Course overview International Business
Below you will find an explanation about the programme and the possibilities of International Business.
Course Catalogue
In the first year, you will learn the basics of business management and cultural awareness. This means that you will learn how organisations and its employees work (together). You will also learn how products or services can be introduced in an international market, while gaining the tools to help you keep an eye on company processes and finances. To support you in this, you will work on themes such as:
- Organisation and people
- English Business Communication
- International Sales
- Personal development
- Operations Management
- Supply chain management
- Finance
- Accounting
- Marketing
In addition to English, you will also explore a different language which may help you later on in your career, such as German, French, or Spanish.
You will deepen your insights and skills by tackling complex issues from the international and national business arena.
Subjects include:
- Finance
- Organisation & people
- Personal development
- Supply chain optimisation
- Intercultural Proficiency
- English business communications
- A second foreign language
- Elective subjects
- International field trips
Study abroad and internship
To be successful internationally, you must -of course- gain international experience. That is why you will do part of your studies abroad and you get to choose when and where. You may choose to go on Grand Tour, which means you can go to one of our campuses in Indonesia (Bali), South Africa, or Thailand. You may also choose to do part of your studies at one of over a 150 of our partner institutes.
Besides that, you will do and internship. For this, you will choose an internationally orientated company. Here you will conduct a research assignment, which prepares you for your graduation year.
Strategic International Business Consultancy & Graduation project
In this year, you will prepare yourself to graduation. In the first semester you will work on various projects, advising national of international companies. You also get to develop your knowledge on subjects such as: Marketing & Sales, Finance & Accounting, Operations & Supply Chain Management and Organization & People.
You will conclude your studies by independently carrying out a project assignment. This assignment includes strategic advice to an international organisation. You will conduct research yourself and use your conclusions and recommendations to contribute to the company's international ambitions.
Unique Education Concept
At NHL Stenden, you get to put theory straight into practice. Through design-based education, our unique education concept, you develop and test your ideas on real cases and practice-based research. Working in interdisciplinary and international groups, you not only nurture your own professionale identity, but also help deliver sustainable, meaningful solutions for the benefit of the society. Ultimately, your education will help you to become an insightful, world-wise professional who feels right home in a global setting.
International projects
In each period, student groups work with international companies, visiting them where possible, to bring theory and practice together. One such international project is the Student Trade Mission. The project gives you the chance to collaborate internationally, working in an intercultural setting with students from partner universities abroad.
Student Trade Mission
Working on behalf of a local company, you select suitable international trade partners. To do so, you work with students from other universities, take part in a trade fair and visit potential business partners. You then assess which partners are of interest and why, and in so doing, help your client find a lucrative international trade partner.
Export Carousel
The project is an initiative in which knowledge circulates between entrepreneurs, government organisations and education. You work in groups on an export plan for a national or international company, and each group pitches its idea to a jury. The best pitch receives a prize from a competent jury of entrepreneurs, researchers and local businesses. The project enables you as a group to quickly gain a lot of practical experience and learn a lot from each other.