As of the summer of 2008, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEB) has it own Faculty Association: Asset. Asset consists of seven associations, whereas the association without an addition behind Asset is the study exceeding entity.  The other seven Asset associations, with an addition representing the target group, organise activities for a specific group of students with a particular field of study and interest.

The goal of Asset is to provide services and activities for its members to enhance their studies at Tilburg University. These services and activities represent the pillars on which Asset is based:

1. Providing study support
Asset organises several study supporting activities that are indispensable for students at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. These include, but are not limited to: the central book sale (a 20% discount on your study books!), a database with old exams to practise for your finals, tutorship's (additional trainings for courses that are considered quite hard, like Mathematics and Statistics) and guidelines. These study supporting activities are especially useful for your first years of study at Tilburg University.

2. Being an intermediary between students and companies
Asset offers students the possibility to come in contact with potential future employers. For example, Asset organises the Economic Business weeks Tilburg. Asset also publishes its own semi-scientific full colour magazine, Asset Magazine. The Consultancy Experience, an interesting case-like introduction to the consultancy sector, is organised as well.

3. Closing the gap between theory and practice
To get a grasp about how theory works out in 'the real world', Asset organises activities that translate fuzzy books into sparkling events. The vision on economics and the society is broadened, and practical skills are developed. For example, Asset organises the Satellite Exchange Programme, a two-week exchange with a partner university from a foreign country, the International Conference, the Interfaculty Symposium and several VIP guest lectures.

Speakers that have made extraordinary contributions to the economic sciences are honoured with the Tjalling C. Koopmans Asset Award.

Past winners of the Tjalling C. Koopmans Asset are:

Prof. Dr. William J. Baumol

Prof. Dr. Michael C. Jensen

Prof. Dr. Robert Engle

Prof. Dr. James Poterba

Prof. Dr. Olivier Blanchard

Prof. Dr. Daniel Kahneman

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Stern

Prof. Dr. Martin Feldstein

Prof. Dr. Benjamin M. Friedman

Prof. Dr. Guido Tabellini

Prof. Robert C. Merton

Prof. Dr. Jagdish Baghwati

4. Organising social activities
Besides the formal activities that Asset organises, there are also several informal, social activities. The Asset  beercantus., cycling dinners and the active members weekend are examples of these.

Next to these four pillars, Asset will take care for the so-called study-exceeding activities (which apply to all students of the FEB). Furthermore, Asset is the spokesperson to the university on behalf of all associations involved. To read more specific information about Asset's activities, take a look at the 'Activities' heading.

At Asset, you can get study guidelines, join a company visit to get a look into real business, join one of our study trips or symposia and participate in one of the many informal activities which are organized by all associations of Asset. All of the activities mentioned above are organised by  approximatery 100 motivated students for you, in the upcoming years of your study! Next to a general membership, Asset offers you the possibility to enhance your organisational, planning and team working skills by engaging in an active membership.