Gain an in-depth understanding of the European business environment

  • Minor
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European Business

Level
Minor
Language
English
Credits
30 ECTS
Startmonths
Start: September, February
Locations
Groningen
  • Business and Economics
  • Behaviour and Society

Would you like to learn more about how we live, work and interact cross-culturally within Europe, and how the European institutes function? Do you want to create socially responsible impact and learn how businesses can effectively adapt to key European transitions such as the European 'Green deal' and digitalisation? Join the European Business minor!

About this programme

The European Business minor addresses the need for transnational policy solutions and socially responsible business practices in today's interconnected world. It instills a purpose-led, entrepreneurial mindset in students, preparing them to adapt to change, leverage European transitions like the Green Deal and digitalisation, and create socially responsible impact. Emphasizing communication and critical thinking skills, it fosters a stakeholder-led approach to business, reflecting the evolving professional landscape.

Through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, students gain insight into cross-cultural interactions within Europe, understand European institutions' functioning, and explore necessary business model transformations. They delve into various business aspects in EU countries, from legal and financial to logistical and human resources management. The minor also examines the EU's role in business, enabling students to assess its benefits and challenges.

By completing the minor, students develop a holistic understanding of strategic business planning in the EU context, gain insights into EU treaties and institutions, and learn to implement concepts of purpose economy and sustainability in European business practices.

Subjects per semester:

  • European Business Plan Project 1 - 5 ECTS
  • Applied Research and Reporting - 5 ECTS
  • Purpose Economy & Sustainability - 5 ECTS
  • European Business Plan Project 2 - 5 ECTS
  • European Business Environment and Cultures - 5 ECTS
  • International Innovation Experience and Communications - 5 ECTS

For full course information please click here (ECTS Course Catalogue) and expand the field to see all the courses available.

Before you can start

Prerequisite(s) 

The European Business minor is open to exchange students and students currently enrolled at Hanze UAS. The subjects in the minor are offered at an advanced level and require previous knowledge of the corresponding subject area. You should have a good English language proficiency and you have to be in the main phase of your study.

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Fields of interest

  • Behaviour and Society
  • Business and Economics