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Alumni Discount for Nyenrode Programs
From February 1st, 2012, Nyenrode alumni will receive a discount when participating in Nyenrode programs. This discount is intended to promote the university's lifelong learning principle. It applies to alumni who are entitled to VCV membership and who enroll for a program from this date onwards. The discount amounts to 10% for non-members of the VCV and 15% for VCV members. It is non-transferable and is valid, in principle, for all Nyenrode degree and executive programs with open enrolment. The discount is not applicable to in-company programs or if some other (company) discount already applies to the program. Furthermore, it only relates to the costs of the program itself. It does not include catering, hotel and similar expenses. For more information, please contact Heleen van Hall, Corporate Relations Manager: h.vhall@nyenrode.nl.

Nyenrode New Business Regatta
On April 28th, 2012, a special "sloepenrace" will be held following a course from the city center of Amsterdam to Nyenrode castle: the Nyenrode New Business Regatta. This rowing race along the old Amsterdam-Breukelen trade route is being organized to celebrate the merging of the New Business School Amsterdam and Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Teams consisting of students, Nyenrode alumni, entrepreneurs and others will row the 45-kilometre course. The race will conclude with a festive gathering at Nyenrode. Read more

Lecture by Captain Marco Kroon at Nyenrode
Captain Marco Kroon delivered his first official lecture on February 3rd, 2012. He chose to deliver it at Nyenrode at the start of the new part-time MSc in Bedrijfskunde program. In 2009, Captain Kroon was awarded a Knighthood, 4th Class, in the Military Order of William for his courage, leadership and loyalty as a platoon commander in Afghanistan. The Military Order of William (MWO) is the Netherlands' highest award for valor. The last MWO to be awarded to an individual serviceman was presented in 1955. Marco Kroon's lecture mainly focused on teamwork, self-discipline (keeping yourself motivated), communication, loyalty and operating under extreme conditions. Kroon was able to keep his platoon motivated under very difficult circumstances in Afghanistan. Press release (in Dutch)

FD Career Challenge Update
183 participants have submitted essays for the FD Career Challenge. Last year the number was 105. Fifty of the contenders will be chosen to take part in the mini-MBA on February 18th and 19th, leading to selection of the winner of the FD Career Challenge. The winner's prize will be a full-tuition scholarship for the International or Executive MBA. Furthermore, all those who have submitted essays will be entered in a draw for the chance to win a Samsung 3D Smart TV. See the website.

Conference on Enhancing Flexibility in the Knowledge Market
On February 15th, 2012, the Interim Management Circle of the Nyenrode Association will stage a conference at Nyenrode on enhancing flexibility in the knowledge market will be introduced by keynote speakers Alexander Rinnooy Kan (Chairman of SER), Chetan Sharma (a leading economist, journalist and researcher from India) and Han van der Zee (CPB). The theme with also be discussed in more detail in eight parallel sessions led by professors from Nyenrode such as Jacques Reijniers, Frank Kwakman and Toon Bullens. More information (in Dutch)

Conference Transformations in Entrepreneurship, Management and Society
On March 17th, 2012, the Transformations in Entrepreneurship, Management and Society Conference will be held at Nyenrode. Nowadays, it is more apparent than ever that a more conscious and sustainable approach to entrepreneurship, leadership and society is essential for economic recovery. The Women's Council of GOPIO (Global Organization of People of Indian Origin) in the Netherlands has designed a one day conference to reflect on the transformations that are being faced by entrepreneurs, managers and citizens in their professional lives. Furthermore, this conference will discuss how women can help cultivate a more sustainable world economy. Ultimately, the aim of the conference is to facilitate a shift toward greater integrity, authenticity, meaning, fulfillment and win-win attitudes in the participants which they can apply in their lives as entrepreneurs, managers and professionals. Among the many speakers are two keynote speakers: The Rt. Hon'ble Baroness Verma from the United Kingdom's House of Lords and Mr. Jos de Blok, Founder of Buurtzorg and a role model for Social Entrepreneurship from the Netherlands. Read the flyer

See a Performance of 'De Prooi' thanks to the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute
The Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute is offering its alumni and business friends the opportunity to attend a performance of 'De Prooi'. The play will be performed on March 29th, 2012, (and other days) by the Nationale Toneel theatre company in the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague. Prof. Dr. Mijntje Luckerath writes about the play: "In 'De Prooi', Jeroen Smit gave an insight into the culture in the ABN AMRO boardroom. This was (and remains) a valuable addition to theory formation on the subject of Corporate Governance. The story appeals to the imagination so much that the Nationale Toneel's performance is a 'must-see' for everyone with an interest in good corporate governance." For more information on this performance, you can contact the NCGI by telephone on +31 346 291417 or by email to ncgi@nyenrode.nl. More information (in Dutch)

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Program News

International Master of Science in Accountancy
In September 2012, Nyenrode will start an International Master of Science in Accountancy. This program is not intended to be a substitute for the current Dutch-language program. Rather, it is an alternative version and a service for students who wish to adopt a more international profile.

Nyenrode Student Team participates in Hult Global Case Challenge
A team of Nyenrode Executive MBA students has been selected to take part in the Hult Global Case Challenge in London. Alejandra Lugard, Tijs Houwen, Michel Jansen, Marjan van Urk, Danielle Schoonbrood and Jelle Drijver have been selected from thousands of applicants and will compete with representatives of business schools from all over Europe to find solutions to global poverty through education. The regional competitions will take place on February 24th & 25th, 2012 on Hult International Business School's campuses in five of the world's major cities: Boston, San Francisco, Dubai, London and Shanghai. The winning team from each regional event will get the chance to take part in an all expenses-paid world final in New York on April 26th, 2012. For more information, please visit the website

Research & Publications

National Survey of Supervisory Directors 2012
On January 19th, 2012, Prof. Dr. Mijntje Lückerath, Professor of Corporate Governance and Director of the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute, and Prof. Dr. Auke de Bos (Erasmus University Rotterdam) presented the National Survey of Supervisory Directors 2012. The survey's special theme this year was 'self-evaluation'. The first copy of the survey was presented to Stef Blok, chairman of the VVD parliamentary party in the Dutch House of Representatives, during the National Day of Supervisory Directors and Governors. On the subject of self-evaluation by the Board, it was recommended that self-evaluation should be supervised at least once every three years by an external expert, with particular attention to the functioning of the chairman of the Supervisory Board. Further research is also required as regards the profile of this external expert and the nature of his or her involvement. The survey also shows that governors have devoted rather less time to their governance function over the past year (up to 18% less in the case of supervisory directors of quoted companies) and have earned less. Over 40% of them are dissatisfied with the remuneration, which comes to an average of € 15,000 per annum and amounts to an average of € 96 per hour. The full report (in Dutch) is available here.

Campus and Alumni

Unveiling of Anniversary Sculptures on Campus
During a meeting of the Stichtse Vecht Entrepreneurs' Association (OSV) at Nyenrode on February 4th 2012, a sculpture group with the title of 'Tulpenvazen' (tulip vases) was unveiled. The group is one of five works of art that sculptor Pieter Kortekaas has loaned to Nyenrode for its anniversary. Kortekaas's works of art are a metaphor for the new direction in leadership and entrepreneurship. All the 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 are always connected to special anniversary activities.

During the meeting of the Stichtse Vecht Entrepreneurs' Association, MSc in Management students who have performed assignments with companies connected with the OSV gave an account of their findings. Lecturer Edgar Karssing also discussed a number of dilemmas entrepreneurs face. The university's carilloneur performed his own composition in honor of the work of art and explained about this composition and the Nyenrode carillon.

Start of One Million Solutions Campaign
At the end of January "One Million Snowflakes", an initiative of which Nyenrode is one of the founding 'snowflakes', started with an internet campaign. As part of this, "One Million Solutions" is an initiative to generate a snowball effect by means of short films on the Internet. The films contain ideas for businesses on how the creation of economic value and the creation of social value can reinforce each other. This campaign was officially opened by the famous TED speaker Simon Sinek, originator of the 'Start with Why' concept. The aim of the One Million Solutions campaign is to mobilize the collective intellectual capacity of professionals throughout the world. See here for the short films.

One Million Snowflakes Event on 26 April
The first One Million Snowflakes event will take place at Nyenrode on Thursday April 26th, 2012. The theme of this event is 'Snowball leadership: co-creating a movement of meaning'. Lectures will be given by some renowned speakers in the field of leadership, such as Ricardo Semler and Jagdish Parikh. Registration fees for the event will be donated to the charity Save the Children and used to facilitate the education of children in developing countries. 'One Million Snowflakes' is a collaborative venture of 'professionals with a heart' who believe in a better world and have decided to help that world make itself a reality. They do this by gathering the value that they represent for each other into a big snowball. This is based on the concept that a single snowflake may have little impact, but a million snowflakes together can change the world. Nyenrode is one of the 'founding snowflakes' in this initiative. For more information and to register, visit the website.

Zlata Brower Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for Utrecht Region Innovation Taskforce
During a New Year meeting of the Gooi, Eem and Flevoland Chamber of Commerce, Nyenrode alumna Zlata Brouwer was presented with the Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2011. The award is the culmination of a competition for young entrepreneurs. Zlata Brouwer is the owner of Zlata Strijkinstrumenten in Hilversum.