International Business

In the first year, you lay a solid foundation for your future in international business. You immediately apply your knowledge in challenging business cases for real clients.

In the second year, you will deepen your understanding of the world of international business and work on real projects.

The third year of study is dominated by your minor and work placement abroad.

This is the year in which you will graduate. But before you do so, you will spend six months working on projects with students from different disciplines.

Collaborating with students from other programmes

In your first semester, you join forces with students from other programmes and work together on assignments from real companies or organisations. Together, you come up with smart, creative solutions and learn what it is like to work together in an interdisciplinary way in a professional environment.

Graduation

You prepare your graduation project at HZ. Here you learn everything you need to conduct successful research. In the second semester, you apply your knowledge in practice: you do an internship at a company of your choice, in the Netherlands or abroad.

HZ Honours Programme

Want an extra challenge alongside your degree? The HZ Honours Programme is an optional programme running alongside your bachelor's that gives you the freedom to tackle a real-world social issue, one you choose yourself. Working with students from different study programmes, you can address national or international challenges, from sustainable production to community development.

Previous students have travelled to Costa Rica, Zanzibar, Rio de Janeiro, Bali and the Philippines. In fact, Tourism Management students Ema and Martina conducted research into sustainable tourism in Zanzibar, exploring how tourism can support rather than harm local communities and the environment. Exactly the kind of work this programme prepares you for. Completing the Honours Programme earns you an additional certificate alongside your diploma. You can apply from your second or third year of study

To quality for admission for the International Business programme, you need:

• A diploma equivalent to the Dutch Secondary Education Diploma, which gives you access to higher education.
• A good command of written and spoken English. Your level of English should be equivalent to and IELTS score of 6.0.

Read more about the admission requirements.

To be admitted to this programme, you need a diploma equivalent to a Dutch secondary education diploma (HAVO, VWO, or MBO level 4).

If your diploma is listed on the recognised foreign diplomas list , you are admissible provided you meet the additional requirements. If your diploma is not listed, you are still welcome to apply, we will assess your qualification individually. To ensure a fair evaluation, we work with Nuffic, the Dutch organisation responsible for assessing international diplomas.

If you do not have the required secondary school diploma and are 21 years or older, you may still be eligible for admission. HZ offers the possibility to take an alternative entrance exam.