Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

We heartily congratulate Dr Mirko Benischke on his appointment as #RSM Dean of Education!

Dr Benischke: “I look forward to working with colleagues and students to shape an environment that empowers students to grow intellectually, professionally and personally.”

Read more: lnkd.in/e5HVWNCF

🎉 RSM is once again ranked among the world’s best in the 2025 QS Business Master’s Rankings!

👏 MSc Supply Chain Management holds #3 globally
📊 MiM #19 | Marketing #19 | Business Analytics #20 | Finance #26

Proud of our students, faculty & alumni!
Full story: lnkd.in/e6VDZHga

We’re proud to share that RSM has been ranked #33 worldwide in LinkedIn’s Top MBA Programmes 2025! 🎉

🏆 #1 Benelux
🏆 #9 Europe
🏆 #33 Global

This recognition reflects the real career outcomes of our alumni – from impactful roles to international networks.

🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/Pcc850WXv2

#bschool

We’re excited to start the 2025/2026 academic year at RSM and Erasmus University Rotterdam! At our 1 September opening, Mayor Carola Schouten stressed three essentials for the future of education:
1️⃣ Listen to communities.
2️⃣ Embrace debate and doubt.
3️⃣ Connect and open up universities.

Is AI shaping who you hire and miss? Candidates who think AI is judging them often overplay analytics and hide emotional traits, skewing decisions, say researchers Dr. Anne-Kathrin Klesse, Jonas Görgen, and Dr. Emanuel de Bellis.
ow.ly/hBn250WMJSp

🚀 #MoonshotThinking at RSM
🌍 Innovation • Disruptive Tech • #Leadership

📅 Thu 18 Sept | 15:30–18:00
📍 Rotterdam School of Management (Bayle Bldg)

Hear Roland van der Heijden on Rotterdam’s human-centred digital future, then connect over networking drinks.

🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/moonshot-thinking...

Prosperity is more than money – it’s how we live and thrive. 💡 Erasmus University research shows health and happiness count as much as income. 🌟
Because growth means little if people are burned out.
🏃🏽‍♀️ Explore well-being redefined → lnkd.in/eAfD_2vZ

#WellbeingMatters #AcademicResearch

How to prepare for a job that doesn’t exist yet?
With need-driven learning, not lifelong learning.
In a world of constant change driven by #AI, disruption, and evolving careers- traditional models of education are no longer enough. Discover our new approach to #ExecutiveEducation: ow.ly/ZgiQ50WCMfh

RSM researcher wins AOM OMT Best Published Paper Award Co-authored study reveals how market overseers create protective ‘envelopes’.

Congratulations RSM's Emilio Marti, Tom Lawrence (@ox.ac.uk) and Chris Steele ( University of Alberta) for winning at the AoM the 2024 OMT Best Published Paper Award. Emilio: “Being recognised as having co-written the best OMT paper published in 2024 is a huge honour.” ow.ly/f3N950WAEba

🌍 Apply by 7 August to join our new 24-month online MSc in Sustainability Management 🎓. Gain real-world skills to drive change and lead on sustainability- wherever you are. Starts September 2025. #Sustainability #CSR #BusinessForGood #Leadership Learn more: ow.ly/gwfW50WxRrz

More than meets the eye – research projects get NWO grants Dainis Zegners and Maartje Schouten to investigate the effect of appearances.

Two research projects will explore what’s behind appearances: Dainis Zegners on how images shape online news engagement, and Maartje Schouten on how clothing influences perceptions of women’s leadership. ow.ly/QEbO50WuuY3

€320,000 Veni grant to investigate worker resistance to algorithmic management Jovana Karanović to research how workers develop strategies to being managed by algorithms.

Workers develop their own resistance strategies to being managed by algorithms for platforms like #Uber, #Deliveroo & #DoorDash. Dr Jovana Karanovic has been awarded a €320,000 #Venigrant to investigate the diversity and effectiveness of the ways that workers resist and adapt. ow.ly/zayY50Wr8GV

How global relations shape local economies – research gets Veni grant What is it about worsening relations that reduces foreign investment? Dr Christopher Sabel will cond

How do worsening geopolitical ties reduce foreign investment? Why do policymaker-firm interactions ease the effect—and local nationalism worsen it? Dr. Christopher A. Sabel will explore these questions with a €319K Veni grant from the Dutch #Research Council. 🔗 ow.ly/Y0oE50Wr4kP
#NWO #Veni

Congratulations to our new executive MBA graduates!
Encouragement to use their new skills to think bigger and to take their seats at the important tables during their celebratory #graduation ceremony – what will our new Global Executive #MBAs do next? Read more ow.ly/RYjq50WlGCR

Artificial intelligence assessment changes human behaviour Artificial intelligence is being used to assess people. For example, in the recruitment process, university admissions or the provision of public services. A study by the University of St.Gallen shows...

AI is increasingly replacing human decision-makers – whether in job applications or university admissions. This has consequences. Researchers at HSG and @rsmerasmus.bsky.social show in a new study that people behave systematically differently when assessed by AI.

➡️Read more: unisg.link/f71b76

🎓 Want to lead in #sustainability?

Hear from #RSM faculty Emilio, Piero, and Corinna about the Online MSc in Sustainability Management,designed for professionals ready to make an impact.

🌍 100% online | Expert faculty | For future changemakers
🔗 Start your journey: www.rsm.nl/msc-sustainability

Rise of Social Enterprises in a Post-COVID-19 World Discover how COVID-19 has exposed societal fragility and why social enterprises are growing as citizens create solutions through collective action and democratic governance.

🌍 What if innovation was driven by people, not profit?

Prof. Tine De Moor of RSM explores how co-ops and social enterprises are reshaping the economy with trust, sustainability and democracy.

Resilient. Scalable. Fair.

Read more: ow.ly/E4Jr50W4Rry

Did you know we have 10 kinds of scholarships for Executive MBA and Global Executive MBA programmes? They're for a wide range of exceptionally talented people – those making a positive impact on industry or entrepreneurial achievement and academic excellence. Is that you? www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

A more inclusive campus-one tactile map at a time. 💡

MSc students turned a real challenge into impact, designing tactile maps to help visually impaired people navigate campus.

👏 Thank you for showing what happens when purpose and action meet.

Period and fertility tracking technologies have been scrutinised by two PhD candidates Maria Carmen Punzi and Tamara Thuis, who gave their recommendations for integrating ethics into the AI algorithms. The research revealed complexities that affect the quality of advice. www.rsm.nl/discovery/20...

Building ethical AI: what doesit mean and who decides?

Isabella Bremmers-Carrascoreflects on:
✅ Responsible vs ethical AI
✅ Gender and environmentalethics
✅ Agentic tools and LLMs forSMBs
✅ AI regulation for global trust

📖 Full blog:https://ow.ly/Z9vT50W4PxT

#AIethics#RSM#UNESCO#AI#AIgovernance

Recharge your device…and yourself! 🌞
Now you can charge your devices with 100% solar power. Simply sit down on the white solar bench next to the pond near Erasmus Pavilion.🔌🔋

This bench offers wireless charging and USB-A ports, perfect for a quick recharge! 🧘🏾♀️

#solarbench #erasmusuniversity

New research projects will bring scientific insights within a year Announcement of grants from the Dutch Research Council for curiosity-driven, innovative research.

Not all research takes years. Four impactful RSM projects have received €50,000 Dutch Research Council grants to deliver quick insights within a year- on global mobility, green lending, political risk, ESG performance, and climate-driven shifts in housing markets. Read more: ow.ly/hqRU50W3ZKB

🧠Your brain knows what you'll buy before you do.
New research from RSM & Stanford shows that brain scans from just 40 people can predict market success better than surveys. Emotional responses in the brain’s reward centre beat conscious choice. lnkd.in/eshpC7jb
#Neuroforecasting #MarketingInnovation

Future leaders embrace climate diplomacy in RSM-hosted role-play CEMS students channel ‘varada’ spirit to strike ambitious climate deal at RSM’s UNFCCC role-play.

🌍 150 CEMS students tackled climate negotiations at RSM’s Model UNFCCC role-play – and struck a deal! #COP30 #CEMS 📖 Read more: www.rsm.nl/news/detail/...

🛑 What’s holding back the #EnergyTransition? Tech alone won’t solve it- leaders must rethink strategy, innovation & regulation. Join RSM’s short courses to tackle the complexity:
👉 June 25–27
👉 Oct 7–10
Details: lnkd.in/eH2-9zKd

#Sustainability #ExecutiveEducation #RSM

Want motivated, happy employees? Researchers Marylène Gagné and Bex Hewett offer four tips:

❌ Don’t let hierarchies rule decisions.
✅ Rethink which rules are truly needed.
✅ Prioritise development over performance.
✅ Catch yourself when you take too much control.

Full article: ow.ly/6oGN50VQ4EM

💚 Rotterdam: The City That Rebuilt Itself

On 14 May 1940, Rotterdam was bombed in 15 minutes. Today, the 12km Brandgrens is marked by lights symbolizing flames, a bomber, and Zadkine’s The Destroyed Citya lasting tribute to loss and strength.

#14Mei1940 #Resilience #RotterdamBombing

#RSM’s Prof. Muel Kaptein contributed to the 2024 Dutch Political Integrity Index, revealing 57 scandals—CDA tops the list. The Follow the Money report also features Prof. Leo Huberts and Dr. Leonie Heres. #ethics #AcademicResearch Read more: ow.ly/RNEy50VCkqO

#CathedralThinking is about laying foundations for a future beyond your own lifetime. At the recent MSc International Management #GraduationCeremony, alumna Alba Tiley encouraged new graduates to build sustainable change and trust others to carry it forward. ow.ly/QgVT50VINEI