International Logistics and Economics (Management)

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NHTV offers three English-taught international programmes in the field of mobility and logistics. You start with a joint first year. There are two logistics programmes. In the economic programme there is more emphasis on Marketing and Sales Management. In the economic programme, it is on ICT-related subjects, like Intelligent Transport Systems.

Study lay out

In the first and second year, you complete projects, courses, training courses and coaching sessions. In the third year you carry out two work placements, both for three months at for example a transport company or advisory agency. In the second trimester of that year you deepen your theoretical knowledge. In the fourth year you take a number of specialist classes and work on your graduation assignment for an international company in the Netherlands or abroad, where the business language is English.

In the first two academic years you can earn two credits by completing a course or practical component which you can choose yourself. Consider, for example, participating in an international study trip. At the moment, study trips to Dubai, Cape Town and Arizona are available. Other destinations are Berlin, Scotland, Barcelona and Ireland.

Fast tracks

The regular track of this programme takes four years, but a fast track is available for Dutch students with a vwo diploma or relevant mbo diploma (level 4). German students might be considered for the fast track if they have Hochschulereifezeugnis. Do you already have a (propaedeutic) certificate from another higher education institution or university in the Netherlands? If so, you may be allowed to follow the fast track programme.

Course planning

Combined introduction year

Together with your fellow students from Traffic and Logistics and Transport, you become acquainted with the professional fields of logistics and mobility. In groups, you deal with real-life assignments like the Benelux project. During that project you will learn how to organise the supply chain of a multinational.

Year 2

In the second year you deal with courses and projects, specific to logistics or economics. For example, in the first bimester you start with a project called 'Intermodal transport'. Two consecutive weeks you get a crash course in all aspects relating to intermodal transport. Supervised you need to make a complete design of an intermodal concept including site selection, design and budgeting of a terminal. Per bimesters you get courses with a project where you are able to apply your knowledge in a group. Examples of courses are:

• Trade and Transport Law & Customs
• Operations Management
• Physical Distribution & ICT
• Cross Cultural Management
• Research Methods
• Purchasing
• English Cambridge
• and 3 free electives

Year 3

The third year is a combination of working practice and studying at NHTV. You’ll have two times an internship with a period of three months, for example at a commercial enterprise or transport company. Between the training period you get courses which give you more thorough knowledge of logistics.

Examples of the courses are:

• Network Logistics
• Logistic Information Systems
• Management Game
• Quality Management
• English Cambridge
• Port Logistics

Year 4

In the beginning of the fourth year, you’ll get some final courses of your choice. In the second half of the fourth year you carry out a 20-week graduation project.

Examples of the courses are:

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Management
• Management Game (T-Challenge)
• Capita Selecta (Economics)

Academic degree in one year

In the fourth year, all NHTV students are offered the chance to study a pre-master's programme in Strategic Business Management and Marketing. This degree enables you to continue with a Master of Science programme at several universities and earn a Master of Science (MSc) degree in one year's time.

Exchange programmes

Studying abroad for a while gives you the opportunity of broadening your horizons. You live in an international environment, meet people with different cultural backgrounds and learn a lot. In addition, you can considerably enhance your command of modern foreign languages. The long and the short of it is that studying abroad is a wonderful opportunity... Why not seize it?

In the fourth year you can follow part of your studies abroad in for instance Hong Kong.

NHTV has built partnerships with a large number of universities all over the world who will be happy to accommodate your exchange.

Work Placement

All students perform two placements, both for three months. These placements allow you to learn as you work at a company that matches your interests and ambitions, which provides you with on-the-job experience.

Your placement will be at an international company in the Netherlands or abroad, where the business language is English. For example at a production company, pharmaceutical or transportation company in Indonesia, Canada or the United Kingdom. Regularly used placement companies are Amgen, TNT and British Railways.

Examples of placements assignment are:

• Goods flow analysis
• Information flow analysis
• Developing a marketing plan
• Improving customer service
• Warehouse (re)organisation
• Improving stock control
• Setting up a packing control system
• Multimodal transport
• Analysis of company fleet
• Relocation plans
• Reverse logistics

Graduation

In the second semester of the fourth year you carry out a 20-week graduation project.
As with your work placement, the graduation assignment will be at an international company in the Netherlands or abroad, where the business language is English. You carry out a research on a subject commissioned by a company like a consultancy firm or a commercial enterprise in the Philippines, the United States or South Africa. External clients may be Schenker, TNT or FIFA.

Examples of graduation assignments are:

• A logistics walk-through audit
• Developing a logistics performance measurement system
• Feasibility study of the implementation of new control concepts
• Setting up an activity-based costing system
• Designing a purchase plan
• Vendor management
• Profitability studies
• Simulation studies
• Supply chain analysis
• Packaging control
• Research in changing modes of transport
• Recall programme
• Service management
• Research into the transportation of goods

Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands

Funding details

Scholarships / Grants:

NHTV Breda:
NHTV Bachelor Scholarship Per year there is a limited number of scholarships available for non-EU/EEA-students to contribute in the costs of the tuition fee.
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Nuffic:
Huygens International Talent Programme The Huygens Scholarship Program is available for excellent foreign students that want to study in the Netherlands. Itâ
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