
The content of some of the RSM MBA courses has really changed my way of looking at business. Accounting is usually all about the figures, but the professors here have taught us to look beyond the figures and how to study them from a management perspective to understand what’s really going on in the business, rather than just creating a financial statement. Accounting at RSM isn’t boring at all. Read more...

For my first two years in the Netherlands I was getting acquainted with my job, but I always had it in mind to do an MBA. I had considered studying full-time earlier in my career, but in recent years I established my role as a supply chain manager for Seara Meats, part of a very big group with 90,000 employees on five continents. Studying full time was not an option for me. Read more...

At a certain moment, all the elements come together and you can position yourself to see every aspect of doing business. You see how it is integrated, and can consider everything from different views; from an employee’s perspective, from a business leader’s perspective, from that of a supplier or a competitor – and that’s really important. When the CEO can see the whole business from every angle, and from several viewpoints, it gives the company a competitive advantage. Read more...

Lawyers can’t restrict themselves to legal issues, as we manage tasks within other company departments and need to know how business works. I decided to do EMBA six years ago when I was switching from legal studies into legal traineeship, after my first degree in law, in order to bridge legal work and business. Read more...

I wanted to pursue further education and at the same time work on the development of my soft skills so I can make more efficient use of my creativity in a corporate environment. The biggest development in my personal skills will be to influence and persuade people to understand key points and see the broader picture. Read more...

I want to be able to speak the language of our Chief Financial Officer and to raise the right questions at the right time. RSM - with its emphasis on developing leadership qualities - can give me the specific personal, financial and accounting tools that I will use to build my career.
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I didn't specifically choose the EMBA for the international factor, I just knew that Erasmus University set a high standard in the MBA world. And as turns out, I have found it one of the most enlightening aspects of the programme. Read more...

What I am really learning on the EMBA is how to connect. To be a good manager, you have to have all-around knowledge and all-around experience; the thing I’m learning here at RSM is really to connect my own nature, my way of being, and my social path with other important skills. Knowing how to structure a company or department, how to make a business plan, how to do statistical work and then put everything together in one piece – that’s what is needed to have success in executive positions. Read more...
Understanding and knowing how to work with cultural differences is something you really need if you want to do well in a company like Shell. I knew RSM equated with international, that it was a reputed and well-known school with top quality professors, and would be a highly valued addition to my CV. With several colleagues visibly benefiting from studying at RSM, for me it was an obvious choice. Read more...
The MBA is not just for broadening my business capabilities and my hard skills; Personal Leadership Development helps to give me a broader perspective on global business. PLD is not only about economics, politics and the environment, but about how you act and react both as an individual and collectively. Read more...
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