Please note: A different deadline applies for this minor. Please read the entry requirements carefully before applying for this minor 

Bringing together business students from all over the world, from Chile to China and from Sweden to South-Africa, with different backgrounds of knowledge and skills, International Business and Career (IBaC) offers students the chance to work together on real business cases in multidisciplinary and multicultural consultancy teams, in order to advise companies on how to enter new markets. 

Content of the Programme 
In the IBaC programme, you will learn how to use the latest market research techniques and marketing models for international business challenges. Besides this, you will further develop your entre- and intrapreneurial skills and will learn how to make use of innovation techniques to make companies flexible and resilient in a fast-changing business world. 

IBaC offers you an international community of around 50 young professionals from all over the world, who will build their long-lasting friendships through studying, playing and growing, within a five months' pressure cooker. 

Are you interested in international business and working across borders? Do you want to challenge your business skills in a multicultural setting? Are you creative, innovative and a real problem solver? Are you driven by a curiosity about how to conduct business in a globalized world? Then IBaC is definitely your choice! 

Programme Structure 

About the programme 
Within the IBaC programme, you will develop an International Business Plan: 

• in an international multicultural context, 

• with a strong focus on marketing and innovation, 

• meeting the needs and wants of the customer, 

• thereby achieving profitable win-win situations, 

• that are logistically feasible and legally and financially sound, 

• and can be implemented operationally. 

Students are triggered to find strategic, creative solutions for existing international business and marketing challenges. Innovative teaching approaches ensure a dynamic, stimulating environment, in which students are pushed to develop critical competences and to achieve the very best. The competitive atmosphere encourages them to strive for optimal results, allowing them to stand out and gain a head-start when applying for a job. 

Build up your network! 
In the IBaC programme, we host students from all over the world, because we are working with 80 different partner universities. In international business in particular, the importance of a well-maintained network cannot be over-emphasized. The contacts you will make during the semester, will broaden your network and will help you with your future career. 

Method 
The focus of the programme is on project-based learning, supported by lectures, that will give you the tools to solve different challenges presented during the semester. 

The project will be supported by lectures on: 

• marketing, 

• market research, 

• innovation, 

• cross cultural management and 

• negotiations. 

Besides this, IBaC will offer each year a different variety of electives. 

By following the core courses and electives, the student will achieve many different competences, very well appreciated in an international business environment. 

For more information, also see: https://www.rotterdamuas.com/programmes/exchange/international-business-and-career-ibac/ 

If you have successfully completed this exchange programme, then you are able to: 

• apply marketing concepts in an international environment, 

• react in a creative, flexible and innovative way to international business problems, 

• translate these problems into profitable solutions, 

• reflect on your personal and professional competences, attitude and behaviour in a multicultural business environment. 

and will have: 

• thorough practical knowledge of international business, 

• an extensive international network, 

• a springboard to an international business career. 

Entry requirements:

• semester 5 (often internship) of your study programme should be completed at the moment of the start of the IBaC programme • English at B2 level. To apply for this minor you will need to register for the minor in Osiris Student and provide a letter of motivation, list of grades and your CV before 09:00 18 November 2022 and send this to hrbs-minors@hr.nl. Applications sent after this date will not be accepted.  

Due to limited space, a draw may have to take place. 

In the IBaC programme, there will be different forms of assessments: 

• Presentations, 

• Reports, 

• Individual Assessments,
• Exams. 

Are you a student from another educational institution and you want to take a minor at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, you can apply in 2 steps as follows:

• Register for the minor of your choice via the blue button Enroll. You can find this button at the top right of the minor's page.

Download and fill in the learning agreement

Submit this learning agreement to the Exam Board of your study programme.

Once the Board of Examiners has given its approval, please register for the minor in step 2 no later than 03-12-2024

 

• After approval, register in OSIRIS Aanmelding of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences via the link below (create an account first).

              Osiris aanmelding

Part of the registration process is to upload the following documents:

-   The learning agreement signed by you and by your institution;

-   A scan or photo of your passport or ID card;

You will receive a message from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences whether your application has been positively assessed or not.

In OSIRIS Aanmelding, you must also upload the Evidence Paid Tuition Fee (BBC) for the academic year in which you want to follow the minor. You can request the BBC from your institution after you have signed or issued an authorization for the payment of the tuition fees for the academic year in which you want to take the minor.

You will receive a message from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences when your application has been approved.