The Degree Programme in International Business Management is intended for students who wish to develop their professional knowledge, leadership skills, strategic management, innovation and process management in an international business context.
Students in the programme can immediately apply their learning in their workplace. Many of the graduates are able to capitalize on new opportunities either within their current organization or in new professional careers.
Gaining innovative skills and capabilities for developing international business helps our graduates expand their professional possibilities to bridge business beyond the local market challenges. These studies provide an excellent possibility to improve your spoken and written English skills in order to work in an international role by practicing and working in a multicultural environment.
You will develop international competences during your studies by working in an international study group. You can also go on study exchange and participate in international seminars and projects.
The Degree Programme in International Business Management is intended for students who wish to develop their professional knowledge, leadership skills, strategic management, innovation and process management in an international business context.
Applicants are required to have at least two years of work experience in a related field (working full time) and a desire to develop their professional skills in international business. Both Finnish and international students are strongly encouraged to apply. Also applicants who are currently in a stage of career transition can invest in their future skill-set to re-enter the employment sector.
Countdown to the launch of the new LAB University of Applied Sciences!
Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences will merge, establishing a completely new institution: the LAB University of Applied Sciences. It will operate in Lahti and Lappeenranta and will also provide education online.
LAB will have 8 500 students, making it the sixth largest university of applied sciences in Finland. It will start its operation on 1 January 2020.
Through the core competence courses offered in the programme (30 ECTS) you will be able to analyse opportunities to creatively develop innovative international business solutions. The main topics of the core courses are future and strategic management, customer management and digitalization, cross-cultural management, innovation management processes and lean management.
In addition to the core courses, you will plan a personalized learning path through complementary competence studies (30 ECTS) in order to shape and customize your learning to better fit with the set learning objectives. At the beginning of your studies you will complete a personalized learning plan consisting of 60 ECTS of master’s level studies and 30 ECTS of final thesis work.
The duration of the programme is 1.5 years. Contact days for core studies are usually limited to 2 to 4 days per month. The contact days for complementary competence studies depend on the courses you choose to study. Students can also choose elective master’s level courses also from other universities.
There are plenty of challenging independent work and online studies in order to accommodate students’ professional and personal lives. The studies are rigorous and intensive but manageable.
The Master’s Degree in Business Administration is a fully qualified and recognized in the Finnish Educational system and in the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and fulfils the requirements for public sector positions.
The student’s thesis is a capstone of his/her personal learning experience. Many of the course deliverables will contribute to building the thesis in order to form a more cohesive learning experience and in order to create a platform for either career advancement or career transitions. We will start the development of the thesis area from the very beginning of the programme, and it will evolve over the course of the programme.
The thesis can be done from the perspective developing your current workplace, your future workplace, or developing a creative international business, or finally, a University development project. The thesis provides a platform for the student to develop scientific research methods and the ability to use scientific sources in combination with making professional recommendations. It is intended that the theses are useful for innovatively developing international business.
You will develop international competences during your studies by working in an international study group. You can also go on study exchange and participate in international seminars and projects.
LAB is a higher education institution focusing on innovation, business and industry.
The strengths of this higher education institution specialising in innovation include the circular economy, design, the commercialisation of innovations and service innovations for health and well-being.
Students in the programme can immediately apply their learning in their workplace. Many of the graduates are able to capitalize on new opportunities either within their current organization or in new professional careers.
Gaining innovative skills and capabilities for developing international business helps our graduates expand their professional possibilities to bridge business beyond the local market challenges. These studies provide an excellent possibility to improve your spoken and written English skills in order to work in an international role by practicing and working in a multicultural environment.
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