On Saturday 20 January 2018, the Ivy Circle organized a day-long Forum on Alumni Leadership, led by Mark Dollhopf, former Executive Director of the Yale Alumni Association, now advisor to several international universities on alumni relations and development.  The event was hosted by Wharton alumna Marsha Plotnitsky at the Merchant House (a contemporary […]

Ivy Circle organized ‘Forum on Alumni Leadership’ on 20 January 2018

FT: 'Global MBA Ranking 2018' Two-year programmes occupy nine out of the top-10 places Two-year MBAs are holding their own. Stanford Graduate School of Business is back at the top of the FT Global MBA ranking and two-year programmes occupy nine out of the first 10 places. Insead’s one-year MBA, top for the past two […]

FT: ‘Global MBA Ranking 2018’

Some Elite Colleges Review an Application in 8 Minutes (or Less) With so many applying, fewer schools have one person read a whole application; plowing through 500 files in a day By Melissa Korn January 31, 2018 As application numbers surge, admissions officers at some elite colleges say they don’t have […]

WSJ: ‘Some Elite Colleges Review an Application in 8 Minutes ...

Wall Street Journal article: 'Which Colleges Will Have to Pay Taxes on Their Endowment? Your Guess Might Not Be Right' Small liberal arts colleges could take a hit from a new tax on investments, while some wealthy universities will avoid payments in the near-term By Richard Rubin and Andrea Fuller Jan. 19, 2018 […]

WSJ: ‘Which Colleges Will Have to Pay Taxes on Their ...

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TRIBUTE & DINNER Sponsored by OAR – Overseas Americans Remember   WHERE: Hotel The Hague – Wassenaar (just off the A44 at the bridge) Zijdeweg 54  2245BZ Wassenaar WHEN: January 28th 5:30 p.m. PROGRAM: THE STORIES OF THE MOVEMENT told by people who knew Dr. King  – people who were […]

Event: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute & Dinner

See original article at Quartz: https://qz.com/1152461/student-loans-are-ending-for-brown-university-students/ "Beginning next school year, Brown University will eliminate all student loans in its undergraduate financial aid packages, replacing them with scholarships. Following a $30 million fundraising effort launched in September, Brown administrators announced this week that 2,087 donors contributed toward the goal, and that the […]

Member School News: Brown University is doing away with student ...

Op maandag 15 januari 2018 organiseert de Atlantische Commissie een middagbijeenkomst met minister van Defensie Ank Bijleveld. Zij zal spreken over ‘De Defensienota: nieuwe perspectieven voor de krijgsmacht’. Datum: 15 januari 14.30-17.00 uur (inloop en registratie vanaf 14.00 uur – receptie na afloop) Onderwerp: 'De Defensienota: nieuwe perspectieven voor de krijgsmacht' Spreker: Ank Bijleveld (Minister van Defensie) Locatie: Perscentrum Nieuwspoort, […]

Atlantische Commissie Event: De Defensienota: nieuwe perspectieven voor de krijgsmacht

Times Higher Education ranks world universities annually. For the first time in 14 years, an American college didn't crack the top two in a ranking of the best universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 list. This year, Harvard was dethroned from the top spot. Oxford University […]

Times Higher Education rankings released with Oxford at #1 American ...

Come meet Brandyn and watch him & team Donar Groningen play vs. Apollo Thursday, 14 December 20:30 at Apollohal Apollolaan 4, Amsterdam As a high school student in the US, Brandyn was a starting shooting- and point guard, two-time team MVP, Captain of his basketball team senior year, featured in […]

Brandyn Curry is Back! Come cheer him on!

John Adams Institute Presents: Jennifer Egan 'Manhattan Beach' When: Feb 21, 2018, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Where: Aula UvA, Singel 411 Amsterdam Moderator: Hollis Kurman (Ivy Circle Netherlands Chair) In collaboration with: De Arbeiderspers Price: JAI Members €13,- | Non Members €19,- | Students €15,- * 20 seats have been reserved for Ivy Circle Netherlands. […]

JAI Event: Jennifer Egan ‘Manhattan Beach’

On 1 November 2017, the Ivy Circle Netherlands, together with Egon Zhender and AmCham the Netherlands hosted an interactive panel event event called 'Millennial Management: A 2-Way Street Panel Discussion'. Panelists: Teun Hermsen, Chief of Staff Europe, McKinsey & Company  |  Chris van Steenbergen, CHRO, Heineken  |  Arielle Strem, Women’s Category Business Director, Nike  […]

Event Photos: Millennial Management: A 2-Way Street Panel Discussion

The Transatlantic Relationship and Donald Trump, hosted by the Nederland Atlantische Commissie on 4 December 2017 at 17:00 A recent opinion poll, that was conducted at the request of the Netherlands Atlantic Association, showed that no less than 74% of the Dutch population thinks that Europe can no longer count on the unequivocal support […]

Atlantische Commissie Event: The Transatlantic Relationship and Donald Trump