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Diederik de Boer

Director a.i. MSM/Director Expert Center on Emerging Economies/ Associate Professor Sustainable Business Development/

Diederik is Director of the International Projects and Consultancies Department and Associate Professor Sustainable Business Development at Maastricht School of Management.

He holds a PhD from the Erasmus University (the Netherlands), an MPA from Leiden/Rotterdam University (the Netherlands), an MBA from Bradford/Tilburg University (UK/ The Netherlands) and a Minor in Small and Micro Credit Schemes from Harvard University Boston (USA).

He worked for seven years for the United Nations and the Dutch Ministry for Development Cooperation in Cambodia, Mongolia, Korea and Palestine. As director he is in charge of more than 30 programs worldwide focusing on capacity building, research and education. His research focuses on partnerships and cluster competitiveness in developing countries in Asia and Africa.

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“The lectures of Dr. Diederik de Boer were very interactive with a very interesting approach towards developing knowledge by addressing challenging cases."
Mr. Aboubakr Benazzouz (Morrocco) participants of MSM's Corporate Social Responsibility programme January 2023

Reasons to follow this programme

  • Understand the global debate on Corporate Social Responsibility and gain practical management knowledge to implement it effectively in your organization.
  • Learn how to develop CSR strategies that address pressing challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, and the transition to a Circular Economy- while also exploring sustainable investment tools and financial opportunities.
  • Gain the skills to communicate and collaborate with stakeholders while applying CSR and Circular Economy tools and best practices to create meaningful, measurable impact
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