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Nyenrode Career Event
On Wednesday, 10 November, businesses can use an interactive business café setting and other facilities to get to know ambitious Nyenrode students at the Nyenrode Career Event. The theme is 'Building your business by attracting the right talent'. Businesses can talk to about 120 MSc in Management students who are close to completing their studies. They can also get to know International MBA students and part-time students to exchange ideas on future career possibilities. To register, go to the website

Nominate Candidates for the Expat of the Year Awards
The Expat of the Year Awards were instituted in order to focus attention on the efforts of the international and expat community in the Netherlands and to celebrate their successes. They will be presented for the second time at Nyenrode on 29 March 2011. There are categories for expats, employers of expats and providers of services designed for expats. Candidates for all categories can be nominated until 17 December 2010 via http://www.expatoftheyearaward.nl/

Seminar on Future Development of China
In partnership with KLM Club China, Nyenrode's Europe China Institute will hold a seminar on 17 November with the title of 'China's future development'. The main guest is Prof. Wang Jianmao of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). Prof. Wang Jianmao is a leading liberal economist from China. He has recently made critical comments on the package of stimuli that China has deployed to tackle the crisis. He doubts that this policy will have a positive impact on the Chinese economy in the medium to long term. During the seminar, Wang Jianmao will speak about China's economic development over the last two decades and discuss the choices he expects to be made with regard to the next five-year plan. For more information and to register, visit the website

Nyenrode Finance Day on the Financial Landscape of the Future
On Friday, 19 November the Finance Day will be held again at Nyenrode, organized by the Nyenrode student investment association 'De Zilveren Rijder'. Last year's financial congress focused mainly on future investment, but this year the focus will shift to economic developments. The credit crisis and the financial situation, with which various EU governments have to contend, have had their effect on the financial sector. As a result, the financial landscape will change radically in the future. On the day, a variety of speakers will present their vision of these economic developments. They will also look back upon the 'golden age' before the credit crisis. The speakers will include Diederik Schmull (former Vice President of Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley), Han de Jong (Chief Economist at ABN AMRO) and Martien van Winden (CEO of Hoofbosch Beleggingsfonds). For more information (in Dutch), visit http://www.dezilverenrijder.nl/NFD.html

Winners of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced
The winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2010 were announced on 9 October. Nyenrode is a cooperating partner in the awards. The category of Master Entrepreneur of the Year was won by Jan-Renier Swinkels of the Bavaria brewery. He thereby automatically goes through to compete for the title of Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year (to be voted on in June 2011). Awards were also presented in two other categories. Thijs van Heuvel of the Olympic Food Group was declared winner in the category of Accelerating Entrepreneur of the Year 2010. Daan Dohmen of Focus Cura Zorginnovatie won in the category of Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2010. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year title is awarded annually in over fifty countries.

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Program News

Campus weekend: Experience the International MBA
With the 2010-2011 International MBA class at full speed, Nyenrode organizes her first campus weekend for the future 2011-2012 class students. During the preceding MBA introduction weekends students, prospective students and alumni worked together intensively. This successful formula will be the basis of a new campus weekend, scheduled from 19 until 21 November. The theme of the campus weekend will be Leadership. Again, Nyenrode has plane tickets available to fly in talented international students. For more information and registration, please go to http://www.nyenrode.com/seeforyourself.

Students Stimulate Local Social Enterprise in Kenya
Together with SharePeople, students on the part-time MSc Bedrijfskunde course organized a trip to Kenya. From 11 to 20 October, the sixteen students worked on business cases with four organizations in order to stimulate local social enterprise. By contributing their knowledge and skills, they offered practical help to the Kenyan entrepreneurs. The results and experiences are also shared with the Dutch embassy in Nairobi. Two of the groups have kept blogs of their experiences in Kenya. To read these (in Dutch), visit: http://nyenrodesharepeoplesatebu.waarbenjij.nu/
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More information http://www.sharepeople.nl

Students Visit Companies in Poland
From 27 September to 1 October, a group of Master in Management (MSc) students from Nyenrode embarked on a trip to Poland together with students of Kozminski University. They visited 33 companies in seven cities. The aim of the visit was to see at first hand how the Polish companies deal with issues such as sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). A number of the companies they visited will later compete for the Dutch Polish Trade Award 2010. The students' findings will assist the jury in selecting the winner.

China trip Master in Management program
From 22 September to 2 October, a group of Master in Management (MSc) students had a study trip to Shanghai. Theme of the trip was corporate social responsability. http://www.buza.nu/BuZa/Studytrip_2010.html

Masterclass 'Sustainable Innovation in the Agro-food Sector'
On 15 and 16 November 2010, Nyenrode will hold a masterclass in partnership with TransForum and Ynnovate on sustainable innovation in the agro-food sector. For this purpose, Taco van Someren and André Nijhof have studied nine radical innovations in the sector. These nine innovations received guidance and support from the TransForum innovation program. Value creation based on sustainable innovation is proving to be a troublesome process, with deep troughs between the successes. In this masterclass, the lessons on successful sustainable innovation are explored with an interactive approach. Furthermore, the masterclass focuses on allowing participants to relate these lessons to their own practical experiences. See (in Dutch): the website

New Modular 'Executive Professional Interim Management' Program
Nyenrode recently started the Executive Professional Interim Management (EPIM) program, a modular series of courses for (interim) managers and temporary leaders. The modules are designed for people who want a flexible way to stay up to date in their professional development. By following the modules, they can work effectively to obtain their Professional Interim Management certificate. For further information on the modular courses and to register, visit www.nyenrode.nl/epim (in Dutch).

Faculty

Inaugural Lecture by Leo Witvliet
On Monday 11 October, Prof. dr. Leo Witvliet, professor of Interim Management, publicly took up his position by delivering his inaugural lecture. The title of the lecture was: 'Bewust Tussen Beiden?! Over de dynamiek van een vak dat zijn positie ontleent aan het zijn van de "derde".' (translated into English 'Deliberately in the Middle?! On the dynamics of a profession that derives its position from the existence of the "third".') Profile of Prof Dr Witvliet

Martin Dees RA Professor of Public Auditing & Accounting
Nyenrode has appointed Prof. Dr. Martin Dees RA to the position of professor of Public Auditing & Accounting. Dees became the academic director of the very recently opened Center for Public Auditing & Accounting last June. This provides education, research, advice and events in relation to auditing, risk management and external reporting for organizations in the public sector. The Center is a joint initiative of the Nyenrode School of Accountancy & Controlling and the Government Audit Department. You can read more (in Dutch) here.

Arco Bobeldijk appointed Professor of Corporate Tax
Arco Bobeldijk has been appointed Professor of Corporate Tax at Nyenrode. Aim of his appointment is to strengthen fiscal research and education at Nyenrode. Bobeldijk is partner General Fiscal Practice at legal and fiscal consultancy firm Loyens & Loeff in Amsterdam. Read more

Dennis Vink appointed as Chairman of Nyenrode Center for Finance
Dennis Vink has been appointed as Chairman of the Nyenrode Center for Finance. In his new position he is responsible for the organization and operation of the Finance Center for the benefit of education in the programs of the Nyenrode School of Accountancy & Controlling and the Nyenrode Business School, Vink has been working for Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the sphere of Finance since 2002. He was appointed as Associate Professor of Finance in 2008. Profile of Dr Vink

Lidewey van der Sluis Speaker at Technology Summit 2010
On 18 November, Prof Dr. Lidewey van der Sluis, Professor of Strategic Talent Management, will be one of the speakers at the 'Meet the future' Science & Technology Summit 2010 during the World Forum in The Hague. She will talk with technology students from all over the world about their discoveries, ambitions, talents and dreams. Other speakers include Kishore Mahbubani, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Robbert Dijkgraaf and Sarah Darwin. For more information, visit www.summit2010.nl (in Dutch).
Profile of Prof Dr van der Sluis

Campus & Alumni

Alumnus Deo van Wijk honored for donation
On 28 September, alumnus Deo van Wijk was guest at Nyenrode Castle. He was offered a lunch by President Piero Overmars, CEO Maurits van Rooijen and Chairman Rob Schipper (Nyenrode Fund Foundation) in order to thank him for donating 1 Million euros to the Nyenrode Fund Foundation. To honor his entrepreneurship, he was conferred with a Life Time Achievement Award. Part of Van Wijk's donated has been allocated to the renovation of the Coachhouse that has recently been done. Another part will be used as initial capital for the new NFF revolving scholarship initiative, an initiative in close co-operation with the VCV and year representatives.

Quality in Music: "Fancy fiddlers on the way to Christmas 2010"
On 12 December, a new concert within the framework of the 'Young Musical Masters at Nyenrode' series is scheduled. Location: Coach House. Title of the concert is "Fancy fiddlers on the way to Christmas 2010". In the program works of Mozart and Schubert (among others) are included. More information (in Dutch): http://www.qualityinmusic.nl/

Estate Manager Gert Immerzeel in Book on Garden Managers
In the book "De tuinbaas en zijn buitenplaats" (The garden manager and his country estate), architectural historian and scientific correspondent Gertrudis A. M. Offenberg examines the work of the managers of 24 country estates, parks and other historic gardens. One chapter of his book is devoted to Nyenrode's own estate manager, Gert Immerzeel. He tells about the history and management of the estate and its transition from a pleasure park to an educational institute. The book was presented on 6 October at the Government Department for Cultural heritage in Amersfoort.

Alumni Event on the Subject of Fraud
An alumni event on the topic of fraud will be held on 8 November. All Nyenrode alumni are welcome to attend. The speakers will be Bob Hoogenboom and Gijs Hiltermann of the Nyenrode School of Accountancy & Controlling and Bernard Prins, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. You can register to attend at (Dutch website): http://www.nyenrode.com/alumniac