Welcome to the International Business School and its International Business and Management Studies programme! With students from over 40 nationalities, staff members with international business backgrounds, and a large network of international companies we truly prepare business professionals for the global workplace.Therefore, I am inviting you to join us. You can rely on IBS staff and myself to help you get your career off to a flying start!
In fact, there are quite a few reasons why you should join IBS:
- IBS is one of the oldest four-year, English taught International Business & Management Studies programmes in the Netherlands (since 1988);
- IBS offers a truly international environment: over 1200 students from more than 40 different countries;
- Study abroad in the third year with more than 65 partner universities to choose from;
- Quality: our Teaching-learning environment was rated "excellent" during the last accreditation in July 2012;
- Tuition fees are lower than the fees of comparable programmes in the UK / USA;
- Work experience at two companies is part of the programme;
- Graduates of the International Business and Management Studies (IBMS) programme have the highest starting salary (€ 2,769 per month) in the Netherlands after graduation (study done by the ROA Institute 2010, more information in Dutch).
We hope to see you at IBS!

Mr. Bram ten Kate,
Dean International Business School
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen