I am interested in doing an MBA in Holland. Are RSM Erasmus and TiasNimbas the best MBA programmes in Holland or should I look for other options. Has anybody first hand information of those Business School ? And the job market in Holland or Germany for graduates of these Schools. I am Latin American (from Chile) and besides Spanish and English, I speak good German.

Any information will be very valuable.

Sebastian, I do not think that there are many differences between RSM or TiasNimbas. Both are good Business Schools and if you speak English and German your won't have problems to find a job neither in Holland nor in Germany.

Nyenrode is another one to consider. It is acredited by AMBA and Equis and is ranked about as good as RSM and (Tias)Nimbas. In the 2006 Economist and in the 2007 FT ranking it is within the top 100 MBA programs worldwide:
http://mba.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=2002rankings&rank_category_id=20000002&region_id=270000427&x=21&y=10
http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html

Another option would be Amsterdam Business School - if you prefer to live in a fun city (Equis acredited).

And the job market in Holland or Germany for graduates of these Schools. I am Latin American (from Chile) and besides Spanish and English, I speak good German.

Any information will be very valuable.

LaVoz de Galicia,
Yes, I was searching for German MBA, however, they do not appear in any international ranking. On the contrary, Dutch MBAs do appear in all international rankings. Dutch MBAs seem to enjoy of more recognition/reputation than German ones around the world.

About Nyenrode, I am aware that it would also be a good option, however, I am not attracted by its location. It is located in no city, in the middle of Utrecht and Amsterdam.

I am most interested in TiasNimbas. I was once in Utrecht and it is a beautiful and vibrant city.

Is TiasNimbas MBA far away of the best ranked MBAs (London Business School, IESE, INSEAD, IMD) in Europe?
And, if you consider the tuition fee differences?

How much is the tuition difference?

Hi Malia,

Well, that depend on the Business School but taking into account the aforementioned schools these would be the differences:

London Business School: aprox. 63.300 euros
IMD: aprox. 45.500 euros
IESE: 61.900
INSEAD: 48.800
TiasNimbas: 31.300

If you get in the TiasNimbas MBA it is very probable that you get an scholarship of 10.000 euros, due to they are offering several. That would reduce the tuiton to just 21.300, a big difference to me (I came from a Latin American country, where incomes are very low and of course, cost of life too than those in European countries). I was just wondering if that differences in prices are also so striking in the curriculum (and therefore education you receive).

Sebastian, as I said you before I really do not think that there are big differences between the top ten Business Schools and those which are among the best 50. In Holland RSM Erasmus, TiasNimbas, Nyenrode and Amsterdam (in this order) have the best MBA programmes. I believe is not worthwhile invest the amounts of money you mentioned, if you can get a excellent education from the schools positioned between 20 and 50.

Actually, RSM is the best Dutch program.
If you want a "top" mba in holland, stop looking there.
For specialist degrees, like MSCs in finance etc, the scene is different, but for MBAs the choice is rather limited in Benelux and Germany.

Take a look also at IMD, ESMT, St Gallen and Insead (take German classes there and pass an exam).

The cost of an MBA is frightening, but jobs offers from top programs make up for it and you could manage to get a scholarship/bank loan.

I don't understand why you bring together Schools like IMD and INSEAD with ESMT and St Gallen. In the case of ESMT I never heard of it. Aren't RSM, TiasNimbas or Nyenrode better schools than ESMT or St Gallen??? At least the rankings say so.

I really do not think that there are big differences between the top ten Business Schools and those which are among the best 50. In Holland RSM Erasmus, TiasNimbas, Nyenrode and Amsterdam (in this order) have the best MBA programmes. I believe is not worthwhile invest the amounts of money you mentioned, if you can get a excellent education from the schools positioned between 20 and 50.

Hi Mukerjee,

I am Spanish and have done my MBA two years ago in RSM Erasmus. Let me give you just some thoughts.

RSM: The most international and renowned Business School in The Netherlands. It is located in Rotterdam, the most industrious city in Holland, so you will be near of the biggest companies over there. On the other hand, it is not very clean neither pretty.

TiasNimbas: It is the second international and renowned Business School in The Netherlands. The best location. Utrecht is a student city, where everybody speaks English. You will find the city incredible beautiful, and it is also home of many companies. However, by no means ?location? should be your first point when it comes to choosing a Business School.

Nyenrode: The third Business School in The Netherlands. Just one critic, it is said that Nyenrode is home of spoilt child, or, in other words, those who never makes an effort and whose parents always pay everything. I am not saying that?s true, I just saying what everybody believe in Holland.

Amsterdam: Too short history to be catalogued. Therefore it is not yet very recognized in Holland.

I do not believe that is easier to get in TiasNimbas, Nyenrode or Amsterdam than RSM. Actually, I remember that I applied to RSM, Nyenrode and Nimbas and I just get in RSM and Nyenrode. What I do consider easier is to get a scholarship from TiasNimbas, Nyenrode or Amsterdam than from RSM.

On a general basis, I would recommend that if you get in all these schools and do not get a scholarship from none of them, go for RSM.
However, if you get a scholarship from TiasNimbas, Nyenrode or Amsterdam (let?s say 10.000 euros), then, I truly believe that the cost-benefit will be very best in the other schools, mainly TiasNimbas.

These are the current tuition fees: RSM 36.000, TiasNimbas 31.300, Nyenrode 29.500 (fee for candidates who send their application before July 1, 2007 is ? 27.000) and Amsterdam 21.000.

Hi PGonzalez,

Thanks a lot for taking the time for basically explaining the whole Dutch MBA world!
Again I would say, tuition reflects quite precisely the value of the programs.

I presume that it was not so difficult for you to find a good job afterwards, holding this prestigeous MBA form RSM, are you satisfied? In which coutry do ou work?

Thanks again,
Attiya

PGonzalez, I wish all posts in this discussion board were as objective and informative as yours. Thank you!!

Mukerjee, yes I do get some job offers in Holland, however, I decided to launch my own company in Spain. And yes again, I am very satisfied with my job.

I can?t tell you about other countries, but Holland nowadays has a very healthy job market, and I am not talking just to MBA graduated. Of course, as a MBA graduated you are likely to get better proposals. All my classmates found job before the first three months after finished the course. Just a few of them spoke Dutch. So, although if you speak Dutch, German or French would be helpful in Holland, it clearly wouldn?t be an obstacle.

There?s one kind of people who doesn?t find job after graduation: the pretentious.
Let?s face it; you won?t get a CEO position just for doing a MBA. You will surely improve you past position and salary but don?t be too much pretentious when it comes to choosing among job offers. Be wise, sometimes the better offers (those with sound promotion possibilities) are not very attractive in the short-term.

And you can see that I came back to Spain almost two years ago and left to use my English in the first sentence. I wanted to say " yes I got job offers ......"

Thank you for all your comments, especially PGonzalez about RSM. But there's somoene in this forum that has first hand (current student, alumni or friend of the formerly mentioned) information about TiasNimbas or Nyernrode ??

Thanks for your posts PGonzalez - as you see we are all quite fond of them ;-)

Thank you for all your comments, especially PGonzalez about RSM. But there's somoene in this forum that has first hand (current student, alumni or friend of the formerly mentioned) information about TiasNimbas or Nyernrode ??

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