International Agribusiness and Trade
Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset and an interest in trading products internationally? In the International Agribusiness and Trade programme, you will learn how to do this in a fair way, with attention to profit, people, and the environment.
Do you enjoy travelling the world for international business? Would you like to discover which products and raw materials customers need for their innovations, or be proud of your contribution to the sustainability of the food chain?
This programme teaches you everything you need to know to succeed in business. You don’t need to know yet which role you want, whether in sales, marketing, logistics, or even setting up your own business. During the programme, you will explore all these areas. You will receive a standard business education with a specialisation in cross-border trade and the agrisectors, making you especially attractive to future employers.
Why International Agribusiness and Trade?
- You will build an international network through your international classmates, internships, and visits to trade fairs and companies.
- You will gain specialist knowledge of the entire supply chain, from protein to energy bar, from mango to smoothie, from tree to desk.
- You will learn to innovate in the global food business in a way that is financially responsible as well as sustainable and socially aware, making you highly sought after on the international job market.
- You will also be prepared to tackle complex challenges, such as working to make healthy food affordable. Topics include food security, food safety, climate impact, and complex issues surrounding raw material shortages.
What you will learn
You will get to know the various sectors within agribusiness in the first part of the study programme. You will also learn how the chain of a particular product is designed. Examples include packaging, chilling and logistics as well as legislation and regulations for export, safety and quality. The courses on marketing, financing, managing product innovation, organising and reporting complete the study programme and are focused on international trade.
- Get to know products from international agribusiness: fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants, wood, meat and fish, natural building materials, coffee and chocolate.
- Delve into the course of a food chain, from harvest to supermarket.
- Gain experience in all departments of a company, such as transport, marketing and finance.
- Research which marketing strategy works best for certain products.
- Envisage how you can innovate and then market a product.
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Kastu feedback about the program after the visit
- It’s still business program and people shouldn‘t be scared of the word „agribusiness“. They will still be able to work in an office with a suit. And this program could have additional advantage in the job market of business management specialists with the very specific knowledge of agriculture products and processes, especially if someone is planning to stay in the Netherlands.
- The students become experts knowing the whole process of agriculture, so this way they can be advisors of various agribusiness products, after finishing this program they will be able to sell the products better because of their knowledge related to the processes: how it‘s made and etc.
- VHL are in touch with local companies, so students do practical assignments with them.
- Pažymių išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs mokyklos, būtina prisegti pažymių išrašą. Smulkesnę informaciją kaip pildyti išrašą ir kada jis reikalingas, rasi čia.
- Brandos atestatas – jei jau esi baigęs mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka anketoje prisegti savo Brandos atestatą.
Pastaba!
- Motyvacinis laiškas yra NEprivalomas dokumentas stojant į šio universiteto programas.
- Vienas iš stojimo etapų į Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences yra Study Choice Check (reikės atlikti papildomas užduotis - užpildyti klausimyną).
Anglų kalbos žinias gali patvirtinti vienu iš šių būdų:
- turėti anglų kalbos pažymį Brandos atestate ir išlaikyti Anglų kalbos valstybinį egzaminą (egzamino rezultatas nėra svarbus, svarbiausia, kad jį išlaikytum)*
arba
- išlaikyti IELTS arba TOEFL testą.
*Jeigu nori pasitikrinti ar tavo anglų kalbos žinios yra pakankamos studijuoti Nyderlandų aukštosiose – suteikiame galimybę laikyti Oxford anglų kalbos testą. Nors anglų kalbos testas nėra reikalaujamas, patartina žinoti savo galimybes ir kalbos lygį.
Organisations from the entire international agribusiness sector will be queueing up for you! Large international importers are looking for graduates of food and business programmes who have knowledge of and an affinity for vulnerable agriproducts. Get to work as a team leader of logistics, marketing manager, customer relations manager or product specialist in a production hall.
Supply chain planner
As the person responsible for the distribution of a specific assortment, you will maintain an overview of products and their delivery periods. This way, you will satisfy clients’ demands. Together with sales colleagues, you will discuss what you need and if something is unavailable, you will communicate with the client and propose alternatives.
Trader
As a trader, you will be responsible for quotations, daily offers and proactive client communication. You will process orders, monitor purchasing and sales processes and carry out acquisitions. You will regularly visit your domestic and international clients, and by doing so, you will build new relationships and maintain existing ones.
Account manager
It is your task to anchor positive product name awareness. Together with your team, you will develop a long-term plan to increase market share or implement innovations. You will follow market trends and work together with the marketing team to launch products on new markets.
Business operations specialist
In this role, you will help business owners, organisations and companies with issues surrounding permits, emission reduction, the efficiency of ingredients or the improvement of processes. If you work for an agency, then you will work in various locations on improving a healthier or more climate-neutral earnings model. You could also take on this role as a self-employed person.
