Teaching Activities

Overview

I teach the course Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring in the MScFI program and the course International Corporate Finance in the IM/CEMS degree program at the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University). Since September 2021, I act as the Master Thesis Coordinator for the MScFI program. Both courses consistently receive high ratings by students. More details about the courses are available on Canvas before the start of each course.

Feedback from course participants

International Corporate Finance (master level - IM/CEMS program)

Average overall student course rating 2019/2020: 6.9 out of 7.0
Average overall student course rating 2020/2021: 6.5 out of 7.0

Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring (master level - MScFI program)

Average overall student course rating 2019/2020: 4.8 out of 5.0
Average overall student course rating 2020/2021: 4.5 out of 5.0

Individual comments by course participants (excerpt)

  • Course was very well designed and taught. Also the course instructor is very kind and helpful.

  • First of all, Claus is one of the best course coordinators RSM has! Having him as the lecturer and course coordinator made this block the best experience I had at this university. I've never seen anyone so engaged with the students, asking for feedback and then also making everything in his power possible to actually incorporate our feedback. You really notice how much effort he has put into this course. Also, the enthusiasm Claus has makes this course a lot of fun and also kept many of us motivated during the last few weeks. Great job! I much appreciated how the course was structured to fit all of our other responsibilities such as thesis deadlines. Also, I really liked (...)

  • One of the best-structured courses I've had this year. Lecturer also very knowledgeable.

  • The way the course is set up in Canvas is really nice, clear and structured. This should become the university-wide standard for courses! Also, the enthusiasm of the instructor is very motivating and inspiring (...)