IB students rewarded for international engagement
Being a hardworking full-time IB student is not enough. IB undergraduates often look for alternative ways of stimulating their academic interests and often end up taking leadership positions in voluntary student organisations.
IB students have for a long time been active members of AIESEC - the world's largest student organisation that gives young people an international platform to discover and develop their potential to have a positive impact on society. Students work with different activities ranging from organising events and national conferences to project management and executive board work.
The most recent examples are from the international student organisation A
IESEC
, where two second year students were awarded with 'Best AIESEC CBS project' and 'Best Global Initiative.' Where did the motivation come from? From being able to come up with exciting ideas and carrying them out.
The rewarded projects dealt with the subjects of the cultural obstacles surrounding a Middle Eastern market entry and the various ethical issues connected to the delicate matter of pricing in the pharmaceutical sector. The students’ effort did not only result in achieving a new insight into business life and the work involved, but it also created an interesting debate with companies and students participating and learning from each other.
Jenny Tzakova
Last updated by Andrew Arnold 02/12/2008
Work hard, play hard
"What I really love about IB is that even though it is a demanding programme, the students have the energy to engage in extracurricular activities and acknowledge that the way to success in life is not entirely through heavy books, but also through friendship and fun," says Nicklas Snekloth, a first year IB student.
IB students rewarded for international engagement
Being a hardworking full-time IB student is not enough. IB undergraduates often look for alternative ways of stimulating their academic interests and often end up taking leadership positions in voluntary student organisations.
An insider’s experiences
First year IB student Emiliya Kaloferova has experienced what it is like moving from Bulgaria to a completely different country, starting at a new school and meeting a lot of new people - all at the same time. Emiliya acknowledges that the special IB mentor program is a great way to help foreign students.
CBS – where student votes count
Every autumn the halls and auditoriums of Copenhagen Business School are busy with study board elections. This is quite an experience for students, especially the new ones.
Probably the best party
Light and laughter filled the air in Dyrehavsbakken north of Copenhagen in the middle of the night on May 22nd. Deep in the green and idyllic forest, a small and rustic cottage called "Kongekilden" (Spring of Kings) hosted the annual IB Gala 2009
.
