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that students go where there is growth, and ideally where you have a small unit.” This could be a start-up, or perhaps a freshly founded university or a new research unit or department. “Then you will have
German Christmas Traditions That You Need to Try (And How to Make Them Even Better)
events of the year for Germans and tourists alike. Featuring wooden structures where shops are set up and amazingly decorated with thousands of lights and tons of cute ornaments, the markets are a magical [...] markets and distribute yourself to buy one (or two) of the food goodies you want to try. Then split up to buy them and meet again at a specific point (a Glühwein stand can be a great meeting point) to share [...] drink, similar to eggnog but four times tastier. It’s the “Starbucks style treat” of the season. Tip: Start a Christmas mug collection! As mentioned above, you pay a little fee for the mug where you are served
Peanuts for Haiti? Peanuts from Haiti! The Story of Alumna Jennifer Esterle
tropical hurricane Sandy arrived at Haiti in 2012. It started raining and then all of a sudden in the night, you heard this crash. I remember waking up and there were six inches of water in my house but we [...] accredited producer of ready-to-use therapeutic foods for Unicef for all of Haiti. This is when I started to work for MFK as a Supply Chain Manager just after my studies at KLU. Shortly after, in 2014, MFK [...] state-of-the-art facility in a rural area outside of the city of Cap Haitien. Shortly after, people started to move there in anticipation that the factory would offer jobs. When I came back for a visit in
Innovation Management Study: Corporate Crowdfunding
advantages and obstacles. Crowdfunding as a principle came to prominence through platforms such as Kickstarter, Starnext, and VisionBakery. For years now companies have also used “swarmfunding,” through which [...] activates a multitude of talents and experiences within the company. At Lufthansa Systems, for example, up to 30% of Lufthansa Systems employees per month were active in the ideation phase. Siemens gleaned [...] process more entrepreneurial and participants become intrapreneurs. They’re self-motivated and stand up for their ideas. Feedback early on in the ideation phase accelerates the decision making process from
Climate-Neutral Logistics after COP26
instead of the current cardboard containers, which might reduce carbon emissions by up to 20 percent. “Stop talking and start testing. There are a lot of ideas, but we need to accelerate the testing time. It’s [...] the dialogue. Please, give your ideas to us, approach us – challenge us – and together we can come up with better solutions than we have in the past,” Strothotte said. Otto Schacht, Executive Vice President
Future Lab Mobility Forum #5: Shaping the Future of Urban Mobility and Transport
Voisin-Bormuth, director of studies and research at the Paris think tank La Fabrique de la Cité got started with insights from the forthcoming Olympic city. Political decision-makers are pursuing an ambitious [...] idea into practice. At “mobility points” you can catch local public transport, rent a bike, and pick up shipments at parcel lockers. This consolidates goods transport and avoids unnecessary stops. Looking
Zukunft der Ausbildung für Supply-Chain-Management: Interview mit Professor Christian Barrot
engagiert bei ihren unternehmerischen Aktivitäten, insbesondere während der Ideenfindungs- und Start-up-Phase. All dies macht ihn natürlich zum idealen Gesprächspartner, wenn es darum geht, mehr über den
The Future of Supply Chain Education: Interview with Professor Christian Barrot
the entrepreneurial activities of KLU students and alumni, particularly during the ideation and start-up phases. Naturally, all of this makes Professor Barrot the ideal candidate to discuss the current [...] what was not happening during the pandemic, or when the Suez canal was blocked and ships didn’t show up. It’s all very visible. Also, in terms of interaction, obviously it’s important that you can bring [...] suppliers and so on? My colleagues in a sense felt that in a crisis, these are topics that do come up and there is a feeling we have to do something about it. However, some 2-5 years on, the desire for
Teaching You How to Fish: Career Development Program
professional path. It all starts with you: the self-assessment How easy it was to respond to the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” when we were five! Now we have grown up, and everything is [...] journey of moving your career forward. (Reading time: 7 minutes 50 seconds) We believe it is fair to start defining what would be called a “good job”. This concept is intrinsically connected to your own values [...] tons of money, because, at the end of the day, what’s the point of making tons of money if you wake up every day feeling miserable because you dislike what you do? At KLU, our Career Services will help
12 Terms to Start Understanding the German Higher Education System
benefit from financial aid, and make sure your paperwork ticks all of the bureaucratic boxes. Let’s start mastering your knowledge of the education system with these 12 fundamental terms you need to know [...] your paperwork is perfectly completed if you want to avoid delays in the result). And now that you’re up on the lingo, we eagerly await your Bewerbung for KLU! :) Do you already know all the cool activities