News, events and blogs
The Travels of a Deposit in Turbulent Times: recent published paper
06-02-2020Dr. Harald Sander, Professor of Economics at MSM, recently published a co-authored paper titled “The Travels of a Deposit in Turbulent Times: The Importance of Deposit Insurance Design for Cross-Border Deposits".
Triple helix strengthened in Indonesia
05-02-2020On Wednesday February 5, key stakeholders relevant for the Indonesian agricultural vocational education met in Bogor for a Triple Helix Establishment consultative meeting of the SAS21 project.
Financial skills, an integral part of a manager’s toolkit and the MSM Executive MBA curriculum
03-02-2020From 18 until 25 January, MSM welcomed the executive MBA students for their module on finance and accounting. For the non-financials this module is known to be one of the most difficult ones of the program. However, it is also a very important module
Paper on Ethiopia in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
21-01-2020Last week Jeroen van Wijk, MSM’s Associate Professor in Global Value Chains, participated in a seminar on the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing.
Meet MSM's staff members: introducing Previna Samsundar
21-01-2020Each month we highlight one of our staff members. This month the spotlight will be on Previna Samsundar.
Annual Bright Future in Agriculture event inspires and motivates participants and partners
17-01-2020On 14 and 15 January the annual review and planning event of the project Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA) took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. All project partners attended and strengthened existing and new alliances.
Successful inception workshop for reviving Ghanaian agricultural TVETs project
15-01-2020At the end of 2019, The Ghanaian Orange Knowledge Project aimed at reviving Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Ghana by integrating Farm Institutions (FI’s) in the wider agricultural education system...
New agricultural development and water management project in Jordan set to start in March
14-01-2020On 13 and 14 January, MSM Project Director, Diederik de Boer and Project Manager, Hans Nijhoff met with project partners from the University of Jordan and Al-Balqa Applied University in Amman, Jordan.
MSM starts project that contributes to end hunger (SDG 2) in Mali
08-01-2020The project aims to improve the access to vocational training for young people and women from the Dogon country, empowering them with the tools and knowledge they need to face the challenges posed by food and nutrition insecurity
Why an MBA in entrepreneurship isn’t just for entrepreneurs
08-01-2020Doing an entrepreneurship specialization as part of your MBA or EMBA is a must-have if you want to launch your own business venture. But what if you don’t?