November 2007

November 30, 2007
Lans Bovenberg in Top 100 most influential Dutchmen
Lans Bovenberg has been listed in a Top 100 of most influential Dutchmen, which was published this week by the Dutch weekly HP/De Tijd. The list shows 5 categories: leaders, scientists, artists, heroes and ceo's/tycoons. Bovenberg has been classified as tycoon!

Students value MSc Economics and Finance of Aging
Students of the MSc Economics and Finance of Aging are very satisfied with the education and lecturers of their MSc. Students find the program interesting, challenging but not too difficult. They appreciate the interaction with the lecturers, the good support, and they value the internships at partner institutions of Netspar. ¿ During your internship you get a good insight in the practical side of the pension business and you receive good feedback on your progress¿ says Siert Jan Vos. He followed an internship at the Social Insurance Bank (SVB) and graduated last November. Most of the graduates were offered a job after their internship.

November 6, 2007
Netspar...to be continued!
The financing of the second phase of Netspar is now a fact! The government and private partners from the pension and insurance sector have jointly raised 14 Million Euro for the period of April 2008 till April 2011. This considerable amount enables us to further develop Netspar as knowledge network and to start up her international wings. We thank all sponsors for the given trust! In the next few months Netspar will further work out the future plans.
Press release(in Dutch)