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RotterdamRotterdam

School of Financial Management

RotterdamRotterdam

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 …..

RotterdamRotterdam

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

Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesRotterdam University of Applied Sciences

11 schools,

specialised in very different fields

± 32,000 students

Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesRotterdam University of Applied Sciences

School of Financial ManagementBusiness Economics AccountancyBanking & InsuranceTaxation

All courses are four-year-bachelor programmes

Mission

Employabilitytowardsfuture

Study Abroad

Internship Abroad

Bachelor Thesis Abroad Research

Staff Mobility

Summer Courses

International Sem. IBEX

Case Competitions

International Minor IBaC

Start-Up Café

International guest lectures

InternationalBusiness Weeks

InternationalStudentConferences

Lifelong Learning for Students:•Employability•New cultural perspective•Language•Personal experience•Mobility

InternationalTax Week

Lifelong Learning for Lecturers:•Employability•New cultural perspective•Language•Personal experience•Mobility

Double Degreesvision

A flat world requires

internationally oriented people

Internationalisation, part IInternationalisation, part I

National markets have changed into international markets

international perspective in business

approach is a

must

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



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.



International Student Conferences abroad

(Scotland, Belgium)

International Guest Lectures

– international and national keynote speakers

and lecturers

– workshops and lectures for students and staff



International Business Weeks

- in Rotterdam (November and April)

- abroad (Belgium, Portugal, France,

Finland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland,

Denmark, Germany, Ukraine)

International Business Weeks, explanationInternational Business Weeks, explanation

Offering an international experience12 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)

International Business Week Rotterdam exampleInternational Business Week Rotterdam example

FALL: RISK MANAGEMENTSPRING: BANKING

Business & FinanceCulture

Solving problemsPresentations

EnglishPlanning

FUN

Internationalisation part IIInternationalisation part II

An important way to improve soft skills, e.g.

Communication

Teamwork

Confidence & Personality

Cross Cultural Awareness

Improvement of EMPLOYABILITY

How to improve soft skills and thus employability?

How to improve soft skills and thus employability?

International Business Survey Neutral Effective Very Effective

Internship 1.5% 18% 81%

Leadership position within student

society 9.5% 51% 39%

People-focussed experience 15% 52% 32%

Team based exercises during study 16% 66% 15%

International experience (work or

study) 20% 50% 25%

Team sports during studies 20% 60% 15%

Extensive international travel 46% 31% 3%

Semester 5 – 8specific internationalisation optional

Semester 5 – 8specific internationalisation optional

Semester 5: International internshipgeneral

Semester 6: International semesterin Rotterdam or abroad

Semester 7: International semesterin Rotterdam or abroad

Semester 8: International internshipBachelor’s thesis

Semester 5Internship abroadSemester 5Internship 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

Semester 6Semester 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

Analysis and decision-making skills 10 26

Semester 6INTERNATIONAL 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


Semester 6INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (IBEX)Rotterdam AGENDA IntBizEXPERIENCE

Part 1

Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7

Intro

Marketing Strategy

Assessm

ent

Operations Management

Risk Management

Stock Market Game, Elective 1

Elementary Dutch, Elective 2

Cross-cultural Communication, Elective 3

Project BizSkills Project BizSkills Project BizSkills

Fieldtrip, Elective 4

Part 2

Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7

Strategic Finance

Assessm

ent

Outro

Strategic Marketing

Strategic Management Accounting

The Long Tail, Elective 5

Financial Accounting, Elective 6

Project BizSkills Project BizSkills Project

Semester 7INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and CAREER(IBaC)Rotterdam


27%

14%

17%

14%

7%

7%

14% Visits

Meetings

Communication

Entertainment

Trainings

Budgetting & Planning

Solving Problems

Principles: manager’s agenda



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)



Core Project (15 ects) ENERGY

(Innovation Lab subject)

Situation Analysis and

International Market

Research

Market Analysis and Entry

StrategyMarketing Approach Planning and Control

Project 1A Project 1B Project 2A Project 2B

Supporting Modules (15 ects)

Core modules Electives

Innovation (3)

Negotiations / CCM (3)

Research (3)

Hedging – Energy Markets (2)

European Business (2) - Fen

European Law (2) - Fen

Logistics (2) - Fen

Art / Philosophy (2)

International Field Trip (2)

How does the Core Project work?

How does the Core Project work?

Morning– finance lectures– marketing lectures– 2 exams

Afternoon– several groups =

consultancy agencies, advising a company = coach / lecturer

– 4 advice reports + presentations


COMPANY

FIN MKT

Marketing Lectures

Finance Lectures

Intern. Business

MARKET EXAM

Country Advice

Strategic Advice

Mkt/ Bizz PlanMS- Project

COACH/LECTURER

STUDENTGROUP

STUDENTGROUP

STUDENT GROUP

FINANCE EXAM

:

Semester 6 and/or Semester 7Study AbroadSemester 6 and/or Semester 7Study Abroad

International Business – International Finance

1 or 2 semesters

At one of partner institutes worldwide

30 ects or 60 ects (possible double degree)


Semester 6 and/or Semester 7 Study AbroadSemester 6 and/or Semester 7 Study AbroadPartners abroad in:BelgiumCanadaChinaCosta RicaCyprusDenmarkEnglandFinlandFranceGermanyHungary India Ireland

ItalyLatviaLithuaniaNorwayPuerto RicoPolandPortugalRussia ScotlandSouth KoreaSpainThe Czech RepublicTurkeyUnited States of America

Semester 8Internship abroadSemester 8Internship abroad

Specific financial assignment, enabling students to

write Bachelor’s thesis

Minimum of 4 months

Worldwide

30 ects


Granting of Certificate of International Business

Practice

ProjectsProjects

Worldwide Case Competition

Solving International Business Cases

Digital qualifying round case (November)16 Finalists gather and compete (March)Analysis of problems, presentation of solutionsTime pressure Jury members are international business

managers

ProjectsProjects

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

ContactContact

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 NetherlandsPhone +32 (0)3 6463712 or +31 (0)10 453 6338Mobile +31 (0)6 50737932 / Fax +31 (0)10 453 6037

[email protected]

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