The benefits of an MBA, from networking opportunities to enhanced specialised knowledge, mean that it’s never too late to enter the classroom. While interest in MBAs and other business degrees has grown among younger students, there are still many students on business school campuses around the world who arrive after 10 or more years of industry experience.
Frans van der Werf (pictured) is a Dutch candidate on ESMT Berlin’s full-time MBA programme and is currently 41 years old. But with 13 years industry experience, why was now the right time for an MBA?




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