The document discusses an international management mentorship program between MBA students at Maastricht School of Management and representatives of the Dutch business community. The program aims to build mutually beneficial relationships and allow students to gain insights into Dutch business. Mentors also benefit by expanding their knowledge of foreign business cultures. Students provide profiles to be matched with mentors, and meet periodically to discuss topics of shared interest, such as sustainable development. Feedback is collected to improve the program.

1. Building Business Relations: Become an MBA-Mentor
The World in One Classroom
The MBA cohort at the Maastricht School of Management
Become a Mentor
The management mentorship program is coordinated and
is one of the most international classrooms in the
monitored by the MsM Career Office. At the start of the
Netherlands. The class of 2014 consists of 61 students
academic year, students provide a short personal profile
from 25 nationalities, who all have valuable perspectives,
that serves as basis for the match-making process with
networks and knowledge of the global business environment
potential mentors. When there is a match a first meeting
to share, not only with one another but also with the
is set up. Participating students are asked to write a brief
business and government community in the Netherlands.
report detailing his or her experiences after each meeting.
Our MBA students have at least a Bachelor’s degree and
At the end of the year both students and mentors are
three years of working experience.
asked to share their feedback with the Career Office.
The International Management Mentorship Program
MsM has developed the International Management
We kindly invite you to contact us to become a mentor
and to help us build business bridges between the
Netherlands and the rest of the world!
Mentorship as a platform to link our talented, experienced
and diverse group of MBA students on an individual basis
to representatives of the Dutch business community and
“My mentor and I soon discovered that we were both
governmental institutions. This match allows mentors
interested in sustainable development. My mentor happened
and students to build mutually beneficial and durable
to be well-vested in issues of sustainable energy. In the light
networks and relationships. For MBA students, the
of climate change issues and considering that my country is
mentorship program is a unique and much appreciated
beginning to put sustainable energy sources in the fore
opportunity to gain insights into Dutch business and
of development initiatives, I learned a lot from him.”
governance know-how. The initiative is also valued by
local representatives, who see it as a chance to broaden
Morgan Mwesa - MBA29 student from Zambia
their personal knowledge of foreign business cultures and
expertise. The precise content of the mentorship is jointly
determined by the mentor and the student. Professional
For any further questions or remarks please contact:
interaction is the main objective of the mentorship;
Mrs. Ellen Narinx - Schrauwen, MA
experience shows however that the most durable and
Senior Officer MsM Career Office
beneficial relationships are most often built in the cultural
E-mail: narinx@msm.nl, Tel: 043 - 387 08 80
and social sphere.
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