Make it a summer to remember with oikos! Still not sure about where to travel this summer? Then join us at the Summer School in Baku or at the Sustainable Energy for Europe Conference in Warsaw or apply to be a Student Reporter at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian-China or simply join us in our online webinars on sustainable fashion. If you are a PhD student, you can join us at the oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy in Istanbul or the oikos PhD Seminar in Warsaw. In this issue, we also present to you the winners of the oikos Case Writing Competition and invite you to spend 30 seconds with Christina Ek, former President of oikos Copenhagen.
oikos Students
Discussions on Energy Policy Shake oikos
Did you know that Poland stands among the top ten coal producers in the world and that coal delivers around 93% of the country’s electricity? Have you heard that Azerbaijan, one of the birthplaces of the oil industry, has been exploring renewable resources possibilities? If you want to find out how these countries can cut their dependency on polluting sources and what improved energy strategies should look like, then join us at the Summer School in Baku or the 3-day meeting for Sustainable Energy for Europe in Warsaw.
Ecofashion Platform Kicks off With workshops and catwalks taking place in Lille, Konstanz, Reims, St. Gallen and Vienna this semester, oikos is closing one of its most colorful semesters on ecofashion advocacy. oikos leaders also teamed up to create a networking and knowledge-building platform for ecofashion through which a series of online webinars with experts is taking place in June. The first one of the series will be on 10 June at 7 PM on consumer trends in sustainable fashion led by Dr. Pamela Ravassio, ecofashion consultant and director of texSture.com. Find out more on the Fashion facebook page or email Nora Locskai (nora.locskai@oikos-international.org) to sign up for the webinars.
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LinkedIn for Alumni Our alumni can now keep in touch with us through LinkedIn.
Student Reporter Rethinking Management Education in Copenhagen
In partnership with GRASP.dk Magazine Student Reporter will cover the Copenhagen Roundtable Conference on “Humanities and Social Sciences in Management Education: Writing, Researching, Teaching” at Copenhagen Business School, 5-7 June, 2013, and provide a fresh look on a radical movement to rethink management education.
Apply to join the Student Reporter team at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian-China Also known as “Summer Davos”, this meeting is held in Dalian, China, 11-13 September, 2013. It is focused on rapidly growing economies and global companies. The meeting convenes over 1,500 participants from business, government, media, academia and civil society under the theme “Meeting the Innovation Imperative”. You can apply to join the Student Reporter team until 30 June.
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oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy 2013
Do not miss the deadline for the upcoming oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy 2013 on “Organising and Governing Inclusive Business Models”. The Academy will be held from 2 - 6 September, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey. Please submit your application by 24 June.
oikos Global Case Writing Competition Winners 2013 Faculty from INCAE Business School and Portland State University win this year’s oikos Case Writing Competition. The 10th edition of the annual oikos Case Writing Competition is awarded to the leading teaching cases on sustainability in management and entrepreneurship.
oikos PhD Seminar and Essay Competition The first oikos PhD Seminar will take place in Warsaw from 12-13 September. This 2-day event is dedicated to the topic of “Energy and Environmental Economics” and will be held alongside oikos Central & Eastern Europe Regional Meeting in Warsaw. The deadline for application submission is 30 June. The seminar is accompanied by essay competition for BA & MA students. The winners will have an opportunity to join selected sessions of the Seminar.
30 seconds with...
Christina Ek,
President of oikos Copenhagen, 2012-2013
The General Assembly of oikos Copenhagen elected a new President for the coming year just last week and I officially went from being the President to being an oikos alumna. It is a mixed feeling that accompanies such a transition. On one hand, I now have a lot of time to think about my thesis without doing 50 oikos-related things on the side. On the other hand, those 50 oikos-related things have been my rescue from homework and exams for the past two years. Even a bleak, rainy week in Copenhagen is a treat when you work with fun, intelligent people who share the same interests as you do. Feeling the impact when 250 students sign-up for the extra-curricular course you helped organize, when the organization grows from 13 to 50 members, and when you get to help social entrepreneurs launch their business plan – it is the best kind of schoolwork procrastination!
Becoming oikos Copenhagen
When I became a member in 2011, our organization was not yet part of oikos. After participating in the Presidents’ Meeting and the FutureLab in St. Gallen, it became crystal clear that becoming a part of oikos was the right way to go. We were voted in as a full chapter at the Spring Meeting in Barcelona in 2012. We have now officially changed our name to oikos Copenhagen. Although our organization had a great brand after 10 years of existence at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), our members voted unanimously for the name change. In my opinion, that speaks volumes for the strength of oikos as an international network. The faculty and staff at CBS have also been very positive about our transition. We were mentioned among the highlights in CBS’ latest report to the UN on principles for responsible management education (PRME). Read the report here.
I am forever grateful for all the great experiences I have had and the amazing people I have met through oikos. Even as an alumna, I’ll never stop being an ‘oikee’!
08 - 10 November: Chapter Presidents Meeting in St. Gallen, Switzerland & 11 - 12 November: oikos FutureLab 2013 in St. Gallen, Switzerland Save the date!
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Lenka Parkanova, oikos International President, at the SUN ESSEC 2013- GRLI in Paris, June 4 – 8.
Did you know that Poland stands among the top ten coal producers in the world and that coal delivers around 93% of the country’s electricity? Have you heard that Azerbaijan, one of the birthplaces of the oil industry, has been exploring renewable resources possibilities? If you want to find out how these countries can cut their dependency on polluting sources and what improved energy strategies should look like, then join us at the 
Also known as “Summer Davos”, this meeting is held in Dalian, China, 
