BScInternational Business Economics
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Undergraduate Programs, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 7 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc |
| Tuition fee | €2,750 per semester Please note that the tuition fees for the academic year 2024/2025 will be annonced a bit later. You can expect a small increase in price, please consider your application accordingly |
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| Application fee | €150 one-time |
| Registration fee | €100 one-time |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher)
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Original and translated documents are to be shown in person as part of the registration process in Hungary. |
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| Language requirements | English Intermediate command of English is required. Please note that all applicants need to participate in an online admission interview. During this interview, you will need to prove your language skills and the admission committee will make the decision based on this performance. If you do not reach the necessary language level, you won’t be granted admission even if you have previously obtained language certificate. Applicants who do not meet the minimum language requirements have to start their studies with a University Foundation Program. |
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Overview
This programme is designed to explore the connections between world economic processes, trends, and international trade, and to transfer the knowledge of foreign economic policy instruments necessary for setting up and implementing international transactions (transactions in goods and services). The knowledge acquired from the programme enables students to analyse and devise the foreign trade strategy and export-import structure of national economies, to design and manage global supply chains, and to create trading, logistics and financing contracts that enable companies to enter international markets. The programme prepares students for work in the fields of international business development, international sourcing, and sales and logistics both in domestic and international business environments.
Double-Degree
Students can also pursue their studies in a double-degree programme, allowing them to earn two degrees in the same educational cycle.
This programme offers double-degree opportunities with the following partner universities:
- Avans University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands),
- Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Germany),
- Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts (The Netherlands),
- Shih Chien University (Taiwan),
- Thomas More University (Belgium),
- Université de Picardie Jules Verne (France),
- Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Programme structure
Specializations:
- International Business Development
- East Asian Business Studies
International Business Development
The International Business Development specialisation is designed to familiarise students with the different forms of international business activities and the possibilities and limitations of their cross-border expansion, and to transfer comprehensive knowledge of the risks and costs of international transactions and the legal and economic conditions required for their implementation.
East Asian Business Studies
The English-Language East Asian Business Studies specialisation aims to ensure students become professionals familiar with East Asia- with the economic history and economic institutional systems of the dominant economies in the region, as well as with the inherent differences arising from their cultural embeddedness.
Throughout the course of the programme, students learn the basics of economics, social sciences, methodology and business.
(e.g.: mathematics, statistics, information technology, economics, international economics, finance, business economics, marketing, accounting, management, business communication, political science, sociology, law)
The programme is focussed on professional studies in international business.
(e.g.: In the field of macroeconomics: international relations and institutions, world economy and international trade, the EU’s organisation and policies, and Hungarian foreign economic policy. At the corporate level: international finance, international transactions, international logistics, international marketing, and international business communication).
After four completed semesters, students can choose from the recommended specialisations, even in a foreign language, depending on their existing knowledge and future goals.
In addition to the aforementioned skills, it is also possible to acquire advanced professional language and IT skills.
Career opportunities
Graduates from the programme can find employment practically in all types of domestic and international companies and enterprises and will be qualified to fill middle and senior management positions in different technical and functional areas. Their advanced language skills and understanding of economics also makes it easy for them to work abroad (or for international companies operating in Hungary).
Students graduating from the BSc programme in International Business Economics will be able to:
• manage and organise international entrepreneurial activities, either in self-employment or integrated into a large corporate structure,
• monitor and interpret the processes in the world economy and international business, the changes in economic policy and the policies and legislation relevant and related to their special field, as well as the effects of the same, and take these into account when developing analyses, proposals, and decisions,
• determine the complex consequences of forwarding and foreign trade processes, plan and organise economic activity in business organisations related to forwarding activities and foreign trade processes,
• know and understand the basic functioning and goals of economic policy, foreign trade processes, foreign economic policy, and their effects,
• understand all matters related to the functioning of the European Union, as necessary for efficient work,
• understand the specific characteristics of working in an international multicultural environment.
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