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In this final newsletter of 2023, we close off the year with outstanding news! The Maastricht University and its MBA programmes were able to maintain the leading position in the 2023 Better World MBA ranking. This shows our commitment to infusing the notion of sustainable development into our MBA course content We are also proud to issue a Call for Papers to address the rapidly changing world of work, driven by technological advancements, such as digitalisation, robotisation and AI. The Call for papers "The Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities in a Disrupted World", is available in the events section below. The last few weeks we welcomed many international participants for our Short Executive Programmes. Below you can read how participants of the Small Business Development in Emerging Economies, Strategic Leadership and Project Management programme benefitted from the lessons learned during the programme. Don't forget to take a look at all the short programmes coming up next year! In this newsletter, we also highlight some of the capacity development projects that are carried out by MSM's Expert Centre on Emerging Economies. MSM started a new project aimed at achieving vocational excellence in Ghana, contributed to female entrepreneurship development in Algeria and launched the industry-academia platform ‘iTATU’ in Kenya to boost innovation and productivity within the country’s private sector. For now, we are closing off our first year as part of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, a year of operations in a turbulent world, an intensive and challenging, but rewarding year. On behalf of the whole MSM organisation I would like to wish you happy holidays and a prosperous & healthy 2024! We look forward to another successful year and will keep you updated about MSM’s achievements in 2024. Best wishes, Meinhard Gans |
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Maastricht University keeps leading position in 2023 Better World MBA ranking |
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We are delighted to announce that the MBA programmes of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics have been named among the top three sustainable business MBA programmes worldwide by Corporate Knights, a leading sustainable business magazine. Maastricht University School of Business and Economics' MBA portfolio includes the MBA programmes of MSM. |
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Dual degree partnership with Universitas Indonesia is a fact |
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Monday 13 November 2023 marked the signing of the contract with the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universitas Indonesia (UI) for offering a dual degree programme in Indonesia. This dual degree programme consists of the Master in Management programme of UI and the MBA programme of Maastricht School of Management (MSM). |
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Micro, Small and Medium size enterprises as the agent for Economic Development |
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Recently, Mr. Andre Dellevoet, Senior Project Consultant at MSM, delivered the Short Executive Programme on Small Business Development in Emerging Economies. The programme touched upon the most important topics related to the development of private sector and discussed past and present developments both from an aid perspective as well as through local avenues of private sector development. |
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Mastering Strategic Leadership: Unleashing Effective Strategies with Practical Insights |
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On Monday 13 November 2023 we welcomed 17 professionals from 13 different countries for MSM’s Short Executive Programme on Strategic Leadership. This practice-oriented programme is designed to educate (potential) leaders on the crucial elements of effective strategic leadership. |
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Designing and Managing Investment Projects with skill and precision |
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"During the Project Management programme, I gained insights into how to design relevant projects and keep them feasible and sustainable. It was a great learning experience!". These where the words of Ms. Zain Abulalhaj from Jordan on the last day of MSM’s Short Executive (blended) Project Management programme. The programme started with an online part of four weeks, followed by seven days face-to-face training at our campus in Maastricht. |
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New project: Achieving Vocational Excellence in the climate-smart agriculture sector in Ghana |
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In the face of a changing climate, Ghana's agricultural sector is facing unprecedented challenges. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) offers a promising solution to enhance food security and environmental sustainability, but its successful implementation hinges on a skilled workforce capable of operating CSA technologies. The newly granted CB-VET project addresses this critical need by strengthening vocational education and training (VET) institutions in Ghana to capacitate the agricultural colleges with the necessary skills and knowledge for a thriving CSA sector with a main focus on production and processing. |
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MSM Supports Female Entrepreneurship Development in Algeria |
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Dr. Mulu Hundera, expert on gender and female entrepreneurship, recently conducted a training workshop on Female Entrepreneurship in Oran and Algiers, Algeria, in the framework of the RVO funded K2K project. The workshop was specifically designed for educators and researchers from various universities in Algeria where 24 participants (including 4 men) participated in the training. |
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Harnessing the boundless creativity of students to tackle future challenges faced by companies |
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The industry-Academia Platform (IAP) – iTATU- under the Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP), is an ambitious component backed by the Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry (MITI) and supported by the World Bank Group, aimed to boost innovation and productivity in Kenya's private sector. The IAP sub-component plays a crucial role in connecting Kenyan corporates with talented students, who tackle challenges posed by companies, in delivering innovative solutions. This collaboration aims to enhance corporate productivity, skills gap bridging and increase competitiveness. |
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In the classroom: A student's perspective on the first three courses of the Full-time MBA 2023 |
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The last few weeks, the full-time MBA participants kicked-off their Full-time MBA experience with three courses; Managing Cultural Diversity, Research Methods and Accounting for Managers. In this blog, current full-time MBA participant Maria Pericão da Veiga from Portugal shares how she is experiencing the programme and studying at the Tapijnkazerne campus. In addition, she highlights her key learning outcomes so far. |
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Meet your lecturers: Oliver Olson |
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Wondering who your lecturers are going to be? What their teaching style is? How you can apply what you learned in your job? This and much more will be addressed in an upcoming series of blogs in which your lecturers will introduce themselves. |
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The challenges and opportunities for Mobility and a Green Transition |
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On 10 and 11 October, Dr Diederik de Boer, Director at MSM’s Expert Centre on Emerging Economies (ECEE) and Associate Professor Sustainable Business Development attended the Vienna Migration Conference. At the event the unfolding geopolitical dynamics, global trends and the current EU migration agenda was discussed. |
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Unlocking leadership excellence experience for OCAG Bangladesh at MSM |
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Recently, MSM welcomed 15 Senior Officials - from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG), the Surpreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Bangladesh – for a dynamic two week Custom-made leadership programme. The programme was a groundbreaking EU funded initiative, aimed to enhance leadership and auditing capabilities, a pathway for OCAG towards Auditing Excellence and addressing the challenges of Modern Governance. |
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New and upcoming programmes |
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Global Flex Online MBA Master in Management Full-time MBA Executive Education programmes – upcoming deadlines |
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Upcoming events |
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Call for papers "The Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities in a Disrupted World" 11th International Symposium on Multinational Business Management - Digital Intelligence, Corporate Transformation, and Strategic Human Resources Management |
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MSM videos |
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Watch our Campus Tour Video. Click on the image below to watch the video.
Click here for the MSM YouTube channel. |
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