Nyenrode Business Universiteit (abbreviated as NBU; Dutch: Nyenrode Business Universiteit) is a Dutch business university and the only private higher education institution that has the university status in the Netherlands. Founded in 1946, it is located on a large estate in the town of Breukelen, between Amsterdam and Utrecht. The educational institution is named after the castle where the course is located: Nijenrode Castle [nl]. Nyenrode was founded under the name of the Netherlands Training Institute for Abroad (NOIB in Dutch) by renowned private Dutch companies, including KLM, Shell, Unilever, Philips, and AkzoNobel, with the objective 'For Business, By Business'. The establishment was the result of an idea from KLM director Albert Plesman.
Academics
Entrance to Nijenrode Castle, where the university campus is located.
In the Financial Times Ranking for European Business Schools (2020), Nyenrode was given an overall position of 41st.[4]In the Financial Times Ranking for executive education programs (2020), Nyenrode achieved 27th place for open programmes[5] and 76th for custom programmes (2014).[6]The Masters in Management MSc was given an overall position of 64th on the Financial Times Global Ranking for Masters in Management (2013).
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Rankings:
The BSc in Business Administration was ranked by Keuzegids [nl] as the best program in the International Business category in the Netherlands from 2017 until 2020.[7]
Accreditation
Dr. Albert Heijn building
Nyenrode Business University is fully accredited by