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This year's spring semester turned out to be extraordinary due to the current COVID-19 situation. While we still had a usual start with our courses and events, the semester needed to be moved online due to governmental directives and restrictions. As access to university buildings was prohibited for a while, also the MCEI had to switch to home office for…
End of June, with a heavy heart we said goodbye to Dr. Jan Zybura here at MCEI and the chair of SME research and entrepreneurship. Jan is one of the original founding members of the MCEI at the University of Mannheim and was a major force in shaping not only the center itself but also a driving force in shaping…
On February 15 and February 22, MCEI kicked off its spring semester accelerator formats Thinking Beyond Boxes (Bachelor, MAN 453) and Entrepreneurial Spirit (Master, MAN 633). Dr. Bettina Müller, Dr. Jan Zybura, and doctoral candidate Thomas Hipp were welcoming highly motivated students striving to make a difference either by advancing their own startups or by helping one of MCEI’s partner…
Christina Hillebrand and Liesa Lier are both Uni Mannheim Alumni. While Christina did her Bachelor and Master in Business Adminstration in Mannheim, Liesa went to Switzerland for her Master. After returning and working as strategy consultants for some years, the two of them founded GlowBarre. GlowBarre offers Barre classes. Barre fitness is a hybrid workout class - combining ballet-inspired moves…
