School of Economics & Management/HES – Fact sheet
International Centre -
Website
/ www.international.hva.nl
-> exchange programmes –> Economics and Management
Address
/ Hogeschool van Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
School of Economics and Management / HES
International Centre
P.O. Box 22575, 1100 DB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel/Fax/E-mail
/ Tel: +31 20 523 6960 Fax: +31 20 620 6801 E-mail:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA)
University of Applied Sciences
/ HvA consists of seven schools covering a broad range of disciplines.
40.000 students
School of Sports and Nutrition
School of Design and Communication (including: AMFI – Amsterdam Fashion Institute)
School of Education
School of Technology
School of Health Professions
School of Social Work and Law
School of Economics and Management/HES
School of Economics and Management/HES
/ ü  Largest School of Economics and Management in the Netherlands
ü  Exists since 1867
ü  Offers 21 BA degree programmes of which 5 are taught in English
ü  14.000 students
ü  600 employees of which 400 lecturers
ü  Dean: Ms W.A.M. (Ineke) van der Linden MBA MA
Organised in the following departments
·  International Business School
·  Full-time education
·  Part-time education
·  Dual education (working & learning)
Full-time BA degree programmes
(taught in English)
/ Ø  International Business and Management Studies (IBMS)
Ø  International Financial Management (IFM)
Ø  International Business and Languages (IBL)
Ø  International Management (IM)
Ø  Trade Management Asia (TMA)
International minors
(= 30 ects semester programme)
/ ü  International Finance
ü  Business Process Integration with SAP
ü  Human Resource in the Global Context
ü  Cross Cultural Business Skills
ü  ACT- Making Corporate Responsibility Work
Applied Research Fields / Centre for Applied Research in Economics and management , CAREM:
·  Differentiated Human Resource Management
·  Amsterdam knowledge Economy
·  Internationalisation in Education
·  On- line Entrepeneurship
Accreditation
/ The programmes of the School of Economics and Management/HES are accredited by the NVAO – Netherlands Flemish Accreditation Organisation – www.nvao.nl
Exchange programme
School of Economics & Management/HES
/ ü  114 partner institutes
ü  400 incoming & outgoing students per year
ü  accommodation in Amsterdam (€400.-/500.- p/m)
ü  introduction week in cooperation with International Student Network
ü  large selection of courses taught in English
ü  Undergraduate/Bachelor level courses
ü  focus on practical education within an academic environment
ü  focus on the intercultural aspects of management,project classes
ü  Dutch & English as foreign language (limited number of places available)
ü  For non-native English speakers special language course, EX1
International Centre (IC)
/
-  Unit International Services
-  Incoming mobility, student/staff – – Claartje Rijniers, Dees Dekker, Sabrina Sugiarto
Outgoing mobility, student/staff – – Judith Rijpstra, Marieke van Schagen, Nathaly Russell, Rosan van Hoorn
-  Unit Policy & Relations
-  Brechtine Detmar () , Monika Fermé ()
Ø Application Deadlines
Ø Arrival Days
Ø Introduction week
n Compulsory
Ø Beginning of Classes
Ø Exam Period / First Semester (Fall) – Dates
1 May
Half August
end of August
end of August
December (resit January) / Second Semester (Spring) – Dates
1 November
end of January
end of January
January/February
June/July (incl. resit)

Application documents

/ þ Application Form
þ Accommodation form
þ Copy of Passport
þ Passport sized pictures (2)
þ Students must take care of their own insurance
þ Gradelists of previous years
þ visa application for non EER students

GMAT/TOEFL

IELTS

/ þNot requested
þ Compulsory for Chinese nationals due to Dutch law for visa regulations Score: 6.0
We rely on our partner institutes to ensure that students have a sufficient level of English to cope in an academic environment.

Course Information/Syllabus

Course Selection/Procedure

Course Load per semester

Language of Instruction

/ www.international.hva.nl
go to exchange programmes
go to Economics and Management
go to Academic information
go to courses (top of page) and then pdf file of course book
All exchange students will receive their student number and pincode via email via their home institute, and with these they can enroll for the courses at HES online.
Normal load is 30 ECTS credits per semester
In the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) system of study points a
student gets
> 60 credits per academic year
> 1 credit = 28 hours
60 x 28 = 1680 hours per academic year
English
Approximate Expenses, per month in Euro (€) / Accommodation: € 400 - € 500
Food: € 200
Public Transport: € 65
Entertainment: going out: € 50, concerts/theatre: € 30, cinema: €10
Books: € 150 - € 300 (per semester)
Grant information / www.grantfinder.nl
At the Nuffic website you can find more general information about studying in the Netherlands: www.nuffic.nl
School Facilities / - Wireless System Network (WIFI)
- Library and On-Line/Digital Library
- Language Centre: Possibility of attending language courses at different
levels (only if places are available!)
- Restaurant and separate student café
- In-house bookshop
- Temp agency
- Audio/visual service
- Reproduction service
- Computer labs
- Student society – BABYLONIX : www.babylonix.com
- Sports facilities via University of Amsterdam: www.usc.uva.nl

Miscellaneous

/ - Personal Laptop strongly recommended (compulsory for some courses)

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