International Business 3-year programme
Bachelor
The International Business (IB) programme prepares you to become a business professional with a global mindset, who is ready to add value to international busines and society.
The IB 3-year programme is designed for students with a higher secondary school education (Dutch vwo, International Baccalaureate or international equivalent). Besides learning about fundamental areas of business, such as Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and HRM, you will also develop your professional skills, including intercultural sensitivity, information management and communication. To deepen your cultural awareness and broaden your international horizon you will spend a full year abroad that includes a semester at a partner university and an international work placement.
Compressing the International Business programme in 3 years instead of 4, requires ambition and a strong commitment to self-study. From the second year onwards, you will follow the same programme as the 4-year bachelor.
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English
Title
Bachelor of Business Administration
Duration
3 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2025/2026
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,601
Admission
Application requirements
A minimum level of English language proficiency is required. The English language proficiency must be proven by submitting a test score (not older than two years) from IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge ESOL or TOEIC. For the International Business bachelor's programme an average IELTS score of 6.0 is required with no subscore below 5.5.
To enrol for the three-year International Business programme, you will need a secondary school diploma comparable to a Dutch VWO (pre-university) diploma and proof of your English language proficiency. The diploma should be NLQF/EQF level 4+ or higher.
Language requirements
- 6
- IELTS overall band
- 5.5
- IELTS listening
- 5.5
- IELTS reading
- 5.5
- IELTS writing
- 5.5
- IELTS speaking
- 80
- TOEFL internet based
- C
- Cambridge First Certificate in English
- 670
- TOEIC
- 61
- Pearson Test of English Academic
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 2,601 | |
Non-EU/EEAThe non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA. |
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InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
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| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep '25 | 15 Aug '25 | 1 Jun '25 |
| 1 Sep '26 | 15 Aug '26 | 1 Jun '26 |
| 1 Sep '27 | 15 Aug '27 | 1 Jun '27 |
Contact
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Main addressZernikeplein 7
9747 AS Groningen
050 - 5955555
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