Erasmus School of Economics has a strong international focus, which is reflected in our academic staff and student population. Students and staff members come from all over the world. We stimulate them to be citizens of the world, in a geographical, intellectual, and social way. This means stepping beyond the borders of cities and nations, cultural background, gender, and religion, altogether with a willingness to act upon the values of a compass that rules out bias and prejudice.
Based in Rotterdam, the School has provided excellent education and produced excellent research for over a century.
Erasmus School of Economics welcomes over 7000 Dutch and international students every academic year and provides world-class education in economic disciplines and econometrics.
Mission and Vision
By pursuing its three main principles:
- Quality first
- Integration of top research with top education
- A prime economic focus on current and future real-world questions
Erasmus School of Economics will ensure that by 2023, the School will have secured its place as a leading academic brand in economics and econometrics in the world.
Vision
Erasmus School of Economics is the natural choice for ambitious students who wish to study economics or econometrics, for academics eager to contribute to relevant and challenging research and education, for alumni eager to learn and share their experiences, and for governments and firms seeking reliable advice.
History
Erasmus School of Economics' history goes back to 1913 when the Netherlands School of Commerce was founded through a private initiative with broad support from the Rotterdam business community.
The statutory recognition of higher education in commerce and economics as an academic discipline resulted in 1939 in the Netherlands School of Economics, the predecessor of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
The university gained worldwide fame with its education and research in the fields of (business-) economics and econometrics and with its renowned professors, such as Johannes Witteveen, who became the first Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Henri Theil, and Jan Tinbergen, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1969.
The school’s Econometric Institute is internationally recognized for its groundbreaking work and has Jan Tinbergen, one of the pioneers of econometrics as a discipline, as one of its founders.