Monday 4 February the Cum Laude Awards of Erasmus School of Economics took place. This year 37 students passed their Bachelor1 Cum Laude and were congratulated with this exceptional achievement during a ceremony in the Forumzaal.
The ceremony was opened by Dean Prof. Philip Hans Franses followed by an inspiring speech from Assistant Professor Dr Michel van de Velden. Next, Secretary Reinoud Rijntjes congratulated all the students on behalf of the Erasmus Trust Foundation and subsidiary Vice Dean Ivo Arnold ended the ceremony.
All Cum Laude students also received an Erasmus School of Economics certificate, the book ‘Freakonomics’ and a gift certificate for a book of choice from the Erasmus Trust Foundation. The evening ended with a casual reception which was filled by glorious smiles.