2. Rotterdam
Young, dynamic, international city
Modern architecture, events, leisure and recreation
Largest port of Europe
2nd city and Industrial heart of the Netherlands
More than one million people from 162 countries in Rotterdam
area…
Good connections with Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Antwerp,
Paris, Düsseldorf …..
3. Rotterdam
Sports
Close to beaches
City of many restaurants
– Dutch, French, Chinese, Moroccan, Turkish etc.
Clubbing city of the Netherlands
– a title that Rotterdam has won for itself by the explosive growth
of the number of cafés, restaurants, clubs and discotheques
over the last twenty years
4. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
11 schools,
specialised in very different fields
± 32,000 students
5. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
School of Financial Management
Business Economics
Accountancy
Banking & Insurance
Taxation
All courses are four-year-bachelor programmes
6. Study
Abroad
International
Minor IBaC
Case
Competitions
International
Sem. IBEX
Start-Up Café
International
Business Weeks
Mission
vision
A flat world
requires
internationally
oriented people
Internship
Abroad
Employability
towards
future
International
guest lectures
International
Tax Week
Bachelor Thesis
Abroad
Double
Degrees
Research
Lifelong Learning for Students:
•Employability
•New cultural perspective
•Language
•Personal experience
•Mobility
Staff
Mobility
Lifelong Learning for
Lecturers:
•Employability
•New cultural perspective
•Language
•Personal experience
•Mobility
Summer
Courses
International
Student
Conferences
8. Semester 1 – 4
general internationalisation, compulsory
Many modules have international
components
e.g.
Treasury
International Tax Law
Financial Risk Management
International Banking & Insurance
Business Abroad Management Game
9. Semester 1 – 4
general internationalisation, compulsory
Visit to European Parliament in Brussels to
discuss (among other things) the budgetary
policy of the European Union
Language modules Business English and
Business German
Electives, taught in English: globalisation, new
business models, viral marketing etc.
10. Semester 1 – 4
general internationalisation, compulsory
International Student Conferences abroad
(Scotland, Belgium)
International Guest Lectures
– international and national keynote speakers
and lecturers
– workshops and lectures for students and staff
11. Semester 1 – 4
general internationalisation, compulsory
International Business Weeks
-
in Rotterdam (November and April)
-
abroad (Belgium, Portugal, France,
Finland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland,
Denmark, Germany, Ukraine)
12. International Business Weeks, explanation
Offering an international experience
12 European institutes exchange students for one
week
14 International Business Weeks every year,
different countries, different themes
Every institute sends ± 5 students
(Financial Management or International Business)
13. International Business Week Rotterdam
example
FALL: RISK MANAGEMENT
SPRING: BANKING
Business & Finance
Culture
Solving problems
Presentations
English
Planning
FUN
14. Internationalisation part II
An important way to improve soft skills, e.g.
Communication
Teamwork
Confidence & Personality
Cross Cultural Awareness
Improvement of EMPLOYABILITY
15. How to improve soft skills and thus
employability?
International Business Survey
Neutral
Effective
Very Effective
1.5%
18%
81%
society
9.5%
51%
39%
People-focussed experience
15%
52%
32%
Team based exercises during study
16%
66%
15%
study)
20%
50%
25%
Team sports during studies
20%
60%
15%
Extensive international travel
46%
31%
3%
Internship
Leadership position within student
International experience (work or
16. Semester 5 – 8
specific internationalisation optional
Semester 5:
International internship
general
Semester 6:
International semester
in Rotterdam or abroad
Semester 7:
International semester
in Rotterdam or abroad
Semester 8:
International internship
Bachelor’s thesis
17. Semester 5
Internship abroad
Broad range of financial and business subjects
Minimum of 4 months
Worldwide
30 ects/24+6 ects
Coaching by email, telephone, video, skype
Granting of Certificate of International Business
Practice
18. Semester 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX)
Rotterdam
Principles:
What do employers want and what are they
getting?
Importance Rank
Satisfaction Rank
Communication skills
1
16
Team-working skills
2
7
Integrity
3
9
Intellectual ability
4
5
Confidence
5
13
Character/personality
6
6
Planning and organisational skills
7
17
Literacy (good writing skills)
8
23
Numeracy (good with numbers)
9
11
10
26
Analysis and decision-making skills
19. Semester 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX)
Rotterdam
Principles:
International Business is about Finance and
Marketing (“borderless organisations”)
Practice-oriented programme
Module based
Dutch and foreign students in one class
21. Semester 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)
Rotterdam
Principles: manager’s agenda
Visits
14%
27%
Meetings
7%
Communication
7%
Entertainment
Trainings
14%
14%
17%
Budgetting & Planning
Solving Problems
22. Semester 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)
Rotterdam
Principles:
International Business = Finance and Marketing
Practice-oriented programme
Dutch and foreign students in one class
Project based:
a core project (15 ects)
supporting modules (15 ects)
23. Semester 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)
Rotterdam
Core Project (15 ects) ENERGY
(Innovation Lab subject)
Situation Analysis and
International Market
Market Analysis and Entry
Strategy
Research
Project 1A
Project 1B
Marketing Approach
Planning and Control
Project 2A
Project 2B
Supporting Modules (15 ects)
Core modules
Innovation (3)
Negotiations / CCM (3)
Research (3)
Electives
Hedging – Energy Markets (2)
European Business (2) - Fen
European Law (2) - Fen
Logistics (2) - Fen
Art / Philosophy (2)
International Field Trip (2)
24. Semester 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)
Rotterdam
work?
How does the Core Project
:
Morning
COMPANY
– finance lectures
– marketing lectures
– 2 exams
FIN
Country
Advice
Strategic
Advice
Mkt/ Bizz Plan
MS- Project
Afternoon
– several groups =
consultancy
agencies, advising a
company = coach /
lecturer
– 4 advice reports +
presentations
MKT
STUDENT
GROUP
STUDENT
GROUP
COACH/
LECTURER
STUDENT
GROUP
Marketing Lectures
MARKET
EXAM
Intern.
Business
Finance Lectures
FINANCE
EXAM
25. Semester 6 and/or Semester 7
Study Abroad
International Business – International Finance
1 or 2 semesters
At one of partner institutes worldwide
30 ects or 60 ects (possible double degree)
Coaching by email, telephone, video, skype
26. Semester 6 and/or Semester 7
Partners abroad in:
Belgium
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Ireland
Study Abroad
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Puerto Rico
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
South Korea
Spain
The Czech Republic
Turkey
United States of
America
27. Semester 8
Internship abroad
Specific financial assignment, enabling students
to write Bachelor’s thesis
Minimum of 4 months
Worldwide
30 ects
Coaching by email, telephone, video, skype
Granting of Certificate of International Business
Practice
28. Projects
Worldwide Case Competition
Solving International Business Cases
Digital qualifying round case (November)
16 Finalists gather and compete (March)
Analysis of problems, presentation of solutions
Time pressure
Jury members are international business
managers
29. Projects
Start-Up Café – Entrepreneurship
with International Business Plan Competition
Tax Project China – India – The Netherlands
Business Games
Business Plan Competition
Inviting lecturers from abroad and sending out own
lecturers to teach in the fields of international, financial
topics
Organizing video conferences with foreign partner
universities
30. Contact
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
-School of Financial Management
www.rotterdamuniversity.nl/financialmanagement
Drs. J.B. van Oudheusden (MSc.)
Head of International Relations
School of Financial Management
Kralingse Zoom 91 / 3063 ND Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone +32 (0)3 6463712 or +31 (0)10 453 6338
Mobile +31 (0)6 50737932 / Fax +31 (0)10 453 6037
ifm-international@hr.nl
