Would you believe we were once at the beach? 🐚 Two-million-year-old fossils were found while drilling a geothermal well on campus. As RSM turns 55 and EUR turns 113, we went looking for even older treasures beneath Woudestein. www.eur.nl/en/news/look...

Why am I so miserable at work? 'Free Beer Friday' might distract for an hour, but it won't fix Monday dread. Dr Johannes Boegershausen & Bex Hewett (RSM) on why leaders say they want engaged teams, then manage as if they can't be trusted. thinkdo.rsm.nl/2026/01/why-am-i-so-miserable-at-work/

Can women's quotas boost workforce engagement? Yes, if employees see them as part of the organisation's values. New RSM research from Dr Madleen Meier-Barthold & Prof. Torsten Biemann (Mannheim), in Human Resource Management. www.rsm.nl/discovery/20...

The prestigious Leadership Track at the Academy of Management beckons for RSM’s Associate Professor Dr Bex Hewett and Prof. Pursey Heugens, who have been elected by AOM members to begin the trajectory to Division Chair. Read more www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

Technology is moving faster than the guidance written for it – for example fairness and transparency in AI. Dr Elmira Van den Broek has won a Veni grant to translate general principles into responsible practice in the domains where the stakes are highest. www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

Congratulations to our bachelor students who successfully completed the Honours programme, with challenges and projects to give them a stronger understanding of technology, policy, incentives and market design in innovation – including a study trip to Finland! www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

What a way to end the academic year! Another case competition trophy in our cabinet thanks to the RSM STAR Case Club team winning the International Case Club at Maastricht in May. Congratulations Dávid Páchnik, Natalie Zaytsev, Nicolas Cirje & Leah Brüggemann. www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

Congratulations to the newest cohort of adaptable business leaders who graduated from RSM’s Global Executive MBA programme recently. They have tremendous potential and ambitions to join the C-suite. Read more about them www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

That's a wrap on another inspiring year for our SDG Ambassadors! 🌍 One highlight: our SDG 8 ambassador's concept for a Net-Zero Campus Alliance, bringing student associations together on campus sustainability. Congrats to the 2025/26 cohort, applications for 2026/27 open soon 🌱

"We're called Chocolonely because we're lonely in the business." Alumna Julie Veryser (RSM) on whether chocolate can ever really clean up its act — and why lovers of the sweet stuff have shown they'll pay for treats without a side of shame. 🍫 thinkdo.rsm.nl/2026/03/the-...

RSM alumnus Sjoerd van Berkel is behind the fund that’s driving for entrepreneurship and jobs for young Africans with the launch of the Erasmus Fund for Entrepreneurship. It means young people can be equipped to build a livelihood for themselves and their communities: www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

Blockchain research is rich but rarely accessible to busy executives. RSM's Daniel Liebau and Dr Simon Trimborn tackle that with The Blockchain Scholars Book (#SpringerNature): 25+ research contributions on tokenomics, DeFi, Web3 privacy, and DAOs. 👉https://tinyurl.com/5n76p4bj

Nearly 9,000 evaluations across 40+ courses, completed with one tool. HAPP (Harmonized Appraisal), built by #RSM senior lecturer Dr Colin Lee, shows how GenAI can support academic judgement, not replace it, helping educators grade faster, fairer, and more consistently at scale. shorturl.at/AUFrC

Congratulations to Dr Ingrid Verheul (RSM) on a €275,000 grant from the Young Entrepreneurs Fund (Erasmus Trustfonds) to study how neurodivergence helps and challenges entrepreneurs and how employers and investors can better support neurodiverse founders. www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

For too many exceptional students, the cost of higher education remains the one thing standing in the way. Not ability, not ambition.just access. To celebrate 55 years of RSM, we're asking our alumni to help us change that, one scholarship at a time. www.rsm.nl/alumni/give/...

One of RSM’s founders, Prof. Jaap de Smit has died at the age of 83. He was a driving force for educational innovation and RSM’s MBA from our beginnings more than 50 years ago – and designer of the campus bar. https://www.rsm.nl/news/detail/15940-in-memoriam-prof-jaap-de-smit/

RSM’s Hetty Brand-Boswijk argues workplace coaching is about empowering authenticity. She explores outdated “forceful” leadership, and how curiosity, listening and questioning build human-centred, psychologically safe teams. Read more: thinkdo.rsm.nl/2026/05/you-...

🎓 RSM professors swapped the lecture hall for a bike joining 40+ EUR colleagues for 'Meet the Professor' to spark curiosity in 1,400+ primary school students. 🚲💡 Full academic gowns and all. Because great education doesn't always start at university. https://ow.ly/w2L150Z9SVK

Protecting employees from burnout and stress should be a priority at every organisation. That’s why, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, our New York City alumni chapter partnered with Rabobank to host an event on mental well-being at work. https://ow.ly/55sY50Z5b4Y

From legal media to MBA honours 💼🎓 RSM MBA graduate Vladimir Bagaev has been named one of Poets & Quants’ 2026 Best & Brightest MBAs for his work in legal innovation, community building and impact investing. 🌍 Get the story: https://ow.ly/9mTq50Z6bmk #RSMMBA #BestAndBrightest #BusinessEducation

A round-up of the year so far in case competitions for the @RSM STAR Case Club! Teams of RSM bachelor students have been doing their best business thinking around the world. Here’s a round-up with only two competitions to go. Global round-up of competitions for RSM STAR Case Club

On 9 May, RSM's third Women in Business event brought together 70+ professionals to explore sustainable leadership across career stages. What started as a conversation became a space of genuine connection and two participants walked away with an Executive MBA scholarship.https://ow.ly/riAr50Z45mW

Sustainable finance is no longer a specialist concern. It sits at the heart of how economies, companies and markets respond to climate risk and long-term value creation. Read about how these discussions have evolved over the past decade. https://ow.ly/P7Y750YOmI5

Ten years after Paris: sustainable finance debates enter new phase

Seminar explored new emphasis on practical questions of implementation and accountability.

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Prof. Anne-Kathrin Klesse has been appointed co-editor of the Journal of Consumer Psychology 🎉 She brings her expertise in consumer behaviour & AI to one of the field's most prestigious journals. Congrats, Prof. Klesse!

RSM has ranked #1 for its open programmes in the latest Financial Times Executive Education rankings. 📈 9.24/10 average satisfaction score 🌍 Top 20 globally for international reach Much appreciation and a huge thank you to our participants, faculty, alumni & colleagues! https://ow.ly/eVu250Z12Ml

🔍 A new report by RSM, Nyenrode, and ftrprf reveals that around 80% of the financial value created by large Dutch and German companies comes at a cost to society and the environment. The report weighs financial performance against social and environmental impact: https://ow.ly/LuiH50YXzqf

💚 Rotterdam: the city that rebuilt itself On 14 May, we remember the bombing that shattered Rotterdam on this day in 1940. In just 15 minutes, the heart of the city was reduced to rubble. Rotterdam didn't mourn its ruins. Instead, it built on top of them.

Double win for RSM 🏆 Thanks to their sharp analysis, strong pitch and standout Q&A, a team of RSM finance students took first place in both the 2026 CFA Institute Research Challenge Benelux competition and the West Europe sub-regionals. https://ow.ly/xHEK50YVvZ9

The 2026 #RSMSTARCaseCompetition welcomed student from across the globe to tackle case challenges set by #RAFU APPU Jewellery and #Logitech. 🌍 🥇 The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 香港中文大学（深圳） 🥈 National University of Singapore 🥉 UW Foster School of Business See you next year!

When students travel to compete at the RSM STAR Case Club Competition, the experience goes beyond the case room. This year, participating teams visited Logitech in Utrecht, gaining real-world context and exploring its culture, vision, and partnerships ahead of the 24-hour challenge. #CaseCompetition