RBS Masters Impact Day
RBS Masters Impact Day

INSPIRATION SESSIONS


THE TRUE IMPACT OF STARTUPS
Company representative: Gerrit Jan van 't Veen, CEO of WorldStartup 
Students involved: Yen Nguyen, Hossain Nezamianpoor Jahromy, Vamsi Krishnan Perumal, Milad Mohammadi, Anirudhyan Muralikrishnan, Anh Dinh
Staff involved: Dr. Maaike Lycklama A Nijeholt, Lector Finance & Business Innovation, Knowledge Center Business Innovation.

In recent years, we have seen a growing number of start-ups claiming to be sustainable, but is the impact they have on society and the environment truly positive, as they assert? And how can this be measured and communicated? The team “True Impact” aims to address this issue by changing the perspective in the start-up community and by proposing a way to identify and highlight the real social and environmental impact of start-up businesses, rather than projecting their success with balance sheet and bank statements. 

 

COLLABORATIVE IMPACT: DUTCH FRESH PORT AND RBS
Working together in the largest Agro-Fresh-Food cluster in The Netherlands
Company representative: Ian van der Jagt, Co-owner at MobilityHUB Netherlands  
Staff involved: Freek Brilleman

Dutch Fresh Port is built on the passionate entrepreneurship of generations of leaders in AgroVersFood logistics. It offers growth space to successful entrepreneurs who continuously innovate, collaborate smartly and sustainably. The Master International Supply Chain Management collaborates with DFP in multiple ways and will share the added value of the collaboration.

 

JOHAN CRUIJFF ARENA: 
WORKING WITH COMPANIES EDUCATION APPROACH AT MCE
Sustainability Pressure Cooker
Company representative: Johan Cruijff ArenA
Staff involved: Saulius Buivys

Since the revision of the Master in Consultancy and Entrepreneurship programme in 2019, every cohort of students had an opportunity to work at least on five company-based assignments. Regular format for it was the following: the company introduced the challenge; the students worked on solutions; the companies received a final report and attended final presentations. In other words students were "working for the companies". Two years ago we introduced a new approach towards the real-life assignments: the company representatives were available not only for the introduction and deliverance of results but also for the daily update and Q&A. We call it the "working with the company" approach.

During this session we will discuss this approach in more detail by using the case of the  Sustainability Pressure Cooker as an example. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear problem owner’s from the Johan Cruijff ArenA and student’s experiences from the latest Pressure Cooker which will conclude on the 17th of March 2023.  

 

ALUMNI IMPACT
Staff involved: Ricardo Santos Navas

How do our alumni create impact after they graduate? Vidushi Faujdar (best thesis MCE) and Fabiola Carvalho (cum laude MCE) share their experience with applying what they learned in their jobs.

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION
Best practices
Guest speakers: All international guests and internationalisation colleagues
Staff involved: Saulius Buivys

Since 2018 the Master in Consultancy and Entrepreneurship lecture team actively participates in the Erasmus+ mobility outside EU projects. We have been closely working with Australian colleagues from the University Technology Sydney Business School (2018-2022) and Brazilian colleagues from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2020 – ongoing). We will organise this session in a round-table discussion format where our guests from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) will present their approach on international business education and discuss their experiences of cooperation with partners in the Netherlands.

 

EV CHARGING STATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
Energy transition, sustainability
Company representative: Ricardo Wervenbos, director Hyvolt
Students involved: Winning team
Staff involved: Freek Brilleman

Hyvolt Group is planning to install 3,000 charging stations within 3 years in the Netherlands. Those charging stations will be installed in commercial sites such as supermarkets. Assuming that the energy provider will be available at the time of the installation, the request was to prototype a creative solution where distribution (location of charging stations) and delivery (prioritization of location/customer) are best optimized. Multiple MSC student teams competed in presenting the best solution to the company.

 

LIVING LAB: CONTRIBUTION TO REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Staff involved: Biljana Pesalj

In this session we will share the experiences of setting up the ACT (Active Collaborative Transitions) Living Lab around urgent sustainability topics such as climate change and environmental footprint. Together with students and other ACT stakeholders we will present how ACT was integrated into the MSC master programme, what benefits it had for students’ learning, how it contributed to dealing with companies’ challenges and ACTing upon social issues.

 

SOCIETAL IMPACT - LIVING LAB: NEW GROUNDS
Harnessing value through collaboration to Rotterdam Cultural Ecosystem
Company representative: Mr. Oscar van der Pluijm, cultural entrepreneur
Staff involved: Ricardo Santos Navas

The panel will present a case developed between Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) and New Grounds – a Dutch association focused on fostering culture in Rotterdam. Living Lab is an innovative immersive consulting & training platform which delivers real life learning experience to students while providing actionable and future proof insights to the real world challenges faced by the companies.

RUAS MCE - Master in Consultancy & Entrepreneurship candidates worked closely with New Grounds Senior Management to co-create solutions to the challenges which ultimately had a positive impact to the organization and its surrounding communities.

The panel will inspire you in the value of collaboration and creative problem solving engaging with communities in win-win-win partnerships.

The panel includes the client, Mr. Oscar van der Pluijm, cultural entrepreneur, manager, consultant and musician. He is currently director of the World Music & Dance Center foundation and music venue GROUNDS. He is also the owner of the consultancy firm O ZO management.

 

DRINKS/CAREER EVENT 

For students, explore your career opportunities and meet your (next) employer at our Career Event.

For companies, meet passionate students who can be a great asset to your company. Make a table reservation for networking and bring your own roll-up banner to be clearly visible.