Nyenrode Business University

Founded in 1946, Nyenrode Business University is a private Dutch business university and the only private higher education institution in the Netherlands with university status. It is located on a large estate in Breukelen, between Amsterdam and Utrecht, and takes its name from Nijenrode Castle, where its courses are based; the institution was established by Dutch companies including KLM, Shell, Unilever, Philips, and AkzoNobel under the principle "For Business, By Business."