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What will the future of education look like? | Carla Haelermans | SBE Podcast #009

SBE PodcastJun 08, 2022

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Tackling the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan | Alex Hunns | SBE Podcast #15

Tackling the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan | Alex Hunns | SBE Podcast #15

(00:00) Background & experience

(3:50) What is happening in Afghanistan?

(7:33) What is UNU-Merit doing there?

(11:06) How does the cash transfer initiative work?

(21:38) Challenges in policy building

(25:20) Challenges of leaving your home behind

(30:40) How is the private sector participating?

(37:17) Investing for Impact

(41:15) What is it like to stay in Kabul?

(44:50) The compound economy

(49:40) Outro

Apr 08, 202454:02
Service Robots in Healthcare | Gaby Odekerken-Schröder | SBE Podcast #015
Jan 29, 202448:44
Turning your Passion into your Career | Jan Scheele | SBE Podcast #014

Turning your Passion into your Career | Jan Scheele | SBE Podcast #014

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting stories of interesting people. In this episode, our host Yunus Oberst welcomes Jan Scheele. Together they talk about Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, TED Talks, and more. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Jan’s Background 2:00 Jan’s way to TED 6:50 What makes a great speaker 11:15 What’s Talk like TED 17:10 Challenges in Jan’s Job 18:50 Jan’s way to Maastricht 22:30 How to turn your passion into a Job 27:40 What does Jan do besides TED 32:15 How will we consume knowledge in the future? 37:00 Jan’s Future 40:00 Takeaways for life from Jan --- Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39BPTgt Follow us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2VkIgCq Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3fVdZUk

Sep 07, 202344:46
Exploring Interdisciplinary Learning | Stefan Flagner | SBE Podcast #013
Mar 17, 202356:27
How will Robotics impact our world? | Dominik Mahr | SBE Podcast #012
Mar 17, 202342:21
How can VR shape the future of education? | Roberta Di Palma | SBE Podcast #011

How can VR shape the future of education? | Roberta Di Palma | SBE Podcast #011

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting stories of interesting people. In this episode, our host Louis Morgner welcomes Roberta Di Palma. Together they talk about Virtual Reality and how we can use it to shape the future of education.00:00 Intro

00:00 Intro

01:20 Roberta's Background

04:00 What is Virtual Reality

06:25 What can we do with VR

07:50 What is DEXLAB

10:55 How can we implement VR in education

14:45 What is the impact already? How has VR already impacted education

17:00 Pro's and Con's of VR

19:55 What is the risk of implementing VR

21:50 Other applications for VR

24:00 Takeaways

Dec 08, 202226:04
How to Succeed as a Student Entrepreneur? | Jermain Kaminski | SBE Podcast #010

How to Succeed as a Student Entrepreneur? | Jermain Kaminski | SBE Podcast #010

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting stories of interesting people. In this episode, our host Louis Morgner welcomes Jermain Kaminski. Together they talk about entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, Machine Learning, and more.  

00:00 Intro
01:15 Jermain’s background
02:30 Career in Maastricht
3:30 Jermain’s thoughts on entrepreneurship  
6:40 Silicon Valley and tech hubs in Europe
8:35 How can we mimic Silicon Valley in Europe
10:25 Causal data science meeting
12:45 Where to start as an entrepreneur during your studies
20:40 How to decide if a problem is worth solving
26:08 The importance of funding for start- ups
28:10 Different ways for a start-up to get funded  
31:40 Jermain’s research
36:05 What is Machine Learning today and where is it heading?
40:30 Will AI take over human work?
43:40 Takeaways 

Aug 04, 202247:38
What will the future of education look like? | Carla Haelermans | SBE Podcast #009

What will the future of education look like? | Carla Haelermans | SBE Podcast #009

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting stories of interesting people. In this episode, our host Louis Morgner welcomes Carla Haelermans. Together they talk about education, the Dutch education system's effect on children, how technology is (and should be) used in education, and more.

00:00 Intro 

01:15 Carla's background

05:35 Career in Maastricht 

08:04 What is Education? 

09:51 How the Early Tracking system affects children 

13:54 What is good Education? 

16:27 Problem Based Learning 

19:20 The disruption of Education due to COVID 

25:13 Is Technology Enhanced Learning a good thing? 

27:53 Personalized Education 

32:48 To make the future of Education a success we have to...  

34:09 Carla's vision of the future


Jun 08, 202236:26
How Can Data Contribute To A Fair Future? | Sidi Amar | SBE Podcast #008
May 06, 202256:00
How to Win in The Labour Market? | Prof. Dr. Didier Fouarge | SBE Podcast #007

How to Win in The Labour Market? | Prof. Dr. Didier Fouarge | SBE Podcast #007

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting stories of interesting people. In this third episode, our host Louis Morgner welcomes Professor Didier Fouarge. Together, they discuss the research done at the Centre for Education and the Labour Market. They also talk about the future of the labour market, how student can prepare for their first jobs and whether or not university degrees are even still relevant.

00:00 Didier’s career path

08:57 What is the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA)?

11:13 How can you win in the job market?   20:10 How can we predict the future of the labour market?

29:30 What can students do to prepare for the labour market?

36:00 Are university degrees still relevant?

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Interested in the topics discussed during the episode?  

Salamanca Acosta, N., de Grip, A., Fouarge, D., & Montizaan, R. (2016). Locus of control and investment in risky assets. IZA. IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 10407 http://ftp.iza.org/dp10407.pdf 

de Grip, A., Fouarge, D., & Montizaan, R. (2020). Redistribution of individual pension wealth to survivor pensions: Evidence from a stated preferences analysis. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 173, 402-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.0.. 

de Grip, A., Fouarge, D., Montizaan, R., & Schreurs, B. (2020). Train to retain: Training opportunities, positive reciprocity, and expected retirement age. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 117, 1-15. [103332]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.10... 

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Mar 24, 202243:28
How To Become A Great Leader? | Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Heijltjes | SBE Podcast #006

How To Become A Great Leader? | Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Heijltjes | SBE Podcast #006

As society becomes increasingly complex, so does the practice of being an effective leader. Although it’s no longer possible to know everything or keep operations under control, we somehow still believe this is what’s needed. In the latest episode of the SBE podcast, Prof. Dr. Marielle Heiltjes, Executive Director of UMIO, debunks this myth with an insightful and empowering perspective.

Oct 04, 202140:02
What Does It Take to Become an Effective Person? | Prof. Dr. Piet Eichholtz | SBE Podcast #005

What Does It Take to Become an Effective Person? | Prof. Dr. Piet Eichholtz | SBE Podcast #005

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting stories of interesting people. In this fifth episode, our host Louis Morgner welcomes Professor Piet Eichholtz to chat about lessons learned in his exciting career.

Piet Eichholtz is a Professor of Real Estate Finance and has founded multiple successful businesses throughout his career. In this episode, Louis and Piet discuss his most important lessons learned throughout his career and some timeless advicefor young professionals that want to make the jump from idea to execution.

00:00 Introduction

00:50 Piet’s career path

7:30 Identifying opportunities in today’s world

10:35 Piet’s entrepreneurial journey

16:08 From idea to execution

21:20 How Piet works

26:25 Book recommendation

29:31 How to deal with failure

33:07 How to avoid sunk cost fallacy

34:44 Advice for your younger self

Jul 15, 202138:16
Demystifying Common Myths About Migration | Prof. Dr. Melissa Siegel | SBE Podcast #004
May 20, 202145:28
How to build the next electric car? | Dr. Robert Suurmond | SBE Podcast #003

How to build the next electric car? | Dr. Robert Suurmond | SBE Podcast #003

The sector of supply chain management is facing an era of unprecedented change. Not only has Covid-19 disrupted supply chains around the world, the industry has also been shaken by new digital technologies and changing consumer preferences. So what is the future of supply chain management?

In this podcast episode, Assistant Professor Dr. Robert Suurmond discusses the future of supply chain management with our host Louis M. Morgner. In particular, they explore the impact of the rising demand for electric cars on supply chains and the need for more evidence-based management to help guide us into the future.

Feb 03, 202144:48
How to market products in 2020 and beyond? | Dr. Tim Hilken | SBE Podcast #002

How to market products in 2020 and beyond? | Dr. Tim Hilken | SBE Podcast #002

In this episode, we welcome assistant professor Dr. Tim Hilken to share  insights into the current state of marketing. Next to a deep dive into augmented and virtual reality, the future of marketing and what it implies for businesses is shared.

Dec 16, 202057:49
Can money buy happiness? | Prof. Dr. Paul Smeets | SBE Podcast #001

Can money buy happiness? | Prof. Dr. Paul Smeets | SBE Podcast #001

Welcome to the SBE Podcast: The place where we share interesting story of interesting people.

In this first episode, we welcome Prof. Dr. Paul Smeets to a chat about his early career days, the current state of philanthropy and what millionaires do differently to buy happiness. We're excited to have you join the interesting conversation with many insightful takeaways.

Nov 18, 202037:40