Presentation School of Financial Management 2013

Rotterdam

School of Financial Management

Rotterdam 

Young, dynamic, international city

 Modern architecture, events, leisure and recreation 

Largest port of Europe

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2nd city and Industrial heart of the Netherlands

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More than one million people from 162 countries in Rotterdam area…

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Good connections with Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Antwerp, Paris, Düsseldorf …..

Rotterdam 

Sports

 Close to beaches 

City of many restaurants – Dutch, French, Chinese, Moroccan, Turkish etc.

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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

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences 11 schools, specialised in very different fields

Âą 32,000 students

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

Study Abroad

International Minor IBaC

Case Competitions

International Sem. IBEX

Start-Up Café International Business Weeks

Mission

vision A flat world requires internationally oriented people

Internship Abroad

Employability towards future

International guest lectures International Tax Week Bachelor Thesis Abroad

Double Degrees

Lifelong Learning for Lecturers: •Employability •New cultural perspective •Language •Personal experience •Mobility

Research

Lifelong Learning for Students: •Employability •New cultural perspective •Language •Personal experience •Mobility

Staff Mobility

Summer Courses International Student Conferences

Internationalisation, part I

National markets have changed into international markets

international perspective in business approach is a

must

Semester 1 – 4 general internationalisation, compulsory

Many modules have international components e.g.

Treasury International Tax Law Financial Risk Management International Banking & Insurance Business Abroad Management Game

Semester 1 – 4 general 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.

Semester 1 – 4 general internationalisation, compulsory

International Student Conferences abroad (Scotland, Belgium)

International Guest Lectures – international and national keynote speakers and lecturers – workshops and lectures for students and staff

Semester 1 – 4 general internationalisation, compulsory

International Business Weeks -

in Rotterdam (November and April)

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abroad (Belgium, Portugal, France, Finland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Germany, Ukraine)

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)

International Business Week Rotterdam example

FALL: RISK MANAGEMENT SPRING: BANKING Business & Finance Culture Solving problems Presentations English Planning FUN

Internationalisation part II An important way to improve soft skills, e.g.

Communication Teamwork Confidence & Personality Cross Cultural Awareness

Improvement of EMPLOYABILITY

How to improve soft skills and thus employability?

International Business Survey

Neutral

Effective

Very Effective

1.5%

18%

81%

society

9.5%

51%

39%

People-focussed experience

15%

52%

32%

Team based exercises during study

16%

66%

15%

study)

20%

50%

25%

Team sports during studies

20%

60%

15%

Extensive international travel

46%

31%

3%

Internship Leadership position within student

International experience (work or

Semester 5 – 8 specific 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

Semester 5

Internship 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

Semester 6 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX) Rotterdam Principles: What do employers want and what are they getting?

Importance Rank

Satisfaction Rank

Communication skills

1

16

Team-working skills

2

7

Integrity

3

9

Intellectual ability

4

5

Confidence

5

13

Character/personality

6

6

Planning and organisational skills

7

17

Literacy (good writing skills)

8

23

Numeracy (good with numbers)

9

11

10

26

Analysis and decision-making skills

Semester 6 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX) Rotterdam Principles:

International Business is about Finance and Marketing (“borderless organisations”)

Practice-oriented programme Module based

Dutch and foreign students in one class

Semester 6 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX) Rotterdam AGENDA IntBizEXPERIENCE Wk1

Wk2

Wk3

Wk4

Wk5

Wk6

Wk7

Marketing Strategy

Risk Management Intro

Part 1

Assessment

Operations Management

Stock Market Game, Elective 1 Elementary Dutch, Elective 2 Cross-cultural Communication, Elective 3 Project

BizSkills

Project

BizSkills

Project

BizSkills

Wk6

Wk7

Fieldtrip, Elective 4 Wk1

Wk2

Wk3

Wk4

Wk5

Strategic Finance

Part 2

Strategic Management Accounting The Long Tail, Elective 5 Financial Accounting, Elective 6 Project

BizSkills

Project

BizSkills

Project

Outro

Assessment

Strategic Marketing

Semester 7 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC) Rotterdam

Principles: manager’s agenda Visits

14% 27%

Meetings

7%

Communication 7%

Entertainment Trainings

14%

14%

17%

Budgetting & Planning Solving Problems

Semester 7 INTERNATIONAL 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)

Semester 7 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC) Rotterdam Core Project (15 ects) ENERGY (Innovation Lab subject) Situation Analysis and International Market

Market Analysis and Entry Strategy

Research

Project 1A

Project 1B

Marketing Approach

Planning and Control

Project 2A

Project 2B

Supporting Modules (15 ects) Core modules

Innovation (3) Negotiations / CCM (3) Research (3)

Electives Hedging – Energy Markets (2) European Business (2) - Fen European Law (2) - Fen Logistics (2) - Fen Art / Philosophy (2) International Field Trip (2)

Semester 7

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)

Rotterdam

How does the Core Project work?  Morning – finance lectures – marketing lectures – 2 exams

:

COMPANY FIN

MKT

Country Advice Strategic Advice Mkt/ Bizz Plan MS- Project

 Afternoon

– several groups = consultancy agencies, advising a company = coach / lecturer – 4 advice reports + presentations

STUDENT GROUP

STUDENT GROUP COACH/ LECTURER

STUDENT GROUP

Marketing Lectures MARKET EXAM

Intern.

Business

Finance Lectures

FINANCE EXAM

Semester 6 and/or Semester 7

Study 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

Semester 6 and/or Semester 7 Study Abroad

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 8

Internship 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

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

Projects

 Start-Up Café – 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

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