Nyenrode Business University

Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Motto in English
A reward for life
TypePrivate business school
Established1946
RectorProf. dr. Koen Becking (1969)
Location
Breukelen, Netherlands

52°09′40″N 5°00′22″E / 52.161°N 5.006°E / 52.161; 5.006
ColoursYellow and red
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Websitewww.nyenrode.nl

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.

  1. ^ "Castle: Coat of arms & colors". Nyenrode Business University. Retrieved 22 September 2019.