This programme is accessible for (Erasmus) exchange students. It is one of the minor programmes offered in the 7th semester of International Business and Languages at the School of Marketing in 's-Hertogenbosch.

The academic year consists of 2 semesters. Each semester is made up of 2 periods of 10 study weeks. Courses and assessments take place in each period on a continuous basis during the whole semester. Students who successfully complete a course/project workload of 28 hours are awarded 1 ECT (credit). Students are expected to earn 30 ECTS per semester.

Level
Bachelor

When does this programme start?
Twice a year, end of August/beginning of February

Please note: you are required to attend from the start of the programme.

Duration
One semester

Location
's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

More information
Are you interested in studying a degree programme at Avans University of Applied Science, but you still have more questions? Our International Office can help you. Please contact them by email at internationaloffice@avans.nl or by telephone on +31 (0) 76 523 80 01.

General information and project

The minor in International Entrepreneurship is focused around a project in which students create and run their own company: the “Student Company”. This company will operate in the same way as any other company, in an international environment. Unlike other blocks and semesters, this semester is really practice-based!

The international groups of 6-8 students will do the following (over a period of 20 weeks):

• Decide what management team role they would like to perform within the company
• Select a product, and convince tutors and mentors that it is a viable business idea
• Perform market research
• Write a business plan, which will be implemented in practice
• Find shareholders and open a bank account
• Run the business on a daily basis (buying, selling, promoting, managing etc.)
• Finally, write an annual report and present the results to the shareholders
• Liquidate the company.

The aim of the project is to ensure that the students develop specific entrepreneurial skills, as well as gaining experience and a taste of what it is like to set up and run your own company. The project is carried out in joint cooperation with “Jong Ondernemen”, an organisation that supports entrepreneurship.

The Minor in International Entrepreneurship is in English and lasts one semester (30 ECTS).

The courses
The courses are designed to give the students the knowledge and skills to start and run a company. The courses, either in E1 or E2, are:

• Negotiating Skills
• International Finance
• Market Research
• International Sales
• Sales Training
• Procurement
• Management of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
• Multiculture
• Dutch Business Culture
• English and English Basic

This minor is suitable for students who want to:

• Improve their level of English, and/or
• Work in a multicultural team, and/or
• Learn more about starting and running a company, and/or
• Improve their understanding of all aspects of running a business, and/or
• Improve their understanding of doing business internationally, and/or
• Develop an entrepreneurial spirit, even in “normal” business life.

Prior education
As the programme is of an advanced nature, students must have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate study in Business (120 ECTS) in order to be admitted. Students must have a knowledge of the principles of Marketing, Export Marketing, Management, Corporate Finance of Cost and Management Accounting.

English
The results of a recognised language proficiency test are required, for example TOEFL, TOEIC and IELTS tests.

Minimum requirements:

• TOEFL 630 (PBT) or 100 (IBT)
• TOEIC 720
• IELTS 6.5
• European Framework B1+/B2

Information: www.toefl.org, www.toeic.com, www.ielts.org.

The Language Proficiency Report must be completed by an English Language lecturer and must be returned together with the application form.

If you have decided to follow this study programme at Avans University of Applied Sciences, you can enrol for it here.

Please note that we can only admit a limited number of students, so make sure that you enrol without delay.

If you are interested in this study programme and you want more information, contact the international office at:

internationaloffice@avans.nl or on +31 76 523 80 01