MSM Dean Director Wim Naudé

As we approach summer in Maastricht we wish our residential MBA31 class much success in the final stages of their program. We look forward to see them back in Maastricht on 3 September for their graduation. Please book this date in your calendar. We look forward to welcoming new participants later this year into a number of new programs such as in Leading in Higher Education, Master in Management, MSc in Management and Engineering in Electrical Power Systems (with RWTH Aachen University) and the exciting Executive MBA in Sports Management.

Preparations are also ongoing for our 5^th Annual Research Conference on 4-5 September on the topic of managing agriculture in Africa. At the recent AMBA Conference for Deans and Directors in Prague, where I shared with the audience some of MSMs experiences in establishing and maintaining global partnerships in these education and research activities, it was clear that the demand for graduate management education remains dynamic, and the business school world continues to be characterised by rapid innovation. MSMs creative approach to program development based on a solid and growing research reputation will continue to be the basis from which we will work together with all our stakeholders for better global management.

Read further >

MSM to launch new Executive MBA in Sports Management

MSM is starting a new Executive MBA in Sports Management in January 2016. Pioneered by Maastricht School of Management and SportBizz this program is offered in partnership with Topsport Limburg and the Orange Sports Forum in The Netherlands.

Read further >

AMBA Global Conference for Deans 2015: Interest in the MBA at a high

From 13-15 May 2015 Prof. Wim Naudé, Dean of Maastricht School of Management, participated in the AMBA Global Conference for Deans and Directors held in Prague, Czech Republic. The conference attracted more than 190 delegates from 143 business schools in 40 countries.

Read further >

MSM's Associate Dean Ms. Katalin Kovacs reelected to Board of Commissioners IACBE

The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) held its Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting (ACAM) in Baltimore early April. Mrs. Kati Kovacs, Associate Dean Quality Assurance and Director Global Education programs represented MSM at the conference. During the meeting of the General Assembly, she was reelected to the Board of Commissioners for her second term.

Read further >

MSM welcomes Global Entrepreneurship Network

On the 28^th of May MSM welcomed a delegation from the Global Entrepreneurship Network at its campus in Maastricht.  The delegation, consisting of a dozen representatives across Europe, is taking part in the 2015 meeting of the European Global Entrepreneurship Network. 

Read further >

MSM and ADAPT Italy extend collaboration

MSM Dean Professor Wim Naudé recently visited ADAPT and the University of Bergamo in Italy on invitation to present a lecture on technological innovation, employment and inequality, and to work on an Erasmus+ project on professional doctorates in the European context. In this latter project, ADAPT is a project partner.

Read further >

New book: Structural change and industrial development in the BRICS

‘Structural Change and Industrial Development in the BRICS’ is a new book co-edited by MSM Dean Prof. Wim Naudé, which will be published in June 2015 by Oxford University Press.

Read further >

MSM Romania joins UN Global Compact Network Romania

Ms. Dora Surugiu, Managing Director of MSM Romania, has been appointed to the Board of Directors in the Global Compact Network Romania.
The network was launched on 15 May 2015 during an official event in Romania. 

Read further >

CSR in Kazakhstan: a study of current status and development

Ms. Azhar Baisakalova successfully defended her Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) thesis on “Corporate Social Responsibility in Kazakhstan: An Analysis of the Perspectives of Key Actors” at Maastricht School of Management (MSM) on 21 April 2015.

Read further >

Monitoring and Evaluation development projects: essential skills for development co-operation

A group of participants from all over the world working in development co-operations completed a 1-week Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Projects Executive Program at MSM on Friday, 24 April 2015.

Read further >

Tailor-made training results in master plan for Risk Management for Anti-Money Laundering

Following the 2 week visit to MSM of 20 high civil servants from the Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK-INTRAC) in November last year for the tailor made program on a Risk Management System for Anti-Money Laundering, the 3^rd week of this training was recently successfully completed at the offices of PPATK in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Read further >

DBA thesis defense: “Leadership challenges in Egypt”

Mr. Khaled El Sayed Bekhet Mohamed successfully defended his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) thesis on “The Relationship between Adversity Quotient and Leadership Styles of Business Leaders in Egypt” at Maastricht School of Management (MSM) on 28 May 2015.

Read further >

New and upcoming programs

Master in Management
Specialization: International Business
Start date: September 2015
Application deadline for non EU-residents: 1 July 2015
Application deadline for EU residents: 1 August 2015

NEW: Executive Program
Leading in Higher Education (LHE)
2-week Executive Program
Application deadline for NFP/MENA applicants: 19 July 2015

Leadership and Management of Higher Education Institutions
MSM deadline for private sponsorship candidates: 1 October 2015

Maastricht MBA
Start date: September of each year
Application deadline for NFP/MENA applicants: closed
Application deadline for non-EU residents (private sponsorship): 1 July 2015
Application deadline for EU residents (private sponsorship): 1 August 2015

Read further >

New and recent publications

Visit our research portal or click on the links below to access our publications. 

Recent titles include:
Slow Money in an age of fiduciary capitalism
Author: Priyanka Jayashankar

Institutional arrangements for conservation, development and tourism in Eastern and Southern Africa: A dynamic perspective
Authors: Jakomijn van Wijk, Rene van der Duim, Machiel Lamers

Structural Change and Industrial Development in the BRICS
Author: Wim Naudé, Adam Szirmai and Nobuya Haraguchi

Managing Portfolio of Licenses
Author: Nicola Dimitri
Working paper no. 2014/40

Environmental management accounting and environmental management in manufacturing industries in Uganda
Authors: Ruth Namakonzi and Eno Inanga
Working paper no. 2014/39

Read further >

Latest and upcoming events

LAUNCH: Executive MBA in Sports Management
Date: 29 June 2015

MSM Graduation Ceremony 2015
Date: 3 September 2015

Call for papers - Research Conference: Managing African Agriculture: Markets, Linkages and Rural Economic Development
Deadline submission of abstracts: 10 June 2015
Conference date: 4-5 September 2015

Read further >