International Management

In your first semester, you will learn about the philosophical and ethical roots of law and its basic principles. You will be able to understand and use contracts in commercial, technical and organisational areas of different international legal systems to achieve business success .

You will be able to identify and prioritise opportunities and risks to manage the appropriate business activities for market success , including negotiating on behalf of the company - regardless of a national legal or intercultural environment.

Conflict management techniques such as the Harvard method guide you through any confrontational situation.

You can effectively manage the operations of a business because you understand different management approaches and have analytical and planning tools to optimise the use of resources.

You motivate and lead teams while ensuring meaningful reporting and communication with the company's various stakeholders.

In the 2nd semester, you will learn project management - from the identification of complex, practical challenges of an active company to the independent application of theoretical knowledge (e.g. Porter's value chain, business model canvas, innovation funnel, market analyses, stages of project management).

You will also develop and present solutions for such challenges along internal and cross-company processes. Through the social and intercultural skills you acquire, you will build your profile and make valuable business contacts.

You will be trained to transform business ideas into products or services by identifying suitable resources and designing an appropriate innovation management process to create value.

You will formulate appropriate visions and missions to develop a strategy and business model for a start-up . In order to critically review their implementation, you will derive suitable goals and targets.

After completing your studies, you will have in-depth knowledge of the various functional areas of a company. You will be able to monitor the results of plans and make ethical decisions in the areas of sales, production, human resources, finance and investment.

In the 3rd semester, you will deal with the core functions of human resources, from recruitment, selection and training to motivating, incentivising and developing employees.

We will train you to balance ethical issues and performance measurement by promoting harmonious organisational autonomy to build and lead international and multicultural teams.

With an introduction to continental European and Anglo-American legal systems and familiarity with the structure, organisation and functioning of international organisations such as the European Union, you will prepare yourself to identify the relevant law for cross-border business and optimise the conflict of interest between confidentiality, controlled use and technology transfer.

You will also familiarise yourself with instruments - especially contractual ones - that protect you from encroachments on your property rights and the loss of competitive advantages.

You will identify financial risks that are crucial for the company's successful business activities on the market. You will be able to make appropriate decisions on possible risk combinations and assess their impact on the financial performance of the company and its partners.

You will learn a wide range of modern leadership styles to meet the current challenges in contemporary leadership of individuals, groups and organisations.

As a graduate, you will be able to design tailor-made market studies to meet the needs of target customers and create added value. You will be able to link marketing objectives to measurable KPIs to evaluate the success of their campaigns and build a trusted brand.

As a graduate, you will be able to critically reflect on and organise different academic approaches in order to develop analytical strategies for your research process.

Your findings will guide you in contextualising your findings and integrating them into the decision-making framework of an international manager.

Upon graduation, you will have applied the practical learning effects of the programme in a business internship. You will therefore have authentic professional experience and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to entrepreneurial activities and relevant tasks.

Through your engagement in academic research and the application of an analytical framework to achieve predefined research objectives, you will be able to consolidate academic theory and practical skills in international management and develop your professional profile accordingly.