STAR (''St''udy ''A''ssociation ''R''otterdam School of Management, Erasmus University) is a study association for

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students of the

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at the

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based in

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. STAR was founded in 1977 and currently has 6,500 members, being the largest student-led study association of Europe. STAR has 52

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and an annual revenue of €0.42 million. The three core values held by STAR are ''Social, Academic and Career Start Support''. Well-known events organized by STAR include their

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celebration, the STAR Party. This festivity is a student-organized party in the Netherlands and attracts thousands of students, peaking at 4,850 visitors in 2007. Another notable event is their annual Academic Conference, where distinguished academic, business, and political leaders discuss current global issues. The STAR Party and the Academic Conference are part of the STAR

Management Week The STAR Management Week is the highlight of the year at RSM Erasmus University, as it is one of the largest student events in Benelux. This weeklong event is considered the annual pinnacle of STAR. Each autumn, over 100 multinationals, 600 studen ...

. This 2.5 week long event is considered as an interface between students, academia, and their corporate network. Other events organized by STAR include the Erasmus Recruitment Days and STAR Erasmus Consulting. The Erasmus Recruitment Days, co-organized by STAR and the EFR, is the largest campus recruitment event in the Netherlands. In 2018 there were approximately 1600 participating students and more than 120 companies present. The STAR Erasmus Consultancy Project (SEC) offers companies and non-profit organizations tailor-made contract research in an emerging market country every year.

Mission

The Study Association STAR aims to provide development opportunities for Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) students, the

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of Erasmus University Rotterdam. These development opportunities are staged on and of the university and together with the faculty, the university and other organisations who take interest in RSM students. The student population of the RSM consists of international students, divided over the

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in Business Administration,

International Business Administration and

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in Business Administration education. Study Association STAR provides services for the entire population of RSM.

History

STAR was established with the namechange, when the association went more international. Formerly STAR was known as Sviib, which was the student association for business administration students founded in 1977. Sviib is the

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of 'Studievereniging Interuniversitaire Interfaculteit Bedrijfskunde' and was established by early business administration students. At the time, business administration was a post-graduate study (equivalent of a second Master's degree), mainly for postgraduates who had already completed a

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. The business administration study, or IIB (Interuniversitair Instituut Bedrijfskunde), offered by the ''Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool'' (NEH, now Erasmus University Rotterdam) was a

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with the

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. In 1984, this was fully incorporated in the Erasmus University Rotterdam as the

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of Business Administration for the

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(an integrated BA and MSc) program in Business Administration) and Rotterdam School of Management for the MBA program. Ten years later, in 2004, these two

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merged into Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University. Besides the original Doctorandus degree and Master degrees, the above-mentioned Faculty of Business Administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam offered two programs for undergraduates: Business Administration (since 1999) and International Business Administration (since 2000) . The latter had its own dedicated student association, named BActive. BActive was found in 2000. The merger took place in August 2005.

Future

Considering the origin of the RSM students and the direction in which the RSM is moving, Study Association STAR strives to be a truly international organization. Re-positioning and outlining its services and back office to be both open and attractive to international students as well as national students, will meet this goal. Also, as the RSM networks with other prestigious universities, Study Association STAR will engage in networks with other student and study organisations.

Organization

STAR is one of the largest student-led organization in Europe and the organization is extensive. STAR organizes over 450 events throughout each academic year. An extensive

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has grown over the past decades. The organization applies a

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structure in which the STAR Board holds

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. The STAR Board is responsible for the continuation and daily operations. The STAR Board consists of 9 full-time members, which are newly recruited every year around August on the basis of competence and excellence. Because members of the Board are students of the

, they receive a 12-month scholarship for their full-time input. A General Assembly of Members (GAM) is in place on a semi-annual basis, where the STAR Board reports its status on various topics. Reports include the association's financial and strategic position. Long-term strategy is closely guarded by the STAR

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, an entity consisting of prominent senior members of the organization of prior years. Whereas the

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health of the organization is closely monitored and audited by the Verification Committee (VeriCo), consisting of former

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s of the STAR Board, which is deemed necessary with its €0.42 million revenue per year. The Committees and Master Study Clubs embody more than 250 students that are dubbed 'Active Members'.

Committees

The following list is an overview of STAR

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s (not exhaustive): * Academic Committee * Activity Teams (AT) * All-MSC Committee * BA Introduction Days * BA Study Trip * Commercial Team * Consultancy Castle * Erasmus Recruitment Days * Erasmus Recruitment Platform * Eurekaweek * Euro Trip * Events Committee * IBA Freshmen Weekend * IBA Study Trip * International Care (iCare) * International Week * Marketing Team * Reach Out * RSM STAR Case Club * RSM STAR I WILL Award * Ski Trip * Speaker Series * Sustainability Forum * STAR Erasmus Consultancy Project * STAR Management Week

Master Study Clubs

The organization also includes so-called 'Master Study Clubs' (MSC), which are dedicated to specific

(MSc.) majors offered by the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM). There are a total of 11 Master Study Clubs that cover most of the MSc. majors. * MSC Accounting and Financial Management * MSC Business Information Management * MSC Finance and Investments * MSC Global Business and Sustainability * MSC Human Resource Management * MSC Management of Innovation * MSC Marketing Management * MSC Master in Management * MSC Strategic Entrepreneurship * MSC Strategic Management * MSC Supply Chain Management

Notes and references

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