In the first year you will benefit from our student mentor programme, designed to help you get used to university life in the international setting offered by IBA.Well-trained second-year IBA students will guide a group of roughly 20 first-year students through the first part of the year, through a variety of activities. Student advisers are there to help students with any problems they might encounter as students, both study related and personal.

A range of introduction activities will be offered in August and September by both the University, the programme and the Erasmus Student Network ESN. The IBA Freshmen Weekend is held during the last week of August.

Erasmus University runs a pick-up service on several dates in August with buddies welcoming you at Schiphol Airport and travelling with you to Rotterdam. They will also assist you with where to get your key, or finding your way to a hostel. Information about the pick-up service can be found here.

At Rotterdam School of Management you can join the following student organisations.

RSM will offer blended learning, starting in September. That means you will study through a combination of online and on-campus activities. The activities will be livestreamed if you can’t join us in person. But you will get more out of your student experience and education if you are on campus. Therefore, we encourage all students to come to Rotterdam in September. You can read more about the policy for the academic year 2021-2022 here.