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 Nyenrode opens Anniversary Year in Festive Fashion
Nyenrode turns 65 this year. The theme of Nyenrode's 65th anniversary is 'Remarkable'. This has been chosen because Nyenrode holds a remarkable place in the academic world and because it educates people who turn out to be remarkable.
The anniversary year was opened in festive fashion on September 3rd with a magnificent party for alumni, students and staff. The party area around the Castle and the Coach House was occupied by a variety of culinary stalls and there were a number of presentations, an auction and performances from Ali B, Xander de Buisonjé, the Nyenrode Booz Band and others. Then at 2200 hours, the scintillating late-night party began in the Coach House.
 Opening of Academic Year 2011-2012
The new academic year was formally opened by Rector Magnificus Maurits van Rooijen on September 5th. Because of the festive nature of the opening in this anniversary year, two renowned keynote speakers were invited: Vincenzo Scotti, the Italian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs as well as Nyenrode alumnus Lodewijk de Vink, former Chairman, President and CEO of the pharmaceutical company Warner Lambert. Nyenrode's Pfizer auditorium was made possible by Lodewijk de Vink. Furthermore, Dean Leen Paape as well as Rinze Verheijen, Chairman of the Heeren V of student association Nieuwe Compagnie van Verre, delivered speeches. For the first time, it was also possible to view the opening via livestream on the Nyenrode website. www.nyenrode.nl/live.
 Sculptures Unveiled
Prior to the opening of the new academic year, the first of five man-size sculpture groups was unveiled: 'Het Gesprek' (The Conversation). The renowned sculptor Pieter Kortekaas has loaned these sculptures to Nyenrode. Kortekaas's works of art are a metaphor for the new direction in leadership and entrepreneurship. Four other sculpture groups will be unveiled in the course of the anniversary year. Each unveiling will be attended by a different group of Nyenrode stakeholders. The unveilings will all be connected to special anniversary activities.
Book presentation 'Remarkable Nyenrode 1946-2011. Remarkable 65'
To celebrate the anniversary, Nyenrode is publishing a special book entitled 'Remarkable Nyenrode 1946-2011. Remarkable 65'. This contains portraits of a selection of alumni with a remarkable career or life story, and of people who have performed outstanding services in Nyenrode's history. During the opening of the academic year, Rector Maurits van Rooijen presented a luxury edition of the book to Piero Overmars and André Olijslager. Both are alumni and connected to Nyenrode in an administrative role. Overmars is President of the Nijenrode Foundation and Olijslager is Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Integration of Business School and School of Accountancy & Controlling
As of September 1st, the School of Accountancy & Controlling and the Business School will be fully integrated within Nyenrode Business Universiteit. The programs will remain, but the separate schools will no longer exist as such. Leen Paape will become the head of Degree Programs & Research for the whole of Nyenrode and the faculty. He will be assisted by Désirée van Gorp as the new Associate Dean of Degree Programs and Roberto Flören as Head of Faculty. Jan-Willem Broekhuysen will be the (interim) Dean in the field of Executive Education & Organizational Development.
Theme Afternoon on Integrity and Cultural Change
In cooperation with the Netherlands Compliance Institute, Nyenrode's European Institute for Business Ethics is organizing an afternoon meeting at Nyenrode on the theme of integrity and cultural change on Wednesday, September 14th. During the meeting a number of leading speakers will present their vision concerning integrity and cultural change. The speakers will include Joanne Kellerman, Director of De Nederlandse Bank, André Wierdsma, Nyenrode's Professor of Organization and Co-creation, and Frans van Oostrum, head of the UWV Integrity Bureau. Between the speakers Edgar Karssing will give a number of readings from his book 'De oplossing is het probleem niet!' (The Solution is not the Problem!).
For more information and to register, visit: the website (in Dutch)
 Nyenrode Career Event – Boost your online presence!
September 7th saw the annual Nyenrode Career Event welcome 26 companies to the campus to interview students of the International MBA and MSc in Management. Recruiters and students alike were able to select one another prior to the Event and then spent the day itself meeting, interviewing and exploring employment opportunities. Over lunch, the companies and students enthusiastically took part in an interactive Business Café. Under the expert guidance of host Lena Olivier of LinkedIn, students and recruiters shared their thoughts on how best to use social media to promote themselves – as potential employees or employers. Through lively chatter and some challenging discussion points, all participants realized there is still much for everyone to learn about effectively selling ourselves online.
Center for Sustainability takes part in Dutch Green Building Week
The Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC) is organizing Dutch Green Building Week at a variety of locations from September 19th to 23rd. In that week, numerous organizations connected to construction and real estate will demonstrate how important sustainable building is to our society. During the week Nyenrode's Center for Sustainability will present the masterclass 'Be Prepared for the Future' at several locations.
For more information, visit: http://www.dutchgreenbuildingweek.nl (in Dutch)
Symposium B2B Goes Social
After completing their part-time MSc in Business Administration in the spring, Katherine Kucherenko, Dave Pieplenbosch and Dick Hulzebos decided to join forces and organize a symposium at Nyenrode on themes related to their theses. The symposium, which has the title 'B2B Goes Social', will be held on September 15th. Topics include 'Social media in relation to the company's competitiveness', 'Online conversation management' and 'Implementation of a social media campaign'.
For more information, visit: http://www.b2bgoessocial.nl/ (in Dutch)
Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute Newsletter
The subject of Corporate Governance is currently attracting a lot of attention as good corporate governance is very much in the public interest. Awareness of this important topic has increased dramatically in recent years, as has the need for insights, based on research, that may lead to suggestions for improvement. Nyenrode has a great deal of expertise on the subject of Corporate Governance and it is one of our priorities when it comes to education and research. For that reason the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute has launched a special newsletter bringing you the latest news on developments in this sphere.
The first Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute newsletter (in Dutch) is available
here
Register via: http://www.html-mailing.nl/nyenrode (in Dutch)
Academie voor Verenigingsmanagement and Nyenrode organize Executive Meetings
The Academie voor Verenigingsmanagement (Academy for Association Management (AVVM)) and Nyenrode are to present four evening classes on important developments in the clubs and associations sector. The first class, on new business models, will be held on September 14th.
For more information visit: http://www.avvm.nl/specials.html (in Dutch)
Insight Articles
The need for global financial expertise
Advanced Management Program: Taking A Step Back To See More Clearly
From Leadership to Stewardship: 15 Years of the YMP/LDP
The Use of Business Risk Audit Perspectives by the Non-Big 4 Audit Firms
The Solution Isn't The Problem!
Nyenrode & RTL Z Masterclass: 'Energy under discussion'
A new Nyenrode & RTL Z Masterclass will be held on September 28th called 'Energie in debat' (Energy under discussion). The central theme will be investing in energy transition for the future. For more information, visit: http://www.rtl.nl/service/masterclasses/home/ (in Dutch)
YMP becomes LDP
After 15 years, the YMP - Your Leadership Development Program – has been renamed as the Leadership Development Program (LDP). The new program manager, Kathelijn Geerts, was recently handed the baton by Marjan Lubbers, who has been the face of the program from the start. The LDP is designed for managers and professionals who have the ambition to grow towards a management function with wider responsibilities. The new Leadership Development Program (LDP) will begin on 4 October.
More information (in Dutch)
 Completion of First Talent Lab Coach Program
During the academic year 2010/2011 the Talent Lab Coaching Program was. The first participants all concluded the program successfully. They are trained to coach in Talent Labs according to the Talent Lab coach method. This method was developed by Prof. Dr. Lidewey van der Sluis, Nyenrode's Professor of Strategic Talent Management. The Talent Lab is an in-company development course for ambitious professionals who wish to be coached in work-related learning and talent focused performance. Partner of the Talent Lab is Vitae, a Manpower company, which is a business partner of the chair.
Paul Frentrop Professor of Corporate Governance and Capital Markets
As of September 1st, Dr. Paul Frentrop has been appointed as Professor of Corporate Governance and Capital Markets at Nyenrode. The chair comes under the auspices of the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute. Corporate Governance is one of the leading areas for research and education at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Paul Frentrop will concentrate primarily on research into how institutional investors can, and wish, to exert influence on the boards of companies. He is also researching the effect of the investment policies of institutional investors on their role as shareholders, questions relating to long-term shareholding (stewardship) and the problems associated with trans-border voting by shareholders. In addition, Frentrop will be actively involved in Nyenrode Business Universiteit's educational programs for supervisory directors.
More information (in Dutch)
Ad Kil Professor of Research Didactics for Professionals
Dr. Ad Kil has been appointed Professor of Research Didactics for Professionals. Kil is also the Director of Nyenrode's Executive Doctorate Program. He obtained his PhD at the School of Management of the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.
 Danielle Zandee Co-director of Center for Sustainability
With effect from September 1st, Danielle Zandee will join Anke van Hal in the capacity of co-director of the Center for Sustainability. They will fulfill the function of director together: Zandee for 2 days a week and Van Hal for 3 days a week. In this way they will jointly continue the work of Gerard Keijzers, who died last May. Anke van Hal had already taken on a large part of Gerard Keijzers' work when he was ill. Danielle Zandee was appointed as Professor of Sustainable Organizational Development in 2010 and is also the director of the Advanced Management Program. Anke van Hal is Professor of Sustainable Building and Development at Nyenrode. She is also Professor of Sustainable Housing Transformation at the Architecture Faculty of the TU Delft.
Best Paper Award for Nyenrode family businesses research
Two papers by Nyenrode family business researchers have been awarded. The paper "Ownership social capital in privately-held firms: the role of family involvement" by llse Matser, Marta Berent-Braun, Lorraine Uhlaner and Roberto Flören was awarded best paper at a seminar in Witten, Germany. For their paper "Ownership social capital and firm performance in the private firm. Evidence from a Dutch sample" Marta Berent-Braun, Lorraine Uhlaner and Roberto Flören received an honorable mention as best paper award at the IFERA conference in Palermo, Italy.
Silver Award for Rob Blomme
At the International Conference on Hospitality & Leisure Applied Research, the paper by Dr. Rob Blomme won the Silver Award for best paper. Co-authors were Dr. Debbie Tromp en Dr. Arjan van Rheede. The paper's title is "Leadership and its influence to work home interference". The academic conference is held every 2 years.
Nyenrode Fund revolving scholarship program is gaining speed
Launched last year, the Nyenrode Fund (NF) revolving scholarship program is picking up speed with many classes joining or about to join. Classes raise 10,000 euros for a scholarship, choose a winning student and provide a coach. The winner commits himself/herself to return the grant (with interest) to the NF in the years after his or her graduation. The money thus remains linked with the donor class and can be re-used over the years, again and again. Have you mobilized your class yet? Contact nf@nyenrode.nl!
Tim Eerhart wins Master Thesis Award Accountancy 2011
On August 25th, Nyenrode alumnus Tim Eerhart was awarded the Master Thesis Award Accountancy 2011 for his thesis "Leningconvenanten, verplichting of signaalfunctie" (Loan covenants: obligation or signal function). Among other things, he concludes in this thesis that companies can obtain loans from banks at lower cost when they have their annual accounts audited by external accountants. The award is accompanied by a € 3,000 cash prize.
More information (in Dutch)
Creative Crowdfunding Campaign to Fund MBA
The young entrepreneur Jelle Drijver is financing his MBA at Nyenrode in a creative way: with a crowdfunding campaign. Jelle Drijver took part in the FD Career Challenge at the beginning of this year coming 6th out of more than 860 participants and receiving a grant worth € 20,000 from Nyenrode for the Executive MBA course. To get the remaining sum required for his studies, he divided up the entire back page of the Financieele Dagblad into 50 sections and is offering these for sale on his website and via social media. For more information on Jelle's campaign, visit: http://www.jelledrijver.nl (in Dutch)
www.facebook.com/nyenrode: now over 1,000 friends!
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