RSM Erasmus University Your Gateway to the World

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RSM Erasmus UniversityYour Gateway to the World
Information Session for Exchange
Students Prepared by Students
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Contents

• Why Exchange at RSM?
• The FT MBA Programme
• MBA FT Student Profile
• City of Rotterdam
• Gateway to Europe
• Student Activities
• A Portrait of RSM
• Quotes from other Exchange Students
• Contact details

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Why Exchange at RSM?

• Study
• Among top ranked European MBA schools (in top 5)
• Full Integration into RSM Class and student
  activities (part of a community)
• Join a school where diversity and knowledge
  sharing is prominent
• Innovative and Specialized curriculum
• Support
• Full access to Career Services inc Career fair,
  company presentations and interviews
• Dedicated support from Housing office - They will
  help you find a place and deal with immigration
  issues
• Access to RSM alumni network (over 11,000, RSM
  chapters in over 25 countries)
• Location
• Viewed as a Gateway to Europe. Close proximity
  to main European cities
• Most students live with in 10 minutes walking
  distance of school
• Inexpensive place to live

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The FT MBA Programme
2. Business Disciplines
3. Advanced Core Summer Associate Programme
4. Advanced Topics in Management
1. Management Basics
Oct - Jan
Feb - Apr
May - Aug
Sept - Dec
Exchange Period

• Advanced Finance (II)
• Brand Power
• Business Future Strategy
• Change Management
• Cross Cultural Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Engineering
• FX Money Markets
• Geopolitics

• Real Options Analysis
• Sales Key Account Management
• Strategic Finance Value Creation
• Strategic Management Accounting
• Strategic Sourcing
• Strategy Innovation
• Supply Chain Management
• All classes are in English

• Inter. Finance Economic analysis
• Intercultural Management
• International Advertising
• International Finance Pacific Asia
• International Investment Management
• International Negotiation Contracting
• Leadership
• Management Control Systems
• Managing Marketing Communications

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MBA FT Student Profile

• Facts
• FT Students 210
• 110 second year 100 first year
• (average over last 3 years)
• Average class size 30
• (for specialist subjects in final semester)
• Average age 30 yrs
• Work experience 6 yrs
• 94 International Class
• Flavor
• International atmosphere
• Very collegiate work play
• Less egos
• Develop real relationships
• Exchange students quickly fit-in

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City of Rotterdam

• Located in heart of Europe
• Historic city (1340)
• 2nd largest city in the Netherlands (after
  Amsterdam)
• Largest port in Europe
• European Culture Capital (2001)
• International City with many subcultures
• (English is widely spoken)

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Gateway to Europe

• Examples of distances from Rotterdam
• Breakfast in Paris - 180min by train
• Interview in London - 40mins by plane
• Lunch in Rome - 80mins by plane
• Dinner in Amsterdam - 40mins by train

1H
1-2 H
2-3 H
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Student Activities

• Active Student Association
• (especially the Social Chairs!!)
• Café Concordia
• Principle RSM Clubs
• Consulting Club
• Entrepreneur Venture Club
• Finance Investment Club
• Management Club
• Women In Management Club
• Sustainability Club
• International Club (Lots of weekly activities)
• Communication Leadership Club
• Sports Club
• (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Sailing,
  Rowing, Tennis, Kite-surfingetc)

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Quotes from current Exchange Students

• I enjoyed the high-profile professors during the
  electives from around the world.
• Alex Klos, MBA 2006, SDA Bocconi
• The business school has enormous diversity and
  everyone has been extremely welcoming of the
  exchange students. We really feel that we are
  part of RSM.
• Justine Tiller, MBA 2006, Melbourne Business
  School
• I was impressed by the number of big consultancy
  firms coming on campus to recruit.
• Robert Zubic, MBA 2006, Sauder School of
  Business, UBC
• "RSM represents the epitome of the international
  business school experience. Virtually all
  students, hailing from all corners of the
  globe, have experiences in multiple nations prior
  to coming to RSM.  RSM offers an exceptionally
  intimate and friendly environment for students to
  share their professional knowledge and personal
  stories.  Best of all, cosmopolitan Netherlands
  is a great base to travel throughout Europe,
  giving you a chance to get to know other students
  while in school and on the go.
  Steven Huang, MBA 2006, Haas School of Business

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Contact Details

• Maria Rosa Parra mparra_at_rsm.nl
• RSM Exchange Programme Manager