Research Chairs

A research chair sponsoring is a strategic partnership between one or more organization(s) and a full professor of Nyenrode. The (financial) contribution of the organization and the expertise and network of the full professor result in relevant and actual academic research outcomes.

Some benefit of the sponsoring organization:

• access to the expertise and databases of Nyenrode
• publicity: a research chair can be named after the sponsor(s); consequently the name of the research chair is indicated in all media communication related to the research project and the sponsored full professors
• academic contribution to activities of the organization, such as workshops and seminars
• a research chair sponsorship can open the gate for other types of cooperation between Nyenrode and companies like executive education, in-company programmes, events etc.

We have classified four types of sponsorship, depending on the connectivity, the nature and the content of the sponsored research activity.

• Unconditional sponsorship: sponsoring a full professor without any restriction
• Conditional sponsorship: sponsoring a research chair with restrictions
  (only specified research activities are sponsored by one or more organization(s)
  e.g. publishing a book, hosting a visiting professor etc.)
• Exclusive sponsorship: one organization exclusively sponsors a research chair including coaching of PhD students
• Powerhouse sponsorship: sponsoring a long-term, joint research cooperation with participation of several full professors