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Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Business administration is defined as the performance or management of business operations and decision making. This includes the efficient organization of people and other resources, so that all activities work toward common goals and objectives. It is mainly concerned with leadership, sales and marketing, quality assurance, corporate finance, management of business processes, human resources and business strategy. Legal and technical processes in companies are also considered. The MBA graduate will also gain insight into social and psychological processes that are important for understanding and explaining consumer behavior, as well as the design of effective personnel policy.
The Veterinary Touch
Our broad range of interrelated, state-of-the-art program modules gives students insight into the kind of knowledge that experienced managers share when it comes to management issues. The modules are practically based and will have an emphasis on the veterinary profession. The most important assets of our MBA program are our professors and top lecturers, all of whom have both extensive practical experience and strong didactic skills. In addition, the international group of veterinarians with their experience network will drive the specific cases you will have to work on.
The Program
The IBSV MBA program consists of 10 business administration modules as well as 8 personal development modules meant to enhance the students’ knowledge of management and 7 theme-based modules on current topics in the veterinarian market. The change management module will take place in Ashridge, UK. In addition to the various modules, students will work on a group management assignment in their first year. In their second year, rather than writing a theoretical master’s thesis, students work together in groups on a final project to develop a fully operationalized business plan for a new disruptive company, or a new product, or service in the veterinary market. Students will present and defend their “master” business plans in front of an evaluating committee. Any intellectual property rights developed in the process will remain with the students themselves and/or their respective employers, giving them the opportunity to actually start up their new company or new services. As the evaluating committee includes a venture capitalist from an investment bank in addition to our professors. Students will have access to a potential investor for the new business plan they have developed.
Zeist Castle, the home of the International Business School for Veterinarians
The facilities at Zeist Castle in the Netherlands are outstanding and so is the action-learning style of education and the guidance that students receive throughout their studies. The program can easily be integrated into the dynamics of the students’ work and private life and all work assignments and cases will be directly applicable to their business. Students must have a university degree and have had at least a few years of experience in a management position and/or as a veterinarian professional. They will also have the desire to develop themselves personally and professionally.
Accreditation process
The program is aiming at educating the future (thought) leaders of the veterinary practices/profession by providing students with leadership and management acumen. IBSV is in the accreditation process of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, to be registered as an educational institute at University level. In addition, the educational program is in the process of accreditation by the Veterinary Continuous Education in Europe (VETCEE) for a European professional accreditation for Veterinary Education Programs in Management of Veterinary Practices. This will provide the students who have successfully completed all exams the unique title of Master of Business Administration (MBA) for Veterinarians.
Cost and Timing
The MBA program will start on the 6th of May 2019; the schedule will become available online at www.veterinarybusinessschool.com. Students will typically have classes in the Zeist Castle (near Utrecht) in The Netherlands; once a month for 3 full consecutive days. The cost of participating in our master’s program is EUR 33.000. This includes literature and study materials as well as travel and accommodation expenses in Ashridge, UK; it does not include travel and accommodation costs in the Netherlands. As a service, the IBSV offers participants the opportunity to pay in installments over the entire program period. If you want more information or to enroll you can call Joop Loomans DVM, PhD, school director (0031653641514) or Professor Ger Hofstee MBA, dean (0031653944434) or email Joop Loomans at joop.loomans@veterinarybusinessschool.com
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Block 1:
- Lecture 2.106/05/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Introduction, Teambuilding and KickOff | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 2.207/05/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Marketing Management | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 2.308/05/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Marketing Management | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 2.409/05/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Marketing Management | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 2.510/05/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Digital Tooling | Levie Hofstee
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Block 2:
- Lecture 3.104/06/2019 | Exam Marketing Management | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 3.205/06/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Strategy Management | Prof. drs. Sybren Tijmstra
- Lecture 3.306/06/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Strategy Management | Prof. drs. Sybren Tijmstra
- Lecture 3.407/06/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Strategy Management | Prof. drs. Sybren Tijmstra
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Block 3:
- Lecture 4.102/07/2019 | Exam Strategy Management | Prof. Drs. Sybren Tijmstra
- Lecture 4.29.00 – 12.00 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 4.313.00 – 19.30 | Veterinary Innovation by Digitalization | Adam Little DVM
- Lecture 4.403/07/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Digital entrepreneurship | Drs. Peter Sprenger MBA
- Lecture 4.504/07/2019 | 9.00 – 12.00 | Digital entrepreneurship | Drs. Peter Sprenger MBA
- Lecture 4.613.00 – 19.30 | Presenting | Anne Spies
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Block 5:
- Lecture 6.107/10/2019 | Exam Supply Chain Management | Jhr. Dr. Walther Ploos van Amsel
- Lecture 6.213.00 – 19.30 | Pricing Veterinary Services | Mike Pownall DVM MBA
- Lecture 6.308/10/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Sales Management | Mr. Harry Stol MBA
- Lecture 6.409/10/2019 | 9.00 – 16.00 | Sales Management | Mr. Harry Stol MBA
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Block 6:
- Lecture 7.106/11/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Value and Risk Management | Prof. Dr. Jan Vis MBA RV PhD
- Lecture 7.207/11/2019 | 9.00 – 12.00 | Value and Risk Management | Prof. Dr. Jan Vis MBA RV PhD
- Lecture 7.313.00 – 16.00 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 7.416.30 – 19.30 | Sales Management | Mr. Harry Stol MBA
- Lecture 7.508/11/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Sales Management | Mr. Harry Stol MBA
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Block 7:
- Lecture 8.111/12/2019 | Exam Sales Management | Mr. Harry Stol MBA
- Lecture 8.211/12/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Procurement Management | Dr. Ing. Jacques Reijniers MBA
- Lecture 8.312/12/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Procurement Management | Dr. Ing. Jacques Reijniers MBA
- Lecture 8.413/12/2019 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Procurement Management | Dr. Ing. Jacques Reijniers MBA
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Block 8:
- Lecture 9.107/01/2020 | Exam Procurement Management | Dr. Ing. Jacques Reijniers MBA
- Lecture 9.207/01/2020 | 13.00 – 16.00 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 9.307/01/2020 | 16.30 – 19.30 | Creative development | Drs. Jim van den Beuken
- Lecture 9.408/01/2020 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Creative development | Drs. Jim van den Beuken
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Block 10:
- Lecture 11.118/03/2020 | Exam Finance Management | Drs. Frans Bouwmans MBA
- Lecture 11.218/03/2020 | 9.00 – 16.00 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 11.313.00-19.30 | Veterinary Mergers and Acquisitions | John Tait DVM MBA
- Lecture 11.419/03/2020 | 9.00 -19.30 | Finance strategy | Drs. Frans Bouwmans MBA
- Lecture 11.520/03/2020 | 9.00 – 16.00 | Graduation Committee
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Block 11:
- Lecture 12.106/04/2020 | 9.00 – 12.00 | Kick off 2nd project: Blue Ocean | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 12.213.00 – 19.30 | Venture Capital & Private Equity | Mr. Thédoor Melchers
- Lecture 12.307/04/2020 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Leadership and HR | Prof. dr. Jaap van Muijen
- Lecture 12.408/04/2020 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Leadership and HR | Prof. dr. Jaap van Muijen
- Lecture 12.509/04/2020 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Leadership and HR | Prof. dr. Jaap van Muijen
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Block 12:
- Lecture 13.106/05/2020 | Exam Leadership and HR | Prof. dr. Jaap van Muijen
- Lecture 13.207/05/2020 | 9.00 – 12.00 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 13.313.00 – 19.30 | Art of Staying Engaged | Dr. Nicole Mastenbroek
- Lecture 13.408/05/2020 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Project Management | Ir, Vrisou Vrisou van Eck
- Lecture 13.509/05/2020 | 9.00 – 12.00 | Project Management | Ir, Vrisou Vrisou van Eck
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Block 13: Ashridge
- Lecture 14.108/06/2020 | 16.30 – 19.30 | Change Management | Prof. Dr. Guy Lubtish
- Lecture 14.209/06/2020 | 9.00 – 19.30 | Change Management | Prof. Dr. Guy Lubtish
- Lecture 14.310/06/2020 | 9.00 – 16.00 | Change Management | Prof. Dr. Guy Lubtish
- Lecture 14.411/06/2020 | Exam Change Management | Prof. Dr. Guy Lubtish
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Block 15:
- Lecture 16.120/08/2020 | Exam IT and Webmanagement | Dr. William Goossen PhD
- Lecture 16.209/09/2020 | 13.00 – 19.30 | Economy and innovation | Dr. Alfred Kleinknecht
- Lecture 16.310/09/2020 | 9.00 – 16.00 | Economy and innovation | Dr. Alfred Kleinknecht
- Lecture 16.416.30 – 19.30 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
- Lecture 16.511/09/2020 | 9.00 – 16.00 | Doing Business under veterinary Code of Conduct | Jan Vaarten DVM and Prof. Dr. Franck Meijboom
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Block 17:
- Lecture 18.116/11/2020 | Exam Organization and Integration | Prof. drs. Sybren Tijmstra
- Lecture 18.213.00 – 19.30 | Digital marketing | Drs. Bas van den Beld
- Lecture 18.317/11/2020 | 9.00- 19.30 | Reading organizations | Anton Wiggers MBA QC
- Lecture 18.418/11/2020 | 9.00- 12.00 | Reading organizations | Anton Wiggers MBA QC
- Lecture 18.518/11/2020 | 13.00 – 16.00 | Businessplan coaching | Prof. Ger Hofstee MBA
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