IB Pathways

Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Netherlands

International Business

Business fundamentals (marketing, finance, supply chain, HR) with a compulsory year abroad: a semester at one of 120+ partner universities plus an international placement, and a foreign language from five.

Where
GroningenNetherlands
Degree
BBA
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 August 2027
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BBA
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 21 November 2026

    On-campus Open Day
    DetailsSource

  2. 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

  3. 15 August 2027

    General application deadline, EU students (September 2027 start)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 13 February 2027

    On-campus Open Day
    DetailsSource

  2. 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

Year one introduces organisational strategy, economics, finance, marketing, business communication and intercultural competence, and year two deepens finance and accounting, operations and logistics, human resource management and international marketing, alongside a foreign language of your choice. You work on real-life projects with business clients and play business simulations such as designing a market-entry strategy. Year three is spent abroad, with a study semester at one of 120 or more partner universities and an international internship. Year four adds electives in marketing, finance or HR and consulting for an external company. Graduates become marketing, finance or account managers, consultants or entrepreneurs, or continue to an MBA.

Two ways to take it

PathWhat is different
4 years The four-year BBA. Hanze says IB Diploma holders may take the 3-year version instead.
3 years The three-year BBA, for VWO-level diplomas such as the IB Diploma.

What you need

  • IB Diploma holders may take the 3-year version instead. Applying from May on means a compulsory Study Choice Check.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Hanze

The IB Diploma meets the HAVO-level entry for 4-year programmes and counts as VWO-level for the 3-year ones. It also exempts you from the English test.

Where it says so

Check it on hanze.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. EU/EEA: apply in Studielink by 15 August. Applying from May on, a non-binding Study Choice Check is compulsory.
Sources (2)
  1. International Business at Hanze — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at Hanze

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