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We trans­form so­ci­ety with busi­ness

Com­plex chal­lenges call for col­lect­ive ac­tion

With CBS’ global profile comes an obligation to contribute to the development of transformative capabilities in students, graduates and business leaders through education activities and lifelong learning opportunities. 

Complex challenges call for collective action, and this is why our strategy focuses on strengthening existing partnerships and creating new ones with other academic fields, the business community, public authorities and civil society.

Geo­pol­it­ics and Busi­ness Se­cur­ity

In­creas­ing geo­pol­it­ic­al ten­sions are chal­len­ging our so­ci­ety. Wars, sanc­tions, trade bar­ri­ers and hy­brid threats are dis­rupt­ing sup­ply chains, mar­kets and de­cision-mak­ing. Com­pan­ies face a real­ity where se­cur­ity and re­si­li­ence have be­come busi­ness-crit­ic­al.

Through the Geo­pol­it­ics and Busi­ness Se­cur­ity ini­ti­at­ive, CBS con­nects re­search­ers, busi­ness, and pub­lic stake­hold­ers to un­der­stand and ad­dress today’s geo­pol­it­ic­al risks. By turn­ing re­search into dia­logue and col­lab­or­a­tion, the ini­ti­at­ive helps lead­ers and or­gan­isa­tions nav­ig­ate an in­creas­ingly com­plex and un­cer­tain world.

Pho­to­graph­er: Sam Mcghee_Un­splash

Di­git­al­isa­tion and AI

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence is re­shap­ing in­dus­tries, re­de­fin­ing work and trans­form­ing the way busi­nesses op­er­ate. At CBS, we seek to un­der­stand how AI tech­no­lo­gies and di­git­al­isa­tion trans­form so­ci­ety, busi­ness and or­gan­isa­tions – and how these tech­no­lo­gies can be used re­spons­ibly and stra­tegic­ally.

With a fo­cus on turn­ing these chal­lenges into stra­tegic op­por­tun­it­ies, CBS is com­mit­ted to ex­plore the po­ten­tial of AI and di­git­al­isa­tion on learn­ing, re­search and the fu­ture for busi­nesses and the trans­formation of CBS.

Fu­ture Edu­ca­tion­al Land­scape & Lifelong Learn­ing

Educa­tion is a li­fe­long jour­ney. Con­ti­nu­ous­ly de­ve­l­o­ping our pro­gram­me po­rt­fo­lio is es­sen­ti­al, and it is an op­portu­ni­ty to ret­hink fle­xi­bi­li­ty – al­ways with the hig­he­st aca­de­mic stan­dards en­sur­ing that all pro­gram­mes, re­gard­less of for­mat, are of the hig­he­st qua­li­ty and rel­ev­ance. Our fu­ture edu­ca­tion­al land­scape will strengthen our col­la­bo­ra­tion with bu­si­nes­ses and in­spi­re to em­bra­ce li­fe­long lear­ning.

CBS is also com­mit­ted to provi­ding fle­xib­le lear­ning op­portu­ni­ties that enab­le pro­fes­sio­nals to up­skill, spe­ci­a­li­se and re­flect throug­hout their ca­re­ers. With shor­ter pro­gram­me for­mats and part time op­tions, CBS is trans­for­m­ing into a li­fe­long com­pa­ni­on for stu­dents and alum­ni.

CBS Direction

We trans­form so­ci­ety with busi­ness

The foundation for development

CBS is built on a strong foundation, which allows us to focus ambitiously and with curiosity on making a positive difference both locally and globally.

With our Nordic roots and our international recognition as a starting point, we must take an even greater shared responsibility for societal challenges through research and education of the highest quality.

Vision

The 2020 strategy We transform society with business sets a new framework and direction for CBS with a focus on creating positive change in collaboration with a wide range of external stakeholders.

We cannot solve the major challenges facing the world on our own, and this is why the strategy also emphasises that CBS strengthens current partnerships and initiates new ones with other academic fields, the business community, public authorities and civil society.

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