Issue #11/2015

WE WISH YOU A JOYFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR FULL OF PEACE AND HAPPINESS

Highlights 2015

2015 has been busy year at MSM, filled with milestones and wonderful memories. We thank all our students, partners, staff, faculty and board members, who as a formidable team, made MSM again an exceptional organization this past year.  Below we list only a very small selection of some of 2015’s highlights to which we raise our glasses:

  • During 2015 585 students graduated from our various education programs, both in Maastricht (166 students) and in 12 partner locations around the world (419 students).
  • The Association of MBAs (AMBA) has confirmed the re-accreditation of Maastricht School of Management’s programs for the maximum period. In addition, the Master in Management program has received new accreditation from the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) and Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), hence joining the ranks of the triple accredited MBA and DBA programs.
  • We retained our first place in the 4 Palms of Excellence category as a top business school with significant international influence and our MaastrichtMBA program has been ranked #2 in The Netherlands.
  • Our collaboration with the RWTH Aachen University keeps expanding. No less than four MSc degrees in Management and Engineering are being offered:  in production systems engineering, electrical power systems engineering, computer-aided manufacturing engineering and water management.

Read further >

Province of Limburg scholarships for MSM's Executive MBA in Sports Management

The Province of Limburg has granted four scholarships to talented students for MSM’s new Executive MBA in Sports Management. After graduating these students are expected to fulfill leadership roles in the international sports industry with a focus on the promotion of the high-tech sports facilities and innovative sports equipment and materials of the province.

Read further >

Amsterdam Arena to partner with the MSM Executive MBA in Sports Management

The Amsterdam ArenA, home base of AFC Ajax, has confirmed its commitment to be actively involved with the MSM Executive MBA in Sports Management. The Amsterdam ArenA is very enthusiastic about the prospect of contributing to the Sports MBA program and will start by hosting the students from the first intake during their first classes.

Read further >

MSM secures further accreditation

Maastricht School of Management’s Master in Management (MiM) program has just received accreditation both from the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) and from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Read further >

Dutch ambassador-designate to China visits MSM

The designated Dutch Ambassador to China, H.E. Mr. Ron Keller visited MSM on 4 December. During his meeting with MSM Dean Professor Wim Naudé, Chairman of the MSM Board Mr. René van der Linden, MSM Board Member Mr. Léon Frissen and MSM Associate Dean Ms. Amy Wang, Mr. Keller was updated on MSM’s activities in China.

Read further >

Tourism management in Macedonia

Maastricht School of Management (MSM) and the University of Tourism and Management in Skopje (UTMS), Republic of Macedonia, recently met to discuss various avenues of collaboration in teaching and research.

Read further >

Management education for Uzbekistan

MSM recently discussed various options and possible modalities for partnerships in the area of management education and business development with the Uzbekistan Ambassador in Brussels, H.E. Mr Vladimir Norov and the Counselor for Trade and Economy, Mr. Oybek Khamraev. This was during a special visit of H.E. Mr. Norov to MSM on 25 November.

Read further >

How relevant are universities’ education for labor markets?

Improving the labor market relevance of higher education is a challenge for many universities across the globe and especially in emerging and developing countries. Knowledge on labor market needs and labor market developments is crucial in realizing this objective. In this respect, MSM and Maastricht University (through its Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market- ROA) have partnered in the field of higher education capacity building.

Read further >

MSM alumni attend the NFP Conference in Jakarta

MSM alumni attended the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) Alumni Conference hosted by EP-Nuffic which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on 26-28 October 2015. In total 110 NFP alumni from six member countries of the ASEAN region: Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia, were selected by EP-Nuffic to participate in the event.

Read further >

New and upcoming programs

Full-time MBA
MSM deadline for NFP/MSP scholarship applicants: 6 March 2016
Early bird deadline: 1 April 2016
Start date: September of each year

Executive MBA
Specializations: 
Sports Management
Healthcare Management
International Business & Sustainable Development
Start date: 18 January 2016
Application deadline: December 2015

Master in Management
Deadline for non-EU residents: closed
Deadline for EU-residents: 1 January 2016
Start date: February 2016

4 January 2016: Upcoming deadline Executive Programs
E-Government Policies
E-Government Projects
Corporate Social Responsibility
Value Chain Analysis

Read further >

New and recent publications

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

Recent titles include:
Success Factors for Community Business Wildlife Tourism Partnerships in Tanzania
European Journal of Development Research
Authors: Diederik de Boer and Meine Pieter van Dijk

Slow Money in an age of fiduciary capitalism
Ecological Economics 
Authors: Priyanka Jayashankar, Arvind Ashtab and Mark Rasmussenc

Playing the Lottery or Dressing Up? A Model of Firm-Level Heterogeneity and the Decision to Export
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Authors: Wim Naudé, Thomas Gries and Natasa Bilkic

Environmental vulnerability as a legacy of violent conflict: a case study of the 2012 waste crisis in the Palestinian gathering of Shabriha, South Lebanon
Conflict, Security & Development
Authors: Nora Stel and Irna van der Molen

Read further >

Latest and upcoming events

Welcome the new year with MBA32!
Date: 28 January 2016

Call for papers: International conference strengthening Indonesian Agribusiness
Deadline for abstract submission: 12 February 2016
Conference: 25-26 April 2016

Read further >

MSM videos

The Executive MBA in Sports Management will start on 18 January 2016! Have a look at the interview with student in the program Ronald Waterreus and find out more why he decided to follow the program. 

Click here for the MSM YouTube channel

Read further >

Working together for better global management
Maastricht School of Management | Tapijnkazerne 11, 6211 ME Maastricht,
The Netherlands | www.msm.nl | msm-infomail@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Unsubscribe Newsletter