TiasNimbas Business School

Age: Combined, Tias and Nimbas clock up 40 years' experience in delivering business education.

History: In September 2006, Universiteit Nimbas and Tias Business School joined forces to create TiasNimbas Business School. Previously, Nimbas formed an alliance with Bradford University School of Management and awarded Bradford degrees. Tias, on the other hand, was born from two top Dutch universities (Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology), with an international reputation for economics and technology.

Address: Campuses in the Netherlands (Utrecht, Tilburg, Eindhoven) and Germany (Bonn), as well as offices in Berlin and Taipei, Taiwan.

Ambience: The campus in Utrecht is located at one of Utrecht's famous canals. The building is of national historical importance, parts of it dating back to the 16th century. The Tilburg campus boasts state-of-the-art amphitheatre-style lecture theatres and over 40 break-out rooms. The campus in Eindhoven is located at the TU/e multimedia pavilion.

Vital statistics: Programmes are taught by TiasNimbas faculty and by visiting professors from partner universities in Britain, the US and Germany, among other countries. You can choose between a one-year full-time programme, three two-year part-time MBA programmes, or a two-year modular executive MBA. TiasNimbas also offers a four-year part-time Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), in-company programmes, executive Masters and executive development programmes, an MA in international business and marketing, and an MSc in financial management. Lectures are given in English.

Added value: Strong international flavour, enhanced by the chance to spend time abroad. Flexibility that allows students to make up missed classes on other TiasNimbas programmes.

Easy to get into? For the MBA, you'll need a good degree, excellent English, a minimum of three years' work experience, an interview, and a high GMAT score.

Glittering alumni: Dr Ronald Latenstein van Voorst, controlling director, SNS Real Group; Oktay Erciyaz, director of finance and controlling, DirectGroup Bertelsmann; Paul-Peter Feld, director of HR, legal and public relations, Xerox BV.

International connections: The school has partnerships with Bradford University School of Management in the UK; Purdue University in the USA; Central European University Budapest in Hungary and GISMA Business School Hanover in Germany.

Student profile: The average age on the full-time MBA is 29; on the part-time, 33. The male to female ratio is 60:40, and students hail from around 20 countries.

Cost: Next year's fees are approximately €32,500 (£27,083) for the one-year MBA programme; and €38,000 (£31,666) for the two-year part-time (Tilburg, Utrecht and Bonn) programmes.

Return on investment: It gives you an edge in the global executive market and a set of international contacts.

Who's the boss? Professor Philippe Naert, former dean of INSEAD business school.

Prospectus: +31 (0)13 466 39 63; www.tiasnimbas.edu