“I wanted to know about the business side of things”

EMBA CBS

As an Icelandic supreme court attorney, Herdis Hallmarsdóttir played a key role in litigating one of the world’s biggest bankruptcies. But when she found breathing space in her schedule in 2018, she applied herself to an EMBA at CBS and is set to graduate in 2020. “When we concluded negotiations between the Icelandic government and… Read more »

“I needed a strict timeframe”

CBS EMBA

Claus Hovmøller Jensen received a promotion after completing a CBS EMBA in 2017. Here, he explains how the course boosted his career – and how its structure fitted in with his approach to learning. “I work for a real estate company that is developing 53 hectares of land in Copenhagen into a new city district…. Read more »

It’s a startup world: What I learned in A-board

a startup world

When I first met Jakob, one of the two young entrepreneurs who founded the startup Meptek, I was very impressed by him and his business. Meptek was born from a very simple idea: Providing help and support to students struggling to find their way during their school years. I have a multinational company background and… Read more »

Responsible leadership Copenhagen style

responsible leadership

Through the Copenhagen MBA, Özge Turhan has learned that responsible leadership is about considering the interests of all parties. She is eager to apply her new skills in her post-MBA career as a responsible leader. Perhaps I wasn’t expecting the programme to be as intense and busy, but I enjoy the energy and dynamics of… Read more »