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08/11/2024
Learning Center outreach at la Défense campus on Friday, November 15th
To be as close as possible to participants and other members of the ESSEC community who are present on the EEE campus and don't have the opportunity to come to the Learning Center in Cergy, we'll be present on the La Défense campus on Friday, October 15th. We'll be answering your questions about the services offered by the Learning Center (and the K-lab more generally): how to access the...
30/10/2024
MOOC of the month (november 2024) : La Philanthropie : Comprendre et Agir
The K-lab provides access for Students, Participants, Staff and Faculty to the certifying experience for the MOOCs created by ESSEC professors on Coursera. A total of 45 MOOCs, on subjects as diverse as the circular economy, diversity and inclusion, and managerial innovation, are available for you to attend, and for which you can obtain free certification by registering from the K-lab website....
12/10/2024
Press aggregator Factiva has recently launched a new interface dedicated to daily news reading. Do you like to read the press to keep up to date with the news? Here's everything you need to know about this new interface. To access this new interface, simply click on “Switch Factiva” (“Changer de Factiva” in French) in the menu at the top of the page: On this interface, you'll find the day's...
09/10/2024
MOOC of the month (October 2024) : "Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking"
Every month, the K-lab showcases a new MOOC (Massive Open online Course). October's MOOC, Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking, will enable you to improve your communication skills, but also to better decipher the arguments and speeches of others. Taught by Harvard professor James Engell, this course draws on the speeches of American politicians to teach you how to express...
09/10/2024
Global Data Explorer (GDX) – formerly known as MarketLine – has been expanded massively and offers a broad database for business analyses. GlobalData Explorer provides access to datasets from a wider range of sectors, reports providing deeper detail and additional analytics not available in Marketline. GlobalData Explorer provides users with access to company and industry data, product data,...
08/10/2024
Disclaimer: this is an updated version of the post published last year. National Coming Out Day is celebrated every year on October 11, as a continuation of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights that took place on this date in 1987. On this occasion, LGBTQIA+ people are encouraged to voluntarily and publicly announce their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, in order to shed...
27/09/2024
Plenty of resources are evolving this autumn! After EBSCO and Cairn, it's Cafeyn's turn to give its platform a new look. Discover more neutral colors, for a warm, cozy reading atmosphere. The application's accessibility has also been improved thanks to a new font and enhanced contrasts. The content remains unchanged, with The Economist, Le Point, Usbek & Rica and hundreds of other newspapers...
21/09/2024
This year's European Sustainable Development Week is being held from September 18 to October 8. The aim of this event is to raise awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations, and most importantly, to commit everyone to action to reach them by 2030. To mark the occasion, Together is organizing a variety of events at ESSEC, including a 2-tonne workshop for staff...
05/09/2024
Bloomberg is offering students the opportunity to test their skills on investing $1 million virtual USD. Students partner up in teams to take part in the Bloomberg Trading Challenge and compete against other students from all over the world to try to generate the highest relative profit and loss return (P&L) via the Bloomberg Terminal. During this challenge, students will experience firsthand...
29/08/2024
This new academic year, the interface for EBSCO's databases is changing. This includes: Business Source Complete EBSCO ebook collection Psycarticles The new user interface features many improvements including personalized dashboards, modern result lists, enhanced displays, greater citing and sharing options, and enhanced detailed record and viewer experiences. In addition, it was...
