 Capgemini sponsors new Nyenrode chair in the field of IT infrastructure and outsourcing
Over the coming three years, Capgemini Nederland BV and Nyenrode are going to work together on research, knowledge sharing and education in the field of infrastructure services and outsourcing. To this end, Capgemini is sponsoring the Chair of Infrastructure Services & Transformational Outsourcing which will be occupied by Prof. Dr. Andrzej Hajdasinski. Capgemini has previously sponsored a chair in the field of outsourcing. Now, in addition to outsourcing, the emphasis will be more strongly on current developments in the field of infrastructure, such as the cloud.
To read the press release (in Dutch), visit the website.
Nyenrode finalist for MBA Innovation Award
Nyenrode has been selected as one of the four finalists for the MBA Innovation Award from the Association of MBAs. Nyenrode has been nominated for several aspects of the programs. Those are:
- International MBA 'Apps in Business' Program
- International MBA Challenge (marketing campaign)
- International MBA Friday Program
- Executive MBA 'Information and Innovation' Program
The overall winner of the MBA Innovation Award will be announced at the Association of MBAs gala dinner in London later this month.
 Presentation Star Businesses
Hans Bakker (international advisor, former Professor of Strategy & Cooperation and current international guest lecturer at Nyenrode) and Michiel Boersma (former President of Shell Global Solutions and former CEO of Essent, now independent advisor and non-executive director) developed an approach of how Dutch businesses can create opportunities for growth and development in the coming years. They validated their approach in a dialogue with CEOs and CFOs of various Dutch businesses. On October 10, they presented their book 'Ster-ondernemingen' (Star Businesses) at Nyenrode.
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'De Zilveren Rijder' presents: Nyenrode Finance Day
The third Nyenrode Finance Day will be held on October 28th, organized by the student investment club 'De Zilveren Rijder'. Speakers include Klaas Knot (President of De Nederlandse Bank), Frans Weekers (State Secretary for Finance), Henk Kroeze (Board Chairman of SNS Retail Bank) and Peter Verhaar (founder and former director of Alex.nl). For more information (in English/Dutch), see http://www.dezilverenrijder.nl/NFD.html
Summit Class to raise funds for MS Research
A group of Nyenrode alumni were preparing to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro when one of them, Niels van Buren, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Niels' life has changed but his intention to climb the mountain has not. As a result of this news, the preparations for Kilimanjaro turned into more than just a climb. It was transformed into a desire to make a difference! The group's response to the bad news was to extend the goal beyond simply reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro by simultaneously trying to raise 50,000 Euros for MS Research.
As part of the fund raising, MS Research, Nyenrode and the Summit Foundation are organizing the Summit Class on November 10th. Professors Fred Lachotzki, Henry Robben and Dennis Vink will team up with several interesting guest speakers from the business world. The theme of the summit class is "Make the impossible possible!" In several classes, an 'impossible to solve' business situation will be presented. The speakers will combine insights from theory and practice and elaborate on how the companies involved actually dealt with and solved the seemingly impossible task they faced at the time. It's a great way to learn best case practices so register now at www.mission-summit.nl. All donations will be put towards the MS Research foundation, which supports all those who suffer from MS today.
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Young Bilderberg Conference 2011
The sixth Young Bilderberg Conference was held at Nyenrode on September 1st. Facilitated by Sven Kockelmann, the participants tackled the theme "Sustainable enterprise: how does a business want to be judged?" The question was derived from the 'New Leadership Charter': a vision of enterprise based on diversity, morality and sustainability that was drawn up in 2010 by members of the Young Bilderberg Conference. The Young Bilderberg Conference aims to provide a stimulus and a source of inspiration for the development of innovative leadership. It offers a closed platform to the upcoming generation of business leaders and decision-makers to jointly discuss the theme of innovative leadership, concretize it and thus promote it.
You can read a report (in Dutch) on the meeting.
Seminar B2B goes social
On Thursday, September 15th, three alumni of Nyenrode's Part-time MSc in Bedrijfskunde program (Katherine Kucherenko, Dick Hulzebos and Dave Pieplenbosch) organized the seminar 'B2B Goes Social' on social media and business-to-business. This symposium was in conjunction with the graduation thesis of Katherine Kucherenko and Ronald Coelman which was also on this topic. The symposium was attended by about 200 people.
http://www.b2bgoessocial.nl/ (in Dutch)
Insight Articles
Star Businesses: What and why?
An 8-Point Plan for Europe by Prof. René Tissen
The need for global financial expertise
Accountancy & Controlling Seminar for Lecturers (Docentenseminar)
On Tuesday, September 20th, about 100 lecturers and examiners of the accountancy & controlling programs gathered at Nyenrode for the annual lecturers' seminar. This year, the seminar was on the theme of the innovation project 'Opening the Shutters' ('De Luiken Open'). Paul de Blot gave the introductory address, after which the lecturers joined in a discussion about the success factors for the robust accountant/controller and the process of learning and development. During the seminar, honors were also bestowed on the best lecturers of the 2010-2011 academic year. For the Accountancy program, these were Guus van der Weijden, Ronnie Thiele and Karin Heine, The best lecturer in the Master Controlling program was Kid Schwarz, and Jennifer Kuiper took the honors in the Executive Master of Finance & Control program.
 Nyenrode & RTL Z Masterclass: Energy in Debate
The Nyenrode and RTL Z Masterclass "Energy in Debate" was held on September 28th and was organized together with the energy company Nuon. The central theme was investing energy transition for the future.
Start of Part-time MSc in Business Administration Update Program
September 23rd saw the start of the update program for the Part-time MSc (2011/2012 season) with about 90 alumni present. The Part-time MSc Update is a program for alumni who are keen to stay abreast of developments in business administration and like to keep in touch with classmates, other Part-time MSc alumni and lecturers. The guest speaker at the update was Martijn Aslander. In a lively manner, he outlined how social media and modern technology can make life easier and lead to a different lifestyle. He also talked about how new media and different communication methods will drastically change organizations and the way they work.
 Inaugural lecture by Loek Winter: Plea for medical malls
On October 11th, Loek Winter officially accepted his position as Professor of Healthcare Entrepreneurship with his inaugural lecture. In this lecture he held a plea for the idea of medical malls. The Chair of Healthcare Entrepreneurship is the first of its kind in the Netherlands. The chair is sponsored by Veroz, the independent platform for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the healthcare sector.
More information is contained in the press release (in Dutch).
 New Book: Management in beweging (Management in Motion)
The book "Management in beweging: Een Mini-MBA in één boek" (Management in Motion: A Mini-MBA in one book) explains a multiplicity of developments in public sector management. Its subject is the impressions of lecturers and researchers who have taught in Nyenrode's Public Sector MBA over the past 10 years. As well as an analysis of the important developments, the book offers concrete tips and demonstrates the new and changing management strategies. The book was edited by Edgar Karssing, Hans Bossert and Louis Meuleman.
Female Board Index 2011: Again, Slight Increase in Number of Women at the Top
Once again, there has been a slight increase in the number of women at the top. This is shown by 'The Dutch Female Board Index 2011' by Prof. Dr. Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers, Professor of Corporate Governance at Nyenrode and also associated with the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. The total number of women on the boards of the 97 quoted public limited companies (Naamloze Vennootschappen, NVs) has increased by five. Only 66 of the 716 current executive and supervisory board members are women (9.2%; index date 31 August 2011). The majority (55%) of the 97 quoted companies do not have any women at all on their Executive or Supervisory Boards.
More information is contained in the press release
Sculptor Artist Kortekaas presents Worldwide Leadership Initiative
On October 11th, sculptor Pieter Kortekaas and Erik Huis, entrepreneur and alumnus, presented the All-Global Movement initiative at Nyenrode. Kortekaas is the creator of the statues that will be gradually unveiled by a variety of stakeholder groups during this anniversary year. Kortekaas is the designer and architect of the All-Global Movement.
The All-Global Movement is an initiative that focuses on conscious leadership and conscious entrepreneurship so it fits in seamlessly with Nyenrode's trinity: Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Stewardship. At carefully selected locations in the world, centers of excellence will be esablished in which the ideas of conscious leadership and conscious entrepreneurship will be taught and experienced. The underlying thought is that whoever is aware of himself is also more aware of his environment and of his role of leader or entrepreneur in the constantly changing business world. Nyenrode will serve as a springboard for this international project.
 Nyenrode appoints University Carilloneur
Nyenrode has officially appointed Jan Willem Achterkamp to the position of University Carilloneur. In this capacity, Achterkamp will regularly play the unique carillon at events at Nyenrode. Achterkamp has already been playing Nyenrode's carillon for a number of years. Five Dutch universities now have their own carilloneur: apart from Nyenrode, these are the VU University in Amsterdam, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the University of Groningen and the University of Twente.
Over the years, Achterkamp has also composed a variety of Nyenrode suites. He has recently composed music for the statues of artist Pieter Kortekaas, which will be unveiled on the campus in the course of the year. He first performed this music on October 11th at the presentation of Kortekaas's All-Global Movement initiative.
http://www.janwillemachterkamp.nl (in Dutch)
Two alumni start new initiative in the financial sector
Recently, Nyenrode's business accelerator welcomed a new initiative in the financial sector: "De Vermogensmediair". According to the founders, Thomas Paardekooper and Jasper van Loon, the initiative is an answer to the increasing frustrations among investors concerning their banks or their asset managers. De Vermogensmediair is the first independent asset management intermediary in the Netherlands. They provide independent advice to retail investors, foundations and entrepreneurs looking for a first- class asset manager or private bank. For more information (in Dutch) visit: www.vermogensmediair.nl
Running Track at Nyenrode
There is now a track for runners around the old part of the Estate. The course is about two kilometers long and is marked with rust-colored signs incorporating a distinctive carved logo.
Debate Competition at Nyenrode
The sixth edition of the Dutch DebateMasters competition will be held at Nyenrode on October 15th. The highest scoring debaters from the Dutch-language debate tournaments will face each other in the competition.
More information (in Dutch)
 Unique 19th-century Medallion found at Nyenrode
Gert Immerzeel, Nyenrode's estate manager, recently made a remarkable find. Using his metal detector on the estate, he discovered a 4-centimetre, bronze medallion from the 19th century. The medallion was once awarded by the "Association for the Promotion of Manufacturing and Handcrafts in the Netherlands". Associations such as these frequently organized excursions and exhibitions in connection with enterprise and industry, and attempted to contribute to the improvement of working conditions and to education. They also initiated prize competitions in which people submitted solutions for all kinds of practical, industrial issues. The medallion was therefore awarded to the person with the most innovative and enterprising idea, an historic award that fits in perfectly with Nyenrode's current aims and ethos.
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