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• Equality Diversity Inclusion Conference9 July 2021
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• Leading Positive Change: How BSL Fosters Creativity, Diversity, and Global Leadership7 July 2021
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• Winning the Business Game While Earning a Business Degree in Switzerland28 May 2021
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• Business Innovation Week – Spring 2021 – Live Updates29 April 2021
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• DBA GRADUATION CEREMONY IN KOREA22 April 2021
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• Meet André Delafontaine and the Winners of BSL’s Entrepreneurial Competition8 April 2021
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• The Shifting Focus of Sustainability Teaching and Learning15 March 2021
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• Diversity & Inclusion – What do businesses need to change for diversity and inclusion to become sources of strength and growth?10 March 2021
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• Interview with: Yannick Bouyidou on the Importance of Collaboration When You Start a Business4 March 2021
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• How BSL Students Enhance their Swiss Academic Journey Through our Clubs Program17 February 2021
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• Case Study published by BSL DBA Student Steven Yamshon1 February 2021
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• How Collaborative Exercises During Your BBA Degree Help Prepare You for Your Career24 November 2020
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• Why It’s Beneficial to Attend Graduate Business School in a Multicultural Environment19 November 2020
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• Entrepreneurship Inside and Out – Dream big. BSL hosts Pascal Kienast founder of K-Wave Consulting and CLEMAP17 November 2020
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• My Story Is My Advice. BSL Students host Ch Daniel of Legit Check.12 November 2020
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• Students and researchers from all the BSL programs discuss societal changes12 November 2020
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• BUSINESS INNOVATION WEEK: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 – Daily reflections11 November 2020
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• Sustainability as a “Meta” Megatrend19 October 2020
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• Meet the Winners of BSL’s 2019/20 Entrepreneurial Challenge1 October 2020
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• Success Stories: Adriaan Trampe & Knut-Einar Wold31 August 2020
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• Coronavirus, travel, resilience and sustainability23 March 2020
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• BSL helps drive forward the implementation of the SDGs in Switzerland13 February 2018
  On Thursday Feb 15th, Dr Katrin Muff will moderate and present at the conference to launch the Sustainable Development Solutions …Read more
• MERIT Summit 2018 Tackles Autonomy and Agility in Business2 February 2018
  The annual MERIT Summit, which had its inaugural event in Barcelona in 2017,  is a forum where speakers, exhibitors and …Read more
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• An ungoogleable experience18 December 2017
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• BSL ranks #2 and #3 for its Master’s Programs and #4 for its MBA program in Switzerland1 December 2017
  BSL reconfirmed its place among the top Swiss business schools in the latest QS Global Ranking 2018, released on November …Read more
• Comparing the GAPFRAME to the SDSN SDG Index – The importance of the concept of “strong sustainability”27 November 2017
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• Sustainability thought leaders Peter Bakker and Kate Raworth awarded an Honorary Doctorate at BSL30 July 2017
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• CEO of LunaJets Eymeric Segard : Adapting to the Ever Changing Business Environment25 July 2017
  CEO of LunaJets Eymeric Segard was a guest speaker in the Bachelor class “Entrepreneurship” with a talk about “Starting a …Read more
• GAPFRAME: From the BSL Learning LAB to the UNPRME Global Forum in New York20 July 2017
  On July 19th, the GAPFRAME, one of the innovation tools in the BSL learning lab, was introduced to over 300 …Read more
• BSL-SAI Platform Master Class 2017: Building Sustainable Value Chains20 July 2017
  Have you ever wondered about the business benefits for your company of building sustainable supply chains more strategically? For example: …Read more
• BSL Students Get to Know Hublot Watchmaking From the Inside Out3 July 2017
  Students from BSL’s Master in International Business had a chance to visit the factory of Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot in …Read more
• Making Sustainable Development Goals Relevant – Launch of Gap Frame Website20 April 2017
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  February was a dynamic month for us – we started the spring term of the academic year and welcomed our …Read more
• Newsletter – January 201726 January 2017
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• BSL launches the Gap Frame Weeks29 August 2016
  So that we can live better within the limits of our beautiful and bountiful planet, we urgently need creative solutions. …Read more
• BSL makes first successful steps towards the AACSB Accreditation2 August 2016
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• BSL becomes a member of the International Association of Universities29 July 2016
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• BSL Career Center Launched12 July 2016
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• BSL Alumnus Pascal Ravessoud Quoted in Le Temps Article on Fine Watchmaking28 June 2016
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• BSL introduces the Gap Frame – a global framework for a better world30 March 2016
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• BSL Alumnus Ravi Pariah Organizes BSL Alumni Meetup in Bangkok20 February 2016
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• Fashion Revolutionaries: Vivienne Westwood17 February 2016
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• Alumnus Syed Ahmad Honored by Dell28 January 2016
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• BSL ranks No 2 in Western Europe in QS MBA Jobs20 November 2015
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• Unilever’s Paul Polman supports the B Corp Movement16 October 2015
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• BSL hosts Fashion Revolution collaboratory8 October 2015
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• BSL honors businesses from around the world with Sustainability Innovation Award21 September 2015
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• Professor Timothy Connerton TEDx Talks on the Language of Leadership9 July 2015
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• Kevin McGeeney gives a talk to BSL master’s students17 March 2015
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• The Collaboratory9 December 2014
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