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  • Training the auditor of 2030: how AI Is reshaping audit education

    Type: Opinion
    Publication date: 8/7/2026

    AI is transforming the work of auditors. As the profession evolves, auditor education, professional development, and collaboration must evolve as well. It starts with a new perspective on knowledge, skills, and how auditors gain the experience needed to develop sound professional judgment.

    Niels van Nieuw Amerongen
  • Restoration of Historic Quay Wall at Nijenrode Castle Begins

    Type: About Nyenrode
    Publication date: 8/3/2026

    Following an intensive preparation period, the restoration of the quay wall at Nijenrode Castle that collapsed in 2023 is now officially underway. This major restoration project will carefully reconstruct and preserve an important part of the historic heritage of the Nijenrode estate for future generations.

    Castle
  • Disruption as a constant: agility can be organized

    Publication date: 7/17/2026

    In a world where disruptions are occurring at an ever-accelerating pace, professionals in Disruption, Innovation & Governance learn how to leverage innovation, governance, and organizational design to remain agile and drive successful transformation.

    Harold van de Scheur
  • Summer Growth Guide 2026

    Type: Community
    Publication date: 7/16/2026

    Six ideas and exercises to support your personal development this summer.

    Two readers discussing books together in a library as they explore new ideas and perspectives.
  • Nyenrode retains no. 1 spot among higher education providers in MT500 ranking

    Type: Education
    Publication date: 7/15/2026

    Just like last year, Nyenrode Business University leads the 'Universities, Colleges & Educators' category in MT/Sprout's MT500.

    International students in a classroom at the Breukelen campus
  • "Team safety is not a climate. It is a leadership intervention."

    Type: Opinion
    Publication date: 7/14/2026

    One of the biggest misunderstandings about psychological safety is the assumption that safety means harmony, emotional comfort, or the absence of tension. It does not. Safe teams are not teams without friction.

    Bas kodden portrait lecture hall
  • The Anatomy of a Successful Digital Transformation

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 7/3/2026

    Almost four trillion dollars are spent on digitalization worldwide every year, yet many of those investments generate little value. According to Professor Sam Solaimani, who places this theme at the center of his inaugural lecture, the key issue lies in a persistent misunderstanding: digital transformation is first and foremost about transformation—and only then about digital technology.

  • Technology as a strategic choice: from experimentation to real value

    Type: Education
    Publication date: 7/2/2026

    How can organizations ensure that data and technology create value rather than simply adding costs? In the module Business Value of Data & Technology, professionals learn how to make strategic decisions about digital transformation, AI, and innovation.

    Marina de Olde