Finding the Fun in Economics
Another 2 weeks spent in Innsbruck, and boy did they pass quickly! The start of the Carnival Season (November 11) marked the beginning of our "Economy Season" at MCI, which felt a little weird since no one expected Economics to be a lot of fun. There were some dark premonitions floating around amongst students who expected this to be one of the tougher subjects so far - and it proved to be true. To be honest, I was looking forward to the challenge. Even though i never felt the desire to study economics after school, i was ready to tackle the subject again from a new angle - and at a different age. I went to a business school from 1990 to 1995 and had more than just a taste of this stuff, but i wasn't sure how much of that would pop up here again and if i would be on familiar turf or in for something new. As can be inferred from the name International Health and Social Management , our study programme puts a lot of emphasis on the grander scheme of things, an...