Introduction

TIAS School for Business and Society is a top business school in the Netherlands, jointly founded by Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology. It offers a variety of high-quality business education programs and is committed to cultivating leaders who can make a positive impact in the business and social fields.

Overview

Rich curriculum: It offers a variety of degree programs including MBA, Executive PhD, Masters, as well as training programs tailored for enterprises. The courses cover accounting, finance, governance, health, strategy, innovation and leadership.

Diversified student composition: It focuses on the diversity of the student team, ensuring that about 50% of international students and about 50% of Dutch local students are admitted each year. The student group includes not only fresh undergraduates, but also many professionals with work experience.

History and establishment time

In 1982, Professor Harry Peeters founded "Tilburgs instituut voor academische studies".

In 1986, TIAS was renamed Tilburg Institute for Advanced Studies, and took management education as its core business. At the same time, it created the first two master programs "Banking and Finance" and "Management Information Science", now known as "Master of Finance" and "Master of Information Management".

In 1996, TIAS focused on on-the-job management education and added activities such as contract research, company-specific projects and executive education.

In 1999, TIAS launched a dual-degree executive MBA program with Purdue University in the United States, Central European University in Hungary and GISMA in Hannover, Germany.

In 2001, TIAS became a private company with Tilburg University as its sole shareholder.

In 2004, Eindhoven University of Technology acquired 20% of TIAS and integrated its management education activities.

In 2006, TIAS acquired 100% of the shares of Universiteit Nimbas in Utrecht, becoming TIAS Nimbas and expanding the faculty.

In 2014, it was officially renamed TIAS School for Business and Management. Society.

School Strength

Strong faculty: It brings together professionals with rich business experience as faculty members, adopts small class teaching, can ensure teaching quality, and pay attention to each student's academic, personal growth and career development.

Number of certifications and honors: It has been certified by global business school certification systems such as AACSB, AMBA and NVAO of the Dutch Ministry of Education, and has performed well in various business school rankings, such as the 2023 Financial Times European Business School Ranking 38th and the Netherlands 2nd; the 2023 Financial Times Master of Management Ranking 67th in the world and the Netherlands 3rd, and ranked 17th in the world in career development and 1st in the Netherlands.

Institutional Nature

TIAS School for Business and Society It is a private business school, but it has a close cooperative relationship with Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology, and its degrees are recognized by the Dutch Ministry of Education.

Educational philosophy

Committed to cultivating leaders who serve society through business transformation, emphasizing the combination of knowledge, skills and thinking methods to help students develop themselves in a changing world, create greater organizational and social influence, focus on personal development, practical knowledge application, and business and social perspectives beyond pure profit.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: Finance, information management and other disciplines are strong, and the "Master of Finance" and "Master of Information Management" opened in its early days and continued to this day As can be seen from classic projects such as the 2012 Financial Times and the 2013 Financial Times, its education and research achievements in the field of finance are fruitful, providing students with high-quality resources and professional guidance for in-depth study and research of financial markets, financial instruments, etc.; in terms of information management, it keeps pace with the times and cultivates students to master key skills such as information systems and data analysis to meet the business challenges of the digital age.

Key laboratories: No specific key laboratories are explicitly mentioned, but relying on the scientific research resources and facilities of Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology, it provides students and researchers with a good scientific research environment and conditions, and promotes the close integration of academic research and business practice.

Department

The specific departments are not clearly divided, but a variety of business professional courses covering from undergraduate to doctoral levels are provided, including but not limited to finance, accounting, management, marketing, strategy, leadership and other fields to meet the learning needs and career development goals of different students.

Ranking

In 2023, the Financial Times European Business School Ranking ranked 38th and 2nd in the Netherlands.

In 2023, the Financial Times Master of Management Ranking ranked 67th in the world and 3rd in the Netherlands, and ranked 17th in the world in terms of career development and 1st in the Netherlands. Ranked 79th in the world and 2nd in the Netherlands in the 2024 QS Business Masters - Masters in Management.

Expenses

Take the full-time Master in Management/Business Administration as an example. The duration of study is 1 year and the total tuition fee is €26,200. In addition, the tuition fee for the preparatory course before entering the formal study is €400-€1,400.

Campus

TIAS has campuses in Tilburg and Utrecht. The Utrecht campus is located in the heart of the Netherlands and is an important hub of the Dutch transportation system. It is less than 1 hour's drive from any major city in the Netherlands, making it convenient for students to go to surrounding cities for job hunting and participate in various business activities. It also provides students with good opportunities to contact international companies and expand their professional networks.