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Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam School of Management


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 65
New electives in past three years: 40%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1996
Accelerated MBA program offered? No

New Courses in Past Three Years
Networks Business & Organizations, Tourism Management, Service Management, Management Control, Foreign Exchange Market: Products and Function, Treasury Management For Banking and Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, International Finance & Pacific Asia, Corporate Restructuring, Aspects of Competitive Advantage, Emerging Paradigms in IT, International Business Economics, Financial Statement Analysis, Agile Organisations and Virtual Operations, International Financial Markets and Management, Management Consulting: managing complex organisational changes, Corporate Financial Policy, Business Market Management, New Product Development, Marketing Performance, Managing Sustainable Performance Improvement, Information and Change, Location as Strategic Asset, Supply Chain Management, European Monetary Integration, Corporate Banking in Europe, Strategy and Game Theory, Electronic Commerce, Corporate Innovation and Renovation, Entrepreneurship, Capital Investment Analysis

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
None

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 40%
Case Study: 35%
Presentations, Q&A Sessions, Simulations, Seminars, Company Visits: 25%

Full-time faculty members:   120
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 110
Average core class size: 60
Average elective class size: 35

Laptop computer required? Yes

Grading System
Grading is based on a ten-point scale where 10 is the best grade.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
The Melbourne School of Business (Australia); Georgetown University; Wharton; University of Michigan; Northwestern University; University of Texas; Case Western Reserve University; New York University; University of Chicago; University of California at Berkeley; Columbia University; Duke University; University of Western Ontario (Canada, England); University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada); Instituto Panameriano de Alta Direccin de Empressa - IPADE (Mexico); Institut Superieur des Affaires - ISA Groupe HEC (France), Jouy-en-Josas (France); Manchester Business School (United Kingdom); SDA Bocconi (Italy); Universite Luigi Bocconi (Italy); Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa - IESE (Spain); Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas - ESADE (Spain); Koblenz School of Corporate Management (Vallendar, Germany); Graduate School of International Management (Japan); Asian Institute of Management (Manila, Philippines); University of Pretoria (South Africa); University of Witwatersrand (South Africa); University of Stellenbosch (South Africa); University of Cape Town (South Africa)

Best Areas of Study
Information Technology, Strategy, Marketing, Finance, International Business

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Operations, Accounting

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 65
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 65
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. N/A
On-campus student internship interviews: N/A
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: N/A

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
A.T. Kearney   7
Andersen Consulting 7
Philips 6
Citibank 6
Deutsche Bank 4
Daimler 4
Chase Manhattan 4
BP 4
Eli Lilly 4
Gemini Consulting 4

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 3,600
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: N/A
Median alumni gift: N/A
Number of alumni clubs: N/A
Number of dues-paying members: N/A
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 2
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
Alumns receive counseling, information on job opportunities and careers, and gain access to databases and recruitment activities.

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
rsm@rsm.nl

Address:
Rotterdam School of Management
PO Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Dean:
J. Wil Foppen
+31 10.408.2011

Director of MBA Programs:
Kai Peters
+31 10.408.1933

Director of Admissions:
Connie Tai
+31 10.408.1927

Director of Alumni Relations:
Tony Somers
+31 10.408.1935

Director of Financial Aid:
Connie Tai
+31 10.408.1927

Director of Career Services:
Tony Somers
+31 10.408.1935

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
June 15, 1999

International
June 15, 1999





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