Nyenrode Business Universiteit is Holland's leading business school and only private university. Founded in 1946, it is located on a large estate in the town of Breukelen. An impressive castle is located at the north-east corner of the estate. It was founded in 1946 by top excecutive of the Dutch companies AKZO, KLM, Philips, Shell and Unilever as Universiteit Nijenrode. In 1982 it was recognized as a university by the Dutch government. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 612 KB)Albert Heijn building at University Nyenrode. ... Holland is the common name in English referring to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (or exclusively its European part)--although this is incorrect from a Dutch perspective. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Breukelen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline from the Netherlands. ... Company logo Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics), usually known as Philips, is one of the largest consumer electronics producers in the world. ... A Shell petrol station sign in the UK A Shell gas station in the US The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (called Shell Oil in North America) is a major oil company, one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with BP, ExxonMobil, and Total). ... Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company which owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime...

Nyenrode has a strong reputation in the field of management programs and maintains close ties with the national and international business communities, a fact that is reflected by its multinational student body. In addition to its regular educational programs and research activities, Nyenrode Business Universiteit also offers a wide range of training programs for managers in the corporate sector.

In its capacity as an accredited university, it grants a Master's degrees in its Management program. However, Nyenrode's main focus is on its role as a Business School; its main offerings consist of MBA and MSc in Management programs. In fact, since 1998 it's offered a Dual Degree program that results both in the accredited MSc qualification, as well as an MBA for its Management program. Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

Unlike other universities in the Netherlands, Nyenrode has a costly selection process that involves taking a GMAT test and sitting for a selection interview. The tuition fees themselves are significantly higher than at any other university in The Netherlands. Nyenrode has been viewed as an elitist institution however most full time students obtain loans to cover the costs of study. Graduate Management Admission Test, perhaps better known by its initialism GMAT, is a standardized test for determing aptitude in business management studies. ...

Its historical roots as a business school are reflected by the tuition fees, and the fact that they will accept any Bachelor degree as a prerequisite for their Master's program (unlike other universities, which usually require a relevant Bachelor's program to apply for a Master's program). Also, the students attending Nyenrode are of diverse nationalities, and teaching is in English.

Some of the famous alumni from Nyenrode includes H.R.H Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Wim Kok(FNV, PvdA), Anthony Burgmans (Chairman Unilever), Willem Oltmans and Ronald Jan Heijn (Oibibio). Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wim Kok (* September 29, 1938) was the Prime Minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002. ... Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company which owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ...

See also

• List of business schools in Europe

Business schools in Europe. ...

External link

• Homepage Nyenrode Business Universiteit (http://www.nyenrode.nl/)