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First year student guide: Tilburg University

First year student guide: Tilburg University

Tips for first year students at Tilburg University!

Interview Organizational Behavior teacher: dr. Sue Park

Interview Organizational Behavior teacher: dr. Sue Park

Dr. Sue Park teaches Organizational Behavior (OB) to first-year IBA students. She lived and worked in multiple countries and has a lot of experience with different (organizational) behaviours in different cultures. In this interview you will get to know more about her very international career. …

Interview drs. Dirk Leysen

Interview drs. Dirk Leysen

IBA students know him from his phrase: “profit is an opinion, cash is reality”. He has been a teacher at Tilburg University for more than 20 years and is still teaching. Of course I am talking about drs. Dirk Leysen. Dirk grew up in Dessel, a small village in Belgium 45 kilometers from Tilburg. He became familiar with Dutch culture from quite a young age by attending a European school in Mol where 70% of his class was Dutch. He was also nominated for the best teacher in Tilburg University. In this interview you will learn more about the background of the enthusiastic Financial Accounting teacher of Tilburg University.

Where did you study yourself?

I started university in 1975 at the RUCA which stands for Rijks Universitair Centrum Antwerpen. Today this is known as the University of Antwerp. I graduated university in applied sciences in 1979 after 4 years of university.

What were you like as a student?

The first year I was quite afraid and a little bit nervous if I would be able to succeed so I studied quite a lot in myRead more »

Academic and business insights

Academic and business insights

An Interview with Dr. Jean Louis Steevensz, chair of the research group “Business Innovation” at Fontys University of Applied Sciences Today, besides being a lecturer, Jean Louis Steevensz is chairman of the research group “Business Innovation” at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Venlo. Jean…