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Raymond van Wijk is the new academic director of RSM's Parttime Master Bedrijfskunde programme
Raymond van Wijk is the new academic director of RSM's Parttime Master Bedrijfskunde programme

Dr Raymond van Wijk, assistant professor at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has been appointed academic director of the Parttime Master Bedrijfskunde programme, succeeding Dr Tom Mom, per 1 January 2017. Dr Van Wijk has taught strategy, corporate development and innovation courses on the programme for 10 years, and plans to further enhance participants’ learning potential and experiences.

“I’m very excited to be part of taking a very successful programme at RSM further into the future and making it a great learning experience for participants. Part-time students have unique drives and ambitions,” says Dr Van Wijk.

The new academic director has taught many courses on a variety of strategy topics for many RSM programmes, from bachelor to executive education courses. For the last five years he has been the academic director of the MSc in Strategic Management. “Raymond has also been a mainstay in the Parttime Master Bedrijfskunde programme, offering core strategy courses and courses on corporate development and corporate innovation for more than 10 years,” says Prof. Eric Waarts, dean of education at RSM. “He knows the programme very well, and understands what drives part-time students to complete their study.”

Incorporating modern approaches to learning

The Parttime Master Bedrijfskunde programme, which is a two-year, executive MSc programme taught in Dutch, underwent several positive changes recently, including blended learning and more interactive classes. “I would like to walk that road further,” says Van Wijk, adding that teaching about relevant topics needs to be facilitated. “I believe there are many possibilities in incorporating modern, contemporary approaches and technology to enhance the learning potential offered throughout the programme. This will add to the invaluable in-class experience.”

Participants embark on the journey to Rotterdam about twice a week, from all over the Netherlands. Van Wijk: “I want to ensure that students view the trip to Rotterdam as worthwhile, and that all students feel they do not ‘have to go’ but ‘want to go’ to Rotterdam, because they know they will learn something relevant about business and management, and it makes a great experience in the way they do so.”

Raymond van Wijk

An RSM alumnus, Dr Raymond van Wijk joined RSM as a research associate in 1996, and became assistant professor in RSM’s Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship in 2000. In 2003, he defended his PhD on how networks help companies organise their knowledge. His research on knowledge integration is also well received, with one of his papers currently being listed as a highly-cited paper on the Web of Science. In addition to knowledge integration and transfer, his research focuses on corporate development, specifically on alliance portfolios, alliance capabilities, and learning.

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