Erasmus University Rotterdam has been in existence in its present form since 1973. Its history, however, dates back to 1913, the year in which the Netherlands School of Commerce (Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool, NHH) was founded through private initiative with broad support from the Rotterdam business community.

Erasmus University Rotterdam has concentrated its education and research in four areas of expertise, in which the university enjoys international recognition. The cohesion in these areas is conductive to multidisciplinary collaboration in education and research. Where disciplines meet, knowledge is advanced.

The areas are:

• Health
• Wealth
• Governance
• Culture

The four areas of expertise are linked to the seven faculties of the EUR. The research grouped in the four areas is conducted at the research schools and institutes or in the faculty research groups.

• With knowledge as the key concept, Erasmus University Rotterdam concentrates on the three main tasks of a university: to generate knowledge (research), to transfer knowledge (education) and to disseminate knowledge (society).
• The research conducted at EUR is grouped into four areas of expertise and organised into programmes, is fundamental in nature and has a strong social bias. The nature of the research is interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary.
• Most of the researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam collaborate or have contact with international research networks.

Are you an international student and do you like to prepare yourself for the labor market and your future career? If the answers is yes you should definitely join our Career Skills Week from 27 to 30 March. During this week EUR Career Services, offers you a wide range of (mostly free) career skills workshops and corresponding activities. To land a job starts with good preparations. You have to be able to dream the answers to the following key questions before starting your job hunting adventure.