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Rotterdam

Rotterdam. School of Financial Management. Rotterdam. Young, dynamic, international city Modern architecture, events, leisure and recreation Largest port of Europe 2nd city and Industrial heart of the Netherlands More than one million people from 162 countries in Rotterdam area…

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Rotterdam

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  1. Rotterdam School of Financial Management

  2. Rotterdam • Young, dynamic, international city • Modern architecture, events, leisure and recreation • Largest port of Europe • 2nd city and Industrial heart of the Netherlands • More than one million people from 162 countries in Rotterdam area… • Good connections with Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Antwerp, Paris, Düsseldorf …..

  3. Rotterdam • Sports • Close to beaches • City of many restaurants • Dutch, French, Chinese, Moroccan, Turkish etc. • Clubbing city of the Netherlands • a title that Rotterdam has won for itself by the explosive growth of the number of cafés, restaurants, clubs and discotheques over the last twenty years

  4. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences 11 schools, specialised in very different fields ± 32,000 students

  5. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences School of Financial Management • Business Economics • Accountancy • Banking & Insurance • Taxation All courses are four-year-bachelor programmes

  6. International Minor IBaC Study Abroad Case Competitions International Sem. IBEX Start-Up Café International Business Weeks Mission Employability towards future Double Degrees Staff Mobility Internship Abroad Lifelong Learning for Lecturers: • Employability • New cultural perspective • Language • Personal experience • Mobility Internationalguest lectures International Tax Week Bachelor Thesis Abroad Research Summer Courses Lifelong Learning for Students: • Employability • New cultural perspective • Language • Personal experience • Mobility International Student Conferences vision A flat world requires internationally oriented people

  7. Internationalisation, part I National markets have changed into international markets international perspective in business approach is a must

  8. Semester 1 – 4general internationalisation, compulsory Many modules have international components e.g. Treasury International Tax Law Financial Risk Management International Banking & Insurance Business Abroad Management Game

  9. Semester 1 – 4general internationalisation, compulsory • Visit to European Parliament in Brussels to discuss (among other things) the budgetary policy of the European Union • Language modules Business English and Business German • Electives, taught in English: globalisation, new business models, viral marketing etc.

  10. Semester 1 – 4general internationalisation, compulsory • InternationalStudent Conferences abroad (Scotland, Belgium) • International Guest Lectures • international and national keynote speakers and lecturers • workshops and lectures for students and staff

  11. Semester 1 – 4general internationalisation, compulsory • International Business Weeks -in Rotterdam (November and April) - abroad (Belgium, Portugal, France, Finland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Germany, Ukraine)

  12. International Business Weeks, explanation Offering an international experience • 12 European institutes exchange students for one week • 14 International Business Weeks every year, different countries, different themes • Every institute sends ± 5 students (Financial Management or International Business)

  13. International Business Week Rotterdam example FALL: RISK MANAGEMENT SPRING: BANKING Business & Finance Culture Solving problems Presentations English Planning FUN

  14. Internationalisation part II An important way to improve soft skills, e.g. Communication Teamwork Confidence & Personality Cross Cultural Awareness Improvement of EMPLOYABILITY

  15. How to improve soft skills and thus employability?

  16. Semester 5 – 8specific internationalisation optional • Semester 5: International internship general • Semester 6: International semester in Rotterdam or abroad • Semester 7: International semester in Rotterdam or abroad • Semester 8: International internship Bachelor’s thesis

  17. Semester 5Internship abroad • Broad range of financial and business subjects • Minimum of 4 months • Worldwide • 30 ects/24+6 ects • Coaching by email, telephone, video, skype • Granting of Certificate of International Business Practice

  18. Semester 6 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX) Rotterdam Principles:

  19. Semester 6INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX)Rotterdam Principles: • International Business is about Finance and Marketing (“borderless organisations”) • Practice-oriented programmeModule based • Dutch and foreign students in one class

  20. Semester 6INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX)Rotterdam

  21. Semester 7INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)Rotterdam Principles: manager’s agenda

  22. Semester 7INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)Rotterdam Principles: • International Business = Finance and Marketing • Practice-oriented programme • Dutch and foreign students in one class • Project based: a core project (15 ects) supporting modules (15 ects)

  23. Semester 7INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)Rotterdam

  24. : COMPANY FIN MKT Country Advice Strategic Advice Mkt / Bizz Plan MS - Project STUDENT STUDENT GROUP GROUP COACH / LECTURER STUDENT GROUP Marketing Lectures Intern . MARKET FINANCE EXAM Business EXAM Finance Lectures Semester 7INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)Rotterdam How does the Core Project work? • Morning • finance lectures • marketing lectures • 2 exams • Afternoon • several groups = consultancy agencies, advising a company = coach / lecturer • 4 advice reports + presentations

  25. Semester 6 and/or Semester 7Study Abroad • International Business – International Finance • 1 or 2 semesters • At one of partner institutes worldwide • 30 ects or 60 ects (possible double degree) • Coaching by email, telephone, video, skype

  26. Partners abroad in: Belgium Canada China Costa Rica Cyprus Denmark England Finland France Germany Hungary India Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Norway Puerto Rico Poland Portugal Russia Scotland South Korea Spain The Czech Republic Turkey United States of America Semester 6 and/or Semester 7 Study Abroad

  27. Semester 8Internship abroad • Specific financial assignment, enabling students to write Bachelor’s thesis • Minimum of 4 months • Worldwide • 30 ects • Coaching by email, telephone, video, skype • Granting of Certificate of International Business Practice

  28. Projects Worldwide Case Competition Solving International Business Cases • Digital qualifying round case (November) • 16 Finalists gather and compete (March) • Analysis of problems, presentation of solutions • Time pressure • Jury members are international business managers

  29. Projects • Start-UpCafé – Entrepreneurship with International Business Plan Competition • Tax Project China – India – The Netherlands • Business Games • Business Plan Competition • Inviting lecturers from abroad and sending out own lecturers to teach in the fields of international, financial topics • Organizing video conferences with foreign partner universities

  30. Contact Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences -School of Financial Management www.rotterdamuniversity.nl/financialmanagement Drs. J.B. van Oudheusden (MSc.) Head of International Relations School of Financial Management Kralingse Zoom 91 / 3063 ND Rotterdam, The Netherlands Phone +32 (0)3 6463712 or +31 (0)10 453 6338 Mobile +31 (0)6 50737932 / Fax +31 (0)10 453 6037 ifm-international@hr.nl

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