School of Economics and Management
With 5.500 students the Tilburg School of Economics and Management is the largest school of Tilburg University. It employs 550 people, 100 of whom are professors. The School offers various English taught Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs which provide students with the skills society demands. Every year, our School welcomes 1.000 Bachelor students. The career perspectives for each of our Programs are known to be excellent.
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26 Jan 12News
'China's booming economy caused the financial crisis'
Since the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street has been the perpetual whipping boy for the ensuing recession that has rocked the global economy. In the United States, Manhattan bankers relied too heavily on subprime mortgages, the story goes. In Europe, the debt crisis is often blamed on the fact that eurozone governments maintained outsized debt-to-GDP ratios, thereby breaking the rules laid down in the Stability and Growth Pact they signed when they joined the currency union. According to economist/publicist Heleen Mees (Tilburg University) the sharp fall of interest rates in the early 2000s as well as emerging economies like China are responsible for the financial crisis.12 Jan 12News
Tilburg University with TNT Express and ORTEC in final Franz Edelman Award 2012
The collaborative, supply chain-wide optimization efforts of TNT Express, ORTEC and Tilburg University have been officially recognized by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMSŪ). TNT Express has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2012 Franz Edelman Award for its successful application of Operations Research in supply chain optimization.

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