Deloitte invites HEC Geneva Master students to a workshop on interview techniques.
Students will learn on how to make a good first impression, how to answer tricky questions and how to convince companies as them being the ideal candidate for an open position.
The workshop takes place April 25, room M4220 (Uni Mail), from 4:15pm-6pm. The workshop is held in English.

The number of student is limited to 25 and students will be selected depending on their application. Students interested in the Deloitte training have to send an email with a short note and an attached CV to ch.graduates.romandie@deloitte.ch and in copy Johanna.Brunneder@unige.ch with the subject " Deloitte soft skill workshop"

Application deadline: April 20 2012

HEC Geneva students enrolled in a Bachelor program are invited to apply for this free workshop, however priority will be given to students enrolled in a Master program at HEC Geneva.
HEC Geneva thanks Deloitte offering this workshop to HEC Geneva students.

This workshop is offered to students enrolled in a Master program at HEC Geneva, who want to build the skills needed to prepare and deliver effective presentations. This course is designed to give an introduction on how to develop the skills you need to make informative and persuasive oral, formal, small group and one-on-one presentations.

 After this course students will be able to
•    Structure content according to the needs and attitudes of the audience.
•    Enhance your presentations to give greater clarity and impact, both verbally and physically

The workshop instructor, Onur Yaprak PhD, has been giving presentation skills training for almost 5 years. The training has been continuously one of the top rated trainings in P&G.
HEC Geneva thanks Onur Yaprak and P&G for offering this workshop to HEC Geneva Master students.

The workshop takes place: April 17, room M 2140 Unimail, 6:15pm-7:30pm

M. Mathieu VONLANTHEN defence in order to obtain the Doctor degree of economics and social sciences, reference information systems, his thesis entitled :

 

The jury of the thesis is composed of :
Mr. Gilles FALQUET, co-supervisor, University of Geneva
Mr. Pierre PELLEGRINO, co-supervisor, University of Geneva
Mr. Dimitri KONSTANTAS, president of the jury, University of Geneva
Mr. Laurent MOCCOZET, internal member
Mr. Djamal BENSLIMANE, University Claude Bernard Lyon

On Monday 26th March, Nicolas Nova (co-founder of the Lift conference) will be giving a talk next Monday on "The recurring failures of digital technologies"
He is the author of "Les Flops technologiques-Comprendre les échecs pour innover" (2011), http://goo.gl/At6QJ

Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Nova, Near Future Laboratory / HEAD-Genève

Abstract:
This presentation will show how technological flops can be a relevant road to future products. Based on different stories of recurring failures such as intelligent fridges or visiophones, it will address how wrongdoings pave the way to the near future. The talk will also discuss how innovation can benefit from these flops and what kind of tricks can be put in place to move on!

Nicolas Nova is a consultant and researcher at the Near Future Laboratory (http://nearfuturelaboratory.com/about/nicolas-nova/ ). He undertakes field studies to inform and evaluate the creation of innovative products and services. His work is about exploring and understanding people's needs, motivations and contexts to map new design opportunities and help designers and engineers. Nicolas applies this in the domains of video games, mobile and location-based media as well as networked objects/robots. He also teaches user research in interaction design at HEAD-Geneva and ENSCI-Les Ateliers in Paris. He holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL, Switzerland).

Date & Time : Monday, March 26 2012, 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: CUI - ISS, Battelle, Batiment A, 7 route de Drize, CAROUGE ( http://goo.gl/GRTHS ), Auditorium (Salle du REZ)

Self-paced online introductory e-learning module followed by 4 intensive modules from 26 to 29 June 2012, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Boost your CSR skills by acquainting yourself with the best practices of CSR and sustainable development decision-making tools and analytical instruments.

The responsibility of companies, corporations and institutions to their stakeholders is more important today than ever before. This Executive Summer Course covers some of the main aspects of CSR & Sustainability and will provide participants with a broad understanding of CSR with the aim to make it practical in different strategic and operational environments with an emphasis on emerging markets.

Registration deadline: 30 April - Early bird fee: 30 March

Information and registration:  http://www.corporateresponsibility.ch

Contact: csr@unige.ch

Leadership is considered as the single most important skill for the success of any individual and consequently of any organization.
Jan Huckfeldt, Marketing Vice President of Hewlett Packard, invites students enrolled in the Master Programs at HEC Geneva to a workshop on leadership.
Within this workshop Jan Huckfeldt explains students of how leadership is defined and how one can become a strong leader.  

Interested? Come to Uni Mail MR160 18:15-19:30, March 6th, for students enrolled in a HEC Master Program only 

In the Master in Management at HEC Geneva, the Professor Michel Ferrary organized a challenge in his class “Strategic HR management-AOB“. The students have been split by team of 7 and have been assigned with a consultancy project. The client was PWC, the auditing firm, and their mission was to diagnosis the PWC attractiveness in the labor market for a strategic position and to make propositions to improve the firm attractiveness. They had two months to fulfill their mission.
Over the two months, to present best practices in the field of strategic HR management and help the students, experts from Nestlé, Procter&Gamble, Deloitte and Universum have shared their knowledge about employer branding, Employee Value Proposition, talent management and strategic diversity.
On december 14th, the four best teams have made a formal presentation of their propositions to their client. The winners were: Alexander Cristin, Linda Langenegger, Yassine Louati, Jennifer Naim, Dimitri Pithis, Jessica Shannon, Yves-André Trabichet.

On January 24th, the winning team has been invited to the PWC office in Geneva to discover the different activities of the firm, practice golf and share a friendly lunch.

The winning team and Pr Michel Ferrary with Michèle Belser, Nathalie Grandjanny-Vollenweider and Francis Renaud (PWC)

 
Students having fun

The University of Geneva is hosting the 4th Management & Social Networks conference that will take place in the Uni Mail building on the 16 and 17th of February. This event, supported by the AGRH and the AIMS, is a regular meeting allowing for the presentation of the latest research in the field of social networks. A workshop related to a forthcoming special issue of Organization Studies will also take place on the first day of the conference.
The conference will be chaired by Martin Kilduff, Professor at the University of Cambridge, who will  present his latest views on research in a plenary session on Thursday February 16, 5pm, room M R060. For further information please visit the website:
http://networkconference.unige.ch

Students in the Masters in Management class on Business in Society were asked, as a group project, to « Do something for the community ».  17 groups found ways to help. Some groups went to schools, hospitals, retirement homes and through personal involvement  improved the lives of others (« make my day »). Other groups engaged with NGOs (Caritas), businesses and professionals to improve the lives of others (clothes collect and computers for Caritas, SMEs, massage at UNIGE). Other groups helped to raise awareness (environment) and raise funds to support deaf and blind children (in Cambodia, Russia); schools in Haiti, Nairobi, Senegal, and associations such as WWSF White Ribbon campaign aimed at domestic violence.  In a short time, the students were able to raise over 12,000 CHF and 3,000 Euros to support these various causes. Through these activities they learned project management, marketing, communication, logistics, …. But more importantly, that with little time and effort (big and small) they could make a contribution. And that doing good, feels good.

HEC-Geneva and the Institute Services Science (ISS) are inviting the President of National Information Society Agency (NIA), South Korea, Dr. Seang-Tae Kim for a conference on Tuesday 25th October:

Vision and plans for coming of smart society

We are living in a speedy era in terms of technology development and social environment.  The future society is expected to be a smart society which is driven by explosive smart phone usage. In this presentation, the definition and preparation of smart era will be introduced and illustrated through some examples such as smart work, smart government and smart life. Important inspiration for the preparation of smart society will be suggested.

Date: Tuesday, October 25. 18h15
Location:  Uni-Mail, Room MS 150
Open to public

Mr. Dominique COUTURIER defense in order to obtain the Doctor degree of economics and social sciences, reference statistics, his thesis entitled :

The jury of the thesis is composed of :
Mr. Anthony DAVISON, Professor, Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne
Mr. Olivier RENAUD, Professor, University of Geneva
Mr. Elvezio RONCHETTI, Professor, committee chair, University of Geneva
Mrs. Maria-Pia VICTORIA-FESER, Professor, PhD Supervisor, University of Geneva

The event of september 22nd 2011: Prepared to the internet?

Mr Guido GIANASSO defense in order to obtain the Doctor degree of economics and social sciences, in business management statement, his thesis entitled :

The jury of the thesis is composed of :
Mrs. Susan SCHNEIDER, Professor, PhD Supervisor, University of Geneva
Mr. Emmanuel JOSSERAND, Professor, committee chair, University of Geneva
Mr. Gilbert PROBST, Professor, University of Geneva
Mr. Jean-Luc CERDIN, Professor, ESSEC Paris

Get a 360° perspective on the global Aviation Business

The University of Geneva and the International Air Transport Association, IATA have partnered to offer this Executive Degree Program tailored for both aviation professionals and students of the Executive MBA. The program combines academic excellence with practical and current content from IATA covering a wide range of aviation business issues. It offers a unique opportunity to gain specialised training and full academic credit at the University of Geneva.

Admissions for the session 2011/2012 are still open. Check our website on www.aviation.unige.ch for more information and how to apply.

Third international conference on exploring services sciences Institute of Services Sciences is publishing a call for papers for third international conference on exploring services sciences. Academics, researchers and practitioners of all disciplines are invited to contribute their results and approaches to Service Science in a trans-disciplinary setting.

Important dates:    
Deadline of Submission: 17th September 2011
Conference: 15th -17th February 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
For more information: http://iess.unige.ch

The prof. Martin Hoesli in TTC Talk show of May 30, 2011

Actu: Equity
We thought it was still 20% of capital to buy his house. The banks are more flexible. In some cases 10% are sufficient to facilitate access to the property. It's good to take but watch out for the housing bubble.

TTC Talk show of May 30, 2011

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