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Amsterdam School of Data Science to launch minor in Data Science
12 July 2017
It is impossible to imagine our society today without data science. Whether it involves self-driving cars, tracking down radicalisation on social networks, improving athletic performance, or stimulating online sales: ...
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Amsterdam Business School researcher wins Temple/AIB Best Paper Award
11 July 2017
Vittoria G. Scalera, an Assistant Professor with the Amsterdam Business School’s International Strategy & Marketing section,has won the 2017 Temple/AIB Best Paper Award at the Academy of International Business (AIB) ...
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ABS researchers have two articles on text mining published in leading journal
5 July 2017
Always wanted to learn how to mine text? Researchers of the Amsterdam Business School’s Leadership and Management section, working on the EU funded Marie Curie Initial Training Network Eduworks, recently had two ...
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Reduce the risks of big banks by regulating them, not by breaking them up
28 June 2017
Big banks have appeared to be a risk to financial stability. But with big banks operating more efficiently than smaller ones, reducing the size of big banks is not the answer, says researcher Mark Dijkstra. Strict ...
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Better to invest in academic excellence than to give protection to Dutch companies
28 June 2017
In response to recent attempts to take over AkzoNobel and Unilever, Dutch authorities now want to take measures to improve the protection of Dutch listed companies against unwelcome bidders. Professor Arnoud Boot is ...
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Amsterdam Business School appears in Financial Times best Finance programmes rankings for first time
23 June 2017
The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) of the University of Amsterdam has been included in the Financial Times ranking for best Finance programmes at European Business Schools. The ranking is for the Executive Master in ...
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Dutch tax benefits for education still available in 2018
12 June 2017
Previous plans by the Dutch government to abandon the deductibility of tax on education have been cancelled.
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Frank Belschak, professor of Leadership and Change
7 June 2017
Dr F. D. Belschak (1969) has been appointed professor of Leadership and Change at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Economics and Business.
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Alumnus Rob de Jeu gives guest lecture at Amsterdam Business School
9 May 2017
Last Thursday, BSc Economics and Business alumnus (2012) Rob de Jeu, owner of Rural Spark, gave a guest lecture for students of the Amsterdam Business School.
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Companies benefit from committed employees
19 Apr 2017
Employees who personally identify with their company are more likely to make decisions that benefit their company than employees who do not identify as strongly. This finding can be found in the paper ‘Organization ...
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Research report on Private Equity was sent out to parliament
19 Apr 2017
On 13 April, Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem sent the report 'Private equity: een stakeholder-perspectief' to the Dutch parliament. It had been agreed that the report would be delivered to parliament following a ...
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Research report on Private Equity was sent out to parliament
19 Apr 2017
On 13 April, Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem sent the report 'Private equity: een stakeholder-perspectief' to the parliament. The report was promised to the parliament after a parliamentary consultation on ...
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Master class: Design and Analysis of Experiments
18 Apr 2017
Amsterdam Business School has organised a new master class that will take place on 21, 22 and 23 June: ‘Design and Analysis of Experiments’. In this master class participants will learn the basics of planning ...
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25 April: Upcoming PhD Defence Ceremony Mark Dijkstra
3 Apr 2017
On Tuesday 25 April at 12:00, PhD Candidate Mark Dijkstra will defend his dissertation Economies of Scale & Scope in Banking. Summary: The financial crisis and ensuing policy responses have made the question of ...
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Edo Roos Lindgreen, professor of Data Science in Auditing
30 Mar 2017
Dr. E.E.O. Roos Lindgreen (1965) has been appointed professor of Data Science in Auditing at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He combines his position as professor with his ...
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Sebastian Kortmann named in list of outstanding MBA professors
29 Mar 2017
Sebastian Kortmann (34), associate professor at the Amsterdam Business School's International Strategy & Marketing Section, has been named as one of ‘The 40 Most Outstanding MBA Professors Under 40’. This list, ...
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Torsten Jochem nominated for Lecturer of the Year
22 Mar 2017
Dr Torsten Jochem (Finance Section, Amsterdam Business School) is the UvA Economics and Business nominee for the prestigious 'UvA Lecturer of the Year' award.
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Successful MIF speaker event
21 Mar 2017
Around 150 people attended the speaker event hosted by the Master in International Finance (MIF) in February. The event featured speakers Mark Buitenhek, Global Head of Transaction Services of ING and Thomas Bunnik, ...
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Hans Borgman, professor of Information Systems and Digital Business
9 Mar 2017
Professor H.P. Borgman (1961) has been appointed professor of Information Systems and Digital Business at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Economics and Business.
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FinTech & Blockchain master class
8 Mar 2017
ABS is launching a new Open Programme: the Executive Master Class Blockchain and FinTech. Blockchain is the biggest IT-revolution since the internet. Blockchain technology allows all transactions of value to be ...
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