History
Nyenrode was founded in 1946 by top executives of Dutch multinational companies, such as Akzo, KLM, Philips, Shell and Unilever. This Nederlands Opleidings Instituut voor het Buitenland (NOIB) was soon named after the thirteenth century Castle of Nyenrode. In 1982 it was recognized as a university by the Dutch government (Universiteit Nyenrode). In 1992 Nyenrode decided to become independent of Dutch government subsidies, because subsidised universities in the Netherlands were not allowed to have a selection process of students. Today Nyenrode consists of two schools; the business school and the Nyenrode School of Accountancy and Controlling. A castle is located at the north-east corner of Nyenrode's grounds. Nyenrode has a strong international reputation in the field of business and management research and education. It maintains close ties with the national and international business communities, a fact that is reflected by its multinational student body. In addition to its educational programs for managers, business leaders and entrepreneurs, Nyenrode also offers a wide range of training programs, tailor made programs and incompany modules for managers in the corporate sector. Nyenrode offers a PhD program and an Executive Doctorate Program. Nyenrode have recently added Degree preparation Programs to the range of courses on offer, these one year foundation programs provide academic training, English language training and GMAT training for Nyenrodes Bachelor in Business Administration and MBA programs.
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