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Business Innovation Week – Winter 2025
The picture for this section represents an installation you can find in the Pommery cellar. The pictures was taken in Rems on December 27th, 2024. You will find many other artefacts in the Pommery cellar. The support of the Pommery company to artists dates back to the company founder, Mme Veuve Pommery.
A Swiss Entrepreneurial Adventure moves to Norway
I recently interviewed Beat Fahrni to follow on our first discussion, dating 2020. We ended up exploring a crucial question …Read more
A message from the 2024 BSL Class – Making lasting impact
BSL Graduation 2024: A Memorable and Inspiring Ceremony On the 28th of September, we had the pleasure to celebrate the …Read more
To do or not to do an MBA? An entrepreneur’s opinion.
Dominique Bourqui has been an entrepreneur since her youth. She has set up and several companies, notably in the media …Read more
We are not condemned to choose between happiness and ecology
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BSL Summer 2024 Business Innovation Week – Exploring the Future of Tourism Review
Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of Business Innovation Week (BIW)! This BIW edition, our BBA and MIB students are …Read more
Spring 2024 BIW: A Journey to Explore the Intricate Connections Between Art and Business
Organized by the Student Council and our BBA Students This BIW was an immersive experience that offered a space to …Read more
2024 BSL Circular Economy Conference
On Friday 19.04.2024, participants of the 2024 edition of the MIB1031 class “Circular Economy” and I, with the kind support …Read more
Call for Research Projects on “Decentralized Organizational Design Models”
The reality of work, for most people, is far from ideal. Work should be more than a daily chore, it …Read more
The 10 Must-Have Attributes of the Entrepreneurial Mindset
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Pivoting Higher Education to Teach Sustainability
Dr. Bourqui and Dr. Claivaz recently published a seminal article putting BSL’s current approach to Higher Education for Sustainable Development …Read more
International Women’s Day: Standing up for Women’s Rights every day
On this International Women’s Day, let us collectively stand with women and girls fighting for their rights around the world. …Read more
“Sustainable or not sustainable, this is the question that all responsible investors should ask”
Image credit: Getty Images For many years, the greenwashing debate was mostly focused on consumer goods, namely on aspects related …Read more
BSL Business Innovation Week Review
A huge Thank You to all that made BIW possible Business School Lausanne’s Winter Business Innovation Week took place in …Read more
PRE-OWNED LUXURY WATCH MARKET: The Dual Meaning of Traceability
Photo credits: Benjamin R Can the Swiss pre-owned watch market, as one of the largest in the luxury pre-owned segment, …Read more
BRAND VIBE SHIFT – FROM STORYTELLING TO STORYDOING AND STORYLIVING
In the pre-digital age, we usually built brand through three lines of brand experience delivery: 1. advertising2. product experience3. customer …Read more
How to Measure the Strength of Brand Assets
One way to measure overall ‘brand health’ is to know the strength of its brand assets. Brand assets are all …Read more
The AI trilogy in education
I remember putting ChatGPT on my to-explore list for the 2022 Christmas Break. One of our Master’s students had indeed talked to me …Read more
Three maxims that are the 2024 game-changers in successful careers.
As a business education designer and employer, I constantly seek feedback from business executives regarding the soft or hard skills …Read more
Biodiversity protection: who pays, who benefits?
Updated 18.12.2023 What do you see? Green? Beautiful? Natural? Healthy? Biodiverse? A palm oil monoculture plantation is highly productive, and …Read more
GenAI Momentum: Exploring Marketing’s Fast-Track Landscape and Beyond
In today’s rapidly evolving digital realm, the trajectory of reaching a global user base has accelerated exponentially. From the telephone, …Read more
The Conundrum of AI:
Why teaching our students to adopt lifelong learning is important and how learning basic academic writing skills will help our …Read more
Common Traits Among Ovomaltine, Rolex, Nescafé, Swatch or Nagra
Blog photo credit: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons In its spring 2023 issue, the magazine Immorama, founded …Read more
Two recently published thought-provoking books
I recently had the opportunity to read two books, which were suggested to me by a former professor of BSL, …Read more
Blockchains: The New Wild West of Finance
In recent years, the world of finance has witnessed the rise of an innovative and disruptive technology: blockchain. Originally conceived …Read more
Why being able to code is so important for business students
Coding, also known as computer programming, is the process of designing, writing, testing, and maintaining computer software. It involves using …Read more
How to implement machine learning and AI in a financial investment class
Combining a class in machine learning and financial investments for business students can be a great way to provide students …Read more
2023 BSL Circular Economy Conference
Fig.1: Global circularity gap: minerals, metals, fossil fuels, biomass, (Circle Economy 2023) On Thursday 20.04.2023, participants of the MIB1031 class …Read more
Success Stories of Business School Lausanne’s Mentorship Program Alumni
As a key mechanism for promoting professional growth and career development, the impact of mentorship cannot be overstated. Mentorship programs, …Read more
BSL Doctoral Candidate’s Sustainable Business Transformation Research Leads to Entrepreneurial Competition Opportunity
Each year, more focus is being funneled into both business transformation and sustainable business and entrepreneurship. With a requirement to …Read more
7 Reasons Why Lausanne, Switzerland is a Top Business School Study Destination
If you are interested in an international business school experience, there’s no better place to complete your studies than in …Read more
POWERING DIGITAL MARKETING THROUGH GREAT ‘VALUE EXCHANGE’
Probably the most important question in all marketing – posited by Tony Stead in 1986 – is ‘And why would …Read more
The ‘3Cs’ of generating content for marketing
Companies and brands have one curious habit: they have come to believe that all of the content for their marketing …Read more
THE ‘SAS’ FORMULA FOR CREATING INTERESTING DIGITAL CONTENT FORMATS
Various marketing frameworks – such as PESO or Google’s 3H – talk about what kind of content to create for …Read more
Professor Mario Saba: Developing a Theory of Knowledge Augmentation
At Business School Lausanne (BSL), students benefit from expert instructors with extensive practical knowledge in their chosen fields, giving each …Read more
Climate-Neutral Global Aviation – are we on the right track?
Is climate-neutral aviation even possible, what would it look like, and how do we get there? It is difficult to …Read more
Post-Internship Employment for MIB Degree Student Teodora Duta
Business School Lausanne enrolls students and program participants of varying backgrounds, whether they have extensive business experience or are just …Read more
Climate Action, Sufficiency, Deliberative Democracy
IPCC’s Assessment Report 6, Working Group 1, estimates the remaining 1.5°C-compatible carbon budget at around 400 Gt CO2, meaning that …Read more
International Opportunities in Our BBA Degree Program with Student Giang Do
International opportunities are plentiful for students who complete their studies at Business School Lausanne. This is due, in part, to …Read more
A new step towards environment stewardship: Patagonia’s restructuring
I was so impressed in 2018 when I read the biography of Yvon Chouinard titled “Let my people go surfing”
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree at BSL allows you to deepen your understanding of your future personal and professional …Read more Students attending BSL have the important opportunity to become more employable as they complete their studies and gain a number …Read more If you are not sure if a classic business education is still relevant, then this blog post is for you! …Read more The EMBA in Sustainable Business at BSL allows working business professionals to accelerate their transition to becoming positive impact leaders …Read more It is hard to escape hearing or reading almost daily about the circular economy (CE), but are we all talking …Read more Academic Citizens’ Assembly – 02.04.2022 A democracy is simply a governance system, leading to decisions that should reach the goals …Read more We have designed our MBA and EMBA so as to allow you to be flexible in the way you learn. …Read more A significant step toward sustainability at BSL was the commitment to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact …Read more With an EMBA or MBA at BSL you can at the same time: MBA studies have traditionally been focusing on …Read more Develop at the same time your researcher, innovator and entrepreneurial mindsetwith 10 new business and personal skills! Throughout your Doctoral …Read more The Swiss Negative Emissions Fund, entirely paid for by polluters, can significantly accelerate Swiss decarbonization and efficiently remove limited remaining …Read more On February 16th, 2022, Dr. Dominique Bourqui, Chief Academic Officer, Director of the Doctoral School & Professor, was invited as …Read more Welcome to the Business Innovation Week – Winter 2022 Edition! Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Wednesday 9th February, …Read more image credits: https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/ (this article talks about a concept we use in our class, applied by students at the end …Read more To what extent can a motto transform a school? We worded BSL’s motto “Personalized education for global impact” three years …Read more Photo by Mikael Blomkvist from Pexels (This article is dedicated to the last topic discussed in the Digital Marketing and Social media class …Read more image copyright: THINK ENGINEERING GMBH Beat Fahrni, a BSL MBA student, owns and runs THINK, a company structure that implements …Read more The past two years has been hard on all of us. From one day to the next, we went from …Read more Keeping up in challenging times As Dr. Bourqui wrote in the Spring of 2020, Covid-19 is the first VUCA context …Read more In our fast-changing world, organizations need to constantly change and reinvent themselves to survive in a more intense global competition. …Read more In today’s world with more digitalization, more globalization and an increased focus on sustainability, it becomes essential to consider these …Read more Hosted by Sachin Parekh (Director), the London School of DIGITAL BUSINESS welcomed BSL’s Acting Dean and CEO of Lemania Group …Read more Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Thursday 11th November, 2021 – Day 3 (PM) Final Departing Thoughts The BSL …Read more With more than 20 years of experience working in a variety of Latin American companies and industries, Pablo Celi came …Read more The Origins of the Business Education Universe Historians date 1819 as the year of the first School of Business (a …Read more CSDA Prize 2021 : Doris Russi-Shurter (right) and Dominique Faesch (left) – Photo : Copyright Sarah Carp As part of …Read more We are happy to share that Professor Dr. Ganesh Nathan from Business School Lausanne (BSL) will be presenting his workshop …Read more Young people today are looking for a career that encourages diversity, innovative thinking, and positive leadership. This blog will discuss …Read more Patagonia is a well-known brand of outdoor clothing founded in 1973 in Ventura, California, by Yvon Chouinard. Frédéric Laloux, in …Read more 23-year-old Czech Republic native, Natali Topolska, is a 2nd year BSL Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) Millennial Program student currently …Read more “Having small classes and professors who are willing to spend additional time helping us understand concepts is something that larger …Read more On March 25, the Junior Enterprise of HEC Lausanne hosted this year’s Business Game online—dedicating a full day (8:30 to …Read more Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Thursday 6th May, 2021 – Day 4 (AM) 09:15 – Managing Diversity in …Read more March 18th 2021 was the official Graduation Ceremony at aSSIST University in Korea for four of our Doctoral Graduates from …Read more The winners of Business School Lausanne’s Entrepreneurial Challenge had the opportunity to complete 12 exclusive coaching sessions, both in-group and …Read more Have you ever counted the number of hours that you spend in front of a computer in a simple sitting …Read more As a teacher and learner myself, I spend much time reflecting on why and how to adapt the way we …Read more Recent social movements (feminist march, Black Lives Matter, Pride march) have put pressure on organizations to be more inclusive of …Read more Business School Lausanne (BSL) offers students the opportunity to create self-organized clubs on a topic they are interested in and …Read more It is a commonplace that companies today need to be active in sustainability. Deciding exactly what to do can however …Read more A professional internship opportunity is one of the most advantageous steps a business student can take, providing the hands-on work …Read more Business School Lausanne prides itself on creating educational programs that stimulate students’ creativity, leadership, and drive for innovation. For students …Read more For business professionals seeking to advance their knowledge on how to successfully transform businesses for the better, Business School Lausanne …Read more Michael Ingram began attending Business School Lausanne’s Executive MBA program with an idea of what he wanted to pursue. He …Read more An educational approach based around personalized learning for impact helps students become better business professionals, both today and tomorrow. At …Read more The global economy is constantly susceptible to change. In particular, digital transformation and sustainability are two of the top megatrends …Read more While my dual mode teaching experience still leaves a somewhat mitigated aftertaste and loads of space for improvement, there is …Read more Attending an institution like Business School Lausanne can help you build a network of connections with your fellow classmates as …Read more Business is a field where new opportunities can be found all over the globe, and where teams and companies often …Read more Mr. Pascal Kienast was invited on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 to participate in Business School of Lausanne’s Business Innovation Week …Read more On Monday, November 9th, BSL Bachelor and Master students invited Ch Daniel in the Fall Business Innovation Week framework. Ch …Read more Students and researchers, representing all BSL programs, gathered to discuss societal changes and sustainability during the virtual Business Innovation Week …Read more Yesterday, I was able to follow most of the sessions of the Business Innovation Week. This was a great pleasure …Read more Back in 2011, I was flabbergasted by the potential of iPads for education. I felt precisely the same impression in …Read more The most effective business leaders in the world may all have personalities that vary in major ways. Some may be …Read more Business Innovation Weeks’ unique recipe is a mix of peer-learning, challenge-based learning, student engagement, 21st-Century skills development, trust, enthusiasm and …Read more Teaching and learning sustainability is notoriously challenging, for a number of distinct yet related reasons. First of all it touches …Read more Business School Lausanne’s Entrepreneurial Challenge calls on high school students in Switzerland to flex their leadership muscles and demonstrate their …Read more Brainstorming is an essential process within a business career. Business leaders will encounter brainstorming processes in many aspects of their …Read more Image credits: https://www.eda.admin.ch/ A semi-direct democracy Switzerland is a semi-direct democracy, which means that citizens are regularly called upon to …Read more The potential to network with other budding and established business professionals is one of the central reasons why people enroll …Read more Business School Lausanne’s Alumni Mentoring Program was designed and launched in 2017 by Daniele Ticli, Head of Careers and Industry …Read more Dana Dementyeva came from an international relations background when she began studying at Business School Lausanne. Having previously worked with …Read more An MBA or EMBA in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship can be useful for anyone seeking to establish themselves in the …Read more An Executive MBA is perfect for experienced managerial professionals who want to take their careers to the next level. You …Read more The outbreak of the coronavirus had a huge impact on universities around the world. Lectures, seminars, and workshops moved online, …Read more Every year, the Master in International Business (MIB) program at Business School Lausanne welcomes students from a wide variety of …Read more An MBA is a big investment in terms of time and money, which is why prospective students should ensure that …Read more LinkedIn offers a world of opportunity for business students. The platform is the most used professional networking site in the …Read more Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the move to online learning has affected schools, colleges, and universities worldwide. Professors and students …Read more Founded over 30 years ago in 1987 by Dr. John Hobbs, Business School Lausanne (BSL) is one of Switzerland’s leading …Read more Being excellent at your job is no longer enough. Here is how young professionals can build a stable career in …Read more One of the most valuable things that you can gain at Business School is connections. Not only will you have …Read more Graduate business education is a great way for ambitious professionals to learn new skills, forge new connections, and enhance their …Read more Advanced business studies are perfect for business professionals who want to enhance their career with additional skills, in-depth knowledge, and …Read more Camden High Street, London, May 2020 (photo credit: CNBC) Habits are notoriously hard to change, and patterns of space use …Read more Business Innovation Week (BIW) at Business School Lausanne (BSL) brings together inspirational speakers, students and alumni. The four-day-long event includes …Read more Finally and thankfully, over 100 countries are now following calls by epidemiologists to severely restrict public life, closing schools, universities, …Read more With no doubt, customer interviews and surveys during market research are great tools to better understand customers’ needs, wants, purchasing …Read more Our BSL Careers Office interview series is a great opportunity where we reconnect with some of our former students and …Read more Are you ready to be part of the NEW Alumni Sustainability movement? Alumni Vincenzo Pellegrino (EMBA Sustainable Business) and Lena …Read more For the next installment of our BSL careers office interview series, where we get an insight into the lives of …Read more We are celebrating the success of BSL alumni member Armen Danielyan. Armen is a born leader with a wealth of …Read more For the next installment of our BSL careers office interview series, where we take a look at the post-BSL lives …Read more Based on Professor Julien de Grandbois’ BBA Entrepreneurship class, Summer 2018, and his role as First Jury member named by …Read more BSL invites you to join us for a riveting workshop, book presentation and signing event with renowned Swiss serial entrepreneur and …Read more The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection, an occasion to think about last year and improvements …Read more Marco Piermartiri, one of our EMBA Alumni, was recently appointed as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Geneva Chamber of …Read more Lorenzo Wiskerke completed his BBA at Business School Lausanne in 2006 and his MBA one year later. His sister Chayenne …Read more In 2017, Business School Lausanne (BSL) and Sumba Hospitality Foundation (SHF) in Indonesia co-created an Internship program tailor-made for BSL …Read more Matteo Stifanelli graduated with an MBA at Business School Lausanne in July 2017 while working at Airbnb. He has been …Read more Our professional development course, Disrupting the Business Model – Strategies for a Sustainable Enterprise, starts on April 9 and we’re …Read more On Thursday Feb 15th, Dr Katrin Muff will moderate and present at the conference to launch the Sustainable Development Solutions …Read more The annual MERIT Summit, which had its inaugural event in Barcelona in 2017, is a forum where speakers, exhibitors and …Read more BSL is pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of 40 business schools globally to join the …Read more Within the context of employability, I often hear people talking about their mentors and how such figures brought more clarity …Read more In March 2017, the Gap Frame website, www.GapFrame.org, was launched with the intention to measure the gap of where we …Read more BSL has become a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU) – the UNESCO-based global association of higher education …Read more Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and recipient of BSL’s 2014 Honorary Degree, recently had his contribution to BSL Journal’s special …Read moreAdvanced BBA Degree Studies Lead to Employment Success at the Bachelor Level
A Look Into BSL Student Employability from MBA Student Sezen Abtihodzheva
Why is a Business Degree Worth Your While?
An Inside Look with BSL’s EMBA in Sustainable Business Alumni Spotlight
BSL Circular Economy conference and action
Addressing Sustainable Development: Academic Assembly 2022
Craft Your Flexible Learning Journey with BSL’s Dual-Mode MBA/EMBA
BSL Sustainability: A Long-Term Commitment
Empower Your Entrepreneurial Career with an EMBA or MBA at BSL
Upskilling your Business and Personal Skills while pursuing your Doctoral Degree at Business School Lausanne
The Swiss Negative Emissions Fund
Dr. Dominique Bourqui shares her expertise on the role of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Higher Education
Business Innovation Week – Winter 21-22 – Live Updates
Google’s 3H framework for creating marketing content
Impact of Personalization
Ethical challenges in modern (digital) marketing
Shedding light on sustainable access to the internet
Giving Back
A long-term POSITIVE (!!!) side effect of COVID: Dual Mode learning
Rethinking Segmentation in a Changing World
Adjusting Marketing for the Modern Era
London School of Digital Business International Awards and Conference
Business Innovation Week – Fall 2021 – Live Updates
Student Success Stories: How Pablo Celi Launched his Company While Pursuing His EMBA in Sustainable Business at BSL
The Business Education Big Bang – What Business Schools should consider if they want to remain relevant
The action of women in today’s Boards of Directors
Equality Diversity Inclusion Conference
BSL: Nurturing Creativity, Diversity, and Global Leadership
An intriguing and fascinating book: “Let my people go surfing”
2nd year BSL student, Natali Topolska, invests in success at top Swiss bank
BSL alumnus Josephine Bengtsson bags prestigious working opportunity at CERN (Geneva)
Winning the Business Game While Earning a Business Degree in Switzerland
Business Innovation Week – Spring 2021 – Live Updates
DBA GRADUATION CEREMONY IN KOREA
André Delafontaine & BSL Entrepreneurial Competition Winners
Well-Being Concerns For e-Learning
The Shifting Focus of Sustainability Teaching and Learning
Diversity & Inclusion – What do businesses need to change for diversity and inclusion to become sources of strength and growth?
How BSL Students Enhance their Swiss Academic Journey Through Clubs
Strategy Today: Building Sustainability into Stakeholder Relations
Victor Shares Internship Insights During His BSL Business Administration Degree
Swiss Business Education: Catalyst for Student Success
3 Factors Any Graduate of the EMBA Business Transformation Program Should Have in Their Business Strategy
How the Experiential Learning of BSL’s Executive MBA Program Helped Michael Ingram Find Success
Benefits of a Graduate Business Degree With Global Impact
EMBA: Navigating Global Megatrends for Global Economic Impact
Enriching Dual Mode Teaching: Virtual Speaker Success
Career Prep: Collaborative Exercises in BBA Degrees
Advantages of Multicultural Learning: BSL’s Perspective
BSL Hosts Pascal Kienast, Founder of K-Wave Consulting and CLEMAP, to Explore Entrepreneurship Inside and Out
My Story Is My Advice. BSL Students host Ch Daniel of Legit Check.
Societal Changes discussed at BSL
BUSINESS INNOVATION WEEK: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 – Daily reflections
Perlego: BSL provides the Spotify of textbooks to Students and Faculty
Why Are the Best Leaders Self-Aware? 3 Things to Know During Your MIB Degree Education
Business Innovation Weeks: BSL’s signature experiential learning
Business School Lausanne’s SDG Explorer Course Selected as Best Practice by UN SDSN
Meet the Winners of BSL’s 2019/20 Entrepreneurial Challenge
3 Tips for Better Brainstorming During Your Business Administration Degree
Important decisions ahead for Switzerland
Why Networking Is Important While Pursuing Your MIB Degree
Success Stories: Adriaan Trampe & Knut-Einar Wold
BSL’s Experiential and Entrepreneurship Learning: Career Impact
Thinking About an Entrepreneurship Degree? 3 Signs You’re a Natural Entrepreneur
3 Benefits to Small Class Sizes When Completing an Executive MBA
Dual-mode Teaching: Here to Stay in our New Normal – An Interview with David Claivaz, Acting Dean of BSL
How an MIB Program at BSL Complements Specialized Bachelor Degrees like Hospitality: An Interview with Head of Careers and Industry Relations, Daniele Ticli
Can an MBA Degree Improve Your Career Prospects?
A Short Guide to Using LinkedIn for Professional Success while at Graduate Business School
How Students and Faculty at BSL Are Using Face-to-Face Online Learning
Providing students with the tools they need
Build Entrepreneurial Skills at Business School Lausanne
5 Essential Networking Tips for Students at Business School in Switzerland
MIB vs. MBA vs. EMBA Degree: Which Is Right for You?
Is Advanced Business Studies for You? 3 Signs from BSL.
Explore Economics, Ethics, and the Fair Use of Public Space with BSL
Business Innovation Week Inspires Students and Alumni in Uncertain Times
Coronavirus, travel, resilience and sustainability
Steps to high quality business external environment analysis
Optimizing Customer interviews/surveys with Market research
David Vanni Interview | BSL Careers Office
BSL Alumni Sustainability Lab Kick-off
BSL alumni Richard Fyk brews entrepreneurial success
Finding a new kind of energy: how one BSL graduate’s journey is taking him to Oxford
BSL Alumnae, Ola Kayal, keeps it cool with Nabati a plant-based ice cream startup
An Inspirational BSL Story Worth Telling…
Join BSL and Michel Jordi for a riveting event!
How to make your 2019 Sustainability goal a reality
BSL Alumnus, Marco Piermartiri, named COO of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce
A successful entrepreneur: our alumnus Lorenzo Wiskerke
BSL & Sumba Hospitality Foundation: An Exotic Internship
Life Journeys – Matteo Stifanelli: the “Impact Sabbatical”
Disruptive Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises
BSL Advancing SDG Implementation in Switzerland
MERIT Summit 2018 Tackles Autonomy and Agility in Business
BSL Selected to Join the United Nations’ PRME Champions Business Schools Initiative
Alumni Mentoring Program – What is it all about?
Relating Sustainable Goals: Launching the Gap Frame Website
BSL is a member of the International Association of Universities
Paul Polman’s Impact on BSL Journal Covered by HuffPost
