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.

(Photo: H.E. Mr. Ron Keller with MSM Dean, Prof. Wim Naudé, Associate Dean Ms. Amy Wang and Chairman of the MSM Board, Mr. René van der Linden)

Maastricht School of Management has been active in China for almost thirty years and is formally recognized as an international education institution by the Chinese government.

Its MBA programs, which include an Executive MBA and an International MBA, were started in 1997 in collaboration with Nanjing University, one of the oldest and most respected universities in the country. Since then almost 800 students have successfully graduated from these programs.

In 1999 a special initiative was undertaken in partnership with Nanjing University, namely the establishment of the Sino-Dutch International Business Centre (SDIBC) at Nanjing University.

Maastricht School of Management has also over time build up a solid partnership with one of the largest companies in China, the Baosteel Group. This company, the largest steel producer in China and a Fortune 500 company, has for around 13 years been sending its managers to MSM for tailor-made executive education.

Mr. Keller congratulated MSM on its pioneer spirit in furthering transnational education and offered to assist the school in the planned expansion of its programs and partnerships in China in the future. Professor Naudé indicated that MSM is committed to support the activities of the Dutch embassy in China particularly in promoting Dutch-Chinese bilateral trade and education relations and utilising MSM’s large network of alumni and contacts in China.