WITTENBORG University - Business School - Research Centre Laan van de Mensenrechten 500 7331 VZ Apeldoorn The Netherlands Wittenborg University wishes you Happy Christmas 2012 Happy Christmas 2012 In 2012 the school successfully completed the second cycle of its Bachelor IBA accreditation in 8 specialisations at the NVAO, and the programme was also accredited by the German based FIBAA accreditation council. During the past year, the validation process for the MSc programmes in International Event Management and International Tourism Management were completed and the Events MSc started with a small class in September. 2011 has been an exciting year, but also one tinged with sadness. - This year we celebrated Wittenborg’s 25th Anniversary with a truly fantastic Gala Evening; we also launched the Debbie (Memorial) Foundation which will provide scholarships for deserving students. All in all – a good year has passed, and Wittenborg University looks forward to the challenges in 2013 with energy and drive! On behalf of Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, directors Peter Birdsall and Maggie Feng of the Executive Board would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas 2012 and a prosperous, successful and exciting 2013! An Entrepreneurial Project Week During the past week, Wittenborg Phase 1 and Phase 2 Bachelor students have been carrying out the third project week of the year, this time with a clear focus on entrepreneurship and new business development. One of the primary projects was designed by co-organisers “The Centre for Young Entrepreneurs”, together with their partners Rabobank, Chamber of Commerce and Startersplein who want to establish a forum for (starting) entrepreneurs in Apeldoorn. Through this forum questions and problems of entrepreneurs will be categorized, clustered, and referred to (preferred) providers, to be answered. The city of Apeldoorn also instigated a project entitled “Apeldoorn: Students’ City 2015”, as did local consultancy company Cardies.nl, with their project researching the impact of their so-called ”free marketing consults”. Read more Read more The February Start - Bachelor, Pre-Master & English Prep all start in February! Many programmes in the Netherlands offer students the opportunity to start their studies in February. At Wittenborg, with its six starts per year in the Bachelor programme, the February start is the second most important intake of the year, after September. Students who start in February graduate in February, often leaving time for them to take a half year off before continuing with their chosen Master programme. The English Preparation also allows entry at February, and students can join the main Bachelor degree programme when they have completed their IELTS test successfully. For Master students needing preparation for their chosen MSc programme, a pre-Master is offered that starts in February and runs through to the start of their chosen Master in Hospitality, Events or in Tourism. Read more An Entrepren During the pas the third proje business deve for Young Ent Startersplein w this forum que to (preferred) “ Apeldoorn: S hi th The Febru Many pro February. is the seco graduate their chos students c test succe For Maste