In the spring of 2025, ten student teams embarked on Agile Consulting. Along with the other case-based semester, All Stars Consultancy, this is one of the most challenging, yet most rewarding semesters that Rotterdam University AS has to offer. The first phase focuses on training students in essential consulting skills, ranging from Marketing to Operations...

In March 2025, a team from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences traveled to China to compete in a groundbreaking event. For the first time, the renowned Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) organized a major international case competition in mainland China, in collaboration with Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics. Teams from around the world...

In November, a team of four students from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences achieved the impossible: in a highly competitive field featuring top universities from around the world, they emerged as the best consulting team. More than a year of preparation led up to the prestigious ROCA: the Rotterdam-Carleton International Case Competition. In November 2024,...

An exciting top event is now fast approaching: the Rotterdam-Carleton International Case Competition (ROCA). From November 17 to November 22, top student teams from around the world will compete for the coveted ROCA trophy. Together with the knowledge center Business Innovation, the Case Academy is currently writing cases focused on challenges in the fields of...

At the end of August, we started again with a new group of students in the All Stars Consultancy minor. Before the summer, we had already met a few times, for example at a big barbecue at the Kralingse Plas. The enthusiasm and the desire to give it all is evident. Most students come from...

The second week of January is one of the highlights for the Rotterdam International Case Academy (RICA). Our All Stars travel to Burlington, VT, United States, to participate in what some call ‘the World Championship of Family Enterprise Case Competitions’. And who doesn’t want a world title on their name? After winning the first edition...

While most of the students are enjoying a well-deserved fall break, MAT Consulting is attending the University of Sydney Business School Case Competition. This online event, held between 19 and 20 October, is renowned for solving challenges for big, innovative companies and a strong competitor field. With institutions competing from Hong Kong, Thailand, Canada, USA,...

Some 50 students started our case-based semester of Agile Consulting in February. Ten teams were trained for months, trying to solve complex challenges from various companies and managers. Last week, a high-level manager from CocaCola came to listen to some presentations on ideas on how to better use the resource “water”. He was very impressed...

The annual NIBS conference was held in mid-May. This Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) aims to work together to further improve business education and align it with the demands of our time. This year’s conference was in Korea and the theme was Leadership in a digital era. Some leading companies were present to share...

Agile Consulting & Coca-cola Yesterday, the Rotterdam International Case Academy had a special guest in their midst. Hans van Bochove, Head of Public Policy Center at Coca Cola, heard at the RSM STAR Case Competition that our students were solving the same case: ‘Coca-Cola’s Strategy for Tackling Water Stress’ and was keen about the solutions...