Business Administration

Winter intake start date
2025-02-01
Winter intake deadline
2024-11-25
Define the business world of tomorrow by developing and transforming businesses through innovation and entrepreneurship.
In today’s business world, social and technological changes follow each other at a rapid pace, shaking up entire markets, including customer expectations, supply chains and business models. In such an evolving field, there’s no sense in just doing business as usual. The Master’s in Business Administration (BA) at the University of Twente will turn you into the innovative, entrepreneurial and highly sought-after business leader that can prepare businesses for the multifaceted challenges of tomorrow.
Specialisations
Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Strategy
International Management & Consultancy
Purchasing & Supply Management
Strategic Marketing & Servitisation
During this one-year, English-taught Master’s, you will learn how to develop and transform businesses. You will tackle complex and often cross-border business challenges in order to make companies sustainable for the future. This might involve improving economic performance, developing new markets, managing large-scale change projects, implementing digital solutions, enhancing corporate responsibility or managing talent.
The Master's programme in Business Administration offers you a broad range of career prospects. As a graduate, you might work in financial management, marketing and information management, human resource management, innovation & entrepreneurship or purchasing and supply management.
THE WORLD AT YOUR FEET
University of Twente graduates enter the job market with excellent international career prospects.
Some join commercial companies, non-profit organizations, government or scientific institutes, often at management level. Your career path could begin in a variety of sectors and fields, such as finance, marketing, procurement or HRM, depending on your academic profile. In time you may attain a leadership or strategic position. Another option may be to start your own business; many International Business Administration graduates have done so with great success.
Just a few examples of career options
Industry (Grolsch, Philips, Bosch, Siemens, Volkswagen)
Consultancy (Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, Deloitte, KPMG, Booz & Allen)
International organizations (EU, World Bank, Shell)
Applied Physics graduates regularly pursue careers in information technology. In addition, consultancy firms (e.g. Arthur D. Little, McKinsey) regularly hire applied physicists. Over ten percent of our graduates currently work abroad.