International Exchange Program

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Welcome
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The Netherlands

• Typically a country of windmills, cheese, tulips,
  clogs bicycles
• Nowadays a colourful society full of cultural and
  ethnic variety
• Half below sea-level, ingenious system of dykes
  and dams
• Land of commerce with a strong position in
  international business
• Home to Dutch multinationals such as Heineken,
  Philips, Unilever, AKZO Nobel and Shell
• Europes most densely populated country
• Located in the centre of Europe, majority speaks
  English
• Maritime climate, characterised by warm summers
  and cold winters.

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Rotterdam

• Known as the Dutch city that works
• A beating city heart filled with activity
  culture
• Multicultural city with a relatively young
  population, in total 1 million citizens
• Revolutionary mixture of old and new
  architecture
• The ultimate festival and event city of the
  Netherlands!
• Examples International Film Festival, Summer
  Carnival, World Harbor Days, Poetry
  International, Fast Forward Dance Parade, Dunya
  Festival etc.
• Port of Rotterdam is the biggest in the world,
  gateway to Europe handling of about 300 mn tons
  of freight a year.

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Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Faculties and Schools
• RSM Erasmus University
• Erasmus School of Economics
• Erasmus School of Law
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Philosophy
• Faculty of History and Arts
• Erasmus MC University Medical Centre
  Rotterdam
• Institute of Health Policy and Management

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RSM Erasmus University

• Academic programmes
• Undergraduate
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (3
  yr)
• Bachelor of Science in International Business
  Administration (3 yr)

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RSM Erasmus University

• Academic programmes
• Graduate
• Master of Science Programmes
• Master of Science in Business Administration (1
  to 1½ yr)
• CEMS Master in International Management (CEMS
  MIM)
• Double Master Degree in Management (DM2)
• Research Programmes
• Master of Philosophy in Business Research (MPhil)
• PhD Programme in Management

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RSM Erasmus University

• Academic programmes
• Post-graduate
• MBA Programmes
• International MBA
• Executive MBA (EMBA)
• Global executive OneMBA
• Executive Education
• Company specific tailored
• programmes portfolio of
• specialised programmes

• Post-experience Master Programmes
• Master of Science in Business Administration
• Master in Corporate Communications
• Masters in Human Resources
• Masters in Financial Management
• Master in Hospitality Management
• Master in Management Consultancy
• Master in Maritime Economics Logistics

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RSM Erasmus University

• International Office
• The International Office organises and
  coordinates the following exchange/international
  degree programmes
• Undergraduate Exchange Programme (UEP)
• International Exchange Programme (IEP)
• CEMS Master in International Management Programme
  (CEMS MIM)
• Double Master Degree in Management Programme
  (DM2)

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RSM Erasmus University

• Services of the International Office
• Handles your application and sends you the Letter
  of Acceptance
• Supplies information on the programme, the
  School, the university, Rotterdam and the
  Netherlands, prior to and upon arrival
• Assists in arranging accommodation through the
  Housing department
• Helps students with visa and residence permit
  applications
• Organises the introduction programmes
• Is always there to help you out during your stay!

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All our exchange programmes

• have the following characteristics
• supported by a well-organised, professional
  helpful International Office
• efficient buddy-system active Dutch participants
  in the programme
• extensive introduction programme including e.g. a
  Welcome Lunch, 3-day Integration Trip, Eleven Pub
  Crawl (depending on the programme)
• renowned International Business Projects with
  several skills seminars (only for International
  Exchange/CEMS MIM Programme)
• Student Committees organising parties, drinks,
  sports activities,
• excursions, guided tours
• accommodation in Rotterdam being arranged
• one big international family exchange, CEMS and
  DM2 students!

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Friends for life at the terrace of the Erasmus
International House
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Academic calendar
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Undergraduate Exchange Programme

• Courses from the 2nd and 3rd year of the Bachelor
  in International Business Administration

Autumn - Trimester 1 BAB01 Management Accounting
(6 ECTS) BAB02 International Business Strategy (5
ECTS) BAB13 Methodology of Management Science (3
ECTS) BAB14 Cross Cultural Management (4
ECTS) BAB16 Business Information Systems (5
ECTS) BAD01 Innovation Management (4 ECTS) BAD02
Strategic Management (4 ECTS) BAD03 Operations
Logistics Management (6 ECTS)
Spring - Trimester 2 BAB04 Foundations of
Business Law (3 ECTS) BAB06 Organisation
Management (5 ECTS) BAB07 International
Investment Trade (4 ECTS) BAB08 Applied
Business Methods (6 ECTS) BAD05 Human Resource
Management (6 ECTS) BAD06 Financial Accounting (5
ECTS) BAD07 Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
Spring - Trimester 3 BAB05 International
Financial Management (4 ECTS) BAB10
Business-Society Management (6 ECTS) BAB11
International Marketing Research (3 ECTS) BAB15
Marketing Management (6 ECTS) BAD08
Organisational Dynamics (4 ECTS) BAE01 Bachelor
Elective (10 ECTS)
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International Exchange Programme

• Courses from 12 Master programmes of RSM Erasmus
  University
• Unique course for exchange students
• International Business Project (10 ECTS)
• a consultancy-style project carried out by a
  team of international students for a company
• More info? Contact Annemarie van Vliet at
  avliet_at_rsm.nl!

• Accounting Control
• Management of Innovation
• Strategic Management
• Human Resources Management
• Management of Change
• Marketing Management

7. Business Society Management 8. Finance
Investments 9. Business Information
Management 10. Supply Chain Management 11.
Entrepreneurship New Business Venturing 12.
International Business Administration
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CEMS MIM Programme

• Blocked seminar as start of the programme
• CEMS core courses and electives
• Semester Abroad
• Business Project
• Skill seminars in corporation with e.g. Aon Risk
  Management, General Electric, Randstad Holding,
  PricewaterhouseCoopers
• CEMS Language Assessment
• International Internship
• Active CEMS Students Club drinks, workshops,
  excursions (e.g. to the windmills in Kinderdijk
  and to Brussels)
• Great opportunities to meet corporate partners on
  a regular basis, e.g. during the Rotation
  Dinner, during workshops etc.

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DM2 Programme

• DM2 Double Master Degree in Management
• 2½ yr programme students spend one Master year
  at home school and fulfill one Master programme
  at the exchange partner school
• The Master thesis is supervised both by the home
  and the host partner school
• At the end students receive 2 Master degrees!
• Partner schools
• ESADE, Barcelona, Spain
• Groupe HEC, Paris, France
• University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy

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RSM Erasmus University

• The universitys services facilities for
  exchange students
• University Language Centre (ULC)
• Offers courses in Dutch, English, Spanish,
  German, French, Italian, Japanese and Chinese
• Company Projects Office (CPO)
• Offers research possibilities, internships,
  entry-level jobs takes care of
• the International Business Projects and CEMS
  related activities etc.
• Study Association STAR
• RSM Erasmus Universitys own study association
  with over 6.500
• members one of the largest and most
  international study associations
• in the Netherlands
• Sports
• Several sports organisations, 2 sport halls, 5
  squash courts, fitness gym and six open-air
  tennis courts for only 34 for 6 months!

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Accommodation

• Accommodation can be arranged through the
  Admission, Registration and
• Housing department.
• Most accommodation is located close to the
  university and the city centre.
• The university runs the residences of the Erasmus
  International House, Casa
• Erasmus and Erasmus Lodge.
• Types of accommodation
• University residence 345 to 540 per month
• Room in student house 350 per month
• Private house/apartment 650 to 1250 per month

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Cost estimation
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Useful links

• On the Erasmus University and RSM Erasmus
  University
• EUR www.eur.nl/english
• RSM Erasmus University www.rsm.nl
• On Rotterdam
• Tourist Information www.vvv.rotterdam.nl
• Festivals in Rotterdam www.rotterdamfestivals.nl
  
• Public Transport www.ret.nl
• Rotterdam links http//rotterdam.start4all.com
• On the Netherlands
• The Netherlands Board of Tourism
  www.holland.com
• Study in the Netherlands www.studyin.nl
• Nuffic www.nuffic.nl
• Dutch Embassies and consulates www.minbuza.nl

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Exchange Partners
EUROPE Austria Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien PIM
CEMS MSc Belgium Université Catholique de
Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve) PIM  CEMS  MSc
Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons
(FUCaM) Bilateral  MSc Czech Republic
University of Economics Prague PIM  CEMS
 MSc Denmark Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
PIM  CEMS  BSc MSc Finland Helsinki School
of Economics PIM CEMS  MSc France HEC Paris
(Jouy-en-Josas) PIM  CEMS  MSc  DM2 IAE
Aix-en-Provence Bilateral  MSc Germany
Universität zu Köln PIM  CEMS  MSc Greece
Athens University of Economics and BA Bilateral
 MSc Hungary Corvinus University of Budapest
PIM  CEMS  MSc Iceland Reykjavik
University Bilateral  MSc Ireland University
College Dublin CEMS  MSc  Italy Università
Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan) PIM  CEMS
 BSc  MSc  DM2 Norway The Norwegian School of
Economics and Business Administration (Bergen) PIM
 CEMS  MSc Poland Warsaw School of
Economics PIM  CEMS MSc Romania Academy of
Economic Studies (Bucharest) Bilateral
 MSc Russia St. Petersburg State
University Bilateral  MSc Spain ESADE
(Barcelona) PIM  CEMS  MSc  DM2 Sweden
Stockholm School of Economics PIM  CEMS
 MSc Switzerland Universität St. Gallen PIM
 CEMS  MSc  DM2 United Kingdom Aston
University Bilateral  MSc Lancaster University
Bilateral  MSc London School of Economics (LSE)
CEMS  MSc University of Bath Bilateral
 MSc University of Manchester, Manchester
Business School PIM  BSc  MSc University of
Warwick PIM  MSc
USA Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) Bilateral
MSc New York University, Leonard N. Stern
School of Business (NYC) PIM  MSc University of
California at Davis, Graduate School of
Management (CA) Bilateral  MSc University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Anderson School
of Management (CA) PIM  MSc University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL) Bilateral
MSc University of Michigan, Ross School of
Business (Ann Arbor, MI) PIM MSc University
of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School
(Chapel Hill, NC) PIM  MSc University of
Pennsylvania, the Wharton School (Philadelphia,
PA) Bilateral  BSc  MSc University of Southern
California, Marshall School of Business (Los
Angeles, CA) Bilateral BSc University of Texas
at Austin, McCombs School of Business (TX) PIM
BSc Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School
of Management (Nashville, TN) Bilateral
 MSc CANADA HEC Montréal Bilateral
 MSc McGill University, Faculty of Management
(Montréal) PIM  MSc University of British
Columbia, Sauder School of Business (Vancouver)
PIM  MSc University of Calgary, Haskayne School
of Business Bilateral MSc University of
Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business
(London) PIM  MSc York University, Schulich
School of Business (Toronto) PIM
 MSc CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA Argentina
Universidad de Belgrano (Buenos Aires)
Bilateral MSc Universidad Torcuato di Tella
(Buenos Aires) PIM  MSc Brazil Fundaçao
Getúlio Vargas, Escola de Administração de
Empresas de São Paulo PIM  MSc Universidade
Federal de Rio de Janeiro Bilateral MSc Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
(Santiago) PIM  MSc Mexico Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) (Mexico
City) PIM  MSc Instituto Tecnológico de
Estudios Superiores (ITESM) (Monterrey) PIM
 MSc Peru Escuela de Administración de Negocios
(ESAN) (Lima) PIM  MSc Venezuela Instituto de
Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA)
(Caracas) PIM  MSc
AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND Australia University
of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Commerce
PIM  MSc University of New South Wales, faculty
of Commerce and Economics (Sydney) PIM  BSc
 MSc New Zealand University of Otago, School of
Busines (Dunedin) PIM  BSc  MSc ASIA and
MIDDLE EAST China The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology (HKUST) PIM BSc India
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore PIM
 MSc Indonesia Gadjah Mada University, Master
of Management Program (Yogyakarta) Bilateral
 MSc Israel Tel Aviv University, Leon Recanati
Graduate School of Business Administration PIM
 MSc Japan Keio University, Faculty of Business
and Commerce (Tokyo) Bilateral  MSc Singapore
Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang
Business School PIM  MSc National University of
Singapore (NUS), NUS Business School PIM
 MSc Singapore Management University
(SMU) Bilateral BSc Taiwan National Chengchi
University, College of Commerce (Taipei)
Bilateral  BSc MSc Thailand Thammasat
University (Bangkok) PIM  MSc AFRICA South
Africa University of Witwatersrand, Wits
Business School (Johannesburg) PIM  MSc
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Contact
From left to right Ellen van Oeffelen secretary
International Office Linda de Vries Head
International Office Patricia de Heer Programme
Manager CEMS MIM/DM2 Karin Klapwijk Programme
Manager International Exchange (outgoing
MSc) Annemarie van Vliet Programme Manager
International Exchange (incoming MSc/ all BSc)
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Contact
RSM Erasmus University International Office Room
T5-30 Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 3062 PA
Rotterdam The Netherlands Tel [phone]
2099 Fax [phone] e-mail
intoffice_at_rsm.nl www ww.rsm.nl/studyabroad
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See you in Rotterdam!
www.rsm.nl/studyabroad