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• Inside the BIW: Navigating Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Opportunities at BSL15 April 2025
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• Sustainability and today’s political climate10 March 2025
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• The AI Revolution: How BSL is Equipping Students for the Future5 March 2025
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• Why Startups Fail: A Deep Dive into the Real Reasons Behind the Collapse of New Ventures24 February 2025
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• When to Use Excel and When to Use Python Jupyter Notebook for Data Analysis24 February 2025
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• Call for DBA Research Projects “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Insurance Sector”28 January 2025
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• Call for DBA Research Projects “A Less Linear and More Individual-Centered Vision of Retirement”28 January 2025
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• Call for DBA Research Projects “Trends in Hospitality”13 January 2025
  Emerging Trends in Hospitality for 2024 and beyond Current Trends Before we look forward, it is always useful to look …Read more
• Business Innovation Week – Winter 202513 January 2025
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• A Swiss Entrepreneurial Adventure moves to Norway2 January 2025
  I recently interviewed Beat Fahrni to follow on our first discussion, dating 2020. We ended up exploring a crucial question …Read more
• The best “Employer Value Proposition” (EVP) FRAMEWORK9 December 2024
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• “Mental Availability” as a Measure of Brand Strength9 December 2024
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• A message from the 2024 BSL Class – Making lasting impact7 November 2024
  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.2 October 2024
  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 ecology16 September 2024
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• Systems perspectives on transforming Swiss housing by 2040: wellbeing, shared spaces, sufficiency, and de-sprawl6 August 2024
  Our faculty member, Dr. Sascha Nick, has recently published an insightful article titled “Systems perspectives on transforming Swiss housing by …Read more
• BSL Summer 2024 Business Innovation Week – Exploring the Future of Tourism Review25 July 2024
  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 Business13 May 2024
  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 Conference25 April 2024
  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 DBA Research Projects “Decentralized Organizational Design Models”22 April 2024
  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 Mindset8 April 2024
  Continue Reading about the Entrepreneurial Learning Bachelor track Continue Reading more about the Entrepreneurial Learning Bachelor track
• Pivoting Higher Education to Teach Sustainability1 April 2024
  Dr. Bourqui and Dr. Claivaz recently published a seminal article putting BSL’s current approach to Higher Education for Sustainable Development …Read more
• BSL Achieves its First Institutional Accreditation12 March 2024
  Business School Lausanne BSL is proud to announce its achievement of first-time institutional accreditation by the Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA), a respected international organization dedicated to ensuring quality and continuous improvement in education through institutional accreditation.
• International Women’s Day: Standing up for Women’s Rights every day7 March 2024
  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”4 March 2024
  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 Review27 February 2024
  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 Traceability6 February 2024
  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 STORYLIVING30 January 2024
  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 Assets16 January 2024
  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 education4 January 2024
  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.1 January 2024
  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?18 December 2023
  Updated 18.12.2023 What do you see? Green? Beautiful? Natural? Healthy? Biodiverse? A palm oil monoculture plantation is highly productive, and …Read more
• Maurik de Groot – DBA Testimonial18 December 2023
  “At BSL, I found more than just education; I found a community. The personal atmosphere, led with passion by Dominique …Read more
• GenAI Momentum: Exploring Marketing’s Fast-Track Landscape and Beyond8 November 2023
  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:8 November 2023
  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 Nagra2 November 2023
  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 books7 August 2023
  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 Finance14 July 2023
  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 students15 May 2023
  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 class8 May 2023
  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 Conference26 April 2023
  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 Alumni14 April 2023
  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 Opportunity10 February 2023
  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 Destination19 January 2023
  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’28 December 2022
  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 marketing21 December 2022
  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 FORMATS14 December 2022
  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 Augmentation9 December 2022
  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?17 November 2022
  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 Duta2 November 2022
  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 Democracy31 October 2022
  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 Do11 October 2022
  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 restructuring27 September 2022
  I was so impressed in 2018 when I read the biography of Yvon Chouinard titled “Let my people go surfing”Advanced BBA Degree Studies Lead to Employment Success at the Bachelor Level12 July 2022

  The Bachelor of Business Administration degree at BSL allows you to deepen your understanding of your future personal and professional …Read more
• A Look Into BSL Student Employability from MBA Student Sezen Abtihodzheva30 June 2022
  Students attending BSL have the important opportunity to become more employable as they complete their studies and gain a number …Read more
• Why is a Business Degree Worth Your While?29 June 2022
  If you are not sure if a classic business education is still relevant, then this blog post is for you!  …Read more
• An Inside Look with BSL’s EMBA in Sustainable Business Alumni Spotlight6 June 2022
  The EMBA in Sustainable Business at BSL allows working business professionals to accelerate their transition to becoming positive impact leaders …Read more
• BSL Circular Economy conference and action5 May 2022
  It is hard to escape hearing or reading almost daily about the circular economy (CE), but are we all talking …Read more
• Addressing Sustainable Development: Academic Assembly 202225 April 2022
  Academic Citizens’ Assembly – 02.04.2022 A democracy is simply a governance system, leading to decisions that should reach the goals …Read more
• Craft Your Flexible Learning Journey with BSL’s Dual-Mode MBA/EMBA20 April 2022
  We have designed our MBA and EMBA so as to allow you to be flexible in the way you learn. …Read more
• BSL Sustainability: A Long-Term Commitment14 April 2022
  A significant step toward sustainability at BSL was the commitment to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact …Read more
• Empower Your Entrepreneurial Career with an EMBA or MBA at BSL10 April 2022
  With an EMBA or MBA at BSL you can at the same time: MBA studies have traditionally been focusing on …Read more
• Upskilling your Business and Personal Skills while pursuing your Doctoral Degree at Business School Lausanne6 April 2022
  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 Fund16 March 2022
  The Swiss Negative Emissions Fund, entirely paid for by polluters, can significantly accelerate Swiss decarbonization and efficiently remove limited remaining …Read more
• Dr. Dominique Bourqui shares her expertise on the role of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Higher Education14 March 2022
  On February 16th, 2022, Dr. Dominique Bourqui, Chief Academic Officer, Director of the Doctoral School & Professor, was invited as …Read more
• Business Innovation Week – Winter 21-22 – Live Updates7 February 2022
  Welcome to the Business Innovation Week – Winter 2022 Edition! Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Wednesday 9th February, …Read more
• Google’s 3H framework for creating marketing content28 January 2022
  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
• Impact of Personalization26 January 2022
  To what extent can a motto transform a school? We worded BSL’s motto “Personalized education for global impact” three years …Read more
• Ethical challenges in modern (digital) marketing25 January 2022
  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
• Shedding light on sustainable access to the internet24 January 2022
  image copyright: THINK ENGINEERING GMBH Beat Fahrni, a BSL MBA student, owns and runs THINK, a company structure that implements …Read more
• Giving Back21 January 2022
  The past two years has been hard on all of us. From one day to the next, we went from …Read more
• A long-term POSITIVE (!!!) side effect of COVID: Dual Mode learning20 January 2022
  Keeping up in challenging times As Dr. Bourqui wrote in the Spring of 2020, Covid-19 is the first VUCA context …Read more
• Rethinking Segmentation in a Changing World 21 December 2021
  In our fast-changing world, organizations need to constantly change and reinvent themselves to survive in a more intense global competition. …Read more
• Adjusting Marketing for the Modern Era14 December 2021
  In today’s world with more digitalization, more globalization and an increased focus on sustainability, it becomes essential to consider these …Read more
• London School of Digital Business International Awards and Conference30 November 2021
  Hosted by Sachin Parekh (Director), the London School of DIGITAL BUSINESS welcomed BSL’s Acting Dean and CEO of Lemania Group …Read more
• Business Innovation Week – Fall 2021 – Live Updates9 November 2021
  Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Thursday 11th November, 2021 – Day 3 (PM) Final Departing Thoughts The BSL …Read more
• Student Success Stories: How Pablo Celi Launched his Company While Pursuing His EMBA in Sustainable Business at BSL21 October 2021
  With more than 20 years of experience working in a variety of Latin American companies and industries, Pablo Celi came …Read more
• The Business Education Big Bang – What Business Schools should consider if they want to remain relevant1 October 2021
  The Origins of the Business Education Universe Historians date 1819 as the year of the first School of Business (a …Read more
• The action of women in today’s Boards of Directors30 September 2021
  CSDA Prize 2021 : Doris Russi-Shurter (right) and Dominique Faesch (left) – Photo : Copyright Sarah Carp As part of …Read more
• Equality Diversity Inclusion Conference9 July 2021
  We are happy to share that Professor Dr. Ganesh Nathan from Business School Lausanne (BSL) will be presenting his workshop …Read more
• BSL: Nurturing Creativity, Diversity, and Global Leadership7 July 2021
  Young people today are looking for a career that encourages diversity, innovative thinking, and positive leadership. This blog will discuss …Read more
• An intriguing and fascinating book: “Let my people go surfing”28 June 2021
  Patagonia is a well-known brand of outdoor clothing founded in 1973 in Ventura, California, by Yvon Chouinard. Frédéric Laloux, in …Read more
• 2nd year BSL student, Natali Topolska, invests in success at top Swiss bank21 June 2021
  23-year-old Czech Republic native, Natali Topolska, is a 2nd year BSL Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) Millennial Program student currently …Read more
• BSL alumnus Josephine Bengtsson bags prestigious working opportunity at CERN (Geneva)14 June 2021
  “Having small classes and professors who are willing to spend additional time helping us understand concepts is something that larger …Read more
• Winning the Business Game While Earning a Business Degree in Switzerland28 May 2021
  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
• Business Innovation Week – Spring 2021 – Live Updates29 April 2021
  Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Thursday 6th May, 2021 – Day 4 (AM) 09:15 – Managing Diversity in …Read more
• DBA GRADUATION CEREMONY IN KOREA22 April 2021
  March 18th 2021 was the official Graduation Ceremony at aSSIST University in Korea for four of our Doctoral Graduates from …Read more
• André Delafontaine & BSL Entrepreneurial Competition Winners8 April 2021
  The winners of Business School Lausanne’s Entrepreneurial Challenge had the opportunity to complete 12 exclusive coaching sessions, both in-group and …Read more
• Well-Being Concerns For e-Learning23 March 2021
  Have you ever counted the number of hours that you spend in front of a computer in a simple sitting …Read more
• The Shifting Focus of Sustainability Teaching and Learning15 March 2021
  As a teacher and learner myself, I spend much time reflecting on why and how to adapt the way we …Read more
• Diversity & Inclusion – What do businesses need to change for diversity and inclusion to become sources of strength and growth?10 March 2021
  Recent social movements (feminist march, Black Lives Matter, Pride march) have put pressure on organizations to be more inclusive of …Read more
• How BSL Students Enhance their Swiss Academic Journey Through Clubs17 February 2021
  Business School Lausanne (BSL) offers students the opportunity to create self-organized clubs on a topic they are interested in and …Read more
• Case Study published by BSL DBA Student Steven Yamshon1 February 2021
  Our DBA candidate, Steven Yamshon, has published a case study that he wrote in 2017. It is now published in …Read more
• The Java Boost – and we are not talking about coffee19 January 2021
  Astrid Widayani is not only a DBA Candidate at Business School Lausanne but is an Edupreneur and experienced director in …Read more
• Strategy Today: Building Sustainability into Stakeholder Relations15 January 2021
  It is a commonplace that companies today need to be active in sustainability. Deciding exactly what to do can however …Read more
• Victor Shares Internship Insights During His BSL Business Administration Degree7 January 2021
  A professional internship opportunity is one of the most advantageous steps a business student can take, providing the hands-on work …Read more
• Swiss Business Education: Catalyst for Student Success14 December 2020
  Business School Lausanne prides itself on creating educational programs that stimulate students’ creativity, leadership, and drive for innovation. For students …Read more
• 3 Factors Any Graduate of the EMBA Business Transformation Program Should Have in Their Business Strategy10 December 2020
  For business professionals seeking to advance their knowledge on how to successfully transform businesses for the better, Business School Lausanne …Read more
• How the Experiential Learning of BSL’s Executive MBA Program Helped Michael Ingram Find Success9 December 2020
  Michael Ingram began attending Business School Lausanne’s Executive MBA program with an idea of what he wanted to pursue. He …Read more
• Benefits of a Graduate Business Degree With Global Impact8 December 2020
  An educational approach based around personalized learning for impact helps students become better business professionals, both today and tomorrow. At …Read more

Blog & News Archives

(2009 – 2020)

• Paul Polman’s Impact on BSL Journal Covered by HuffPost21 May 2015
  Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and recipient of BSL’s 2014 Honorary Degree, recently had his contribution to BSL Journal’s special …Read more
• BSL is a member of the International Association of Universities29 July 2016
  BSL has become a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU) – the UNESCO-based global association of higher education …Read more
• Newsletter – January 201726 January 2017
  We are starting the new 2017 year full of hope and dedication to be a positive force for good in …Read more
• Newsletter – February 201723 February 2017
  February was a dynamic month for us – we started the spring term of the academic year and welcomed our …Read more
• Relating Sustainable Goals: Launching the Gap Frame Website20 April 2017
  In March 2017, the Gap Frame website, www.GapFrame.org, was launched with the intention to measure the gap of where we …Read more
• Alumni Mentoring Program – What is it all about?24 January 2018
  Within the context of employability, I often hear people talking about their mentors and how such figures brought more clarity …Read more
• BSL Selected to Join the United Nations’ PRME Champions Business Schools Initiative26 January 2018
  BSL is pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of 40 business schools globally to join the …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
• BSL Advancing SDG Implementation 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
• Disruptive Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises5 March 2018
  Our professional development course, Disrupting the Business Model  – Strategies for a Sustainable Enterprise, starts on April 9 and we’re …Read more
• Life Journeys – Matteo Stifanelli: the “Impact Sabbatical”24 May 2018
  Matteo Stifanelli graduated with an MBA at Business School Lausanne in July 2017 while working at Airbnb. He has been …Read more
• BSL & Sumba Hospitality Foundation: An Exotic Internship30 November 2018
  In 2017, Business School Lausanne (BSL) and Sumba Hospitality Foundation (SHF) in Indonesia co-created an Internship program tailor-made for BSL …Read more
• A successful entrepreneur: our alumnus Lorenzo Wiskerke10 December 2018
  Lorenzo Wiskerke completed his BBA at Business School Lausanne in 2006 and his MBA one year later. His sister Chayenne …Read more
• BSL Alumnus, Marco Piermartiri,  named COO of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce18 December 2018
  Marco Piermartiri, one of our EMBA Alumni, was recently appointed as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Geneva Chamber of …Read more
• How to make your 2019 Sustainability goal a reality24 January 2019
  The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection, an occasion to think about last year and improvements …Read more
• Join BSL and Michel Jordi for a riveting event!1 February 2019
  BSL invites you to join us for a riveting workshop, book presentation and signing event with renowned Swiss serial entrepreneur and …Read more
• An Inspirational BSL Story Worth Telling…26 February 2019
  Based on Professor Julien de Grandbois’  BBA Entrepreneurship class, Summer 2018, and his role as First Jury member named by …Read more
• BSL Alumnae, Ola Kayal, keeps it cool with Nabati a plant-based ice cream startup8 October 2019
  For the next installment of our BSL careers office interview series, where we take a look at the post-BSL lives …Read more
• Finding a new kind of energy: how one BSL graduate’s journey is taking him to Oxford19 October 2019
  We are celebrating the success of BSL alumni member Armen Danielyan. Armen is a born leader with a wealth of …Read more
• BSL alumni Richard Fyk brews entrepreneurial success22 October 2019
  For the next installment of our BSL careers office interview series, where we get an insight into the lives of …Read more
• BSL Alumni Sustainability Lab Kick-off18 November 2019
  Are you ready to be part of the NEW Alumni Sustainability movement? Alumni Vincenzo Pellegrino (EMBA Sustainable Business) and Lena …Read more
• David Vanni Interview | BSL Careers Office18 November 2019
  Our BSL Careers Office interview series is a great opportunity where we reconnect with some of our former students and …Read more
• Optimizing Customer interviews/surveys with Market research9 January 2020
  With no doubt, customer interviews and surveys during market research are great tools to better understand customers’ needs, wants, purchasing …Read more
• Steps to high quality business external environment analysis9 January 2020
  Over many years of reading market analysis from thousands of reports, it appears that the same issues pop-up again and …Read more
• Coronavirus, travel, resilience and sustainability23 March 2020
  Finally and thankfully, over 100 countries are now following calls by epidemiologists to severely restrict public life, closing schools, universities, …Read more
• Business Innovation Week Inspires Students and Alumni in Uncertain Times25 May 2020
  Business Innovation Week (BIW) at Business School Lausanne (BSL) brings together inspirational speakers, students and alumni. The four-day-long event includes …Read more
• Explore Economics, Ethics, and the Fair Use of Public Space with BSL4 June 2020
  Camden High Street, London, May 2020 (photo credit: CNBC) Habits are notoriously hard to change, and patterns of space use …Read more
• Is Advanced Business Studies for You? 3 Signs from BSL.5 June 2020
  Advanced business studies are perfect for business professionals who want to enhance their career with additional skills, in-depth knowledge, and …Read more
• MIB vs. MBA vs. EMBA Degree: Which Is Right for You?7 June 2020
  Graduate business education is a great way for ambitious professionals to learn new skills, forge new connections, and enhance their …Read more
• 5 Essential Networking Tips for Students at Business School in Switzerland15 June 2020
  One of the most valuable things that you can gain at Business School is connections. Not only will you have …Read more
• Build Entrepreneurial Skills at Business School Lausanne17 June 2020
  Being excellent at your job is no longer enough. Here is how young professionals can build a stable career in …Read more
• Providing students with the tools they need30 June 2020
  Founded over 30 years ago in 1987 by Dr. John Hobbs, Business School Lausanne (BSL) is one of Switzerland’s leading …Read more
• How Students and Faculty at BSL Are Using Face-to-Face Online Learning8 July 2020
  Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the move to online learning has affected schools, colleges, and universities worldwide. Professors and students …Read more
• A Short Guide to Using LinkedIn for Professional Success while at Graduate Business School9 July 2020
  LinkedIn offers a world of opportunity for business students. The platform is the most used professional networking site in the …Read more
• Can an MBA Degree Improve Your Career Prospects?10 July 2020
  An MBA is a big investment in terms of time and money, which is why prospective students should ensure that …Read more
• How an MIB Program at BSL Complements Specialized Bachelor Degrees like Hospitality: An Interview with Head of Careers and Industry Relations, Daniele Ticli20 July 2020
  Every year, the Master in International Business (MIB) program at Business School Lausanne welcomes students from a wide variety of …Read more
• Dual-mode Teaching: Here to Stay in our New Normal – An Interview with David Claivaz, Acting Dean of BSL24 July 2020
  The outbreak of the coronavirus had a huge impact on universities around the world. Lectures, seminars, and workshops moved online, …Read more
• 3 Benefits to Small Class Sizes When Completing an Executive MBA30 July 2020
  An Executive MBA is perfect for experienced managerial professionals who want to take their careers to the next level. You …Read more
• Thinking About an Entrepreneurship Degree? 3 Signs You’re a Natural Entrepreneur14 August 2020
  An MBA or EMBA in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship can be useful for anyone seeking to establish themselves in the …Read more
• BSL’s Experiential and Entrepreneurship Learning: Career Impact28 August 2020
  Dana Dementyeva came from an international relations background when she began studying at Business School Lausanne. Having previously worked with …Read more
• Success Stories: Adriaan Trampe & Knut-Einar Wold31 August 2020
  Business School Lausanne’s Alumni Mentoring Program was designed and launched in 2017 by Daniele Ticli, Head of Careers and Industry …Read more
• Why Networking Is Important While Pursuing Your MIB Degree4 September 2020
  The potential to network with other budding and established business professionals is one of the central reasons why people enroll …Read more
• Important decisions ahead for Switzerland10 September 2020
  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
• 3 Tips for Better Brainstorming During Your Business Administration Degree10 September 2020
  Brainstorming is an essential process within a business career. Business leaders will encounter brainstorming processes in many aspects of their …Read more
• Meet the Winners of BSL’s 2019/20 Entrepreneurial Challenge1 October 2020
  Business School Lausanne’s Entrepreneurial Challenge calls on high school students in Switzerland to flex their leadership muscles and demonstrate their …Read more
• Business School Lausanne’s SDG Explorer Course Selected as Best Practice by UN SDSN6 October 2020
  Teaching and learning sustainability is notoriously challenging, for a number of distinct yet related reasons. First of all it touches …Read more
• Business Innovation Weeks: BSL’s signature experiential learning14 October 2020
  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
• Sustainability as a “Meta” Megatrend19 October 2020
  The “Why” of Sustainable Development is relatively easy to understand. We have only one planet, natural resources are not infinite, …Read more
• Why Are the Best Leaders Self-Aware? 3 Things to Know During Your MIB Degree Education22 October 2020
  The most effective business leaders in the world may all have personalities that vary in major ways. Some may be …Read more
• Perlego: BSL provides the Spotify of textbooks to Students and Faculty27 October 2020
  Back in 2011, I was flabbergasted by the potential of iPads for education. I felt precisely the same impression in …Read more
• BUSINESS INNOVATION WEEK: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 – Daily reflections11 November 2020
  Yesterday, I was able to follow most of the sessions of the Business Innovation Week. This was a great pleasure …Read more
• Societal Changes discussed at BSL12 November 2020
  Students and researchers, representing all BSL programs, gathered to discuss societal changes and sustainability during the virtual Business Innovation Week …Read more
• My Story Is My Advice. BSL Students host Ch Daniel of Legit Check.12 November 2020
  On Monday, November 9th, BSL Bachelor and Master students invited Ch Daniel in the Fall Business Innovation Week framework. Ch …Read more
• BSL Hosts Pascal Kienast, Founder of K-Wave Consulting and CLEMAP, to Explore Entrepreneurship Inside and Out17 November 2020
  Mr. Pascal Kienast was invited on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 to participate in Business School of Lausanne’s Business Innovation Week …Read more
• Advantages of Multicultural Learning: BSL’s Perspective19 November 2020
  Business is a field where new opportunities can be found all over the globe, and where teams and companies often …Read more
• Career Prep: Collaborative Exercises in BBA Degrees24 November 2020
  Attending an institution like Business School Lausanne can help you build a network of connections with your fellow classmates as …Read more
• Enriching Dual Mode Teaching: Virtual Speaker Success25 November 2020
  While my dual mode teaching experience still leaves a somewhat mitigated aftertaste and loads of space for improvement, there is …Read more
• EMBA: Navigating Global Megatrends for Global Economic Impact1 December 2020
  The global economy is constantly susceptible to change. In particular, digital transformation and sustainability are two of the top megatrends …Read more
• Benefits of a Graduate Business Degree With Global Impact8 December 2020
  An educational approach based around personalized learning for impact helps students become better business professionals, both today and tomorrow. At …Read more
• How the Experiential Learning of BSL’s Executive MBA Program Helped Michael Ingram Find Success9 December 2020
  Michael Ingram began attending Business School Lausanne’s Executive MBA program with an idea of what he wanted to pursue. He …Read more
• 3 Factors Any Graduate of the EMBA Business Transformation Program Should Have in Their Business Strategy10 December 2020
  For business professionals seeking to advance their knowledge on how to successfully transform businesses for the better, Business School Lausanne …Read more
• Swiss Business Education: Catalyst for Student Success14 December 2020
  Business School Lausanne prides itself on creating educational programs that stimulate students’ creativity, leadership, and drive for innovation. For students …Read more
• Victor Shares Internship Insights During His BSL Business Administration Degree7 January 2021
  A professional internship opportunity is one of the most advantageous steps a business student can take, providing the hands-on work …Read more
• Strategy Today: Building Sustainability into Stakeholder Relations15 January 2021
  It is a commonplace that companies today need to be active in sustainability. Deciding exactly what to do can however …Read more
• The Java Boost – and we are not talking about coffee19 January 2021
  Astrid Widayani is not only a DBA Candidate at Business School Lausanne but is an Edupreneur and experienced director in …Read more
• Case Study published by BSL DBA Student Steven Yamshon1 February 2021
  Our DBA candidate, Steven Yamshon, has published a case study that he wrote in 2017. It is now published in …Read more
• How BSL Students Enhance their Swiss Academic Journey Through Clubs17 February 2021
  Business School Lausanne (BSL) offers students the opportunity to create self-organized clubs on a topic they are interested in and …Read more
• Diversity & Inclusion – What do businesses need to change for diversity and inclusion to become sources of strength and growth?10 March 2021
  Recent social movements (feminist march, Black Lives Matter, Pride march) have put pressure on organizations to be more inclusive of …Read more
• The Shifting Focus of Sustainability Teaching and Learning15 March 2021
  As a teacher and learner myself, I spend much time reflecting on why and how to adapt the way we …Read more
• Well-Being Concerns For e-Learning23 March 2021
  Have you ever counted the number of hours that you spend in front of a computer in a simple sitting …Read more
• André Delafontaine & BSL Entrepreneurial Competition Winners8 April 2021
  The winners of Business School Lausanne’s Entrepreneurial Challenge had the opportunity to complete 12 exclusive coaching sessions, both in-group and …Read more
• DBA GRADUATION CEREMONY IN KOREA22 April 2021
  March 18th 2021 was the official Graduation Ceremony at aSSIST University in Korea for four of our Doctoral Graduates from …Read more
• Business Innovation Week – Spring 2021 – Live Updates29 April 2021
  Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Thursday 6th May, 2021 – Day 4 (AM) 09:15 – Managing Diversity in …Read more
• Winning the Business Game While Earning a Business Degree in Switzerland28 May 2021
  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
• BSL alumnus Josephine Bengtsson bags prestigious working opportunity at CERN (Geneva)14 June 2021
  “Having small classes and professors who are willing to spend additional time helping us understand concepts is something that larger …Read more
• 2nd year BSL student, Natali Topolska, invests in success at top Swiss bank21 June 2021
  23-year-old Czech Republic native, Natali Topolska, is a 2nd year BSL Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) Millennial Program student currently …Read more
• An intriguing and fascinating book: “Let my people go surfing”28 June 2021
  Patagonia is a well-known brand of outdoor clothing founded in 1973 in Ventura, California, by Yvon Chouinard. Frédéric Laloux, in …Read more
• BSL: Nurturing Creativity, Diversity, and Global Leadership7 July 2021
  Young people today are looking for a career that encourages diversity, innovative thinking, and positive leadership. This blog will discuss …Read more
• Equality Diversity Inclusion Conference9 July 2021
  We are happy to share that Professor Dr. Ganesh Nathan from Business School Lausanne (BSL) will be presenting his workshop …Read more
• The action of women in today’s Boards of Directors30 September 2021
  CSDA Prize 2021 : Doris Russi-Shurter (right) and Dominique Faesch (left) – Photo : Copyright Sarah Carp As part of …Read more
• The Business Education Big Bang – What Business Schools should consider if they want to remain relevant1 October 2021
  The Origins of the Business Education Universe Historians date 1819 as the year of the first School of Business (a …Read more
• Student Success Stories: How Pablo Celi Launched his Company While Pursuing His EMBA in Sustainable Business at BSL21 October 2021
  With more than 20 years of experience working in a variety of Latin American companies and industries, Pablo Celi came …Read more
• Business Innovation Week – Fall 2021 – Live Updates9 November 2021
  Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Thursday 11th November, 2021 – Day 3 (PM) Final Departing Thoughts The BSL …Read more
• London School of Digital Business International Awards and Conference30 November 2021
  Hosted by Sachin Parekh (Director), the London School of DIGITAL BUSINESS welcomed BSL’s Acting Dean and CEO of Lemania Group …Read more
• Adjusting Marketing for the Modern Era14 December 2021
  In today’s world with more digitalization, more globalization and an increased focus on sustainability, it becomes essential to consider these …Read more
• Rethinking Segmentation in a Changing World 21 December 2021
  In our fast-changing world, organizations need to constantly change and reinvent themselves to survive in a more intense global competition. …Read more
• A long-term POSITIVE (!!!) side effect of COVID: Dual Mode learning20 January 2022
  Keeping up in challenging times As Dr. Bourqui wrote in the Spring of 2020, Covid-19 is the first VUCA context …Read more
• Giving Back21 January 2022
  The past two years has been hard on all of us. From one day to the next, we went from …Read more
• Shedding light on sustainable access to the internet24 January 2022
  image copyright: THINK ENGINEERING GMBH Beat Fahrni, a BSL MBA student, owns and runs THINK, a company structure that implements …Read more
• Ethical challenges in modern (digital) marketing25 January 2022
  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
• Impact of Personalization26 January 2022
  To what extent can a motto transform a school? We worded BSL’s motto “Personalized education for global impact” three years …Read more
• Google’s 3H framework for creating marketing content28 January 2022
  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
• Business Innovation Week – Winter 21-22 – Live Updates7 February 2022
  Welcome to the Business Innovation Week – Winter 2022 Edition! Updates are displayed in reverse chronological order. Wednesday 9th February, …Read more
• Dr. Dominique Bourqui shares her expertise on the role of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Higher Education14 March 2022
  On February 16th, 2022, Dr. Dominique Bourqui, Chief Academic Officer, Director of the Doctoral School & Professor, was invited as …Read more
• The Swiss Negative Emissions Fund16 March 2022
  The Swiss Negative Emissions Fund, entirely paid for by polluters, can significantly accelerate Swiss decarbonization and efficiently remove limited remaining …Read more
• Upskilling your Business and Personal Skills while pursuing your Doctoral Degree at Business School Lausanne6 April 2022
  Develop at the same time your researcher, innovator and entrepreneurial mindsetwith 10 new business and personal skills! Throughout your Doctoral …Read more
• Empower Your Entrepreneurial Career with an EMBA or MBA at BSL10 April 2022
  With an EMBA or MBA at BSL you can at the same time: MBA studies have traditionally been focusing on …Read more
• BSL Sustainability: A Long-Term Commitment14 April 2022
  A significant step toward sustainability at BSL was the commitment to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact …Read more
• Craft Your Flexible Learning Journey with BSL’s Dual-Mode MBA/EMBA20 April 2022
  We have designed our MBA and EMBA so as to allow you to be flexible in the way you learn. …Read more
• Addressing Sustainable Development: Academic Assembly 202225 April 2022
  Academic Citizens’ Assembly – 02.04.2022 A democracy is simply a governance system, leading to decisions that should reach the goals …Read more