Erasmus of Rotterdam: A Quincentennial Symposium

Economics & Informatics Erasmus School of Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam

Ideas that persist for centuries - by Erasmus of Rotterdam, the prince of humanists.

The paper highlights the personality of the founder of European student exchange program ERASMUS (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) Erasmus of Rotterdam. He was one of the leading European humanists and has left a literary legacy of large dimensions. His thoughts, ideas, opinions, and mainly the works have a great benefit for society even today. From 16th...

Student diversity at Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam: does it make any difference?

In an ethnically diverse society cultural competence is indispensable for medical doctors. At present 10% of the Dutch population are first- or second-generation non-Western immigrants. With 8% Western and 18% non-Western immigrants, originating from 30 different countries, the 2001 Rotterdam first-year students highly out-rated the national average of immigrant medical students. Diverse studen...

THE IMPACT OF FORKLIFT DRIVERS’ BEHAVIOR ON WAREHOUSE PERFORMANCE Prof.dr. R. de Koster, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Drs

Motivation The importance of managers in maintaining high levels of warehouse performance (quality, productivity, flexibility, safety, sustainability, responsiveness) has been shown before in several studies. However, the impact of shop floor workers, specifically forklift drivers, has not been studied so far. As internal transportation is critical in many warehouses, it can be expected that, i...

Art, history, and rheumatism: the case of Erasmus of Rotterdam 1466-1536 suffering from pustulotic arthro-osteitis.

Pustulotic arthro-osteitis probably associated with retroperitoneal fibrosis has been diagnosed in Erasmus of Rotterdam, based on paintings of Quentin Massys (1517) and Hans Holbein the younger (1523), historical letters of Erasmus, and postmortem examination of the skeleton. This case report is a description of the earliest known case of pustulotic arthro-osteitis, a syndrome reported for the ...