What did IB students do this summer?
During the summer, IB students have been engaged in a wide range of activities. Some went home to visit family and friends, some worked more or less full time, while others spent their summer at a summer university, at CBS or abroad.
This year, six IB students went to Harvard University to study an intensive course for one month of the summer. The students had many reasons for doing this.
“First and foremost I wanted to get a new perspective on university life,” says Martin Scheldon Sørensen, a second year IB student. “Studying at CBS is great, but I think it’s important to experience a different kind of study environment also. And certainly, I thought studying at Harvard was going to be an experience of a lifetime, which proved to be correct.
Rasmus Høgh, also a second year IB student, adds another reason for going to summer school. “I wanted the opportunity to study something a little bit different than we are studying on the IB programme. While I enjoy studying International Business, I also have a great interest in political science and attending Harvard Summer School gave me the option of studying this,” adds Rasmus Hogh.
There are plenty of scholarship opportunities for students if you are thorough in researching the available scholarships and sending out applications in good time. One IB student, Kristine Simonsen, managed to finance most of the tuition fee and living expenses associated with the summer school.
“It’s important to start preparing early - I started preparing last December, looking up scholarships on websites such as www.legatnet.dk or www.e-campus.dk and in the book “Legathåndbogen” (red: Danish book about scholarships).”
Joachim Meyer Andersen
Last updated by Andrew Arnold 19/08/2008
BSc in International Business EngAGE
- Do you want to continue your career with a company directly after your BSc studies?
A selected group of BSc students will be granted the opportunity to follow a new programme aimed at continuing their career immediately after graduation in one of a number of large Danish companies.
The contents of this programme will be tailored in partnership with the companies, who will pose practical challenges to the students during the programme. The programme will be very academically demanding and offers individual coaching, preparing the students to work independently already after three years of studying.
The participants will be selected on the basis of an assessment of their aptitude. The companies will take part in the selection process.
The contents of this programme will be tailored in partnership with the companies, who will pose practical challenges to the students during the programme. The programme will be very academically demanding and offers individual coaching, preparing the students to work independently already after three years of studying.
The participants will be selected on the basis of an assessment of their aptitude. The companies will take part in the selection process.
Why choose International Business?
Lectures in English, an international programme and career opportunities are among the reasons given by current students.
"I had just finished high school and I was looking for an opportunity to study business," says Robert, a first year IB student from China. "Chinese businesses strongly emphasise internationally-oriented employees these days, and I knew I would have a better chance in the competitive business environment if I left China for my university studies."
A unique approach to international business education
The main task of the International Business programme is to educate students so they can work in, or be consultants for companies and organisations with international operations, says Associate Professor Jens Gammelgaard who took over as director of the International Business programme in 2009.
