This month was like no other before and really showed the strength and determination of our community. The past month has been a chance for the oikos Community to take a little break after a truly engaging period, in which many online events took place . Get a glimpse of what oikos is all about by going through our events in the period behind us!
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Shaping Finance towards Sustainability: the main takeaways of the 2nd oiConference
Oliver from the organizing duo of the oiConference organizing team shares with us the keynotes, insights and a look into the future after successfully concluding the second edition of the webinar in April. Missed the conference? No worries, you can find all the recorded sessions in this article!| READ MORE
The Future of Business Schools Rankings & Ratings – Davos 2020 Report
Look into the contributions made during the Deans Multi-stakeholder Dialogue at Davos, earlier this year, bringing together business school deans and other key stakeholders to discuss the future of business schools. The focus of the Deans Dialogue was to create a new ranking and rating system for business schools, through a fundamental shift in metrics and methods used for assessment/evaluation. | READ MORE
Spring Meeting 2020 - change involves everyone!
We're looking back at Spring Meeting 2020 and the sessions which took place at during the online event. We had the opportunity to watch a variety of speaker with different backgrounds who explored the importance of inclusiveness, touching on inclusive development and linking it with climate, social and economics issues. | READ MORE
Beginning the journey towards transforming the Curriculum together - oikos Curriculum Academy 2020 in retrospect
Take a closer look at the second edition of the oikos Curriculum Academy. The three day event gathered an international group of students, early career researchers and academia in a concerted effort to connect and exchange ideas and experiences in the field of sustainability-focused education and pushing the change towards it.| READ MORE
Increasing the impact beyond your city - the power of cross-chapter cooperation
The oikos Hong Kong chapter has recently teamed up with oikos Suzhou in organizing their annual Sustainability Impact Case Competition in the circumstances of social distancing and self-isolation. The competition attracted a large crowd of participants encouraging practical solutions and innovative ideas which emphasize the importance of inclusiveness in a business environment. | READ MORE
Francesca helped bring oikos to her university in Lille, honing her professional and leadership skills along the way. Her career lead her through the corporate world over the years, eventually bringing her to sustainable entrepreneurship and starting her own company. | READ HERE
oikos LEAP Webinar with Jennifer Garvey Berger
The LEAP Advanced Participants will have their last webinar on 28th of May. We are pleased to welcome Jennifer Garvey Berger from Cultivating Leadership, who will help us take on Leadership Mindtraps & Habits. | READ MORE
Help us plan the oikos in Residence!
oikos in Residence is a new event that promotes research related to economics and business education. This summer it will be taking place online - in YOUR residence, so we're looking for your input! | READ HERE
VR4Sustainability: How Virtual Reality can change our behaviors
oikos has teamed up with swissnex Brazil to bring you an online webinar looking to explore the possibilities of using Virtual Reality to make the change towards sustainability. | READ MORE
Remaining active in self-isolation
Check out some of the best free online courses on sustainability!
Whether you're slowly going out of self-islotaion or still remain in it - if you feel the need to stimulate your brain and stay active indoors, you might want to check out some of the many interesting free courses from various platforms bundled into an oikos MOOC collection. | READ MORE
oikos International is taking part in the Good After COVID19 Initiative
The Good After COVID19 initiative is for people who feel the need and urgency to talk about the good that can emerge post COVID-19, but at the same time not overwhelming or upseting all those who are focused on the present and perhaps struggling more with it. | READ MORE
Quote of the month
"The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do" Steve Jobs
Join the oikos International team Are you interested in getting involved at the international level at oikos? Keep track of the open volunteer and paid positions and find the one that suits you best! | FIND OUT MORE
