Extended Master - Introduction

1. Extended Master
Program

2. Agenda
• Word of welcome by dean TiSEM
• Program description
• Purpose
• Traineeship
• Schedule
• Advantages
• Partner companies
• Application and selection procedure
• Today’s organization

3. Purpose
Students acquire
practical
experience and
professional skills
Companies gain
better access to
talented students

4. Traineeship
• Six months
• Built into your MSc program
• Four components
1. Company
internship
2. Professional
skills
training
3. Coaching 4. Company
visits
• Advanced
assignments
• For one partner
company
• In line with
your expertise
• Hard skills
• Soft skills
• Getting the job
done

5. Schedule
September
• Kickoff with
companies
and students
October
• Application
• Pre-selection
by program
November
• Proposal of
candidates to
companies
• Final selection
by companies
April-
October
• Traineeship:
• Company
internship
• Professional
skills
training
• Coaching
• Company
visits
October-
January
• Optional:
Master’s thesis
at company

6. Advantages
1) Learn how to get the job done in practice
2) Gain more practical experience
3) Acquire additional professional skills
4) Help organizations with challenging issues
5) Develop yourself by discovering strengths, points for improvement, and work preferences
6) Gain access to respected companies
7) Create the option to start your career at the company that you have been selected for
8) Expand your professional network
9) Build a more attractive CV
10) Add a prestigious certificate to your original master’s diploma

7. Partner Companies
Achmea
Bank
Atos Bonduelle DAF Deloitte
Fabory
Greenhouse
Group
IRi Mondriaan
Netspar
partners
Nielsen
Ten Feet
Tall
Van Deursen VDL Group Whirlpool

8. Application and Selection
A) Application for the program
• Prepare (1) motivation letter (2) curriculum vitae (3) lists with university and secondary school
grades (4) list with company preferences (top 3) (5) optional: recommendation letter(s)
• Send to selection committee (extended-master@uvt.nl), subject “em application”
• Deadline October 10, 2017, noon
B) First selection by TiSEM
• Criteria: academic qualities and professional potential
• Procedure: review application package and possibly interview
• Proposal of candidates to companies: end of October, 2017
C) Final selection by companies
• Criteria: company-specific
• Procedure: company-specific
• Deadline: November 30, 2017

9. Today’s Organization
Venue Esplanade Building
Blackbox Cultuurtuin
9:30-10:30h Deloitte
Greenhouse Group
Atos
Van Deursen Group
Mondriaan
Achmea Bank
10 Feet Tall
10:30-10:45h Opportunity to switch rooms
10:45-11:45h Netspar
Whirlpool
DAF
Nielsen
Bonduelle
VDL Group
IRi
Fabory
Venue Grand Café Esplanade
11:45-12:45h Drinks with opportunity to interact with company representatives

10. Closing
• All materials will be uploaded
BB page:
Extended Master TiSEM General Program Information 2017-2018
• Thank you and good luck!

11. Backup Slides

12. Hard and Soft Skills Training
Advanced MS-
Excel
Google
Porject
management
Commercial
skilss
Visualization
Presentation
and pitching
Lean
Time
management
Personal
branding