Develop your management skills in an intercultural business setting

Master
Full-time
3 semesters

International Business and Management

Level: master
Form: full-time
Duration: 3 semesters
Language: English
Locations: Groningen
Degree: Master of Business Administration
Credits: 90 ECTS
Startmonths: Start: September

Business and Economics
International Business School

Would you like to work in the management team of an international company or be part of a business team that is aiming for internationalisation? Are you looking to develop broader competencies for your future work as a manager? The Master in International Business and Management (MIBM) prepares you to work in a real international context, by gaining intercultural specific competences.

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Projects with impact

During your master’s, you will be involved with projects that combine working in research, education and industry. Through applied research you come up with innovative solutions for genuine societal issues. Below, you can find some examples of projects our master’s students engage in.

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- Student project
'We had to find out how Arriva's business model would change.'

What will you be studying?

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Student met oranje smartphone en grijze trui

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Patrícia Duarte de Almeida

Head of Education IBS Masters
Egbert Dommerholt

Professor Biobased Business Valorization
Ning Ding

Lecturer & Researcher
Mariusz Soltanifar

Lecturer Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Alison Zikmund-Morrell

Admissions Officer & Management Assistant
Anastasia Peters

Educational Support Officer

About this programme

In the Master in International Business & Management (MIBM) programme you learn to solve international business issues from the boardroom perspective of an existing company, with significant practical and professional orientation towards international business. The programme truly applies professional knowledge and skills into practice. You will be working together with students and faculty from all over the world.

On top of this, the MIBM offers you the opportunity to obtain a dual degree, allowing you to study for one third of the programme at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, UK. Please note there are limited places available. After completing the dual degree programme, you will receive two officially recognised international master's diplomas.

In this video, two students and a lecturer explain more about the content of the programme and what makes this master unique. In addition, a business partner from JC-Electronics explains how they work together with students from the master on a real-life business case.

Course overview

Year 1

Our overall educational concept is characterised by small group sizes and intensive contact between students and faculty. Next to lectures and workshops, you work both individually and in
teams on practice-based and experience-based projects and case studies. Within our Living Labs, you interact with the world of professional practice through guest lectures as well as through
seminars, real-life consultancy projects and company visits. Our teaching staff is selected to ensure an interesting mixture of business experience and expertise in applied research. Throughout the programme the integration between different knowledge areas is strongly emphasised.

Invitation to the Boardroom

In the business simulation game 'Invitation to the Boardroom' you and your fellow students will be invited to work on the boardroom case of a real company. We will set you up with a task and a real-life boardroom problem that you will have to solve in limited time, with limited resources and changing parameters. You will step into the role of a boardroom executive and come up with your strategic direction. This business game requires you to put into practice all that you have learned.

Watch this video (YouTube) to find out what the Boardroom looks like in practice!

Intercultural business setting

The concept of the boardroom gives every course a unique setting, which prepares you for complex decision-making in a dynamic international business environment. To create a business plan, get a go-ahead and begin implementation of the plan, you must communicate and cooperate with external stakeholders, as well as colleagues in all layers of an organisation. Therefore, this master's programme also has a strong focus on developing communication competences that you can apply in an authentic and multicultural business setting.

Year 2 (semester 3)

In the third and final semester of the Master in International Business & Management you will work on your master thesis. During the second semester you will select a topic and business setting for your thesis. In your thesis you will research a real question for a real client from a company or organisation.

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The entry requirements for our master’s programme are as follows:

A valid business bachelor's degree of NLQF/EQF level 6 or higher (between 180 - 240 ECTS equivalent) (no GMAT required): a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or a business bachelor's degree accompanied by a transcript that holds all the following courses*: Human Resource Management, Operations Management or Supply Chain Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, and Strategic Management.
An English proficiency of IELTS 6.5 with no sub-scores below 6. For more details, see the item below.

*In some cases, admission may be granted if one or more of these courses are missing on the student's transcript. Students are required to bring themselves up to the bachelor's level of this course though self-study before beginning the master's programme. A self-study literature list will be provided.

Furthermore, you have to submit:

A 2-3 minute video in which you explain your motivation and skills. In your video you should address the following:
- What are you passionate about? How does this master help you prepare for your future?
- What can you contribute to the MIBM learning community (think of skills, knowledge, experience, perspective, network)?
- Information on the following competencies with the support of relevant academic/professional achievements and or international/intercultural experiences:
  - (applied) research skills
  - critical thinking
  - cultural sensitivity

Please note that it does not matter where you upload the video, as long as you provide a link that enables us to click and immediately view the video (without downloading or logging into a new app). You are also responsible for ensuring your own privacy (sharing a private link with us, for example). In most cases, YouTube is the easiest, most reliable, and user friendly platform to use.

Please note that students must have a valid residency status in order to study in the Netherlands.

If you want to know more about the value of your own diploma, you can also check the diploma comparison site of our national agency NUFFIC.

English language proficiency should be proven with one of the following certificates:

IELTS (Academic): with a minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-scores below 6, or:
TOEFL ibt: with a minimum overall score of 90 with no sub-scores below 21, or;
CAE (Cambridge C1 Advanced Exam): with a minimum grade of C.

Note: Your IELTS, TOEFL ibt or CAE certificate should not be older than two years at the start of the programme. Please note that Hanze does not accept the home versions of the IELTS or TOEFL for the purpose of admission to the master's programme.

Exemptions
The following students are exempt from submitting an English language proficiency test:

Prospective students who have obtained a diploma at an English-taught institution within the EER and who can prove that their prior education for which they obtained a diploma was full time English-taught. (A statement, signed and stamped, from the school, confirming that the medium of instruction and examination of the prior education was entirely in English).
Prospective students whose prior education was English-taught and who obtained a diploma in the following countries: Australia, Canada (English speaking part), Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Dutch students. They need to demonstrate their English language proficiency via the motivational video.

Note: In order to get the exemption, your bachelor's degree should not be older than two years at the start of the programme.

For more information about language requirements, please check the general Hanze page on language requirements here.

If you want to apply for our programme, you have to submit your request first in our national registration system Studielink. After this, we will start the admissions process through our own application system “Hanze Apply”.

The general application deadline:

for EU/EEA students is 15 August
for non-EU/EEA students is 1 June

Please note that scholarship deadlines are from March - May so you should apply for the programme in Studielink earlier if you want to be eligible for a scholarship.

NB: please do not send application documents via email. On this page you can find general information about enrolment, application requirements and tuition fees in preparation of your programme application. For more information about the specific programme, please contact [email protected].

Admissions interview

An admissions interview is not a standard part of the admissions procedure; however, the Admissions Committee can request for additional supporting documents or examination in the form of an (online) interview.

Hanze UAS offers the following scholarships for the Master in International Business & Management:

StuNed scholarship
- full tuition fee waiver for Indonesian students
Hanze Scholarship
- For non-EEA students
- €10.000 contribution towards costs of living
NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship)
- For non-EEA students
- €5000 contribution towards costs of study