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International Business

Fontys University of Applied Sciences · Netherlands

International Business

A BBA covering international business, culture, marketing, finance, supply chain and HR, with classmates from across the world, in Eindhoven or Venlo.

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Where
Eindhoven and VenloNetherlands
Degree
BBA
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
Not recorded yet
More facts
Degree
BBA
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  2. 1 May 2027

    Apply by 1 May for a September 2027 start; arts programmes differ
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 15 June 2027

    Fontys housing application due, September 2027 start
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

You study four main business areas, namely marketing and sales, finance and accounting, supply chain and operations, and human resources, together with economics and general business knowledge. Lectures give the foundations and group projects apply them to realistic business situations. An international internship in another country is part of the degree, and exchange at partner universities is possible. You can study in Venlo, a smaller international community, or in Eindhoven, a technology and design hub. Graduates work as business developers, international marketers, product managers or HR managers.

What you need

  • Any IB Maths or EconomicsAny one of these; Fontys also names business economics.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Fontys

The IB Diploma is named as giving access. Many programmes also want satisfactory maths grades, engineering also physics or chemistry, with no IB grade set. An IB Diploma usually exempts you from an English test.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on fontys.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May 2027; a study choice check talk is optional.
Sources (3)
  1. International Business at Fontys — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at Fontys

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