Class profile
The world in your classroom
The International Full-time MBA is built on diversity. Diversity of thought, of experience, of culture, of background, of perspective. Our students come from all over the world. From a myriad of industry backgrounds. From a vast diversity of roles and functions. Each person brings his or her unique perspective, outlook and experience to a rich and challenging interchange that will upturn your preconceptions and broaden your thinking.
Why RSM MBA
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Curriculum
Module 1 (January - March)
The programme starts with laying the foundations for effective management in an ever-changing and complex world: how to make critical decisions using an analytical approach, how to read and use data, and how to work with and manage diverse teams.
Coursework includes:
- Management Science
- Operations Management
- Financial Management 1
- Qualitative Platform for Business
Module 2 (March - May)
Next, we introduce the core business areas. Through case studies and lively classroom discussions, you will explore the most relevant management issues of the day in their proper context.
Coursework includes:
- Strategic Management
- Organisational Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Financial Management 2
Module 3 (May - July)
In this module we bring the core business concepts into clearer focus by adding four layers of context: What is the role of the economic environment, how to facilitate and nurture innovation, and how to manage organisations and processes sustainably.
Coursework includes:
- Living Management Project
- Innovation Management
- Sustainability
- Economic Environment of Business
- Human Resource Management
Living Management Project
Next, you are tested on your ability to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired so far. An intense, four-week project that requires you to work in teams to devise a solution to a real business problem within a company and present your recommendations to the company’s executives and other panel members. Experience the typical challenges of a consultancy project – inadequate information and resources, tight deadlines and cultural differences between your team members.
Module 4 (August - September)
Advanced Career Concentrations Then we dive deeper into specific business areas. During this time, you will choose a career concentration course:
- Advanced Finance
- Advanced Marketing
- Advanced Strategy
- Advanced Supply Chain Management
- Advanced Sustainability
Study Tours*
A week abroad, learning about how other cultures do business. This immersive learning experience exposes you to the complexities of global business and gives you the opportunity to explore specific industries and themes.
* Study tours are subject to rules and regulations around international travel.
Project TIME
This is the second practical project of the programme, where you are required to integrate and apply your knowledge. During this project you will team up to tackle major societal challenges. You will formulate a challenge, generate ideas and come up with creative solutions with a positive impact - in a very short space of time.
Module 5 (September - December)
MBA Electives
Every year we offer more than 30 electives which allow you to specialise in topics of your choice. The electives include professional skills and current topics across five streams of specialisations.
Personal Leadership Development
Leadership is comprehensively integrated across the entire MBA learning experience. We call this Personal Leadership Development (PLD). Every class, every assignment and every project is informed by a leadership development component: a challenge to apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios. To make decisions based on what you know and what is in front of you. To think like a real business leader.
The Personal Leadership Development programme will help you build your leadership competencies via dialogue and interchange with inspirational peers and leaders from a broad diversity of backgrounds and cultures.
International Exchange
Spend a term at one of the 100+ leading business schools in RSM’s network.
* Exchange options are offered for those who are interested, at the end of the programme.
Faculty
Big thinkers. Industry experts. Exceptional scholars.
RSM offers a distinct intellectual culture based on the values of being critical, creative, caring and collaborative, and we are committed to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for our mission.
We believe that leadership can be taught through a combination of intellectual and practical challenges – like those encountered when working in diverse teams – that can foster creative new approaches in business. And we encourage a flexible, broad and sometimes iconoclastic mindset in business practice and research – from the perspective of being a force for positive change in the world at an individual and organisational level.
Research and education by our world-class researchers and academics are among the best in the world, perfected at the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). Our think-tank is ranked as one of the top 10 research institutes in Europe.
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Meet our students
Meet current and previous International Full-time MBA students.
Natalia Almendariz Perea
Full-time MBA Class of 2022
Peruvian
Former position: key account sales executive at Nestle in Peru
Georgios Lampridis
Full-time MBA Class of 2022
Greek
Former position: senior consultant at Accenture in Athens
Ananth Sai Reddy Eragam
Full-time MBA Class of 2022
Indian
Former position: founder and portfolio manager of an equity portfolio management firm
Ivanna Zbrutska
Full-time MBA Class of 2022
Ukranian
Former position: business development consultant and trade representative in Chongqing, China
Asimwe Ruganyoisa
Full-time MBA Class of 2021
Tanzanian
Former position: reservoir engineer at Shell in Tanzania
Learning experience
So much more than a classroom
The MBA classes are important of course – and ours rank among the top international business schools globally. But standing out in the competitive world of business takes more. You have to step out of your comfort zone and into the world around you. Students come to us from all over the world and from a vast spectrum of industries, sectors and roles. In class, in project work, on campus, on treks – the rich exchange of ideas and approach will push your boundaries and broaden your mindset exponentially.
Study Tours
Our study tours are immersive learning experiences that expose you to the complexities of global business. Previous international study tours and topics included:
Lisbon
Social impact through innovation
London
Financing of companies over their lifecycles
Dubai
Energy transition
Shanghai
Doing business in China: innovation and entrepreneurship
Los Angeles
Marketing and behavioural economics
Washington DC
Business and politics
San Francisco
Leading during change and crisis
Toronto
Digital disruption of financial services and artificial intelligence
Barcelona
Digital Technologies in Operations Management
Frankfurt
Modern Corporate Finance in theory and practice
Prague
Management Consulting
Reykjavik
Green Economy and Sustainability
Tallinn
Digital Ecosystems: strategies for innovation
Boulder
Behavioural economics
Reims
The power of the collective: an immersion in champagne
The Living Management Project
Every year, companies come to Rotterdam looking for help with specific business challenges. And every year, they leave with innovative new solutions developed by MBA students at RSM. This intensive, four-week project requires you to work in teams to devise a solution to a real business problem within a company, before presenting your recommendations to the company’s executives and other panel members. You will experience – and learn how to tackle – the typical challenges of a consultancy project, like inadequate information and resources, tight deadlines, and cultural differences between you and your team members.
International Exchange
As part of the programme you can opt for an international exchange. Spend your fourth term at one of the more than 100 leading business schools in the RSM network.
Events and Networking
Take full advantage of the unmistakable energy on our campus. Dive into events and networking opportunities hosted by the MBA Student Association and MBA Career Centre.
Leadership development
What kind of leader will you be?
Leadership is comprehensively integrated across the entire MBA learning experience. We call this Personal Leadership Development (PLD). Every class, every assignment and every project is informed by a leadership development component: a challenge to apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios. To make decisions based on what you know and what is in front of you. To think like a real business leader.
The Personal Leadership Development programme will help you build your leadership competencies via dialogue and interchange with inspirational peers and leaders from a broad diversity of backgrounds and cultures.
Leading knowledge
Our faculty and professional coaches have their fingers on the newest insights and best practices from all over the world. You will have access to all of it through the PLD programme.
Leading in action
Apply your managerial savvy through active lessons – such as in-class exercises, simulations, group work, peer reviews and mentoring opportunities.
Leading solutions
Put your critical thinking to the test. For four weeks, you will work in teams to solve a real-world business problem for a real firm, and present your solution to executives.
