The document provides information about the International Business School at Hogeschool van Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. It summarizes the various international business programs offered, the qualifications of staff, desired student profiles, and benefits of attending including opportunities to study abroad and intern with international companies. Practical details are also given such as course examples, admission requirements, tuition costs and assistance provided to international students.

1. A WARM WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

2. Today’s topics The International Business School and our programmes Our staff Your profile Why Hogeschool van Amsterdam? Amsterdam Structure of the programmes Some courses Practical information Your questions

3. International Business SchoolHogeschool van Amsterdam - University of Applied Sciences School of Design and Communication Dutch Programmes International Business and Languages School of Economics and Management International Business School International Business and Management School of Education International Financial Management School of Health Professions HvA International Management School of Social Work and Law Trade Management Asia School of Sports and Nutrition School of Technology

5. In total 2,800 students

6. 15% full degree international students from 77 different nationalities

7. Large diversity in cultural background and nationality of our lectures

8. Other languages to learn: French, German, Spanish, Dutch. TMA students can choose from Mandarin, Hindi and Japanese

9. Practice based learning

10. Compulsory exchange abroad

11. Compulsory internship with international focus

12. You will study in Amsterdam in an international business environmentFraijlemaborg (near Amsterdam ArenA)

13. Our staff Each programme has dedicated people for you Programme Manager: lecturers, programmes, students Mentor or Coach: projects and students Student Advisor: trouble shooter for students Student Counsellor

14. Your profile A dynamic positive attitude A long term drive A nerve to take risks Flexibility Focus on action Interest in other cultures Not afraid of reading books

15. Why choose the International Business School? We are the oldest and largest university of applied sciences in the Netherlands We offer modern teaching facilities We offer small scale and highly interactive classes We offer an international environment Babylonix; our own very active student organisation Intensive cooperation with the University of Amsterdam ....and of course we are located in Amsterdam!

16. Why Amsterdam? Multicultural, Amsterdam houses 177 nationalities Student-friendly city with more than 110,000 students Gateway to Europe, Brussels, Paris and London can be reached within one hour by plane Many large companies have their headquarters in Amsterdam, including ABN AMRO, Heineken, Hitachi and Sony Amsterdam is ranked 6th as best place in Europe to locate a business according to the 2010 European Cities Monitor

17. Structure of the programmes semester 2 semester 1 major - 27 ECTS for general foundation courses - 3 ECTS for major 1st year major major 2nd year minor exchange at a partner institute (abroad) 3rd year Final subjects in major and thesis Internship (abroad) 4th year = moment to switch The period for the exchange, minor and internship may differ per programme.

18. Some examples of courses Cross Cultural Analysis (all) Marketing Management (all) Market Research (IBMS, IBL, TMA, IM) Financial & Management Accounting (all and extra for IFM)) Second language Third language (IBL) Macro Economics (all) European Union / European Contemporary History (IM) Excel basics (all) Management Information Systems (IFM) Asian Trade/ Asian Culture (TMA) Communication Skills in English (all) Management Communication (IBMS) SAP (IM, TMA and IBMS) Young Enterprise Project (all, but with own focus) Sports (all)

19. Companies where our students do their internships Paramount Pictures ING LG Electronics PriceWaterhouseCoopers Bank of China Sony Aqua Vitens General Electrics Sony RBS Accenture ....and many more

20. Your future career, some examples IBL: International product manager, manager corporate communications IBMS: international marketing manager, business development manager IFM: accountant, controller or financial manager IM: import export manager, corporate account manager TMA: area manager, import export manager

21. Practical information Admission requirements: Abitur, Lycée or another equivalent English language test (for non-native speakers); IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based and 80 internet-based All programmes start twice a year: February and September Tuition fee 2011 -2012 € 1,713 for EU-students and € 7,200 for non-EU students Our International Office offers help with practical matters e.g. residence permit or housing The application procedure can be found on our website www.hva.nl/sem-apply

22. Thank you very much for your interest in our International Business School! visit the information sessions of our programmes visit the information fair on the first floor visit www.international.hva.nl