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one year full-time mba

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never stop asking looking for new questions when old answers don t work anymore 2

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your personal and professional growth are our driving force with our business school it s about you nigel roome associate dean mba programmes tiasnimbas business school the corporate world is calling for managers and new style leadership corporate social responsibility has a primary focus and nowadays markets and companies are rapidly changing being adaptive and receptive is the key to success that s the main objective of our programme content your goals and aspirations are our inspirations your choice for tiasnimbas our full-time mba concentrates on you and your objectives our mba programme builds skills for new style leaders once tiasnimbas graduate lifelong learning opportunities your study in the netherlands tilburg and utrecht supporting your steps to a better career 5 7 8 10 13 15 17 18 tiasnimbas business school get your own personal mba advisor now 3

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catherine derham student usa studying at tiasnimbas business school is unique because of their really small classes a small group encourages good interaction between everyone in the class also tiasnimbas business school has relatively more women in their classes i think that s because utrecht is a safe and very pleasant city to study in george von kleef recruiter understanding the new values of the corporate world and showing new style leadership are skills we re looking for when hiring new management we strongly recommend our staff to enter mba programmes that focus on these skills shu-yi lin student taiwan small classes and value for money tiasnimbas business school is amongst the top 10 best value-for-money business schools in europe roi survey 09 ft with an international faculty and the second most international student body worldwide that s what i call an international mba 4

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your goals and aspirations are our inspiration a personal welcome from the dean as dean of tiasnimbas business school i am proud to introduce you to our unique full-time mba programme your goals and aspirations have brought you to where you are today ready to take your business acumen and management style to the next level at tiasnimbas business school we take pride in supporting the development of your leadership talents giving you that professional edge for success that you desire new style leadership that is the underlying theme of our mba programme we aim to prepare you to become the type of leader that today s business world demands diverse adaptive receptive and inspiring taking responsibility and being prepared for the future the international business arena is changing fast and furiously just look at recent economic developments new leaders need to be prepared for change whether it is professional social or personal you are on this global playing field with your unique talents and ambitions alongside others with whom you must learn think and act but how can you best make a difference looking at the world from your perspective we can support you with our personal development programme pdp this helps you to understand your own qualities and how to make the most of them and more importantly how to work effectively with others in short we support you to be part of high performing teams whether that be in your current company or elsewhere perhaps as an entrepreneur at tiasnimbas business school you will benefit from a personal individual approach our highly international class has a limited number of participants about 50 students in order to maximize interaction we also support our students with personal arrangements such as housing and visas to ensure that all the necessary requirements for studying successfully are met tiasnimbas business school is a top-ranking educational institution offering the mba programme in partnership with the bradford university school of management in england one of the oldest and most respected business schools in great britain we offer one of the world s most comprehensive portfolio of programmes focused on post-experience management education our campuses are located in both utrecht and tilburg offering a dynamic mix of classical and modern culture within a safe environment is tiasnimbas business school for you we think you owe it to yourself to find out i sincerely invite you to contact us so we can arrange for your own personal mba advisor we look forward meeting you prof dr ir ramon o callaghan dean tiasnimbas business school professor o callaghan is dean of tiasnimbas business school and has been professor of information systems and innovation management at the tilburg university since 1997 he has held numerous academic and management positions at tilburg university deusto university nijenrode university and iese business school his professional experience includes executive education research and advisory projects for a large number of european and north american organizations he has also taught in executive programmes of iese insead mit sloan purdue university solvay business school and vlerick business school prior to his academic career he worked internationally at texas instruments he holds the degrees of doctor of business administration from harvard business school and mba from iese business school prof dr ir ramon o callaghan dean tiasnimbas business school 5

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are you prepared for the constantly changing world can you deal with diversity and ambiguity what have you really learned until today can you lead and be led never stop asking is one of the core competences for leaders new style

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your choice for tiasnimbas the programme · you will be part of an accredited top ranking mba programme top 10 value for money · you can get a dual degree both a dutch and a british degree · you can finish your mba in just one year in comparison the us/canadian standard takes you 18 to 20 months · you will be part of a highly international environment both in our faculty and in our classrooms no 2 most international programme financial times 2009 · you will join one of the most gender-balanced mba programmes which over the years attracted about 50 percent of female participants · not to mention the beautiful city of utrecht where you reside a friendly version of amsterdam including historic canals · but you will also get to experience doing business in europe through the brussels studytrip the outcome · you will put your new knowledge and skills immediately to practice through our action-learning method · you will be prepared for the new style leadership adaptable receptive and inspiring · based on our past statistics you should be able to find a new job within three months after finishing your mba · our statistics also tell us that your new job will pay significantly better than your pre-mba job · you will be part of one of the fastest growing alumni programmes once you ve finished your mba the experience · you will experience tantalizing didactic skills and absorb relevant knowledge from experts in their field · you will not get a chance to sit back because of the relatively small number of students in the classroom · you will get a personal coach to help you with your aims your career and support in self-reflection · you will enjoy our services to find you a place to live and sort out the paperwork visa permits finances etc · you will be studying in the netherlands possibly the most international country in the world and the liberal home of many multinationals 7

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our full-time mba concentrates on you and your objectives leadership new style we re in the midst of a rapidly and rigorously changing business arena which requires next generation leadership more than ever it s important to know when to lead when to support and how to support the development of others that requires adaptable receptive and inspiring managers tiasnimbas business school helps you to become one development planning pdp its aim is to help you to improve the way you deal with transitions in your life and career theoretical knowledge is nothing without debating skills strategic and integrative thinking and behavioural flexibility therefore pdp will expose you to a whole range of competence training units group interaction and a coach that will closely guide you through the whole process your coach and the peers in your training team will confront you constantly with feedback it s the only way to take you to the next level diversity you will learn to view things from different angles and see a lot more than you did before it will change you for the better nationalities international full-time mba students middle east africa 6 dutch 11 your personal development to take yourself to the next level in your career or entrepreneurship we ve set up the personal really smart with small classes where other business schools have well over 60 or more participants we keep our classes really small that means that there are never more than 50 participants small classes show intense group interaction which keeps you sharp and alert at all times this modest class size allows you to experience different roles from leading to being led it explains why small classes show significantly better individual results asia pasific 24 western europe 14 debating eastern europe 17 india 14 americas 14 integrative flexibility the whole world in your class strategic average past three years according to the financial times the tiasnimbas fulltime mba programme has the world s second-most international student body you ll be part of a highly international environment which allows you to experience the sparkling effect of mixing different backgrounds in one classroom surrounded by such 8

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tiasnimbas is an excellent place to teach i thrive in an environment that is so stimulating because of its high calibre attendees and top-faculty i have seen many business school environments but this is the best innovation through our competence center in cooperation with europe s largest consumerelectronics manufacturer philips we started up a new competence centre eibie tiasnimbas participants have direct access to this centre and can set up innovative management projects here our second competence centre is in global corporate responsibility and is widely regarded as a source of thoughtleadership on the european approach to responsible business and sustainable development our faculty at your service we put our best faculty on this programme we carefully select them based on their experience and success in management education for professionals as well as their ability to translate and communicate new knowledge but most important is their passion for practice to the classroom our full-time mba faculty is highly international with professors from australia belgium germany netherlands spain usa and the uk robert dew ­ visiting professor from brisbane graduate school of business australia never stop asking it s obvious that a good business school should be the habitat of critical and curious minds who never stop asking and learning but at tiasnimbas business school the never stop asking motto also means we ll do everything in our power to let you accomplish your personal and business goals that s why we offer you a career service with one purpose to assist in converting your fresh mba degree into a quality position at a company of your liking we like to believe that we re more than an mba factory so please never stop asking we want to see you succeed dual degree tiasnimbas business school has a partnership with the university of bradford one of the oldest and most respected business schools of great britain this allows us to grant you not only a dutch degree but also a british one when you complete your mba 9

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our mba programme builds skills for new style leaders at tiasnimbas business school we want to prepare our participants for the things to come rather than things past the world is experiencing real economic turmoil and rapid change these transitions are likely to change the way we do business as well as the way we manage our business and our employees to cope with our world in transition the manager of today and tomorrow will have to be inquiring adaptable receptive and inspiring he or she has to know when to take charge when to be a team player and when to be led it s a complex mix of skills but with the right didactic approach and experience we make sure you will succeed in this new era this calls for a number of skills that you should have · knowledge of functional management fields · strategic insight in relevant matters and a helicopter view of a company and its relationships · the power to innovate and change things if necessary · the skills to switch between different roles from leader to team player to follower · a critical analytical mind and reflective approach · the power to communicate your thoughts clearly and with conviction rigour tiasnimbas is a top-ranking educational institution our international executive mba is consistently ranked among the top 25 in the world the financial times ranked it number one in `international course experience in terms of business research tilburg university ranks third in europe behind insead and london business school according to the survey of the university of texas dallas relevance tiasnimbas business school offers you more than just theory and knowledge your debating skills strategic mind behaviour and personality will be just as important if you want to take yourself to the next level to make our programme relevant we emphasize applied learning you will work on case-based projects both with your team and individually the management project allows you to work on an existing niche within a particular field and here too an expert tutor will assist you personally to give your management project that golden edge 10

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our programme our programme is designed to deliver to you the competences that you need it s based on three pillars 1 functional understanding behaviour in organisations business economics accounting research operation management marketing management and financial management 2 integrative your personal development programme business simulation strategic management governance corporate responsibility innovation entrepreneurship and cross cultural change 3 contextual a real management project a study trip to a relevant challenging organisation in europe and corporate responsibility at the interface between business and society functional tiasnimbas business school is valued one of the best roi mba s in europe and you study for a dual degree dutch and british with their personal development programme i really innovated myself from a more solo manager i became a more agile manager pdp financial operation economics marketing consistency simulation corporate responsibility project study trip enrique gonzalez student argentina management innovation integrative contextual our personal development programme gives you insight into how to deal with transitions in country or career 11

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ms kaiyan liu mba achievement marketing international sales marketing director china as an active member of the tiasnimbas alumni network i am sometimes contacted by other alumni who have questions about our asian market they come to me with all sort of requests from business ideas for our market to asking for contacts i notice that other alumni are just as helpful that makes me proud because being an alumni is for life mr alexander sandro nasidze abg profservice group director finance russia social and professional networking is becoming more and more important in today s business environment communities such as linkedin are very helpful but an alumni network can really make a difference because all alumni share the same business mentality you have instant business contacts in the whole world mr sumio tanaka mba softbank mobile corp manager business strategy promotion dept japan as an alumnus of tiasnimbas i still benefit from my study i have a frequent e-mail exchange with my old fellow students once every two years we meet somewhere nice around the world mostly combined with a masterclass or an inspiring company visit everytime it feels like i recently graduated 12

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once tiasnimbas graduate lifelong learning opportunities our alumni network at tiasnimbas business school we understand the importance of social business networks therefore our alumni network consisting of mostly managers at the largest global 1000 companies and organizations is one of our most important assets today there are over 8000 alumni in 65 countries they participate in alumni events and networks across the world our alumni network is considered one of the fastest growing worldwide business school associations tiasnimbas business school is the executive education business school of the renown university of tilburg and the technical university of eindhoven these associations multiply our alumni network many times over and further expand the reach and influence of our business school alumni network as well as the potential of your social business network powered by our central website exclusively designed for tiasnimbas alumni our alumni are easy to contact the website also features a `who-is-who directory whether you want to stay in touch with each other or to extend your business contacts tiasnimbas alumni can access the website with their own id and password for a preview http alumni.tiasnimbas.edu tiasnimbas lifelong learning is for all tiasnimbas alumni and includes · networking and exchange of business ideas · master classes · class reunions · company visits our alumni programme is designed to keep alumni informed in contact and involved as much as they desire as an ambassador of the tiasnimbas alumni network i have a specific role i really can help you with with my experiences when i was studying at tiasnimbas so if you have specific questions on parts of the programme then you can ask me go to www.alumni.tiasnimbas.edu mr phillip mckenzie smith mba rally software development international emea territory manager uk ambassador of tiasnimbas alumni our alumni are now at · 3m · abb ag · abbott · abn amro bank n.v · airfrance klm · akzo nobel · amb property corporation · american express · basf drukinkt b.v · baxter · belgrade stock exchange · bnp paribas sa · london · bombardier transportation germany · bouwfonds property finance bv · cisco systems inc · ford motor company · ibm · ing · levi strauss co · nike · nuon n.v · organon · business unit of akzo nobel · philips electronics bv · rabobank · regus instant offices world-wide · shell · siemens ag · stater · stork industry services and stork wescar aruba n.v 13

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the netherlands most international gateway to europe our historic campus in the centre of utrecht on april 30th holland celebrates queensday social life in medieval utrecht our main building in tilburg all business and social events within a 2 hour driving range 14

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your study in the netherlands tilburg and utrecht the netherlands are considered to be probably the most international gateway to europe since the middle ages the netherlands were the trading capital of europe with strong harbours and a trade minded-people to this day they still are one of the reasons is this country s openness and ability to adapt easily almost everyone speaks and understands english that makes the netherlands the choice for head offices of numerous international companies the tiasnimbas tilburg campus is situated on the university of tilburg campus modern and compact with cyber café s e-learning centres hypermodern library it s an oasis in the middle of a small forest the whole campus has wireless internet both campuses are located in the middle of the netherlands easy to reach and easy to travel from a one or two hour drive gets you into amsterdam brussels or cologne easy fast trains connect you to paris and brussels schiphol airport the gateway to europe is at approximately one hour by train or car and rotterdam airport eindhoven airport or weeze airport with their budget airlines are easy to reach utrecht is a vibrant student city it looks like a small version of amsterdam with canals and nice shops and restaurants along the waterways the mba programme pushes you to work hard but it also allows you time to enjoy the city the dutch are very welcoming to foreigners and almost everyone speaks english anke enquist utrecht and tilburg offer the best of both worlds tiasnimbas business school has campuses in both tilburg and utrecht utrecht lies in the centre of the netherlands and has been one of the cultural and knowledge centres since roman times with its canals and historic centre utrecht looks like a small version of amsterdam life in utrecht pop 280.000 of which 65.000 are students is safe quite relaxed but still with a vibrant social and cultural life 15

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