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Maastricht School of Management
For more than a half century the
Maastricht School of Management (MSM) has focused
on international cooperation. As a key player
in the global education field, MSM is one of the
few management schools that systematically combines
education, technical assistance and research in
its professional services. Offering high-quality
management degree programs (MBA, DBA and PhD),
MSM also implements management development research
and international projects. With more than 2000
students annually graduating in more than 25 countries,
MSM is the largest international business school
of the Netherlands. Joining Maastricht School
of Management – the globally networked management
school - is a unique cross-cultural experience.
MSM has worked for years at the interface of the
public and private sectors management of transition
processes in culturally diverse environment. MSM’s
guiding principle is the enhancement of performance
of the private and public sectors to support balanced
economic development. MSM provides technical assistance
and specific training to government agencies,
semi-government agencies, NGOs, post-secondary
education institutions and the private sector,
including Small and Medium Enterprises.
You can participate in MSM programs
in Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Indonesia,
Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Macedonia,
Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Mozambique,
Namibia, the Netherlands, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia,  Suriname,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia,
and Zimbabwe. (28)
Maastricht School of Management
offers the following programs:
- Accounting and Finance
- Corporate Strategy and Economic
Policy
- E-Business and Information
Technology
- International Business
- Investment
- Management of Government
Master of Management in International
Business
The program is designed for
young adults seeking careers in international
business and who wish to be trained as successful
managers in the global marketplace. Mastering
the challenges of emerging markets in a globalized
economy requires creative management thinking
and the skills to operate in culturally diverse
organizations. MSM’s Master of Management
prepares students to meet these challenges.
Summer School – European
Business Integration
The program is especially
designed for young managers as well as talented
university graduates who are anxious to pursue
a career in a European business environment.
The program includes lectures and guest lectures
from Europe’s policy makers and captains
of industry.
The content of the program is
bases on 6 courses: EU History, Economics, HR
management, European Strategy, European Marketing
and Entrepreneurship.
Group discussions, social events and visits to
companies and the European Parliament in Brussels
are important items of the course.
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Application deadline
Full-time MBA: May
1
Master of Management: May 1
Summer School: May 1
Programme dates
Full-time MBA: September
Master of Management: September
Summer School: July 3-23, 2005
Length
Full-time MBA: 12 months
Master of Management: 12 months
Summer School: 3 weeks full-time
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Admission requirements
MBA and Master of Management
Bachelor’s degree
2-3 years management experience (not applicable
for the Master of Management)
TOEFL or IELTS if first language is not
English
3 reference letters
Accreditation
ACBSP and IACBE
Endorsed by the Dutch Ministry of Education
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Venue, campus and facilities
Maastricht is the capital
of The Netherlands’ southernmost province
of Limburg and is often called “The Paris
of The Netherlands”. One of the oldest towns
in the Netherlands, built upon pre-Roman foundations,
it is now rapidly preparing itself for the future,
as a national and international service center
for the European Union. It is also the site of
more than 80 international institutions, such
as the European Institute of Public Administration,
the European Center for Development Policy Management,
a branch of the United Nations University, the
Center for European Studies, the University of
Maastricht, and of course, the Maastricht School
of Management. Maastricht attracts many tourists
from all over the world and was declared the “Best
City of the Netherlands” in 2004.
The teaching building has
a state-of-the-art architectural design with modern,
tastefully furnished lecture and discussion rooms,
plenty of computer workstations with broadband
Internet access spread over several rooms, accessible
to students also in the evenings and during
the weekends. A large information center has online
full-text access to virtually all publications
in the area of management and a large collection
of books. The information center is networked
with other university libraries, so practically
all books can be borrowed. Participants enjoy
accommodation in a comfortable student residence,
conveniently located next to the school building.
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