Given the international ambitions of many Dutch and global organisations, you will have excellent job opportunities as a BA graduate, specialised in International Management & Consultancy (IMC). You can start in a wide variety of international management or consultancy functions. You could also start up your own business. More interested in doing research? You can also opt to further develop yourself by continuing with a PhD.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master’s with the specialisation in IMC, you will receive a Master’s degree in Business Administration and the title Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in International Management & Consultancy.
Job opportunities
Professionals with a Master’s degree in Business Administration are in high demand on the job market. An increased number of businesses worldwide are in search of ambitious, business-savvy professionals who can help them advance internationally. Thus, specialising in International Management & Consultancy will offer you a broad range of career prospects, whether you want to work (abroad) at a large multinational or at a local Dutch firm seeking to step up their international game.
You will be able to make a difference to businesses and society in many types of jobs and organisations. Graduates start in a wide variety of international management or consultancy functions. For example, you could start a(n international) management traineeship at a multinational or a Dutch company starting to internationalise, like many of our graduates did. Moreover, you could fulfil a junior consultant position at a management consultancy firm or start working as a business strategy developer at a born global.
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, UT has been voted the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands four times in a row. We have a unique approach of putting scientific knowledge to practical use and turning our expertise and yours into solutions that people and society actually need. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and the start-up hub on campus.
Former students have gone before you. Below, you find some examples of successful businesses that were started up by BA graduates. Will you be next?
- GSM.nl (now known as belwinkel.nl)
- Watch brand Nordgreen
- Alcohol-free gin brand Laori
- Online auction app Ubeo
Continue as a researcher: obtain a PhD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after completing your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme at Twente Graduate School (TGS). This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in-depth at one of our research institutes. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Interested in doing a PhD? You can check below if there are any vacancies. If not, you can also send in an open application.