Mapleside Chats - A Glimpse of CEIBS MBA

May 19 2022

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Welcome! Mapleside Chats is a student podcast created by the 2023 MBA Class at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) to provide a fun, candid and insightful glimpse into what doing an MBA at the top business school in Asia is really like.

Based in Shanghai, the CEIBS MBA is designed to take you out of your comfort zone and straight into the new economy, allowing you to experience first-hand the world’s most dynamic city.

For comments, suggestions or ideas, please feel free to email [email protected].

Podcast Creator: Sabine Neuhaus
Podcast Producers/Editors: Sabine Neuhaus, Karen Xi
Podcast Artwork: Karen Xi
Podcast Sponsor: CEIBS MBA Office, with special thanks to James Kent and Marius Ziubrys

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Episode 4: Play hard, work hard

May 19 2022 38 mins

In this episode, follow our host Agnes Wen, a math major with a knack for winning prestigious MBA case competitions, as she takes you on a journey through life at CEIBS with her classmates and guests, Lily Fu, Archie Preston and Edward Tang. Learn about the lively activities of some of the school’s most active student clubs; how to juggle MBA studies, case competitions, work and

Episode 3: So, why a CEIBS MBA?

May 12 2022 42 mins

Connor Bralla, an Anthropology and Russian studies major from Pennsylvania aiming to become a global citizen, finds himself providing educational consulting in China.Meanwhile, Radina Arnaudova’s journey has taken her from Bulgaria and Deloitte to Ernst & Young and structured finance in New York and now to China, where she finds herself with her family, immersed in new entrep

Episode 2: Does an MBA help you career switch

May 05 2022 38 mins

For current students Sabine Neuhaus and Dusan Kladar, as well as alumnus Simon Liang, the answer to the question “Is possible to successfully pivot your career to a new industry, function or location?” is a resounding YES! While all of them had previously made successful career transitions – Sabine from music to law, Dusan from veterinary medicine to management, and Simon fro

Episode 1: Working in China as a “Laowai”

Apr 28 2022 37 mins

In this episode, three foreigners (or ‘laowais’) with extensivework experience in China share funny stories, insights and advice for othersventuring into the sometimes frustrating, sometimes endearing Middle Kingdom.Meet Camilo Cadena (a Colombian in China for 4 years), Amanda Pawlowski (anAmerican going into her 9th year in China), and Andrei Naumovich (a completely‘Chinese-