Admissions
General bachelor’s graduates
If you are not a SBE continuing master’s student, nor a bachelor’s graduate who completed an academic minor or pre-master’s programme at:
• Hogeschool Zuyd
• Fontys
• Nationale Hogeschool voor Toerisme en Verkeer (NHTV)
...you should complete a registration request for the selective master's programme via Studielink
You will then receive a confirmation of your request as well as login details for MyUM. In the My UM portal you should complete the application form and upload all documents relating to the admission requirements (see admission requirements table below). If further information is needed to assess or complete your application, additional documents may be requested. After the receipt of a complete application has been acknowledged, your file will be assessed. Within approximately two weeks you will hear whether you have been admitted to the programme.
| Requirement | Short description |
|---|---|
| Registration request | a registration request for the master's programme in Studielink |
| Application form | a completed application form in My UM |
| Bachelor’s degree | a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, together with a certified transcript of exam subjects and grades |
| Grade Point Average | we encourage you to provide your GPA using the 0-10 Dutch grading system. If your transcript uses a different grading system, you may use this Nuffic document to convert the GPA into the 0-10 scale |
| Motivation letter | a letter describing your motivation for applying to the MSc International Business programme at SBE |
| CV | a curriculum vitae (CV) in English |
| GMAT / GRE | Proof of an official GMAT or GRE score of 600 or more results in automatic admission, so long as the other admission requirements are fulfilled. Candidates with official GMAT scores of 500-600 will be considered alongside other admission requirements and qualifications (valid for two years). An official score lower than 500 results in automatic rejection. |
| TOEFL / IELTS (not applicable for native English speakers and/or EU/EEA students) | a minimum TOEFL score of at least 575 (paper-based test), 233 (computer based test) or 90-91 (internet-based test), a minimum IELTS score of at least 6.5 or a pass for the Cambridge Proficiency test (valid for two years) |
| Passport | a scanned copy of your passport (must be valid at the programme start date) |
| Portrait picture | a scanned portrait picture |
Application deadlines
September start: 1 July (for students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland) and 1 May (for students from other countries)
February start: 1 December (for students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland)
and 1 October (for students from other countries)
HBO bachelor’s graduates
If you have completed an academic minor or academic pre-master’s programme at one of the following Universities of Applied Sciences:
- Hogeschool Zuyd
- Fontys Hogescholen
- Nationale Hogeschool voor Toerisme en Verkeer (NHTV)
...and are eligible to apply for the master’s programme in International Business without certain further entry requirements, you should complete a registration request for the master's programme via Studielink. You will receive a confirmation of your request as well as login details for My UM. In the My UM portal you should complete the application form and upload all documents relating to the admission requirements (see admission requirements table below). If further information is needed to assess or complete your application, additional documents may be requested. After the receipt of a complete application has been acknowledged, your file will be assessed. Within approximately two weeks you will hear whether you have been admitted to the programme.
| Admission Requirements | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Registration request | a registration request for the master's programme in Studielink |
| Application form | a completed application form in My UM |
| Bachelor’s degree | a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, together with a certified transcript of exam subjects and grades |
| Statement pre-master | a statement from the applicable University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Zuyd, Fontys Hogescholen or the NHTV) confirming that you have completed the academic minor or academic pre-master’s programme |
| Passport | a scanned copy of your passport (must be valid at the programme start date) |
| Portrait picture | a scanned portrait picture |
Application deadlines
September start: 1 July (for students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland) and 1 May (for students from other countries)
February start: 1 December (for students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland)
and 1 October (for students from other countries)
* Only for students of ‘Commerciële Economie’, ‘International Business and Management Studies’, 'Small Business and Retail Management’, ‘Accountancy’ and ‘Bedrijfseconomie’ who received their Fontys Bachelor’s degree and who finished the Fontys minor ‘Academic Orientation’ (including the module ‘Statistics 2’)
SBE bachelor’s graduates *
(The BSc International Business and the BSc Economics and Business Economics give direct access to the MSc International Business)
If you qualify for one of the continuing master’s programmes, you should complete a graduation request for the bachelor’s programme and submit it online. You should then complete a re-registration request for the bachelor’s programme and a registration request for the continuing master’s programme via Studielink. You will then receive a confirmation of your request. After that you will need to fill out an application form via My UM. If further information is needed to assess or complete your application, additional documents may be requested. After the receipt of a complete application has been acknowledged, your file will be assessed. Within approximately two weeks you will hear whether you have been admitted to the programme.
| Admission requirements | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Graduation request | a graduation request for the bachelor’s programme |
| Re-registration request | a re-registration request for the bachelor’s programme |
| Registration request | a registration request for the continuing master's programme |
| Bachelor’s degree | a bachelor's degree from SBE that gives direct access to the MSc International Business programme |
| Passport | a scanned copy of your passport |
| Portrait picture | a scanned portrait picture |
Application deadlines
September start: 1 July (for students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland) and 1 May (for students from other countries)
February start: 1 December (for students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland)
and 1 October (for students from other countries)
* Please note that if you are a SBE graduate from a programme which doesn’t give direct access to the International Business programme, the admission requirements as described under ‘For general bachelor’s graduates’ are applicable.
