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What do you learn during International Business?

During International Business, you explore how companies create value beyond profit. You learn to make sustainable business decisions, consider people and the environment, and develop practical solutions to current challenges. Working with students from different countries also helps you understand different perspectives and collaborate effectively.

Programme structure

During International Business, you explore four main areas of business: marketing and sales, finance and accounting, operations and supply chain, and people and organisation. You combine theory with practical projects, often working on real company challenges.

As you progress, you also have opportunities to make choices within your programme based on your interests, for example in marketing, entrepreneurship or international business.

The first year

Your first year in business

In your first year, you discover how international businesses work across marketing, finance, cultures, operations and people. From the start, you work in teams on real company assignments and take on different roles. Alongside your projects, you develop skills such as presenting, collaborating and solving problems, while discovering your own strengths.

Subjects

• Marketing and sales
• Finance
• Cultures
• Operations and supply chain
• People and organisation

The second year

Shape your own direction

In your second year, you build on your business knowledge through larger and more challenging company projects. You explore how areas such as marketing, finance and logistics work together, take on more responsibility and try different roles. You also choose electives that match your interests, helping you discover which direction in international business suits you best.

Electives

• Accounting Information Systems & Risk Management
  Learn how companies use data and how to make smart choices.

• Asia’s Business Ecosystem: Insights from China & India
  Discover how large and fast-growing markets work.
• Continuous Improvement
  Help companies work smarter and more efficiently.
• E-Commerce, Branding and Positioning
  Learn how brands grow online and boost their visibility.
• Entrepreneurship 1 and 2
  Develop your own idea and discover how to start a business.
• Spanish Language and Cultures 1 and 2
  Learn a new language and discover more about different cultures.

In year 2 you will get acquainted with the following electives:

Year 2 quarter 3	Year 2 quarter 4
Entrepreneurship 1 (5EC)	Asia's Business Ecosystem: Insights from China & India (5EC)
Spanish Language and Cultures 1 (5EC)	Spanish language and cultures for business practice 2* (5EC)
Accouting information systems and risk management (5EC)	Continuous Improvement (5EC)
	Entrepreneurship 2 (5EC)
	E-Commerce, Branding and Positioning (5EC)

 

The third year

Gain real-world experience

In your third year, you take your learning into practice. You complete a six-month internship in the Netherlands or abroad, gaining experience in a professional team. After your internship, you work with students from other programmes on a Smart Solutions project. You also build international experience through your internship, minor or graduation project.

Programme components

• Internship
• Smart Solutions project
• International and sustainable business

The fourth year

Prepare for your next step

In your fourth year, you shape the final stage of your programme around your interests and future plans. You choose a minor or study at a partner university abroad, then complete a graduation project with an internationally active company. You work on a real business challenge and apply what you have learned in areas such as marketing, strategy and research.

Programme components

• Minor or study abroad
• Graduation project