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Franz Rentel, Hugo Sanchez, Niklas Weiler, and Liva Zepa, share their experience of module 1 of the Executive Transition Program, which focused on general management skills in the areas of operations, supply chains, sales and marketing, and finance management.

This week, 37 students have started their full-time MBA program at ESMT Berlin (2022: 40). The new class is composed of 54 percent women and 46 percent men.

Roland Siegers, director of External Engagement at ESMT Berlin, demands out-of-the-box thinking in regard to problem-solving from graduates in 2023. He also says he will require graduates to demonstrate awareness of the world around them, as it will help to tackle the challenges of the 21st century.

The EU and its member states are focusing too much on defensive economic policy measures vis-à-vis Beijing. Reflecting on their own economic policy strengths would be a better approach, writes Lars-Hendrik Röller, professor at ESMT.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) approved funding for a new research group involving 12 scientists from Germany and Austria, inlcuding Özlem Bedre-Defolie from ESMT Berlin. The project is called “Consumer Preferences, Consumer Mistakes, and Firm’s Response”.

A total of 2.25 million Euros for a period of 4 years was approved. Prof. Özlem Bedre-Defolie is a co-scientist in this research group and will lead a sub-project together with Prof. Dr. Markus Reisinger from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, titled “Consumer Behavior and Search on Platforms”. Özlem has been awarded a total of €215.600 from the DFG for her research.

Isolde Stephan she shares her EMBA experience of mastering negotiations, taking part in a business simulation, and getting started on her master's thesis.

The Federal Finance Minister wants startups to be internationally competitive. Baris Efe, a co-founder of Vali Berlin, the start-up hub of ESMT Berlin, shares his concerns regarding the reform of employee participation.

At ESMT, with the support of BMW, the school has awarded 10 full MBA scholarships to female students displaced from Ukraine and, additionally, established the Ukraine Impact Project, explains Molly Ihlbrock, director of corporate communications at ESMT.

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international nonprofit dedicated to eradicating cyber risk, announced today the appointment of Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar as the new chair of its Board of Directors.

With the NIS-2 directive, the EU has defined a new framework for cybersecurity, and even smaller companies can now fall under the critical definition. But they are sometimes left alone, comments Nils Brinker from ESMT Berlin.

MBA student Magdalena Kuropatwińska shares her top 10 tips on how to make your MBA application succeed.

Study International shares an interview with Viktoriia Kulish, Global Online MBA student at ESMT Berlin and one of the recipients of BMW Group Fellowships for Ukraine. Viktoriia talks about her experiences and challenges as an MBA online student and hopes to contribute to rebuilding post-war Ukraine.

The WirtschaftsWoche ranking about economists and their research records is mentioning several ESMT faculty members for their achievements in the global top 250.

Eric Quintane, professor at ESMT, explains in his article for Forbes the risks and damages of employee burnout.

The pandemic changed the demands on employers. Topics such as flexible working and work-life balance are among the most important attributes for the new generation when choosing their future employer, shows a recent study by ESMT Berlin Master of Management graduate Jan Malte Jeddeloh.