Global businesses have had to adapt recently to shortages in supply chains, rising energy prices and demands for greener processes and products. Financial planning and risk management are more important than ever before - for any size of business. During our hands-on four-year IFMC programme, you’ll learn how to assist companies face these challenges. To help seize new opportunities by managing risks and overseeing cash management, working capital and optimal funding needs. You’ll learn how to transform numbers into sustainable business growth. To improve our world and see the bigger picture. Employability On IFMC we’ll get you ‘job ready’. You’ll get a grounding in all-things finance, skills that will get your ‘foot in the door’ on graduation. Our professionally-geared programme is packed will real-life business scenarios and skills-based assignments, all taught face-to-face. Not only will you become highly employable, you’ll make new friends and become a valuable member of our IFMC community. You’ll be on first name terms with our approachable lecturers who’ll share their own international business experiences. You’ll see finance from both entrepreneurial and ethical perspectives and learn all about management and marketing, with the inclusive, practical experience a university of applied sciences offers. But the main focus will be on financial and cost accounting, using economic data to make a difference. In year one, you’ll get a practical grounding in finance and business administration and set up investment plans for regional, national and international companies. In your second year, you’ll get ‘finance-plus’ skills for your future career, solving business issues during group projects, where everyone gets their voice heard. You’ll also choose from elective courses, including Entrepreneurship and Data Analytics. In year three, you’ll start your journey as a finance professional on your first internship. You can tap into our network of diverse and reputable industries and start your career path at a medium-sized company, multinational organisation, government institution or NGO - in the Netherlands, or anywhere in the world. In your final year, you’ll take two of our cutting-edge minors at THUAS or one of our global partner universities. Or take two pre-masters minors, which will prepare you for the three masters degrees in Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Control, and Accounting and Auditing at Erasmus University, Rotterdam and allow you to take the masters in one year. Finally, you’ll complete your graduation project during a second internship, making sense of the numbers and applying calculations as you get ready for the real job market. Show less

Year 1
In your first year you’ll find out why finance is at the heart of a business. You’ll learn about the financial and non-financial impact of company operations and understand the crucial role of a business controller. You’ll develop your finance skills, interpreting numbers with an analytical approach and assessing company performance.

Each term’s main theme is explored during a hands-on project. You’ll work in multi-cultural groups with classmates from all over the world, sharing your views and experiences and making new friends. Over half of IFMC students are international. As well as doing lots of calculations, you’ll get to grips with the software that you’ll need at work, including Excel and Power BI dashboards. You’ll improve your employability with business communication and research skills and get a basic understanding of statistics, management and marketing.

Year 2
In the second year, you’ll investigate an organisation, analysing its numbers and learning how to turn advice into profits. You’ll contribute in project groups and use IT tools, such as Excel and SAP, to get a better understanding of a company. You’ll go beyond the numbers and discover how a company can make an impact in society and different cultures, increasing your employability.

It’s not all study. On IFMC, we want to help you grow on a personal level and connect with your fellow students outside the classroom. You can get involved and boost your CV credentials by becoming a first year buddy, tutor or student assistant. Or join the PR team that promotes our programme on social media, activities organised by student support teams and focus groups that evaluate and improve our curriculum.

Year 3
The third year kicks off with a 15-week internship, which you can do in the Netherlands, or anywhere in the world. You’ll get the chance to apply all the things you have learnt during the first two years and immerse yourself in the professional world.

Our IFMC students make a real difference at our partnering internship organisations, which have included Mercedes Benz and Nutricia, plus pension funds and investment companies.

In the second semester, you’ll delve into Strategic Management and Risk Management with your classmates in group projects and related courses.

Year 4
Minors and graduation project
In your final year, you can add to your business skills by taking two cutting edge minors at THUAS, including Risk Management, Controlling, Blockchain, Circular Business and Data Science for Business Improvement. Or you can choose to do your minors on an international exchange at a partner university. You can also take two pre-masters minors which will prepare you for the masters in accounting, auditing, finance and control at Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

You’ll finish off with a second internship researching current business issues for your graduation project at an organisation of your choice. You could follow in the footsteps of Deniss Korotkovics, one of our first IFMC graduates. He researched how to improve the cash flow at Nutricia, a subsidiary of the Danone Group and made a positive impact on the financial results at Danone.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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