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The RSM MBA Open Day

Ready for a life-changing learning experience?

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University 

Saturday, 15 November 2025 

9:30 - 14:30 CEST

Get a chance to win a €5,000 scholarship for your Executive MBA!

We will be hosting a lottery at the end of the day, where two MBA Open Day visitors will win a €5,000 scholarship to fund their EMBA study.

Claim your chance to win

 

Are you gearing up for a major transition in your leadership capabilities, your strategic thinking, and your personal growth as a tier-one leader and change-maker? Are you ready to explore the bigger picture, to join all the dots, and to expand your horizons and your influence exponentially?

 

Is now the time to accelerate your entrepreneurial skills, to make bigger bets, forge new connections and a global support network, and future-proof your leadership and your career?

 

Join us this November and discover how the Rotterdam School of Management top-ranked Executive MBA programme can transform your professional and personal trajectory.

 

 

Our in-person, on-campus MBA Open Day gives you:
  • First-hand and interactive experience of the vibrant dynamics that make learning so distinctive and uniquely transformational here at RSM, the foremost business school in Benelux (Financial Times Business School Rankings, 2024).
  • Direct access to RSM faculty—globally-recognised thought leaders in management, strategy and entrepreneurship and next-generation, personalised leadership progression and growth.
  • Comprehensive understanding of our Executive MBA programme: globally-ranked learning journeys expertly designed to transform your leadership and empower you to access the next level in your career, and in your life
  • A chance to meet international peers and future classmates—and to start building a global network of trust, support and lifelong bonds all over the world.

The RSM MBA Open Day

As Benelux’s top-ranked business school, RSM enjoys a singular reputation for entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial expertise and thought leadership.

Our MBA programmes deliver the accelerated leadership development, the big-picture thinking, the innovation mindset and the agility to connect knowledge to vision, to spot opportunities, see alternatives, make new bets, learn from failure, and forge wholly new realities—for yourself, for your business, for your organisation.

Whether you are looking to launch your own venture, scale your business or lead performance, innovation and transformation within your organisation, we welcome you to join us here on campus in Rotterdam on 15 November and discover our MBA programmes for change-makers and trailblazers. 

The RSM MBA Open Day integrates a dynamic and interactive blend of:

  • Sessions with our Academic Director and Recruitment & Admissions team on how we accelerate entrepreneurial and innovation thinking for growth, resilience and competitive advantage.
  • Hands-on workshops led by RSM faculty that expose you to our expertise and pedagogy in business creation, scaling ventures and innovation.
  • Networking opportunities with RSM faculty, alumni and prospective peers who share your passion for business creation, transformation and growth.

Don’t miss your chance to meet us, discover what our Executive MBA programme can do for you, for your goals, for your personal growth and for your business. Register now and start your journey today.

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Agenda

9:30-10:00
Registration and Networking

Meet fellow participants from around the world, engage with RSM faculty and connnect with RSM alumni over coffee and light refreshments.

10:00-11:00
Executive MBA Programme Presentation with Q&A

Take a deep dive into the RSM MBA Programmes. Learn about our programme structure, highlights, experiential and in-situ, global learning opportunities and real-world outcomes for your leadership development, influence and impact. We invite you participate in an open Q&A with RSM experts for answers to all admissions and programme queries.

11:00-12:00
Panel: "Life After the MBA: Career Opportunities, ROI and Real Stories"

Discover how an MBA can be a powerful catalyst for personal and professional transformation. In this engaging panel our alumni and an executive search partner share their stories of growth, leadership, and success beyond the classroom. Through authentic storytelling, we’ll explore the diverse career paths open to MBA graduates, the tangible return on investment, and the lasting value of the MBA in building future-ready leaders. Whether you’re aiming to accelerate your career, pivot into a new industry, or expand your impact, this session offers insight and inspiration on why the MBA remains a defining step in your future journey.

Panellists:

  • Tabitha Kortman - Partner Leadership Advisory at &deBlauw
  • Praveen Pakala - Delivery Lead at AON and Executive MBA Class of 2022 alumnus
  • Matthijs Wilhelmus - CEO of BASI Systems and Executive MBA Class of 2020 alumnus 
12:00-12:15
Refreshment Break

A moment to recharge, reflect, and continue networking.

12:15-13:15
Interactive workshop: An Introduction to Dialogue Skills

Companies are increasingly expecting their leaders to be highly skilled at including others and creating a climate where people speak up. In this session, we will explore how effective groups communicate. We will talk about different patterns of interaction and how the notion of dialogue is key to making progress on complex business issues. We will dispel the common notion that "it is just talk" and instead consider the opposite to be true: "it is all about the talk.”

This workshop will be led by RSM faculty Björn Atterstam, who specialises in personal leadership development. 

13:15-13:30
Programme debrief and scholarship presentation

Wrap up the day with a programme debrief with Caroline Angle, Recruitment and Admissions Team Lead. During this time, we will also be announcing the winners of the €5,000 scholarship.

13:30-14:30
Networking Lunch

Deepen your connections and explore synergies with current RSM programme students and RSM alumni. 

Speakers

Erik Roelofsen

Professor and Academic Director EMBA at RSM

Vasilis Zaravellas

Director of Recruitment and Admissions at RSM

Caroline Angle

Recruitment and Admissions Team Lead, Executive MBA

Björn Atterstam

Lecturer and PhD candidate

Tabitha Kortman

Partner Leadership Advisory at &deBlauw

Praveen Pakala

Delivery Lead at AON and Executive MBA Class of 2022 alumnus

Matthijs Wilhelmus

CEO of BASI Systems and Executive MBA Class of 2020 alumnus

Register now!

Every year RSM welcomes participants and programme applicants from around the world. Places on our Executive MBA are purposefully limited as part of our commitment to creating intimate learning cohorts – cohorts where deep collaboration, trust, psychological safety and lifelong bonds and ties are fostered and nurtured.

 

To ensure your place at this year’s RSM MBA Open Day, we recommend you reserve as quickly as possible.

 

Secure your spot now and join us in November. We look forward to supporting you in making an empowered and informed decision for the future of your leadership and organisation.

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RSM is a highly respected business school, particularly in the Netherlands. Earning my MBA here strengthens my credibility and demonstrates my commitment to personal and professional development. Beyond the qualification itself, the experience is equipping me with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to grow within my company and lead more effectively.

Hannah Timmer, Executive MBA Class of 2026

RSM’s EMBA has reinforced my entrepreneurial dreams, and given me the motivation to take big steps, like leaving a good job to do something bigger for myself. I’m confident that my entrepreneurial journey will work out, which is why I freed up time to take advantage of RSM’s elective ‘Entrepreneurship through acquisition’ and getting to know the processes, peers and the professors in this course. I definitely like being in the Netherlands, it’s a great place to build a family and a business.

Raza Padhani, Executive MBA Class of 2025