1. Welcome to Maastricht University

2. International Business

Rudolf Baethgs

Lecturer Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Maarten van Rijnberg

MSc International Business student

3. A genda

What is International Business?

The study programme International Business

After the bachelor

Admission & Selection

4. What is international business? 5. Managing the business organization 6. The global value of an IPod

Video IPod $299

Final assembly byAsustek, Inventec Appliances and Foxconn at about $4 per piece

451 generic parts, 3 most expensive:

• Harddisk ($73), Toshiba (Japan); Display module ($20); 2 video/multimedia processor chip ($8 and $5), Broadcom (USA) + Portal Player (USA)

Harddisk produced in Phillipines at $54

• Toshiba $19 value added (Japan in total $26)

$163 value added stays in USA

• Apple: $80 value added for design and marketing

• Distribution and Sales: $75

Source: Linden et al., 2007 7. Managing the business organisation Organisation 8. Different cultures, different corporations?

French corporation

• You have 2 cows. You go on strike because you want 3 cows.

German corporation

• You have 2 cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

Italian corporation

• You have 2 cows, but you dont know where they are..You break for lunch.

Dutch corporation

• You have 2 cows. You expand your business with the help of a cooperative bank till you have 100 cows. You wait till the EU subsidizes you to stop farming by paying your debts to the bank. You sell the milk rights and enjoy a lavish pension ever after..

9. Experiencethe international nature

Programme is inEnglish

International perspective in courses

Obligatory study abroad

Together with other nationalities in your tutorial group

International accreditation & quality assurance

10. Programme Content 11. International Business Year 1 Management of Organisations and Marketing Quantitative Methods I Economics and Business Accounting SKILLS Strategy Quantitative Methods II Finance Fundamentals ofSupply Chain Management Management Game 12. International Business Year 2

Courses on business functions and context

• Accounting

• Management of Organisations

• Management of Operations and Product Development

• Management Information Systems

• Global Business

• Corporate Governance

• Human Resources & Innovation Management

13. International Business - Year 3

One semester study abroad

Business Major (2 courses) in one of:

• Accounting

• Finance

• Information Management

• Logistics

• Marketing

• Organisation

• Strategy

Electives (2 courses)

Bachelor thesis

14. IBE versus IB

BSc in International

Business

Business programme

Focus

• Holistic understanding of business functions

• International business environment & internal organisation of businesses

• Internalfocus

BSc in E&BE/

International

Business Economics

Economics programme

Focus

• Founded on Economic models

• International business within their environment

• Externalfocus

15. IBEIB Customer Institutions Economies Manager Employee Citizen Competition Competitors Efficiency Supplier Markets People Welfare 16. Bachelor Economics Infonomics Intern. Economic Studies Intern. Business Economics Bachelor FiscalEconomics Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research Bachelor International Business Master Financial Economics Master International Economic Studies Master Fiscal Economics Master International Business Job market Master Infonomics Master Management of Learning Master Econometrics and Operations Research Research Master Business Research Research Master Economic & Financial Research PhD / Doctoral Programme Bachelor Economics Intern. Economic Studies Infonomics Intern. Business Economics Bachelor FiscalEconomics Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research Bachelor International Business Master International Business Master Financial Economics Master International Economic Studies Master Fiscal Economics Master Infonomics Master Management of Learning Master Econometrics and Operations Research Research Master Business Research Research Master Economic & Financial Research PhD / Doctoral Programme Job market 17. Job Perspectives International Business 18. Student profile

BSc International Business programme

for enthusiastic, energetic, demanding and eager students

for students interested in other people, cultures and complexity of business management

Managing business by managing people

19. Admission requirementsfor Dutch students Graduation in2010 or after Natuur en Techniek Natuur en Gezondheid Economie en Maatschappij Cultuur en Maatschappij Economics & Business Economcis (Wia1,2/ Wib1) Wi A/B Fiscal Economics (Wia1,2/ Wib1) Wi A/B Econometrics & Operations Research Wi B Wib1 Wi B Wib1 Wi B International Business (Wia1,2/ Wib1) Wi A/B 20. Admission requirementsnon-Dutch students

Apply both via:

• www.studielink.nl & www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Diploma assessment by Student Service Center (seewww.maastrichtuniversity.nl admissions)

Students from a non-EU/EEA country: language test (TOEFL or IELTS)

21. Admission & Selection

Admission

• Bachelor IB: Numerus Fixus (total 500 places)

• • Decentralised Selection (250 places)

• • • International Experience

• • • International Education

• • • Achievement & Motivation

• • Central selection (250 places)

Deadlines

• Non-EU diploma holders :

• • Central and Decentralised selection: Before 1 April 2011

• EU/EEA diploma holders:

• • Decentralised selection: Before 1 May 2011

• • Central selection: Before 15 May 2011

22. Information market Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ECT & OR FE IB Mensa Student Services EFM Academy UMBS Study Abroad Masters Programmes & Decentral Selection IB UB IES INF IBE IB-Groep Inter UM Double degrees Education & Exams Office 23. Student Life

Maarten Rijnberg

• MSc IB student

• • Specialization Marketing-Finance

• 22 years old

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Organizing theMaastricht Marketing Day (3MA) Student Assistantof Professor Dr. Eichholtz Maastricht University Promo-team Junior ConsultantUnipartners Part-time cater waiter 24. Studying abroad: ROME, Italy! 25. Structure of the academic year Education Holidays Skills training Exams Re-sits Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 26. Monday Thursday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Saturday & Sunday 8.30-10.30:Lecture Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 14.00-16.00:Group Meeting UL 27. Student Associations

Study Associations

Student Associations

Fraternities/Sororities

28. Monday Thursday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Saturday & Sunday 8.30-10.30:Lecture Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 14.00-17.00:Group Meeting UL 19.00 02.00:Dinner & drinksAt my fraternity 18.00 19.00:Dinner at theMensa with friends 19.30.-22.00:preparing group presentation (at UL) 19.00 :Dinner & small drink 29. Sports

UM Sports Card

• Fitness

• Sports card

Student Sports Associations

E.g.,

Athletics, Rugby, Dancing, Rowing, Hockey, Volleyball, Climbing, Tennis, Soccer, Tae Bo, Swimming, Cycling, Fencing, Sailing, Diving, Badminton, Fitness, Horse riding, Ballet, Capoeira, Ice-Skating, Water polo, Aerobics, Judo

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 30. Monday Thursday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Saturday & Sunday 8.30-10.30:Lecture Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 14.00-17.00:Group Meeting UL 19.00 02.00:Dinner & drinksAt my fraternity 18.00 19.00:Dinner at theMensa with friends 19.30.-22.00:preparing group presentation (at UL) 13.00 16.00:shopping 19.00 :Dinner & small drink Sport Sport 31. Student Counseling

Extra Tutorials

Student Advisors

Study Associations

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 32. Monday Thursday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Saturday & Sunday 8.30-10.30:Lecture Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 13.30-15.30:Tutorial Strategy 11.00-13.00:Tutorial Marketing 14.00-17.00:Group Meeting UL 19.00 02.00:Dinner & drinksAt my fraternity 18.00 19.00:Dinner at theMensa with friends 19.30.-22.00:preparing group presentation (at UL) 13.00 16.00:shopping 19.00 :Dinner & small drink Train to parents Work Relaxing timeSport Sport 33. What does a week look like? Saturday Go to parents Relax Catch up with friends from home, go out Sunday Family stuff or work Prepare Monday s tutorial Take train back to Maastricht Being a student = A lot of fun 34. More student life? Student-for-a-Day:28 April 2010 16 June 2010 Or visit: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/sbe 35.

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