WELCOME TO THE AMSTERDAM

SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL

BUSINESS (AMSIB)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

2017-2018

APPLICATION DEADLINE (STUDIELINK): 1 MAY 2017

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AMSIB IS LOOKING FOR:

• International students

• Dutch vwo-level graduates

• Dutch havo-level graduates

• Highly motived self starters willing to go an extra mile

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SUPPORT NETWORK WITHIN AMSIB

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Mentor

Study Advisor

Student

Counselor YOU

STUDY LOAD: WORK HARD, PLAY HARD

• 4 blocks of 10 weeks;

• 20-22 contact hours / week

• Lectures, projects, group work, self

study and other activities such as

guest lectures;

• Average study load is 40 hours of

which15 lesson hours;

• Continuous assessment and exams

• In the first year, student do at least

need to earn 50 EC (credits)

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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT• STUDENT COUNCIL

• Advise on teaching and exam regulations

• Give solicited or unsolicited advice to the programme management

• Are the voice of the students

• WORLD CAFE MEETINGS

• Two times per year

• Students and staff

• INTRODUCTION WEEK

• Last week of August

• Team Building

• STUDENT CLUBS

• AMSIB Student Society

• eCommerce Research Cafe

• Amsterdam Finance Club 5

YEAR 1 AND 2: ORIENTATION

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Financial

Management

Personal Performance

& Development

Co-Creative

Entrepreneurship

Business English Principles of

Economics

Business Research IT

Sales & Digital

Marketing

Cross Cultural

Awareness

Second foreign

language

YEAR 3: GOING ABROAD ON EXCHANGE –

126 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

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YEAR 4: FIELD BASED LEARNING & GRADUATION

ASSIGNMENT

Examples of internship companies:

• Atradius Credit Insurance, Sydney• General Electric Energy, Beijing• Nintendo Europe, Frankfurt• Tommy Hilfiger Europe, Amsterdam• TomTom, Amsterdam• Tata Steel, Velsen• Zara Sustainability, China• MTV Networks Viacom, Amsterdam• Hugo Boss, New York• Matari Advertising, Jakarta

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SECTORS WHERE AMSIB ALUMNI WORK

16%

80%

4%

Sectors

Public

Private

NGO

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OUR ALUMNI

• Analyst, Adyen Amsterdam

• Human Resource Manager, G-Star Raw Amsterdam

• Area Sales Manager, Milkplan Greece

• Global Manager, Ebeltoft Spain

• Junior Trade Manager, Meelunie Singapore

• Marketing Manager, Motiv Amsterdam

• Analyst, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development London

• Sales Account Manager, Oracle Spain

• Cash Manager, PPG industries Amsterdam

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Deadline

• Apply before 1 May 2017

• Apply through the national registration system Studielink (www.hva.studielink.nl)

• Start date

• Final week of August: introduction week

• First week of September: classes start

• Other information events

• Open days: 14 January, 25 March, 20 April

• November - April: class visits

• Contact information

• amsterdamuas.com/ibms

• amsterdamuas.com/amsib

• amsterdamuas.com/amsib/student-life

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