Study preview International Business in Eindhoven or Venlo

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What does it mean to study International Business at Fontys Venlo

International Business in Venlo is well known for its project based learning and small scale approach. During the study programme you will work in projects, on individual assignments, have two internships and create your own company. This method stimulates a pro-active, independent way of working within an international environment.

Career day Venlo: Opportunity to meet over 100 companies

Every year we organise a Career Day where you can connect with possible internship companies or even future employers. Over 100 companies present themselves during this day.

Meeting

OMNIA is the student association for Fontys International Business School in Venlo. The students at OMNIA organise events and workshops for students, such as Excel workshops, guest lectures, trips to the European Parliament or student parties.

The Business Club is the student association of the International Business study programme in Eindhoven. Formed in 2017 it is a young study association with an international board of students & advisors from Year 1, 2, and 4 of the study programme. It is focused on organizing educational & social events for the students of International Business to create a rich environment for academic & social development.

Dragons' Den

The Dragons Den project is a 4 month group project in Year 2 of the study programme in which students in teams of 5 – 6 students come up with a business idea, test it, carry out the validation process, write a business plan & proposal, create a company and brand around it, and then pitch it live to Dragons from are working professionals from the Industry at the Dragons Den Event with the chance to win great prizes! It is a project that gives the students a real taste of Entrepreneurship and what it takes to build a successful customer-centric product/service.

Innovation Workshop

Lecturer Rob van Dun explains what it takes to win at new products by going through a number of examples and explaining the importance of the customer while developing winning products. In the end you get the chance to work on a winning business model yourself!

• ASSIGNMENT DEVELOPING A STRATEGY

Assignment

Within International Business one of your classes is effective communication. During this class you amongst others discuss and learn about communicating in an intercultural environment. You can find some of the slides of this class here, including some questions about your own culture and other cultures.

• WORKSHOP CULTURAL AWARENESS

Career Event

Every year both our IB programme in Eindhoven and in Venlo organise a Career Day where you as a student can connect & network with companies that offer attractive internships & jobs. Over 100 companies present themselves during this day with over 800 students in attendance. You can find a sneak preview of this day with the aftermovie from the 2023 Career Event in Eindhoven!

Check your English level

When applying for International Business, we will ask you to make an aptitude test for both English and Mathematics. These tests are not mandatory. Yet, the results will give you a good indication whether your English and Mathematics level is sufficient to successfully start our International Business programme.

The questions below, are examples of the questions from the English aptitude test. Good luck!

• ENGLISH LEVEL TEST

Party time

Grenswerk is the place to be for concerts and student parties

'The Start-up Factory'

In year 2 of our study programme, you start your own company 'The Start-up Factory' for the duration of one academic year:

Within a team of 8, you will be able to develop your idea in cooperation with the customers and experts. You will design your own business model and going-to-market model. You’ll need to be creative, you’ll need to experiment. The main challenge will be to translate a good idea into an even better one, a true innovation that customers appreciate.

That is hard work and requires a lot of time. The focus will therefore be on idea generation and validation, much more so than the operational activities of the StartUp. You will have months to work on your idea, test your most important assumptions with potential customers and improve it where needed? Then you’ll be as ready as you can to enter the market with your innovative product or service.