Program

The International Business and Management Studies in Luxury Goods Management program is built up in four years.

First year
During the first year you will be introduced to the international market from the perspective of an international marketeer, an international manager and an international communication manager, always with a special focus on your target group. General management and communication skills (taught in English) are an integral part of the program. Throughout your education, various modules and trainings will contribute to the (real-life) projects in which you will participate. During these projects, you will learn a lot about how to function in an international business environment.

Second year
During the second year you will be working on your operational skills and learn how to identify business-related issues from a tactical point of view. You will see the international market through the eyes of a financial manager, an export manager and a retail manager of luxury goods. You will also participate in a project concerning the creation of a genuine company. You will finish this year with a ten-week orientation internship in the luxury goods branch.

Third year
In the third year we will look at the luxury goods industry from the perspective of a brand manager, a management consultant and a product manager. As part of the program we will also visit France. As the home of cognac, fragrance, champagne, couture and foie gras, no one can deny that the French know a thing or two about luxury. And whilst the industry evolved from artisanal production, old-world tradition and a rich cultural heritage, the rise of modern companies LVMH and PPR has also cemented France as the business capital of the industry: home to one of the largest armies of luxury brand executives.

Fourth year
In the last year you will perform an international internship in a Luxury Goods company. From our experience we know that working as a trainee is a perfect stepping stone to a career in the international luxury goods industry. You finish this last year with writing your thesis, which is the concluding highlight of your study. You are advising an international organization in the luxury goods industry on a problem they experience or an opportunity they want to explore. You work within a theoretical framework and carry out research in this organization in order to provide them with a good advice. Using the knowledge, skills and experience you have achieved during your study, you are expected to do research, analyze data and give specific recommendations to solve the business problem.

Introduction

Undergraduate program in 4 (or in 3) years
When studying a undergraduate program at EuroPort Business School, there is room for your ambition and talent!

All our undergraduate programs have an intensive program with the duration of 4 or (accelerated track) 3 years. Students who acquire all ECTS (3 x 15 + 3 x 2,5) in the first three trimesters can continue on in the accelerated track. The accelerated track has a study load of 80 ECTS per year and lasts for three years.

The accelerated track is possible because of a intensive program, different teaching methods, assessments and personal coaching. During the program you are being coached by business professionals.

EuroPort Business School offers one undergraduate program International Business and Management Studies. Within the program International Business and Management Studies are multiple minors: Asia Business and Trade, Port Management, Entrepreneurship, Luxury Goods Management and Applied Games Management. The last two are being offered in association with Sonsbeek School of Management.

The undergraduate program at EuroPort Business School is practical, innovative and internationally oriented. EuroPort Business School trains ambitious students towards a management career in various disciplines. Do you want more information about the program? Please download the brochure.

The  undergraduate program International Business and Management Studies is offered in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The undergraduate program IBMS Luxury Goods Management and IBMS Applied Games Management are being offered in Arnhem.

IBMS Luxury Goods Management

The luxury industry has doubled in size over the past 10 years, reflecting an increasingly global presence. Traditionally a sector associated with Europe, luxury brands are expanding into the markets of the fast-developing BRICS economies.

Asia in general, and China in particular, are now recognized as the biggest potential markets for luxury goods. Recent luxury brand sales clearly demonstrate that Asian consumers love luxury items. Luxury brands are now targeting the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) to increase their growth rates, which is a clear indicator of bright prospects for the luxury business.

Managing companies operating in the Luxury Goods industry requires peculiar and specialized skills and knowledge that are usually not covered by traditional general management programs. Nowadays luxury brands require a new breed of managers, capable of managing both business, innovation and creative imperatives. The goal of the program is to ensure that participants develop a global vision of the luxury sector, some solid marketing and managerial abilities and the capacity to engage with innovation and creativity.

Do you have an international mind-set, a specific interest for entering the retail luxury sectors (Cars, Fashion & Accessories, Watches & Jewellery) and an interest for acquiring managerial, entrepreneurial or marketing expertise in luxury business?

Are you a sales oriented student willing to develop an international career in luxury distribution and/or do you want to set up a company in the luxury industry?

Then the Hbo program International Business Management Studies in Luxury Goods is the right choice for you!

General
The program IBMS Luxury Goods Management is a broad education in terms of content and teaching methods. The first 11 quarters (terms) shall be mainly at school. An important part of these quarters is the (real-life) project which highlights a specific aspect of (international) business every term. Of course, all classes are in English. The program offers great opportunities if you are ambitious and you want to excel.

First year IBMS Luxury Goods Management
During the first year you will be introduced to the international market from the perspective of an international marketeer, an international manager and an international communication manager, always with a special focus on your target group. General management and communication skills (taught in English) are an integral part of the program. Throughout your education, various modules and trainings will contribute to the (real-life) projects in which you will participate. During these projects, you will learn a lot about how to function in an international business environment.

Second year IBMS Luxury Goods Management
During the second year you will be working on your operational skills and learn how to identify business-related issues from a tactical point of view. You will see the international market through the eyes of a financial manager, an export manager and a retail manager of luxury goods. You will also participate in a project concerning the creation of a genuine company. You will finish this year with a ten-week orientation internship in the luxury goods branch.

Third year IBMS Luxury Goods Management
In the third year we will look at the luxury goods industry from the perspective of a brand manager, a management consultant and a product manager. As part of the program we will also visit France. As the home of cognac, fragrance, champagne, couture and foie gras, no one can deny that the French know a thing or two about luxury. And whilst the industry evolved from artisanal production, old-world tradition and a rich cultural heritage, the rise of modern companies LVMH and PPR has also cemented France as the business capital of the industry: home to one of the largest armies of luxury brand executives.

Fourth year IBMS Luxury Goods Management
In the last year you will perform an international internship in a Luxury Goods company. From our experience we know that working as a trainee is a perfect stepping stone to a career in the international luxury goods industry. You finish this last year with writing your thesis, which is the concluding highlight of your study. You are advising an international organization in the luxury goods industry on a problem they experience or an opportunity they want to explore. You work within a theoretical framework and carry out research in this organization in order to provide them with a good advice. Using the knowledge, skills and experience you have achieved during your study, you are expected to do research, analyse data and give specific recommendations to solve the business problem.

IBMS

General information
International Business Management & Studies is an English study. You learn how to seize your chances in the international range of professions; career opportunities in a job as e.g. an international consultant, export manager, sales manager or international consultant. Also you are prepared to create your own opportunities. You get to know practical business life from close by, from a scientifically solid foundation.

Field of action
You can start to work for smaller of larger companies – in the Netherlands or abroad – which operate on the international market. You could go and work for an international bank, a company for market research, an advertising agency or another company in business services. Of course you can also choose to start your own company.

Career possibilities
As a graduated IBMS-student you will have many career possibilities. You have gained wide knowledge in doing business and business administration. You also have developed useful skills to apply this knowledge. During the last term the focus will be on deepening of insight, but because of the wide scope of the IBMS-programme, this doesn't exclude other interesting jobs. In the years to come, your will be able to put the following titles on your company card:

• Business Development Manager
• International Product Manager
• Import and Export Assistant 
• International Marketing Assistant
• Export Manager
• International Marketing Manager
• Area Sales Manager
• International Marketing Researcher
• International Publicity Agent

Through interaction with international students and companies you get to know cultures, learn to speak languages, solve questions and act from ethical foundations. You are trained to be a versatile, creative mind with dynamic pragmatics in an international context.

Title and certificate
If you have completed your education International Business & Management Studies, you can bear the title Bachelor of Business Administration. This study is registered at the Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) under code 34936. The official name of this study is International Business and Management Studies; this is the so-called CROHO-name (CROHO means Centraal Register van Hoger Onderwijs Programma’s). More information can be found on the website of the Nederlands Vlaamse Accreditatie Orgaan (NVAO): www.nvao.net