Issue #7/2014

MSM Dean Director Wim Naudé

This is one of the most exciting issues of the MSM Newsletter that you will read this year. It reports on our Graduation Day (4 September), our 4th Annual Research Conference (5 September) and the Launch of the New Academic Year (15 September). Congratulations to all our graduates who are now proud Alumni, and a warm welcome to more than a hundred new participants in our programs on the Maastricht Campus.  

There is a special sense of excitement this year in the Maastricht air. Over the past months everyone at MSM has been working very hard to ensure that the formal integration of MSM into Maastricht University proceeds smoothly and effectively. There are plenty of reasons for both MSM and Maastricht University to be delighted and excited about this integration. One of the best is the start this month of the MaastrichtMBA: a collaborative and unique MBA program we offer together with Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE). SBE is a leading European School and enjoys the coveted Triple Crown accreditation.

These and other news items suggest that there is no better time to get in touch with MSM if you have not yet done so.

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Full scholarships available: application deadlines in October

There are currently scholarships available to study in our PhD program and in our shorter executive programs offered by the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC). These are commonly referred to as ‘Nuffic Scholarships’.

The current Nuffic deadlines and procedures for two scholarship programs: Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Scholarship Program (MSP) are open for application. Please note that the application deadline for the PhD program is 01 October and for the executive programs 17 October 2014.

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The MaastrichtMBA: off to a flying start!

On 15 September 2014 the full-time format of The MaastrichtMBA kicked off at the Maastricht School of Management with Dean of MSM, Professor Wim Naudé and Associate Dean, and Director of Postgraduate Education at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Professor Mariëlle Heijltjes, welcoming 34 new MBA participants into the program.

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MSM graduation day: mission accomplished

On Thursday 4 September, 118 students from the residential, executive and outreach MBA programs and the MPhil and DBA programs, gathered in Maastricht to celebrate their graduation and to receive their well-deserved degree.

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MSM’s MBA in Maastricht reaccredited by NVAO

The residential MBA program in Maastricht has been reaccredited by the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) until 2019. This result confirms the high quality of the program meeting both Dutch and international standards.

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MSM awarded Erasmus+ Grant

MSM has, in partnership with a consortium of European Universities been awarded an Erasmus+ grant, under the scheme KA2 – Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices.  The grant will allow MSM’s Research Department and Doctoral School to collaborate over the next 3 years with other universities in Europe to pioneer the further development of professional / industrial doctorates

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Jean Monnet Chair for MSM Professor Harald Sander

Professor Harald Sander, Professor of Economics at MSM, has been awarded a 3-year Jean Monnet Chair on "Europe in the Global Economy". The Chair will focus education and research on Europe's economy and will actively seek to establish sustainable research networks both within Europe and between Europe and other continents. The aim is to promote and disseminating in-depth knowledge on European economic affairs.

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Our new MBA starts in Hannover, Germany

MSM’s Dean, Professor Wim Naudé recently welcomed 26 new participants in our new MBA in Hannover, Germany. During a welcoming session on 12 September at the GISMA Business School campus in Hannover, Professor Naudé met the participants, who hail from across the world, and outlined to them the vision that MSM and its partner the GISMA Business School have for this program.

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MSM partners with University American College Skopje

Soon MSM’s highly accredited Collaborative Global MBA will be available in Macedonia. Following a recent visit from the Rector of the University American College Skopje (UACS), Professor Marjan I. Bojadziev to Maastricht, a collaboration agreement was signed between the two institutions. In terms of this MSM will offer its MBA degree in Skopje, with the first intake tentatively planned for the first quarter of 2015.

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Business opportunities in Kazakhstan

The Kazakhstan economy, rich in oil, gas and minerals, has doubled the size of its gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms.   In 2017, it will host the Expo2017, focusing on “Future Energy”. To discuss business opportunities in Kazakhstan including the Expo 2017, H.E. Ambassador Mrs. Mainura Murzamadiyeva visited Maastricht School of Management (MSM) on 4 September 2014.

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MSM and CBA deliver 21 new leaders in Yemen

Sana’a University Center for Business Administration (CBA) in partnership with Maastricht School of Management (MSM) celebrated the graduation of the fourth intake of the joint Executive MBA program. After two years of hard work, determination and perseverance 21 Executive MBA graduates received their well-deserved degree on 23 August 2014 at the Sana’a Movenpick hotel.

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MSM supports “Business School for Impact” initiative

MSM is one of a small number of top international businesses schools that is collaborating with the Global Business School Network (GBSN) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in a new ‘Business Schools for Impact” initiative. This initiative will be launched on 16 October 2014 in Geneva, at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2014.

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The social question of the 21st century

“Knowledge is the new social question of the 21st century. War and violence, hunger and poverty today can no more be combated by conquest of land nor by more money, but only by more knowledge.” Thus started the keynote lecture of Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, at this year’s MSM Annual Research Conference.

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New MSM video about our international MBA!

Watch the new video clip about MSM and the unique features of its residential MBA program. In a dynamic animation format that includes several testimonials from students, the video showcases not only MSM’s expertise in responsible global management but also the School’s commitment to excellence.

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New and upcoming programs

IMPORTANT: Upcoming application deadline!
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Start date: September of each year
Application deadline for NFP/MSP applicants: 1 October 2014

IMPORTANT: Upcoming application deadline for NFP/MSP applicants for the following executive programs is 17 October 2014:
Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers (FNM): Course date: 18 May – 5 June 2015
Management of Change for Organizational Transition (CM): Course date: 22 June – 10 July 2015
Managing Performance through Organizational Culture (OCM): Course date: 18 May – 5 June 2015
Managing Sustainable Development (MSD): Course date: 1 – 19 June 2015
Strategic Management (GSM): Course date: 18 May – 5 June 2015
Sustainable Tourism Management (STM): Course date: 1 – 19 June 2015
Training for Impact (TI): Course date: 22 June – 10 July 2015

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New and recent publications

Visit our research portal or click on the links below to access our Working Paper series. The MSM Working Paper series was established in 2011 to disseminate the early research findings of MSM faculty and students.

Recent titles include:

New Trends in Innovation and Knowledge Society
Author: Jürgen Rüttgers
Working paper no. 2014/38

Business in Emerging Markets and Human Rights- the example of worker safety in the construction sector, especially since the recovery from the world-wide economic crisis
Author: Stephanie Jones
Working paper no. 2014/37

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Latest and upcoming events

Welcome day Joint Master Program Management and Engineering in Production Systems
When: 30 September 2014
Where: Maastricht School of Management

Application deadline for NFP/MSP applicants
When: 17 October 2014

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