Tag Archives: Avans University of Applied Sciences

DIT wins gold in Guatemala

The Dubliners have brought home the gold. Last Friday, the team from Ireland’s Dublin Institute of Technology earned a first-place finish at the NIBS Worldwide Case Competition, thanks to a stellar performance in a close final match with Canada’s Bishop’s University. It was the school’s first win after several previous trips to the semi-finals. This […]

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Bishop’s University Completes Reaccreditation Process

The Williams School of Business at Canada’s Bishop’s University has completed the NIBS reaccreditation process, following a visit from reviewers this week.  A founding member of NIBS, Bishop’s was among the first schools to be awarded accreditation after the initiative was introduced in 2009. The review panel consisted of NIBS Vice Presidents Ian Charles (International […]

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Bochum awarded NIBS Accreditation

The Department of Business & Management of the Bochum University of Applied Sciences has been awarded NIBS international accreditation, after successfully completing all requirements of the process earlier this spring. The designation was formally announced during a ceremony at this week’s Annual Conference at Leeds Beckett University in Leeds, United Kingdom. In addition, four NIBS member universities were formally […]

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Dutch Universities to host conference on next-generation business models

Three leading Dutch universities—Avans University of Applied Sciences, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, and Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences—will jointly host a conference on next-generation business models this fall.  The day-long event will take place on 4 November 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Breda, Netherlands. The conference will include a blend of keynote speeches […]

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Annual Conference wraps up

The 16th Annual NIBS Conference wrapped up in Breda, Netherlands, last week, drawing to a close another year of networking and information-sharing among NIBS members. This year’s event was hosted by the School of International Studies at the Avans University of Applied Sciences, and attracted delegates from 36 member schools in 19 countries.  This year’s organizing committee was led by […]

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NIBS Conference Kicks off May 18th in Breda

The 2016 NIBS Annual Conference will be hosted by Avans University of Applied Sciences in the historic Dutch city of Breda, conveniently located approximately 90 minutes by rail from both Amsterdam-Schiphol and Brussels International airports. Breda is a leading centre for business, trade and logistics, hosting such companies as Abbott Laboratories, General Electric, ExxonMobil, Texaco, […]

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Carleton wins NIBS Case Competition

The 21st edition of the NIBS Worldwide Case Competition wrapped up in San Antonio, Texas last week, with Canada’s Carleton University taking home the championship trophy following a spirited final versus the University of Prince Edward Island. The winning team consisted of Alejandro Barreto, Michael Cacho, Isabela Murillo and Karen Tran—all undergraduates at Carleton’s Sprott School of Business. […]

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