At Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, we have redefined what an MBA can—and must—be: a platform for personal transformation, entrepreneurial thinking, and globally minded leadership. This programme challenges you to think differently, lead decisively, and act with integrity in complex environments. You will build the mindset, tools, and cross-cultural fluency to navigate global markets, influence systems, and create sustainable value across sectors and beyond borders.
Grounded in VU’s values of free thinking, societal responsibility, and meaningful impact, our MBA in International Business prepares you to lead with vision, resilience, empathy, and integrity—and to redefine success through both performance and progress.
MBA in International Business at a glance
- Programme Type: MBA
- Degree / Credits: MSc, 60 ECTS
- Duration: 18 months, part-time (courses once a month, Thursday–Saturday)
- Start Date: September 2026
- Tuition Fee: €35,000 if you apply before December 31. Our fees will go up in 2026. More details on scholarships, early bird discount, and alumni benefits can be found here.
- Language: English
- Location: VU Amsterdam Campus
- Required Prior Education: Bachelor’s degree, 3+ years professional experience
- Application Deadline: 26 August 2026 (submit your application before 1 March 2026 and save 10% with our Early Bird offer)
Who This MBA Is For
Early to Mid-Career Professionals
If you have around 5 to 7 years of experience and are ready to step into managerial or strategic leadership roles, this MBA will help you make that leap with confidence. You’ll deepen your understanding of the business landscape, build decision-making and cross-functional skills, and strengthen your presence as a leader, so you can move from execution to influence.
Career Changers
Transitioning from engineering, healthcare, law, the arts, or other fields? Our curriculum builds a strong business foundation and strategic mindset—no prior business degree required.
Entrepreneurs & Innovators
If you are building or scaling a venture, this MBA provides the frameworks, tools, and international perspective to lead sustainably and think at scale.
Unconventional Leaders
Our MBA is also for those who don’t always see themselves reflected in traditional business spaces: leaders from underrepresented sectors, overlooked industries, or global communities whose ambition, insight, and lived experience haven’t been given a seat at the table. Here, with us, your story belongs. And your perspective is essential.
Why Choose VU's Part-Time MBA in International Business?
Potential & Possibility through a Human Lens
We see business as a platform for innovation, equity, and meaningful progress. Through a rigorous, cross-disciplinary MBA education, we will help you sharpen your business acumen, gain the tools to reshape systems globally, and develop the clarity, empathy, and conviction to lead with both impact and integrity. This is business education with heart.
A Global, Entrepreneurial Mindset
Whether you are launching a new venture or driving innovation from within, we prepare you to develop the strategic agility, creative confidence and entrepreneurial mindset to turn complexity into opportunity and ambition into action.
Built for Flexibility. Designed for Immediate Impact
With immersive sessions just three days a month, you stay embedded in your professional life while transforming it. You will bridge the classroom and the boardroom in real time, translating insight into action, and theory into leadership that matters.
A Boutique, Inclusive Learning Community
You will join a globally diverse cohort of changemakers from across industries, sectors and life experiences. We will support you through personalised guidance, close mentorship, and an environment that honors both who you are and who you are becoming.
