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Launching a business! What are the forms of business to choose from & Tax implications?

April 25, 2012

Ever thought of starting your own company? Do you want to know the various forms of business a StartUP can choose from? Want to know the tax implications for each?  Everyone is welcome to join StartUP Challenge on Thursday 26.04 at 16:45 in Metropolia Business School room A111a to find out.  You can sign up via MetropoliaES‘s Facebook page from here  Read more…

Why am I born in Beirut?

April 21, 2012

As promised the Metropolia Blog Team took the opportunity to interview Marko Korkeakoski, director of the International Degree programmes.

Despite his fear of the coming questions, he was brave enough to stay and take on the challenge of answering – not matter what the questions were related to. Being a storyteller – or not? – he promised to be as honest as he can.

Interested in his answers? Do you want to know why he considers himself a storyteller? Or why he was born in Beirut?

Sign up for MBS newsletter NOW to get the interview.

Becoming Metropolitan!!!

April 19, 2012

What does it take to become a Star? Being a star at Metropolia is not impossible. It takes perseverance, the right attitude and drive. Once those character traits are united in a person, the shaping to be one of the Metropolitans can begin.

As every year Metropolia gives 75 bright and determined students to chance to make their way through 7 or 8 semesters of schooling, to eventually become one of the leaders of our future. Read more…

Party for Charity

April 11, 2012

Once again students of MBS got together to organize a charity event. This time you are invited to party for the education of girls in Africa.

The reason for the charity is the simple evidence that “Education can change everything“.

In sub-Saharan Africa, 24 million girls can’t afford to go to school. A girl may marry as young as 13 and has a one in 22 chance of dying in childbirth. One in six of her children will die before the age of five. Research shows if you educate a girl she’ll:

- Earn up to 25 percent more and reinvest 90 percent in her family.
- Be three times less likely to become HIV-positive. Read more…

Congratulation to the Winners!

April 9, 2012

Almost two weeks ago, all the people attending the Metropolia World Week had the chance to win prizes. Either you had participated as a cooking team, at one of the three campuses,  and have been voted best by all the people trying your food. Or you send in your photo or video for the Erasmus Photo Competition, and either got announced winner by the jury or the students. But there was also the chance to be the lucky winner for just filling out a piece of paper, the spectators prize. Read more…