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TRAVELLER
BAS ROOKHUIJZEN
This 30-year-old Dutch national
began studying for his MBA
part-time in 2007, while also worki
for a technology firm. He found tha
the course improved his business
acumen and the network he built u
took his career to the next level.
“I was an international account
manager for Acer, which meant that
role was to travel throughout Europe
and bring in as much business as
possible. I was good at it, but I want
to improve my prospects, so I signed
up for a 21-month MBA course at
Nyenrode Business Universiteit, whi
is near Amsterdam.
“It was part-time, which was
extremely difficult to fit into my life.
However, I quickly found that I coul
apply the things I learned to my job,
and I could talk to my fellow student
about challenges I was facing at wor
and they’d help me find solutions.
“I soon got a job offer with an IT
company as a result of my networki
and I now travel the world with my j
I earn more than double what I did
before, and that’s partly due to the s
I’ve learned and partly because of th
people I’ve encountered – they’ve be
such a key factor in my success.
“The help and advice we share is
invaluable, as are the introductions:
MBA colleagues know that when th
introduce me, I can be trusted to del
and that goes a long way.”
Polly McMaster
used her MBA
course to launch
a business
Bas Rookh
found his
students
the
vital part
MBAc
THE BUSINESS NETWORK
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