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His journey began on a skateboard, then he turned to the violin before moving on to flipping records in underground clubs around Copenhagen. It took a while before he found his niche, but ever since he became a professor he has never looked back; He has only been eager to know more about the power of technologies. In this episode of Outside the Box, we meet Mikkel Flyverbom, Professor of Communication and Digital Transformations at CBS. He is wise and curious like most professors you know. However, he is also well versed in the urban club environment where he has done heelflip tricks on the board and spinning discs on the record player. He’s what we would call: Outside the Box.

In this episode of Outside the Box, we meet Martin Skrydstrup, Anthropologist and Associate Professor at the Department of Management, Society and Communication at CBS. He’s a true adventurer who calls himself an ‘outsider’ which, of course, makes him the perfect candidate for Outside the Box.

In this episode of Outside the Box, we meet Irene Rosberg, Programme Director of the Blue MBA at CBS. For the past 20 years, she has been educating high-potential shipping executives. But although it might sound a long time to some, that’s not the case for Irene. Because as she says: “the shipping industry is like a river – always moving”. Her former students call her a gentle but no-BS, get-things-done kind of person. And we call her: ‘Outside the Box’.

Student Guidance Counselor Thomas Gylling: When he lost his “academic virginity” at CBS in 1986, he was completely mind-blown. Back then, it was all about excitement and having fun. But for today’s students, things have changed. In this episode of Outside the Box, we meet Student Guidance Counselor at CBS, Thomas Gylling. He’s a guy who owns 70 pairs of shoes and loves travelling to interesting food locations. He’s also a great listener who focuses clearly on student wellbeing. However, he’s also in many ways what you could define as: Outside the Box.

Just as she graduated with a degree in mining engineering, the coal industry collapsed. Overnight, six years of hard studies at Karaganda Polytechnic Institute in Kazakhstan were useless. In this episode of Outside the Box, we meet Dana Minbaeva, Professor and Vice-President for International Affairs at CBS. Once, she speculated in currencies while learning English from scratch on a Walkman to afford and gain access to a better life. Today, she’s the epitome of a true survivor and the essence of what you could call: Outside the Box.

Every semester he takes his students by surprise. Why? To show them not to judge a book by its cover. In this very first episode of a new CBS WIRE podcast series, we visit Stefan Kirkegaard Sløk-Madsen, an External Lecturer at CBS. He is a red-hot liberalist, but also a punk rocker. Under his formal clothing, he has heaps of tattoos. He believes in anarchy but is also a father with many family values. In fact, he’s the essence of what you could call: Outside the Box.

Since the fall feudal europes kings and queens our society has been shaped by top performers. When we look around we are surrounded by top-performing world leaders, straight-A students, growthboosting businessfolks and the next Lionel Messi on a soccerfield. But what does it take to be a top performer? Psychology and business economy student at CBS Niels Vium have made the podcast MindCast im search of an answer to that question.

Have you ever felt so alone at CBS that you wondered if anyone would notice if you suddenly disappeared? Earlier this year, The Danish Association of Masters and PhDs released a study showing that one in every nine students at Danish universities have experienced loneliness. And CBS students are no exception. In this CBS WIRE podcast episode, you’ll hear from Luca Rebeka Szabó. She’s a student at CBS, and she has felt lonely while studying here. Luca is accompanied by the President of CBS Students, Mikkel Nielsen, and student Rebekka Kongsgaard who tells about their experiences on the matter from their work. And, if you feel like no one would bat an eyelid if you one day vanished from campus, maybe you’ll feel a bit happier after hearing this podcast!

“Luck is not a business model” – these are apparently the words of the American celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain. But if luck isn’t a business model, where does that leave us? In this podcast, you’ll meet Thomas Ritter, professor at the Department of Strategy and Innovation at CBS. He has researched companies, and how they earn money, for pretty well all his life, and he’s certainly the man to consult about Business Models. He will help us on our way to becoming a little wiser about how all kinds of developments in the world at large can have a huge impact on your business model – and through that, on your enterprise. In this episode, you’ll also hear some great examples of companies, such as Skype, that became very successful due to their alternative and innovative business models. So, if you’d like to gain some more perspectives and insight into how Business Models can help you strike gold – just listen to our new podcast!

In this podcast, students, staff members and the President of CBS share their thoughts, feelings, expectations, and concerns about their first day at CBS. Some had their first day 23 years ago, while others just started this September. Hear the funny, cute and exciting anecdotes about picking the right clothes, having butterflies in the stomach, and almost getting late to work. (Illustration: Emil Friis Ernst)

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Money comes in different shapes, sizes and colors, and they can also be just digits on a bank account. Money isn’t worth the same in every country, and there more digital money in the world than physical money. In this podcast, CBS WIRE has asked PhD Fellow Stefan Kirkegaard Sløk-Madsen to decipher the concept of money which leads to a discussion about the possibility of having a global currency.

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Per Holten-Andersen's farewell speech by CBS WIRE

What do cars in Zambia, the climate and the fashion industry have in common? Well, for CBS students Shantel Fikile Mbulo, Alexander Kjøller and Charlotte Piller, these areas inspire them to take action in the battle for a more sustainable world. They call themselves ‘Sustainable Influencers’, and they’re doing everything they can to inspire us all to push for sustainability. Press play and enjoy.

Stress levels among Danish students are skyrocketing. Since 2013, the number of students between the ages of 25 to 34 who feel stressed has risen from 29.3 to 41.3 percent. And there’s nothing to indicate that the curve will stop its upward climb. But what’s the best way to handle the familiar cocktail of physical stress and guilt that crop up during the exam period? We got hold of Line Jønsson Vørre who changed her exam routine and has gone from being an unhappy, stressed-out student to being calm and relaxed. Plus, we ask theologian Camilla Sløk to help us understand what this constant barrage of bad conscience and guilt is all about, that’s crippling Danish students. And of course, we ask the question: What can universities like CBS do to reduce the amount of guilt that exams can create? Participants: Associate professor Camilla Sløk and CBS-student Line Jønsson Vørre.

After seven years as president of Copenhagen Business School. Per Holten-Andersen says goodbye to the school that has taken up most of his waking hours since he took on the task of delivering financial stability, international recognition and world-class education. Before he vacates the chair for his successor, Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, we got hold of Per Holten-Andersen to get his final remarks about grades, students, his life after CBS, Danske Bank and of course to serve him a mouthwatering ‘gåsebryst’. Participant: Per Holten-Andersen

CBS came under heavy fire when it became clear that professor Mads Mordhorst had apologized for singing Kai Hoffman and composer Carl Nielsen’s ‘Den danske sang er en ung blond pige/The Danish song is a young blonde girl’ during a morning meeting at the school. The apology was given because a teacher present at the meeting felt excluded by the song, as she was nothing like a young blonde girl. But what concerns – if any – should we consider before we let our vocal cords sound at public institution? Press play and dive deeper into the case that sparked one of the most furious debates about values in 2018. Participants: Politician Nikolaj Bøgh, senior communication consultant Anne Kirstine Cramon, anthropologist Karen Lisa Salamon

December is upon us and it’s once again time for the dreaded and celebrated Christmas dinner – the Danish ‘julefrokost’. The annual cocktail of schnapps, Christmas beer and copy room canoodling are an institution in Denmark. But that doesn’t prevent us from feeling a substantial amount of guilt and shame the morning after. We had a chat with theologian Camilla Sløk to examine why and how the guilt and shame manifests itself doing the so-called ‘season to be jolly’. Participants: Camilla Sløk, Christian Hamborg and Mads Bjergfelt

It often dictates what we’ll have for dinner, where we’ll go on our next vacation, and what Christmas presents we’ll buy for our loved ones. Yes, you guessed it – price. Those small digits that determine the value of our needs and desires. PHD fellow Stefan Sløk-Madsen gave us a better understanding of the concept of price when we asked him: Why is the price of diamonds higher than that of fresh water, when one is necessary to our survival and the other is nothing more than a solid piece of carbon? Participants: Stefan Sløk-Madsen

It’s not every day that a Master thesis from CBS gets to do the media rounds. Nonetheless it can happen (as three students from Political Communication and Management found out) if you criticize some of the most watched, heard and read political news satire formats in the whole of Denmark. Stine Bagger Vium, Vibeke Finnemann Scheel and Caroline Boas have taken political news satire under the microscope – not only to analyze the enormous potential this genre holds, but to make us mindful of the potential pitfalls we can end up in when we press play and have a laugh at our favorite satire output. Participant: Caroline Boas

Together with bandmates Selina Gin and Maria Juntunen Signe Tobiassen has created one of Denmark’s biggest musical successes – the band Nelson Can. It’s not only because they have a load of great songs they also have a great flair for the business part of the music scene. Unlike many musicians Signe Tobiassen has no problem calling herself a business-woman which is not only supported by Nelson Can’s succes, but also by all the bands Signe has helped as a manager. Now this bass-swinging business-woman studies Management of Creative Business Processes at CBS, so we caught up with her for an interview about her experiences within the music business. Participants: Signe Tobiassen and Casper Bach Hegstrup

If you just take one look at the webpage of an average newspaper, there is no doubt. We’ve got plenty of things to be afraid of. Terror, hurricanes, floods, different kinds of medicine and wolf packs to name a few. But do we fear what we need to fear or what we are told to fear? Tune in to find out how we separate hot air from real danger with professor Steffen Andersen – author of the book, Dangerous? How they feed your fear and why you eat it. Press play and enjoy. Participants: Liv Berthelsen and Steffen Andersen

It happens every year. Young Danes apply for their dream education and the media responds with article upon article about which courses can display the most jaw-dropping Grade Point Average. As is customary, International Business at CBS draws headlines with its entry requirements busting the 7-point grading scale – and this year was no different. A grade point average of 12,2 was needed to get in, and for the majority of Danish high school students this average is beyond unachievable. But not for the new International Business students. You can meet two of them and one of their lecturers in our new podcast where we try to answer the question: Who are the new International Business students? Press play and enjoy. Participants: Caroline Termansen, Nicole Jørgensen and Herdis Steingrimsdottir.

In this podcast series, we take a snapshot in time and speak with people from CBS about their feelings, experiences, daily routines and “Thoughts during a pandemic”. Have they learned anything about themselves for better or worse? Have their priorities changed? How do they make everyday life work? And how are they feeling deep down? Listen to the podcast and hear all the answers!

In this podcast series, we take a snapshot in time and speak with people from CBS about their feelings, experiences, daily routines and “Thoughts during a pandemic”. Have they learned anything about themselves for better or worse? Have their priorities changed? How do they make everyday life work? And how are they feeling deep down? Listen to the podcast and hear all the answers!

In this podcast series, we take a snapshot in time and speak with people from CBS about their feelings, experiences, daily routines and “Thoughts during a pandemic”. Have they learned anything about themselves for better or worse? Have their priorities changed? How do they make everyday life work? And how are they feeling deep down? Listen to the podcast and hear all the answers!

“It’s a struggle. I don’t think I could do it,” says Stefan Kirkegaard Sløk-Madsen, PhD in Economics from CBS, about being single. But a lot of people are single. In fact, Denmark has about 1.6 million singles. Including myself. In this podcast, we explore the role of finances in forming relationships, and this includes a dive into the dating scene, and how it has changed – and is changing! Let me put it this way: dating is not becoming any easier. Luckily, Stefan Kirkegaard Sløk-Madsen offers me a strategy for my quest to find the love of my life.

In this podcast series, we take a snapshot in time and speak with people from CBS about their feelings, experiences, daily routines and “Thoughts during a pandemic”. Have they learned anything about themselves for better or worse? Have their priorities changed? How do they make everyday life work? And how are they feeling deep down? Listen to the podcast and hear all the answers!

In this podcast series, we take a snapshot in time and speak with people from CBS about their feelings, experiences, daily routines and “Thoughts during a pandemic”. Have they learned anything about themselves for better or worse? Have their priorities changed? How do they make everyday life work? And how are they feeling deep down? Listen to the podcast and hear all the answers!

These are the words that famous R&B musician Drake sang in his massive hit ‘Hotline Bling’. That was back in 2015, and now, five years later, Drake’s words are more in tune with reality than ever. In 2018, figures from the Danish Energy Agency and the phone company 3 showed that the Danes are increasingly turning their backs on phone conversations. That year, the Danes spoke one billion fewer minutes on the phone than in 2017. And if we glance at the statistics since 2005, one in every four phone calls have disappeared. In other words, phone conversations may slowly end up being over and out. In this podcast, Jesper Tække, Associate Professor of Media Studies at Aarhus University, and Bent Meier Sørensen, Professor at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, each give their professional perspectives on what makes phone conversations so unique, how they contribute to our conversation skills, and what the consequences would be if we stop calling each other. Enjoy!