About the corruption, the mafia, Berlusconi’s media. And about the future of young Italians. He would give it a year and return to Denmark if it didn’t work out.
07 Sep 2018