The International Management (IM) track is one of the seven tracks within the Master in Business Administration. You will become familiar with key theories and principles and be exposed to real challenges faced by multinational companies. To this end, several courses adopt a case study approach to facilitate your active engagement with real-world international management scenarios. This allows you to combine foundational courses in IM with your personal selection of Business Lab courses.

The relevance of multinational companies and the interconnectedness between countries have dramatically increased in recent years. At the same time, countries continue to differ along a wide range of dimensions and multinationals are faced with continuous challenges in the pursuit of their international operations across the world. How do multinationals respond to Brexit? How does the introduction of trade tariffs affect firms’ international strategies? How can political issues influence multinationals’ activities in a given country? These are only a few of the key questions that arise when examining the international business landscape. The IM track is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the theory and practice of international management that will allow you to give a rigorous and relevant answer to such questions.... [-]

Today, the majority of firms operate internationally, whether that entails limited regional exporting or extensive sales or supply chain operations in foreign markets. Is the ability to manage complex international operations, while focusing on the well-being of all stakeholders, core to your ambitions and interests? Then the Master’s program in International Management at Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) is for you.

Based on Utrecht University’s research expertise, this multidisciplinary Master’s gives you a deep theoretical understanding of the complex interactions at play in international business. While this program is very practically oriented it teaches you to draw on a firm basis in the theory of economics and business in order to deliver excellent results for an organization.... [-]