First Place for the Seventh Time in a Row for the Business School of the University of Mannheim

From Mannheim Business School News:

The Handelsblatt magazine “Junge Karriere” attested the Business School of the University of Mannheim a “remarkable distance” to the university in second place. In the estimation of 57.8% of the German HR managers, the best business students are educated in Mannheim. The authors describe the school and the whole university as a “trendsetter in internationality”. They mention the international semester times and the increasing number of exchange programs. “Of course, such distinguished conditions do not remain hidden from HR managers in business.” As a further plus point, the magazine points to the practical orientation of the business courses at Mannheim.

The Handelsblatt ranking is already the second piece of proof in 2008 of the exceptional status enjoyed by the University of Mannheim in the field of Business Administration. A few weeks ago, it had already received the best rating in the ranking of the prestigious German CHE (Centre for Higher Education Development) and was the only institution in the German speaking countries to receive top places in all five categories.

GSC article I wrote published on the BearingPoint blog

Some of you know that I use to twitter (that is, when its servers are up). And I do comment on the MBA course. And it was exactly one twit on the global supply chain course that got the attention of BearingPoint's Interactive Marketing team in the US. They twittered me back and asked if I was interested in writing an article on GSC. And so I did and you can see the result at the New Thinking BearingPoint blog:

http://newthinking.bearingpoint.com/2008/06/04/global-supply-chain-the-next-frontier/

I guess you will recognize the picture there.

BearingPoint is a company I want to apply for, so I am happy for the contact that I have had with them so far. During the GSC course we had a one day workshop with Sven Martin, a manager working in Switzerland, I have had the chance to talk to other consultants during career fairs and now this online collaboration. Way to go.

Summer ball at the Warwick Business School

This would be something I would like to be able to take part in. But I am not. So all of you who can go, enjoy!

Join us for the annual SUMMER BALL!!

Saturday 19 July, 7.30pm - late
For tickets please visit www.wbs.ac.uk/go/summerball

The luxurious Lakeside Marquee here at Warwick Business School will provide the perfect backdrop for this Summer Ball, including an evening of cocktails, fine dining, charming company, dancing & more. Following an indulgent culinary experience you can dance the night away until the early hours. The Ball is a black tie event and is open to all members of the WBS community, their friends, colleagues and family.

Comparisson of gross and net salaries in Germany

I have been checking the site lohnspiegel.de. It has, besides a very complete database of salaries, a tool to calculate the net salary dependent on some variables.
Being single and independent, I am classified as Steuerklasse I, that is, tax category I.
Take a look at the chart below. It shows the monthly net income according to gross yearly salaries. Below the yearly salary you will see the percentage of taxes and other duties in relation to gross salary. Figures in Euro.

Another shipbuilding flashback

I was taking a look at the pictures I took in 2004 in China, and decided to share this one with you. It was taken on the second day of the sea trials of the Messidor, the ship I helped build. The sea trials are an important event in shipbuilding. It means that the ship is mostly ready and all important systems are tested in real work conditions. It was a fascinating event, lasting more than three days at sea.

New album online: BBQ at the Villa

Check it out here:
http://picasaweb.google.de/ferbress/080530BBQVilla

Below some preview pics for you.

From 080530 BBQ Villa

080530 BBQ Villa

Fox in the park

This is the first time I have ever seen a real fox (we don't have them in Brazil, you know? Just lobos guarás...) from this close, so I had to document it, even if the pictures got blurry.
I guess that it must like the park, with the dozens of bunnies living there...