About us

What is EFR and who makes it all possible?

About the Economic Faculty association Rotterdam

With over 7000 members, EFR is one of the most active and most professional study associations of the Netherlands. From academic events, to recruitment occasions and social gatherings; we bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Each year, we organise various activities and events for students of Erasmus School of Economics, as well as other students of the Erasmus University. Among other things, we offer the cheapest books, provide study support, and organise social events to help students feel at home in Rotterdam. We also help prepare you for the labour market, bring you in touch with your future employer, and enhance your student experience.

The people behind EFR

Meet the people that make it happen

The Board

Each year, 9 driven and enthusiastic students run EFR. The board is responsible for running the association and determining its course for the future. They are in charge of over 170 committee members and around 70 events a year. Meet the current and previous boards from the button below.

Committees

With over 30 Committees, Master Study Boards, The Master Career Week committee and The Erasmus Recruitment Board, these are the people that make all our events possible. Each is supervised by a board member who is end responsible for their duties.

Partners

EFR is proudly supported by it's main-partners Deloitte, De Nederlandsche Bank, and Laudame Financials. They ensure that the association can provide the best quality services to it's members.

Wall of fame

The EFR strives to inspire students. We do this by inviting all sorts of speakers to our events. These people range from worldwide political leaders to captains of industry and visit a range of events of the EFR.

EFR's Bodies

The EFR board is not on their own. Several bodies, existing of former board members help the board with long term strategic decision making and the relationship management with its alumni members.

Supervisory Board

The EFR supervisory board fulfills an important advisory role towards the board. They support the board in meeting the long term strategy and goals. The EFR board reports to the supervisory board every six weeks to discuss matters on a strategic level. The supervisory board consists of 11 former EFR fulltime members. The current members are Dirk van den Beuken (chairman), Martijn Hendrickx, Jolien Los, Heleen Koch, Rosalie Boulan, Rogier Hoogeveen, Robert Nieuwenhuis, Fleuur Bruijnzeels, Anna-Fien Botter, Vere Lammers, Pien Kuijer

Alumni Board

The EFR alumni board is responsible for organising events for EFR alumni members. EFR alumni members include former board members and committee members. Their goal is to make sure you stay in touch with the valuable contacts you made during your time as a student. Members of the EFR alumni board are former board or committee members. Currently the board exists of Friso Oosten, Robert Nieuwenhuis, Narges Kobakiwal (secretary), Rosalie Boulan, Anna-Fien Botter, Marjolien Keijzer, Johan Nieuwenhujzen

Verification Committee

The verification committee supervises the treasurer of the current EFR board in all financial aspects of the association. The verification committee consists of four former board members and ensures a consistent financial administration and the financial stability. This is for now and for the future. They do so by checking the treasurer's bookkeeping every 4 weeks. Members of the verification committee are Tijn Hoogeveen, Jesse Bijleveld, Mara Felix, Arjan van Amerongen, Joris van Beek, Frédérique Schellekens

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Founded in 1925 as Vereniging Voor Studentenbelangen

EFR has a longstanding relationship with the student life in Rotterdam. Over the years a large variety of events were organised. Click below to view a timeline containing the key events of EFR from 1925-2023.