Even though the streets are covered with snow and your hands feel numb, everyone looks forward to December. There's so much to start going over the empty calendar slots of 2015 with everything the new year has to offer. The oikos Young Scholars Entrepreneurship Academy in Weggis, the Winter School in Witten, Spring Meeting in London and the Asia Meet in New Delhi! Before you fast forward to 2015 here's some news from the glorious event of November. More than 120 enthusiastic and driven participants from 18 countries came together at the FutureLab 2014 followed by the oikos Conference. In this newsletter we are giving you the itsy bitsy bits of everything that unfolded at the FutureLab 2014. Furthermore, there was the Presidents' Meeting where steps were taken for the oikos community. We also welcome new full chapters and the new Executive Board for 2015.
oikos Students
oikos FutureLab 2014- Where ideas are born! The saga of oikos FutureLab continued with an awe inspiring edition for 2014. The participants have taken up the challenge of building a bridge between sustainability in economics and management. This the event that every other oikee has waited for while other's wait to get the details of this bubbling event. 'Read more' to know how the event unfolded and do not forget to see the stunning pictures captured by Robert Stürmer here.
oikos Presidents' Meeting 2014- A Confluence of Change Makers After months of dedicated efforts, the 2014 oikos Presidents' Meeting kicked off in a grand fashion as presidents of oikos Chapters from across the world congregated at the scenic town of St. Gallen, the birthplace of oikos to shape the future vision of oikos International. The meeting offered the presidents the perfect platform to have an open exchange of ideas and discuss challenges and issues they faced in running their chapters. 'Read more' to know how the presidents' journey unfolded.
oikos Model WTO 2015 In April 2015 it will be time for the oikos #modelWTO again! Applications are open!
Click 'read more' to apply and experience a memorable WTO week in Switzerland.
Join the oikos Winter School 2015
Money and trade are connecting people all over the world. In everyday life, we do not question our modes of transaction through money and trade - we take them to be grown all naturally and as if there were no alternatives. But is that really the case? This is the question we are asking at the next oikos winter school with the theme, "X-Change - Sustainability through money and trade". We invite you to be part of the 11th oikos Winter School from February 23-27th 2015. Come foster novel ways of driving businesses and rethinking of orthodox outdated economic theory. Meet highly innovative startups that are doing socially and ecologically sustainable business. Discuss new money concepts with prominent scientists. Work in an international team of creative minds. This is your opportunity, grab it!
oikos Legislative meeting 2014
At the second oikos Legislative Meeting of 2014, spirited pitches by the representatives of Baku and Reutlingen elevated them to Full Chapters. The Executive Board elections went on expected lines with all the four dynamic candidates, Pratik Chandwani, Levan Pangani, Jakub Bláha and Quincey Stumptner, getting elected. As four new EB members took up the mantle, the EB also bid farewell to Dominika Czyż and applauded her contributions. Click 'read more' to know more about the new oikos Executive Board.
Save the date - oikos Spring Meeting 2015 in London
Join us at the London School of Economics between the 26th and 29th of March 2015 to learn more about the relationship between sustainability and finance. With trips to the Siemens Crystal, talks on financial stability from Bernard Lietaer, Ben Dyson, the Tyndall Centre and talks on financing sustainability from Sean Kidney and more. Invigorating and insightful discussions will pepper the long weekend. We are seeking enthusiastic students bringing their own thoughts and questions on the topic and will provide a platform for informed discussion. Applications are open! Follow the Spring Meeting on Facebook. In focus: oikos Jamshedpur@ Ensemble - Management Conclave oikos Jamshedpur organized two events as part of the Management Conclave, Ensemble at XLRI, a premier institute for management education in India. “Manthan”, a case study competition in association with Kalamandir that called for teams to develop strategies for promoting Rural Tourism. Moreover, Dr. Devi Shetty was invited, among the foremost cardiac surgeons in the South-East Asian region, to deliver an inspirational leadership talk on the emerging need of inclusive healthcare. The talk can be viewed here.
Student Reporter becomes Pro Journo. Congratulations!What started in 2009 as an exploratory project to bring student voices to reporting on international sustainability conferences is taking wings: Our Student Reporter programme becomes Pro Journo. Pro Journo is a social enterprise for young people interested in economic and business aspects of today's toughest societal challenges. We are delighted to see what they have already achieved, and we wish Pro Journo all the best for the continuation of its impressive path!
oikos Alumni
Evening in Paris
Are you in Paris on the 16th of December? Join oikos Alumni for a evening to remember with great food, great talks and great people. The event will start at 8pm at Gentle Gourmet Café (24 Boulevard de la bastille, 75012 Paris).Please contact Clémentine Robert for more information.
LinkedIn for Alumni Are you an alumna/alumnus? Keep in touch via Linkedin.
oikos Academic
Former oikos PhD Fellow Liudmila Chambers Wins Best Management Thesis Award
Liudmila Chambers, oikos PhD Fellow from 2009 to 2012 has won the Best Management Thesis Award from the University of St. Gallen 2014. It is an honour to have had her with oikos. Our Newsteam has interviewed her celebrate this achievement and hear her learnings.
oikos PhD Fellowship on "Finance and Sustainability" oikos and the University of Zurich are inviting applications from qualified candidates for an oikos PhD Fellowship at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, starting in September 2015. The fellowship will provide a grant for a PhD focused on "Finance and Sustainability" at the University of Zurich's Department of Banking and Finance. The oikos PhD Fellowship Program was initiated in 2006 to support outstanding international PhD students writing their thesis on sustainability in economics or management and to engage them in oikos programs. The application deadline is March 31, 2015.
The oikos Collection Vol. 4
At oikos we are happy to present the fourth volume of the oikos Case Collection "Case Studies in Social Entrepreneurship - The oikos Collection Vol. 4", published with Greenleaf and edited by Michael Pirson. This fourth collection of case studies is an essential resource for professors that wish to help students learn about the promise and pitfalls of social enterprise.
30 seconds with...
Lenka Parkanova and Anita Negri
Dear All,
With December a time of changes has come to St. Gallen. Lenka, the President of oikos International 2013 & 2014, has handed over her role to Anita. It would definitely take more than 30 seconds to describe our immense learning experiences but we will try to share with you a couple of impressions. Thank you, dearest oikos! You gave me a gift that shaped my life. In the last two years, together with the Executive Board members and Adriana, we had a chance to serve, inspire and empower oikos community which drives change towards sustainability in economics and management. It was great to walk on this path with all of you. During my time in oikos I learned to believe in people’s potential. When given trust and support, human beings achieve incredible things. I experienced it again when listening to the FutureLab opening statement of the chapter Presidents who introduced principles, values and initiatives of oikos community and invited us all to join and build a bridge for sustainability in economics and management. I was truly impressed and moved! One of my last oikos tasks was to support Anita on her way to take the role of the next international President. Seeing her huge energy, speed and persistence was very inspiring for me and I wish her best of luck in her new role! oikos brings together great personalities, allows them to learn, develop into emphatetic, proactive critical thinkers and act. Please make the best out of this opportunity and let me know if you need any help. Instead of goodbye, I prefer to say: See you around and keep in touch!
December 1st, 2014. Fog. Saint Gallen. In a flashback to exactly two months and ten days ago, the scenery was very different. Back then the sun was shining and my desk filled with goodies by Adriana and Lenka for my official welcome. These two months have been a lighting bolt. I do not think Lenka and I can express the amount of lessons we learnt together and from each other. The differences in backgrounds and working attitudes ignited splendid decision making. During the Presidents' Meeting and FutureLab I saw, not only the fruits of our hard work, but also the reason why I feel so strongly for oikos. These events surely set the stage for starting this oikos journey that is already leaving me speechless. As Lenka leaves, I cannot but say that our office will lose an important component. However, my dedication persists because I get to work within the EB and we are all ready to give it all for oikos. Further, I belong to the oikos community who will inspire me every day. I hope together we will pursue risks and strive for sustainability in economics and management. I am looking forward to the coming years and please do not forget to be part of it. Only together we will leave a real print and pursue our passion to become the change makers our world needs!
Outlook
8 December: oikos Case Writing Competition - case submission deadline
oikos Jamshedpur
Thank you, dearest oikos! You gave me a gift that shaped my life. In the last two years, together with the Executive Board members and Adriana, we had a chance to serve, inspire and empower oikos community which drives change towards sustainability in economics and management. It was great to walk on this path with all of you. During my time in oikos I learned to believe in people’s potential. When given trust and support, human beings achieve incredible things. I experienced it again when listening to the FutureLab opening statement of the chapter Presidents who introduced principles, values and initiatives of oikos community and invited us all to join and build a bridge for sustainability in economics and management. I was truly impressed and moved! One of my last oikos tasks was to support Anita on her way to take the role of the next international President. Seeing her huge energy, speed and persistence was very inspiring for me and I wish her best of luck in her new role! oikos brings together great personalities, allows them to learn, develop into emphatetic, proactive critical thinkers and act. Please make the best out of this opportunity and let me know if you need any help. Instead of goodbye, I prefer to say: See you around and keep in touch!
December 1st, 2014. Fog. Saint Gallen. In a flashback to exactly two months and ten days ago, the scenery was very different. Back then the sun was shining and my desk filled with goodies by Adriana and Lenka for my official welcome. These two months have been a lighting bolt. I do not think Lenka and I can express the amount of lessons we learnt together and from each other. The differences in backgrounds and working attitudes ignited splendid decision making. During the Presidents' Meeting and FutureLab I saw, not only the fruits of our hard work, but also the reason why I feel so strongly for oikos. These events surely set the stage for starting this oikos journey that is already leaving me speechless. As Lenka leaves, I cannot but say that our office will lose an important component. However, my dedication persists because I get to work within the EB and we are all ready to give it all for oikos. Further, I belong to the oikos community who will inspire me every day. I hope together we will pursue risks and strive for sustainability in economics and management. I am looking forward to the coming years and please do not forget to be part of it. Only together we will leave a real print and pursue our passion to become the change makers our world needs!