International Business

Overview of International Business

What International Business offers

Wherever your interest in business lies, whether it’s marketing and sales, organisations and people, or supply chain and operations management, this international business programme prepares you to be a manager in the industry. Throughout your studies, you have a personal coach helping you design your study path and identify what you need to achieve your ambitions. Your personal growth is important to becoming a competent professional in international business management and so as to develop your skills and interests, you determine part of the programme yourself. You select your own elective subjects, minors, internship and time spent abroad. And you choose the subject of your graduation project that will launch your international business management career. 

International Business in practice  

You work on assignments from real companies in each year of the course, collaborating in small groups and drawing on the skills and experience of lecturers and professionals in international business. This method of working (Design-Based Education) means you learn to draw on feedback to adapt your ideas and become more flexible, while also developing your teamwork and leadership skills – essential qualities that you’ll need when working in international business management. It means you get hands-on experience of what it’s like to research and understand a company’s business, develop solutions based on marketing, finance or logistics principles and writing, for instance, export plans.   

Gain international experience

Studying international business at NHL Stenden means combining business and management skills with languages so that you have a strong sense of the business and intercultural skills needed for today’s worldwide markets. Students and lecturers come from all over the world so you get to study in a truly multicultural environment. You can also spend part of your degree studying international business abroad. Our participation in RUN-EU means you can join Short Advanced Programmes and carry out projects with partner institutions in Europe. You can also go to one of the NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences Grand Tour locations in South Africa, Bali or Thailand. Or you can go on an exchange to a partner institution and delve into a totally new way of studying. With over 100 different minors on offer through NHL Stenden and held at locations all over the world, you're sure to find the perfect specialisation, from Business Innovation & Marketing to Critical Thinking & Data-Driven Decision Making to International Business Strategy. 

The reasons to study at NHL Stenden 

The things that make a difference in the world often start as ideas from people daring to question what others assume. At NHL Stenden, you work in mixed groups so you can use each other's perspectives to unravel unobvious choices. Through real-life projects you learn by doing and this, combined with your internship, truly gives you a head start on your career. With our international opportunities and study environment, you develop a global network while the extracurricular activities you can pick up mean you develop talents that help you explore beyond your studies. While this is all great for your future, we know you also need to focus on your time as a student. Which is why we aim to make NHL Stenden your home away from home, a community where you’re known by your name, so you can be the person you truly are. For us, that makes you original. And it makes NHL Stenden, home of the originals.