May 16-17, 2015, Warsaw
International Management Center, School of Management, University of Warsaw
Nowy Swiat 4, Warsaw, r. 201
The goal of the Seminar on "Local Heroes" is to encourage a shared perspective on key challenges in recognizing and studying outstanding companies in CEE region. Local heroes, hidden champions, or infant multinationals- as they are called- are a new breed of companies that will drive growth and innovation of countries from the CEE region . Therefore we invite strategy, IB, OB scholars to discuss the following research questions during the seminar:
Venue. International Management Center, School of Management, University of Warsaw, Nowy Swiat 4, Warsaw, r. 201. The seminar will take start at 9.30 on Saturday May 16th and is planned for one day with the possrblity of Sunday morning session extension
Programme:
FRIDAY
Informal dinner on Friday evening· we are meeting at 20 at Mercure Grand Hotel lobby and walk to nearby restaurant (please confirm who would like to participate in order to secure the reservation).
SATURDAY
9 30 Opening of the seminar and introduction of particpants: Krzysztof Obloj & Arnold Schuh
9.45 Introductory Presentations:
Local Heroes in CEE - ldentifyrng and comparing strategy types of successful domestic firms", Prof. Arnold Schuh, Director- Competence Center for Central and Eastern Europe, WU
Q&A
Export excellence through performance lens - lessons from the qualitative and quantitative findings, Prof. Czak6 Erzsebet, Institute of Business Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, Corvinus University of Budapest
Q&A
Research on Polish local heroes - theoretical framework, methods and conclusions, Prof. Krzysztof Obloj, Faculty of Management, Universrty of Warsaw
Q&A
11.30 Coffee break
11.20. DiscussiOn rn research groups
13.00 Lunch (will be provided on site)
13.45 Presentations and discussrons of the LH CEE project ideas: theones, qt..estions, methods
15. 00 Networking break
15.30 Discussion : Organizrng the LH CEE Project: what should be the outcome, how to share the results and create publrcatrons, how to deal with "newcomers" entering the group, what are the obligations of each participant, possible sources of funding and in which intervals will we meet again
18. 00 Concluding remarks
Dinner on your own - for logistical reasons (see below).
20.40 For international quests pick up at the Mercury Grand hotel by K Obloj and/or taxis to take you to the Lazienki Park for the concert at 21.15 (take warm cloth! It will be chrlly.)
For HCN (host country nationals J): Meeting in Lazienki Park in front of the Lazienki Palace at 21.05- 21.10 for the concert.
For a group of 5-7 we might have a gondola to cruise at the lake, if not we will listen to the concert from the shore of the lake. Both options are super.
As the workshop intends to build a network in this research area, participation is welcomed without paper contributions. For more details contact the organrzer of the seminar, Professor Krzysztof Obloj, School of Management, University of Warsaw, Szturmowa 1/3, Warsaw, Poland. Email: Krzysztof@obloj.pl or kobloj@wz.uw.edu.pl
In 2 weeks, an extraordinary seminar will take place at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the University of Warsaw. Seminar will be hosted by the world-renowned econometrician, co-author of the Jarque-Bera econometric test - Prof Anil Kumar Bera.
The meeting entitled "How to Assimilate Math, Stat and Econ for Econometrics Innovation: A Case Study of the First Nonlinear Model in Econometrics" will be held on 1 June at 3:00 pm in room A103 at Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski.
You are invited!
Our Global MBA cohort has just completed successfuly their semester at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw! Time flies when filled in with lectures, business visits and fun! We hope you had a valuable and joyful time in Poland!
Thank you for being part of Global MBA program and wish you all the best with the rest of upcoming program stages in exotic Korea and awesome Florida, US!
Last Friday, April 28, as part of good cooperation with PwC, students of our international GlobalMBA program had the opportunity to make their next business visit to the aforementioned company by participating in workshops under the slogan: "How to become a Financial Crime Unit employee, behind the AML (anti-money laundering) scenes"
To learn more about our unique program, please visit the GlobalMBA study website: http://www.wz.uw.edu.pl/wydzial/kierunki/globalmba/zarzadzanie/opis
Last Tuesday, April 25, students of our international GlobalMBA program had the opportunity to visit and learn about the activities of another innovative company operating on the Polish and global business market in the area of sustainable development - Schneider Electric, a partner of the Faculty of Management, which, as part of our cooperation, recently equipped a new relaxation zone on the 4th floor in building C.
To learn more about our unique program, please visit the GlobalMBA study website: http://www.wz.uw.edu.pl/wydzial/kierunki/globalmba/zarzadzanie/opis
On April 17-19, we had a great pleasure to host at our Faculty meeting of directors and coordinators of the GlobalMBA program from partner universities of these international studies: TH Köln and the University of North Florida.
The GlobalMBA program is a unique study project with a double diploma (MA from TH Köln and UW and MBA from UNF), in which the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw has been involved for many years.
Each of the four stages of the program takes place at a different partner university: in addition to the mentioned TH Köln and the University of North Florida, students also have the opportunity to study at Kyungpook National University in South Korea. The visit of guests from partner universities involved in these studies was marked by numerous discussions and meetings with the UW and Faculty authorities, students and graduates of the program aimed at strengthening cooperation and continuous development of the studies ensuring its graduates success in following their chosen career path.
To learn more about the GlobalMBA program please visit our website: http://www.wz.uw.edu.pl/wydzial/kierunki/globalmba/zarzadzanie/opis
The Italian language and culture summer school will be held in the amazing location on Palazzo Feltrinelli in Gargano (Brescia), directly on Lake of Garda. Information about the course: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/courses-italian-language-and-culture-garda-lake
The call for participation will close on 16.04.2023 at 12.00.
Timeline:
- 1 st round from Monday, 3 rd July to Saturday, 22th July 2023;
- 2 nd round from Monday, 24th July to Saturday, 12th August 2023.
There are up to 50 seats available on a self-funded basis by paying a participation fee which is equal to EUR 550.00 and covers the following expenses:
- the cost of the Italian course (90hrs),
- three meals per day,
- accommodation in single, double or three bedded bedrooms directly at Palazzo Feltrinelli or Casa Bertolini,
- transport Milano Centrale / Gargnano with a bus stop at Milano Bergamo Airport,
- cultural activities.
We inform you that the Gargnano Scholarship 2023 is compatible with any other grant.
Last Monday, March 27, students of our international program GlobalMBA had the opportunity to visit a very special place on the map of Poland - the Center of Hearing and Speech MEDINCUS in Kajetany. This visit is part of a series of "business visits" which are an integral part of the GlobalMBA program, the purpose of which is to familiarize students of our unique international study project with various companies and institutions operating dynamically on the Polish business market.
On April 14, 15 and 22 the Faculty of Physics will host the next session of an Workshop on machine learning techniques for students and University researchers. The Workshop is organized by the Center for Machine Learning, established as part of the IDUB program. In this edition the Workshop will be held in a modified formula - the following days will be dedicated to persons at different levels:
The Workshop program can be found on the Workshop website. This session will be held in English. If you are interested in participating, please register using the form available on the Workshop website.
On February 1st, 2023, a team of researchers from the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Management, in collaboration with an international group of scientists and business practitioners, began a three-year research project (Horizon Europe CSA) dedicated to sustainable economics.
Under the HORIZON-CL6-2022-GOVERNANCE-01-04 (HE CSA) grant, scientists from seven European countries have started a three-year research program focused on tangible results for the global economy, such as standardization of communication on labels of biomass-based products or a communication model between producers and consumers aimed at making sustainable decisions regarding the production and purchase of goods made from biomass.
The project is being implemented at the Faculty of Management, which is represented in the project by a team of scientists consisting of Dr. Agnieszka Wiśniewska, Dr. Michał Mijal, Mgr. Edyta Barmentloo, Dr. hab. Prof. Ucz. Marcin Żemigała, Dr. Magdalena Marczewska, Dr. Katarzyna Liczmańska-Kopcewicz, and Mgr. Martyna Cieśla. The project's opening meeting took place in Helsinki.
Media Contact regarding the project
mgr Edyta Barmentloo
tel. 695 070 226
e.barmentloo@uw.edu.pl
We share presentations, one intended for the education of high school students and the other intended for university students. Both were made as part of the project International Visegrad Fund Project ID #/Title: 22120103: Comparing Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Alternative Leadership Styles in the V4. Both presentations contain pages in English and Polish. The presentations are accompanied by lesson plans (in English). We invite you to use freely them in broadly understood education.
We would like to inform you that more materials regarding especially the topic of leadership during COVID-19 can be found on our project website: https://www.aauni.edu/comparing-responses-to-the-covid-19-pandemic-alternative-leadership-styles-in-the-v4/
We would like to remind you that The Career and Alumni Office of the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw operates at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw, which supports you in entering the labor market and helps you develop your professional career. Internships, internship programs, job offers, recruitment events, workshops, meetings with companies, career counseling, consultation of application documents.
More information: https://synergia.wz.uw.edu.pl/en/homepage/
Together with the Institute of Energy and the Energy Club, we invite you to the conference and presentation of the report entitled "Nuclear energy value chain in Poland".
January 26, 1:30 p.m. Faculty of Management, ul. Szturmowa 1/3, hall C.
The purpose of the analysis is to define the key success factors for the development of nuclear energy in Poland, as well as to assess the capabilities and define the conditions that must be met by domestic enterprises in order to optimally participate in this process (maximizing the share of the so-called local content).
The conclusions will allow the participants to outline scenarios for the development of nuclear energy, taking into account the changes in the structure of the use of various fuels and energy sources and the role of the so-called small and large atoms.
Detailed program: https://nuclearconference.pl/agenda/
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