Maastricht School of Management
The Maastricht School of Management (MSM) is a business school in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Maastricht School of Management (MSM) has a successful track record of 70 years in international development. MSM is both a business school, offering management education on a global scale and a management development institute, providing capacity-building solutions for a multitude of clients worldwide. MSM is not free from controversies. An NRC article (NRC Jan 14, 2022)cited several. Detailed history of MSM and key role of the Foundation founder Prof dr m s s el namaki and dean until 2001 could be found in https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht_School_of_Management.
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Motto | "Working together for better global management" |
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Type | Private, not-for-profit institution |
Established | 1952 |
Chairman | Léon Frissen |
Supervisory Board | Frans Tummers, Monique Caubo, Jeroen Jansen, Frans Weekers |
Students | 2000 |
Location | , 50.8374°N 5.7159°E |
Affiliations | AMBA, NVAO, ACBSP, IACBE, ATHEA |
Website | www.msm.nl |
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International management education

MSM’s international management education programs are conducted both in Maastricht and globally. In Maastricht, MSM offers a range of internationally accredited Master in Management and MBA degree programs, as well as short executive courses and summer school courses. In addition, MSM offers its degree programs worldwide through longstanding global partnerships. MSM has a worldwide network of more than 21,000 alumni with active alumni chapters in 30 countries.
Expert Centre for Emerging Economies
Through the Expert Centre for Emerging Economies MSM provides capacity-building solutions to managers and professionals from government, the private sector, NGO’s and post-secondary education institutes in Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America. MSM offers consultancy and customized training programs, and manages complex projects in key sectors, like water, agriculture and health, by working extensively together with a diverse range of partner organizations.
To support its capacity-building solutions and education programs, MSM carries out applied research in areas such as inclusive economic development, leadership and management, labor market needs, employment, value chain and cluster development, innovation and entrepreneurship. This research is conducted in partnership with local and international research institutions.
Accreditations
All the degree programs of MSM are subject to the standards set by the following international accrediting bodies: AMBA, IACBE and ACBSP. All the degree and non-degree programs of MSM are subject to the standards set by the international accrediting body: ATHEA. All MSc / MBA programs of MSM offered in the Netherlands are subject to NVAO accreditation.