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Paper Abstracts—In Alphabetical Order of Presenters
ENTREPENEURIAL ILLNESS OVER THE YEAR END HOLIDAY
SEASON: THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS SYMPTO-
MATOLOGY AND RESILIENCE TOWARD IMPROVING PERFORM-
ANCE.
ABSTRACT
DR JUSTIN J. KENNEDY
Munitz Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the research
findings regarding the causes of sickness over the yearend holiday
period experienced by entrepreneurs. The author documents causes
and symptoms in this regard as well as the application specific technology
designed to report on and offer sustained relief from allostatic
load symptoms for entrepreneurs. The author refers to protocols that
have been previously published detailing which techniques along with
the technology have shown to be appropriate and/or most effective to
reinstitute neuro-physiological homeostasis.
NEW DEGREE PROGRAMM “STUDENTS IN COMPANIES”
NORBERT GRÜNWALD, REGINA KRAUSE
Hochschule Wismar, University of applied Science: Technology,
Business and Design, Germany
ABSTRACT
Internship at university is a system of on-the-job training for a special
period of time. Student internships provide opportunities for
students to gain work experience in their field, determine if they
have an interest in a particular career, or gain credits. Since 2009
Wismar University has been offering a degree programme which
combines academic studies and work experience called "Students
in Companies".
This highly innovative educational project allows holders of secondary
school diplomas to start a mixed career, studying at Wismar
University and work in a company. The goal of the model is to prepare
young students to be highly qualified, so that they can meet the
actual needs of the current labour market, considering the observed
lack of entrepreneurial competences among the graduates in the
market.(4)
Within this model Wismar University wants to create a synergy between
university and company by permitting a group of students to
be employed as “working students” by local companies while at the
same time achieving a degree at the university. Unlike already existing
programmes student will be able to simultaneously work in a real
business environment with gaining practical work experience.
This paper describes the backgrounds and the approach of this
model and shows first results.