International Financial Management and Control – (BBA)

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International Financial Management & Control is a four-year study programme offered by The Hague University of Applied Sciences that leads to a Bachelor of Economics. It teaches students to manage the finances of an organisation.

Structure

Each academic year consists of four study periods (or blokken), of ten weeks each. These periods comprise teaching and project weeks with many opportunities for practical training and/or experience. In each of these periods, you will work closely with an international company and focus on a specific business economics problem faced by that company. You will end each period with a project involving an issue you must resolve. Any knowledge and skills you may need to accomplish this task will be taught in classes held in that period.

Foundation year

In the first year, the study periods are designed to give you an understanding of every field of business economics. For example, you will learn how to draw up an investment and financing plan, set up a business accounting system, draw up an annual report, identify an enterprise’s various business processes as well as effectively organise these processes. You will also learn how to record activities in processes so that the management can use this information to steer the company as necessary. Furthermore, you’ll learn a number of essential business skills such as presenting, analysing and reporting.

Main phase

The main phase lasts from the second through to the fourth year. The subjects introduced in the first year will be examined in greater depth in the second year. In addition, you will acquire knowledge about strategic management, financing and investment decision-making and international law. You will find yourself looking far more often beyond the borders of the Netherlands as you expand your horizons.

The third year includes a work placement at a company where you may work as an assistant controller, for example. In the fourth year you will choose a specialisation (minor). You have the option of taking your minor abroad through an exchange programme at one of our partner universities. There is a variety of specialisations you can choose from: i.e. Marketing and Finance, Financial Markets, Controlling, Sustainable business. and You conclude your study programme with a final-year work placement and which consists of a consulting project at at an international company.

Graduation

We view graduation as the crowning touch of your study programme. It is the moment you show us that you are ready to head off on your own and confidently enter the business world. In your final project, you will investigate a specific business issue and present your recommendations. Below are a few examples of final assignments:

1. Design a management information system for an enterprise that is based on KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).

2. Draw up a risk report for the enterprise and develop risk-management measures.
3. Determine whether the current internal control system of the enterprise complies with international regulations.

The assessment of your final project will include an examination of the project structure, the substantiation of your recommendations, use of sources, internal communication, writing style, presentation, the degree to which questions have been answered, the practicability of the final project for the client and the degree of independent work.

Major-minor

In the fourth year you can opt to take various minors offered by national and international research universities and universities of applied sciences. We have no information yet on the available minors.

There is a variety of minors you can choose from: i.e. Marketing and Finance, Financial Markets, Controlling, Sustainable business.

Accreditation

The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), is responsible for accrediting study programmes offered by Dutch universities. All international bachelor’s and master’s programmes offered by The Hague University of Applied Sciences are NVAO recognised.

Funding details

Scholarships are very popular nowadays and a subject considered by nearly every student who decides to study abroad. In the following sections we will try to give you the most recent and essential information about scholarship opportunities for international students in the Netherlands.

Scholarships in your home country

If you’re an international student it’s worth checking out if any scholarships are available in your home country. For example, American students can apply for a Fulbright scholarship and there is an EU-South Africa Scholarship programme for South African students. Your country may offer similar grants. For more information or application forms contact your local Dutch embassy - or ask your present college or university if you are coming here for a bachelor programme. www.grantfinder.nl also has some useful information on scholarships.

Nuffic

The Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) offers a variety of additional scholarships for students from all over the world. Erasmus Mundus is a new European Commission programme that aims to improve the quality of European higher education and encourage co-operation with countries outside the EU.

• • Worldwide
• • Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe
• • Asia
• • Europe
• • North America

ScholarshipPortal.eu

This website offers a centralized European platform for information about all scholarships offered for study in Europe. The database lists more than 700 different scholarships and grants amounting to an estimated yearly average of € 15.6 billion in funding.