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Launch of first Open Online Course for Amsterdam Business School
31 Jan 2017
On 30 January, IBIS UvA, part of the Amsterdam Business School, launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Data Analytics for Lean Six Sigma. A MOOC is a free online course open to everyone. This course provides ...
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Minister Luhut Pandjaitan visits ABS
25 Jan 2017
On Thursday 19 January Indonesian Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan and a high-ranking delegation that included the Indonesian ambassador visited the de Amsterdam Business School.
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Pay to go first?
23 Jan 2017
If you are on a waiting list or in a queue, you have to patiently wait your turn, whether you are in a hurry or not. Your place on the list or in the queue is yours, earned by your waiting. Yet you are not allowed to ...
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High-status project managers perform worse and fail more often than the average employee
18 Jan 2017
Doctoral research carried out by Amsterdam Business School assistant professor Balazs Szatmari (Entrepreneurship & Innovation section) concluded that projects carried out by high-status project managers were more ...
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New Director of ABS Research Institute
10 Jan 2017
The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) is pleased to announce that Prof. Deanne den Hartog has commenced as Director of the Amsterdam Business School Research Institute as of 1 January 2017. At this time ABS would like ...
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Martijn Dröes wins VOGON/PropertyNL Research Award 2016
13 Dec 2016
Martijn Dröes (Amsterdam Business School, Finance Group) has won the VOGON/PropertyNL Research Award 2016.
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Lack of tolerance undermines diversity-training effectiveness
12 Dec 2016
Many organisations today employ diversity training as a way to effectively manage an increasingly diverse workforce. Despite its noble objectives, however, such training is often ineffective and can even exacerbate ...
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New Amsterdam School of Data Science offers wide range of courses
7 Dec 2016
The Amsterdam School of Data Science is a new initiative offering a wide range of courses in data science. The school has much to offer to anyone interested in studying Data Science and it also facilitates training ...
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Amsterdam Business School first CFA Approved Prep Provider in the Netherlands
6 Dec 2016
The Executive Master in International Finance Programme at the University of Amsterdam's Business School (ABS) was recently chosen as the first CFA Approved Prep Provider in the Netherlands. A CFA qualification is ...
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Research into ethical leadership within projects
30 Nov 2016
The University of Amsterdam is conducting research on integrity and ethics within projects and project management in collaboration with IPMA-NL, the industry association for project management.
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EIAP recognised as a Center for Internal Audit Excellence
29 Nov 2016
The Amsterdam Business School’s Executive Internal Auditing Programme (EIAP) participates in the Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) of the worldwide Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
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The Analytics Academy selected as ICT training provider of the year
2 Nov 2016
The Analytics Academy, a joint initiative of the UvA’s Amsterdam Business School, Amsterdam Data Science, and Ortec has won the Computable Award in the category ‘ICT-training provider of the year’.
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Tsvi Vinig named Kuang Yaming Professor at China’s Jilin University
18 Oct 2016
Tsvi Vinig of Amsterdam Business School’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation section has been appointed the Kuang Yaming Professor at Jilin University. This appointment is granted for making a distinctive contribution ...
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New ABS course Financial Regulation and Shadow Banking
14 Oct 2016
The ABS is offering a new two-day course on Financial Regulation and Shadow Banking, with the first edition scheduled for 30 November and 1 December at the Amsterdam Business School.
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Prof. Arnoud Boot presents report ‘Balancing Society and the Financial Sector’ to Dutch Minister of Finance
13 Oct 2016
On 12 October, Prof. Arnoud Boot of the University of Amsterdam and member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), presented the report ‘Samenleving en financiële sector in evenwicht’ (‘Balancing ...
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Minor Entrepreneurship: Startup Market
4 Oct 2016
On Thursday 6 October 24 student startups will present their product and business during the ‘Minor Entrepreneurship Startup Market’.
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ABS researcher to speak at European Crowdfunding Convention
4 Oct 2016
Liang Zhao, a PhD researcher in the Amsterdam Business School’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation section, has been invited to speak at the upcoming European Crowdfunding Network Convention on 3-4 November in Paris.
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Arnoud Boot (UvA) appointed Chairman of the European Finance Association per January 2017
16 Sept 2016
At the Annual Meeting of the European Finance Association (EFA) in Oslo last month, Arnoud Boot (University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics) was appointed as Chairman of the EFA per 1 January 2017. ...
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UvA Economics and Business obtains ‘Triple Crown’ status
15 Sept 2016
UvA Economics and Business’ Amsterdam Business School (ABS) has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This means UvA Economics and Business has officially acquired triple crown status.
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Willemijn van Dolen appointed as member of the AFM Supervisory Board
6 Sept 2016
Dutch Minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem appointed Willemijn van Dolen, professor of Marketing at the Amsterdam Business School, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial ...
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