Postgraduate Programme in International Trade and Investment

Do you want an international career? Do you fancy a job in international business such as export manager, international purchasing manager, investment manager, international sales representative, country manager, or institutional relations manager? Or do you simply want to expand your existing knowledge and skills? If so, then the Postgraduate Program in International Trade and Investment is exactly what you need.

This is a comprehensive curriculum that delivers graduates able to independently undertake international business practices such as export, import, sourcing, investing, M&A, and international alliance formation. This program provides a combination of academic and practitioner-led courses, complemented by a series of skills and thematic workshops, with compulsory courses being followed by either elective subjects in Washington and/or Shanghai, an internship, or a thesis. All designed to ensure that our graduates are ideally prepared for a career in international business."

The postgraduate in International Trade and Investment is a comprehensive program that aims to deliver graduates who are able to independently conduct international business practices like export, import, sourcing, investing, M&A, and international alliance formation. Courses of high academic quality are enriched by hands-on input from practitioners. Skills workshops support optimal professional performance.

Added value

The postgraduate in International Trade and Investment offers you:

• A unique and specialized 66 ECTS curriculum.
• A mixture of academic and practitioner-led classes, designed to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the various aspects of international trade and investment.
• Internship services: students are assisted in obtaining internships.
• The BDA can provide references and career advice.

This program is designed to maximize the chances of finding and being successful in jobs such as export manager, purchasing or sourcing manager, investment manager, account manager, or business development manager.

Furthermore, there are real job prospects in banks, for example in the international trade finance department, the international investment finance department, and in corporate relations. Finally, specialists in international trade and investment find jobs in international organizations, governmental departments, and in the field of diplomacy (e.g. Trade Commissioner).

First steps in the market

This is a comprehensive curriculum that delivers graduates able to independently undertake international business practices such as export, import, sourcing, investing, M&A, and international alliance formation. This program provides a combination of academic and practitioner-led courses, complemented by a series of skills and thematic workshops, with compulsory courses being followed by either elective subjects in Washington and/or Shanghai, an internship, or a thesis. All are designed to ensure that our graduates are ideally prepared for a career in international business.