Enter eager to learn, leave ready to lead.

As of October 1, Prof. Dr. Sam Solaimani (1981) has been appointed Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management at Nyenrode Business University.

This month marks the start of the restoration of the monumental Bell Tower of Nijenrode Castle. This project is the first step in a broader, future-oriented approach to preserving the 13th-century castle.

In today’s complex world, standing still means falling behind. From digital transformation to geopolitical uncertainty, the challenges facing companies and governments are unprecedented. It is against this backdrop that Nyenrode’s emeritus professor of innovation Jeff Gaspersz, together with Dr. Peter Oeij, has published a book on Leading Innovation.

In her inaugural lecture Humans Are Not Machines, Professor Marlies de Vries argued that we need to pay far more attention to human behavior in business management. “If we do everything strictly by the rules, we run the risk of missing what really matters.”