University of business administration

Study programme about Business administration. 1. The Twente Business Administration Approach 2. A Student’s Story 3. The Study Programme 4. Five Specialization Tracks 5. Eligibility 6. Premaster For more information:  Check the website: www.utwente.nlmaster  Or contact: Studyutwente.nl

BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION

MASTER’S OPEN DAY 19 NOVEMBER 2015

PROF DR IR PETRA DE WEERD-NEDERHOF

1 The Twente Business Administration Approach

2 A Student’s Story

3 The Study Programme

4 Five Specialization Tracks

5 Eligibility

6 Premaster

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AGENDA

I AM … PROF.DR.IR PETRA C DE WEERD-NEDERHOF

THE TWENTE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION APPROACH

UT’S RESEARCH-DESIGN-ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

HTHT MSC BA@UT FIELDS: MEET THE PRO(F)S 16.15 in Ravelijn!

Human Resource Management

Financial Management

Change Management

Marketing

& Strategy

Innovative Entrepreneurship Business

Information Management

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

JULIA DIEKMANN – MASTER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENT

• Personal attention and guidance

• University campus: unique!

• Rich student life

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WHY THE MASTER BA AT THE UT?

• Following Purchasing & Supply Management track

• ‘Obligatory‘ (core) courses:

• Accounting & Financial Management (Core Course)

• Change Management & Consultancy (Core Course)

• Purchasing Strategy & Systems

• Double Degree Master with Finland

• Courses at LUT:

• Strategic Supply Management

• Empirical Strategy Research

• Supply Chain Improvement

• Cost and Risk Management in Supply Chain

MY MASTER (3)

DOUBLE DEGREE (2) – WHY FINLAND

• Degrees from two Universities

• 60 EC UT + 60 EC Lappeenranta

• UT: MSc Business Administration

• LUT: MSc Economics and Business Administration

• Study Abroad

• International Touch

… and who does not want to study in a country having…

• Elks

• the Home of Santa Claus (Rovaniemi)

• a Winter Wonderland

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• Less lectures and more self study

• More freedom and responsibility

THE STUDY PROGRAMME

BUILDING YOUR HIGH TECH, HUMAN TOUCH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMPETENCES AND SKILLS @UT

3 ADVANCED LEVEL HTHT BA COURSES (15 EC):

1) Corporate Governance, 2) Organisation Design and 3) Business Research

4 ELECTIVES WITHING THE SPECIALISATION TRACK (20 EC)

Combine Core Courses with 4 Electives within your specialization track andprepare yourself optimally for your master piece

MASTER THESIS GRADUATION ASSIGNMENT (25 EC):

Focus on one of the 8 HTHT MSc BA fields, work in industry or from the university, or go abroad

STUDY PROGRAMME :

7 COURSES, MASTER THESIS PART 1 AND 2

PER 2016 THE 8 HTHT PROFILES ARE COMBINED IN SPECIALISATION TRACKS:

 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy (MScBA EIS)

 Strategic Marketing and Business Information (MScBA SMBI)

 Human Resource Management, Technology and Innovation (MScBA HRM)

 Purchasing and Supply Management (MScBA PSM)

 Financial Management (MScBA FIN)

Strengthen your profile with CHANGE Management

NB Free variant still possible (without diploma mentioning)

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PROUDLY PRESENTING :

FIVE NEW SPECIALISATION TRACKS!

WITH DIPLOMA MENTIONING

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy

Prof dr Aard Groen

MAKING THE WORLD MORE

particular emphasis on the

High Tech Human Talent, in

search for developing

partnership between HRM

faculty members, bachelor

and master students, and

HR executives in research

and teaching.

Prof dr Holger Schiele

Purchasing & Supply

Management

• Learning to understand

inspire you to get the required

professional exposure to achieve the highest level of excellence and

success.

DOUBLE DEGREES IN LAPPEENRANTA (PSM) AND BERLIN (EIS AND SMBI)

WORKING ON … STAVANGER (FIN) AND PARIS (HRM)

 Spend 6 or 12 months extra (abroad)

 Receive 2 diploma’s when studying abroad for 12 months

SPECIALIZE IN

 Innovation & Entrepreneurship

 Purchasing and Supply Management

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE MSC HONORS

PROGRAMMES

SEE HAND OUT FOR:ADMISSION DETAILSWHEN AND HOW TO APPLY

ADMISSION CRITERIA PER TYPE OF BACHELOR

International Dutch research

university

Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO)

Business Administration

related

Pre-university level (VWO)

Business Administration

related

IELTS 6.5 overall or equivalent

PROOF FOR MEETING REQUIREMENTS

START APPLICATION PROCESS ASAP (1 DECEMBER DEADLINE!)

Assessment of all documents

Assessment of all documents

See site for up-to-date info (or handout for indication)

IELTS, iBT or alike report (no older than 24 months) VWO diploma?

International Dutch research

university

Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO)

Our requirement:

Mathematics/

Analytical skills

PROOF FOR MEETING REQUIREMENTS

START APPLICATION PROCESS ASAP

Assessment of all documents

See site for up-to-date info (or handout for indication)

International Dutch research

university

Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO)

ALSO: to prove that your English and mathematics

ALSO: to prove that your English and mathematics

IELTS, iBT or alike report (no older than 24 months)

PRE-MASTER’S PROGRAMME

 Offered every semester, starting September and February

 To be completed within one year (maximum of 2 exams per course)

 You must complete the entire pre-Master’s programme before you can proceed to the MSc programme

NEW: TRANSFER MINORS NOW AVAILABLE ALSO FOR ALL DUTCH HBO SCHOOLS (with relevant programmes – see hand out) VIA

www.KIESOPMAAT.nl (check: doorstroommatrix.nl)

PRE-MASTER’S PROGRAMME

EC Block 2A:

Organizational theory and design (5 EC)

Research methodology and descriptive statistics (5 EC)

Block 2B:

Inferential Statistics (5 EC)

Strategy and Marketing (5 EC)

Accounting and Finance (5 EC)

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PRE-MASTER’S PROGRAMME: START IN FEBRUARY 2016

 Check the website:

We look forward to seeing you back in 2016 to

study with us

NB: DO NOT forget to apply & register! See

MORE INFORMATION?

HAND OUT DETAILED ADMISSION CRITERIA

MSC BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students with a bachelor degree from the University of Twente:

 IBA: direct admission

 Others: admission via 15 to 30 EC individual pre-master (you need to apply!)

 http://www.utwente.nl/master/ut/doorstroom/

Students with a bachelor degree from another Dutch research university:

 Admission depending on your prior education and CV

 Admission Committee deals with each request individually

 Either direct admission or via pre-master

 http://doorstroommatrix.nl/

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GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

FOR STUDENTS FROM A DUTCH RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

Students with a bachelor degree from an international university:

 Admission depending on your prior education and CV

 Admission Committee deals with each request individually

 Either direct admission or via pre-Master

Admission requirements:

 Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field

 GMAT: 600 (score not older than 24 months)

 IELTS: 6.5 overall (score not older than 24 months), or TOEFL, internet based (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 90, or Cambridge CAE-C (CPE)

GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

FOR STUDENTS WITH AN INTERNATIONAL DEGREE

Admission through a pre-Master’s programme The Admission Committee

deals with each request individually:

 Business Administration or related bachelor degree (see next slide)

 Mathematics: Wiskunde A1,2 or B on VWO-level

 English: a pre-university level (VWO) certificate including English

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GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

FOR STUDENTS FROM A UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (HBO)

GMAT:

600 or higher

(meets our requirement of English and mathematics pre-university level

 Accountancy

 Bedrijfseconomie (International Finance & Accounting/Finance & Control)

 Bedrijfskunde MER (Business Management Studies)

 BK5

 Bouwtechnische Bedrijfskunde

 Business IT & Management (Bedrijfskundige Informatica)

 Commerciële economie (Marketing)

 Facility Management

 Fiscale Economie

 Human Resource Management (Personeel en Arbeid)

 Industrieel Product Ontwerp

 International Business & Management Studies

 Small Business & Retail Management

 Technische bedrijfskunde (Industrial Engineering & Management)

 Some other possibilities…

GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

RELATED HBO-PROGRAMMES

 Mind the deadlines: not all deadlines are the same at UT (or for each group)

 Even if you know that you first need to do pre-master,

the starting date given at your application is the starting

date that you are able to start studying at the UT!

 Mind the difference between application and enrolment (or registration):

application means you ask if you are eligible, with enrolment you say you will come (if your application is accepted (with or without a bridging

programme) Not all official documents are directly needed for application (such as the diploma), however these are needed for enrolment (thus before you can start at UT)

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APPLYING: BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING

PROOF FOR MEETING REQUIREMENTS

START APPLICATION PROCESS ASAP

Assessment of all documents

Assessment of all documents

See site for up-to-date info (or handout for indication)

IELTS, iBT or alike report (no older than 24 months) VWO diploma?

International Dutch research

university

Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO)

PROOF FOR MEETING REQUIREMENTS

START APPLICATION PROCESS ASAP

Assessment of all documents

See site for up-to-date info (or handout for indication)

International Dutch research

university

Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO)

ALSO: to prove that your English and mathematics skills meet requirements, GMAT score of at least

600 can be handed in.

ALSO: to prove that your English and mathematics skills meet requirements, GMAT score of at least

600 can be handed in.

Our requirement:

Mathematics/

Analytical skills

GMAT score of 600 IELTS, iBT or alike report (no older than 24 months)

AIM OF PREMASTER

“Preparing and qualifying students for master of science programme in Business Administration (University of Twente)”

Academic and Research skillsBusiness

Administration

 Offered every semester, starting September and February

 Two main objectives:

 Eliminating deficiencies (preparing for…)

 Qualifying ->

 To be completed within one year (maximum of 2 exams per course)

 You must complete the entire pre-Master’s programme before you can proceed to the MSc programme

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PRE-MASTER’S PROGRAMME

EC Block 2A:

Organizational theory and design (5 EC)

Research methodology and descriptive statistics (5 EC)

Block 2B:

Inferential Statistics (5 EC)

Strategy and Marketing (5 EC)

Accounting and Finance (5 EC)

PRE-MASTER’S PROGRAMME: START IN FEBRUARY 2016

APPLICATION = applying for admission

Please submit your application including all required information as soon as possible, but at least before (for Dutch students):

 December 1st (start February 2016)

 July 1st (start September 2016)

DIPLOMA and IELTS may be handed in later on in the application

procedure! See website for deadlines.

REGISTRATION = formalizing your admission

Should be done before:

 January (when starting in February 2016)

 August (when starting in September 2016)

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WHEN TO APPLY?

For international students other deadlines are applicable (VISA etc)

For Non-UT students:

 Complete the (pre-)application form at www.utwente.nl/master

 The Admissions Committee replies by mail (letter) within 6 weeks,

informing you on whether you are admitted or not, if applicable, your pre-Master’s programme and what you need to do to make your

If you receive your Bachelor diploma in January (or later): apply before 1st of December Send in diploma afterwards (formal enrolment and registration)

If you receive your Bachelor diploma in July (or later): apply before 1st of July Send in diploma afterwards (formal enrolment and registration)

In case you receive your diploma after the starting date of the (pre-master’s)

programme (February 1st or September 1st) but do have met all the degree

requirements before the starting date: send a certified letter from your

university stating all degree requirements have been met.

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NOTE: DIPLOMA

AFTER OR DURING UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

BACHELOR (HBO)?

After:

During:

Mathematics and English both required for both types

of pre-master

If you are an excellent student and still need to do your minor,

Please note: Mathematics and English at VWO-level are required!

 Saxion offers English and Mathematics courses

NEW: TRANSFER MINORS NOW AVAILABLE ALSO FOR OTHER

DUTCH HBO SCHOOLS VIA www.KIESOPMAAT.nl (check:

doorstroommatrix.nl)

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TRANSFER MINOR: KIES OP MAAT (K.O.M.)

AND SAXION HOGESCHOOL STUDENTS

 Check the website:

www.utwente.nl/master

 Or contact:

Study@utwente.nl

MORE INFORMATION?