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105 years of history
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Excellent rankings
91 partner universities
Erasmus School of Economics’ network of partner universities consists of 91 universities worldwide, 24 of which are ranked in the Top 100 of the 2018 QS World University Rankinging, by subject Economics & Econometrics. For a full list of partner universities and for more information visit our website.
Erasmus School of Economics provides excellent education and research. The 2018 QS World University Ranking ranked Erasmus University 3rd in the Netherlands, 14th in Europe and 50th worldwide in the subject Economics & Econometrics. In the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Ranking the subject Business and Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam scored 2nd in the Netherlands, 6th in Europe and 24th in the World.
Erasmus School of Economics offers a proven track record in education. The school links economic theory with practice through the involvement of industry and governments. Erasmus School of Economics offers 6 Bachelor's degree programmes and a variety of Master's degree programmes.
Visit our website for more information about our Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.
A growing number of our bachelor students follow a double degree of Economics, combined with either Econometrics, Philosophy or Law. The double degree programme Economics & Law is taught in Dutch. The other double degree programmes, (BSc2 in Econometrics & Economics and Economtrics or Economics & Philosophy) are thaught in English.
The history of Erasmus School of Economics goes back to the year 1913 when the "Nederlandse Handels-hoogeschool" was established. With a history of 105 years there are quite some highlights. One of them is the moment Jan Tinbergen was awarded with the first Nobel Prize in economics, together with Ragnar Fisher, on 10 December 1969.
From university wide to school specific, here are some of the essential facts and figures about Erasmus School of Economics.
Erasmus School of Economics in numbers
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