STAR Erasmus Consultancy Project

The Erasmus Consultancy Project (ECP) is a project of STAR, the study association of the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam. ECP is the largest non-profit student research project in the Netherlands. It is a consultancy project in which tailor-made research is offered to Dutch companies which have an interest in expanding their business to an emerging country. Every year, the ECP project is carried out by 20 selected students of the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University, with the support of two professors. In previous years, ECP has completed projects in countries such as China, Mexico, India, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Chile and Brazil. This 26th Erasmus Consultancy Project will perform investigation in the Asian country Thailand.

Logo ECP 2013

Previous ECP destinations of last 13 years

Thailand Map

Flag of Thailand (WFB 2004)

History

The history of the Erasmus Consultancy Project dates back to more than twentyfive years ago. Over the years, the project has evolved and grown into its present state. Back in 1986, it started with the Project Committee investigating Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. Research in countries such as China, Vietnam, India, Mexico and Malaysia followed before the project was renamed to European Business Study (EBS) in 1992. From then on, the focus was on European upcoming economies like Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Turkey, Poland and Russia. In the college year 1997-1998 the scope was turned back globally again; the name of the project changed to the International Business Study (IBS).

The first country visited under the new format was South Africa. India, the Philippines, Brazil, China and Thailand were focused on next. India, Malaysia, Mexico, Vietnam, Brazil and the Republic of Korea were both visited twice. In the college year 2012-2013 the project was renamed to Erasmus Consultancy Project.

Name	Year	Country
Project Committee	1986	Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia
	1987	China
	1988	Vietnam
	1989	India
	1990	Mexico
	1991	Malaysia
European Business Study	1992	Czechoslovakia
	1993	Ukraine
	1994	Turkey
	1995	Poland
	1996	Russia
	1997	Poland
International Business Study	1998	South Africa
	1999	India
	2000	Phillipines
	2001	Malaysia
	2002	China
	2003	Republic of Korea
	2004	Thailand
	2005	Vietnam
	2006	Brazil
	2007	Mexico
	2008	India
	2009	Vietnam
	2010	Chile
	2011	Brazil
	2012	Republic of Korea
Erasmus Consultancy Project	2013	Thailand