Do you dream of an international career in business? With our International Business program, you gain extensive international experience with classmates from all over the world, strong connections to the international business world, and the opportunity of spending one to three semesters abroad.
International Business prepares you for challenging management positions at companies anywhere in the world. You become equipped to do business with business partners from different cultural backgrounds. As a graduate you will be a multifunctional professional with a set of interdisciplinary skills and a solid knowledge base, allowing you to perform as an intermediary across and within various business domains. You will be confident in expressing yourself fluently in two, three, or even four of the most commonly used business languages worldwide.
IB (International Business) -tracks
Within our business program, you can opt for three alternative tracks:
IB
The IB track offers all major business courses plus Business English education that ensures you master the world’s most important business language at the C1 level.
In addition, you can customize your study program by participating in a wide variety of business projects and guided MOOCs of your choice.
IB1L
The IB1L track offers all major business courses plus Business English education that ensures you master the world’s most important business language at the C1 level.
In addition, you can choose to study one extra language (French, German, Spanish, or Dutch) and customize your study program by participating in various business projects and guided MOOCs of your choice.
IB2L
The IB2L track offers all major business courses plus Business English education that ensures you master the world’s most important business language at the C1 level. In addition, you can choose to study two extra languages: French, German, Spanish, or Dutch.
Shortened study tracks
This program is also available as a shortened track for students with more than 3 years of relevant work experience, with a degree in the professional education of two or three years, such as the French BTS, IUT, DUT; the German Berufsfachschule; an Associate Degree.
Further studies
With an HZ bachelor's degree, you can continue with a Master’s program. If you wish to do a Master's at a research university in The Netherlands, you may be required to follow a pre-masters program.