BSL Stood out to me during my application process due to a few key features that outlined the ideal working environment for me. First of all, BSLs small class sizes ...
Luciano Bendi, Student
Bachelor of Business Administration
I was born and raised in El Salvador to a wonderful family that has always inspired me to live a life of purpose. I moved...
Patricia Carolina Lopez Miranda, Student
MBA in Sustainable Business
From an early age, it became evident to everyone who knew me that I have a powerful strive to help and assist people around me....
Alexandra Gritsenko, Student
Bachelor of Business Administration
In order to achieve a goal, one must always prepare, but no matter how much preparation is done, there is always an element of uncertainty...
Arshia Soltani & Eric Illick, Students
Bachelor of Business Administration
“If you want to do something, just go for it”, I am a true believer of this statement. I grew up in India but have...
Suchi Dubey, Student
Master in International & Sustainable Finance
I’m Yelshaday and I’m from Ethiopia. I was born and grew up in Addis. When I don’t study, I play pocket billiards. I like pocket...
Yelshaday Gebreselassie, Student
Master in International Business
My whole family, my brother, mom, and dad work in our family business called digades. Our company is a German first-tier automotive supplier focusing on...
Dr. Sascha Berger, Student
MBA
When I started to dance salsa a few years ago, I realized that you can only dance well if you are led well. The leader...
Dr. Bettina Palazzo, Professor
Business Ethics and CSR
I was intrigued by the world of entrepreneurship since I was young. In a way, it reflects the way humans strategized throughout history, just like...
Napat Suttapong (Phil), Student
Bachelor of Business Administration
Since I was a little girl, music, travelling and discovering cultures have always been a very important part of my life. Hence, right after high...
Dr. Elodie Baerlocher, Professor
Business Psychology
I grew up in the eastern part of the San Francisco bay area, in a town where my family had lived for generations, a place...
Joshua Spainhower, Student
MBA
We were born in two different countries: Poland and Vietnam, and met each other 13 years ago in a language and culture exchange program in...
Thao Thi Thu Ho & Michal Koltonik, Students
MBA
I am on a personal journey of seeking balance between personal and professional values. I joined BSL after 15 years of a successful career in...
Diego Horcajada, Student
Diploma in Sustainable Business
As the idea came up that our faculty and staff could form a band and anyone with goodwill would be welcome, each of us engaged...
The Legacy Band (2017),
BSL Faculty & Staff
Always stay curious, always explore. Learn new things and the opportunities will come from unseen corners.I am the fruit of a union based on values...
Mazen Lahreche, Student
Bachelor of Business Administration
My life has always been full of colors. Born and raised in the Russian Urals until the age of 20, I moved to the US...
Larisa Kryachkova, Candidate
DBA
I grew up on the stormy west-coast of Norway. When I was 5 years old, I received my first boat. As the years passed by,...
Dr. Jan Erik Meidell, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor
The first time I took a flight by myself, I was 16 and I went to the other side of the world. At the time,...
Cecilia Giacchetti, Student
Master in International Business
Not being able to stay calm even just for a week in my home country of Switzerland, I’ve always known - deep inside of me...
Maximilien Abrezol, Student
Diploma in Sustainable Business
I am grateful for all that life has given me, the bad and the good. Because the good made me realize what life was about...
Hicham Zaime, Student
Master in International & Sustainable Finance
"Treat others how you'd like to be treated." This statement was the life mantra of my recently deceased father. As a child, he infused me...
David Kibbe, Staff
When I was still living in New York City, I received an unintentionally profound piece of advice. It was my sophomore year of high school...
Nikita Safronov, Student
Bachelor of Business Administration
I have always been driven to try new things. I like learning how the mind works, how to get people to develop themselves and reach...
Claudia Kranefuss, Professor
BSL
I fell in love with Futsal 13 years ago when I started playing as a goalkeeper for the University of Fribourg. It led to creating...
Alexandre Rappaz, Staff (2017)
BSL
My name is Madina, which means “culture” in my native language, Kazakh. I was born and grew up during Soviet Union time. My adolescence was...
Madina Kukenova, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor
I’ve always had a passion for watchmaking. To me, watchmaking is a wonderful profession where craftsmanship still comes first. The idea of starting my own...
Adriaan Trampe, Student
Master of International Business
