Faculty of Economics & Business Bachelor’s Programme in Economics and Business

2 A brief introduction Massimo Giuliodori  First-Year Program Director, responsible for:  Admissions  Program content  Educational system  Associate Professor in Monetary and Fiscal Economics  Italian, studied in Italy (BSc and MSc) and the U.K. (MPhil and Ph.D), working at UvA since 2003

3 University of Amsterdam Founded in major faculties 30,000 students 5,000 staff Top university:  1st in the Netherlands  5th in continental Europe  63rd in the world (QS rankings 2011)

4 Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Established in ,000 students Two schools:  Amsterdam Business School  Amsterdam School of Economics BSc and MSc programmes Top rankings (e.g. ‘Excellent Group’ by CHE, 2010) Top ‘names’

5 Some of our Professors  Arnoud Boot  Sweder van Wijnbergen  Roel Beetsma  Henriette Maassen-van den Brink  Barbara Baarsma  Lex Hoogduin (former executive director DNB)

6 Why an International Programme? Bachelor/Master structure has increased mobility of students Selection of excellent students not limited anymore to The Netherlands International-programme students perform on average better than Dutch-programme students Amsterdam hosts many multinational firms and international organizations. Great career prospects.

7 BSc Programme Economics & Business Main characteristics Educational system General structure Content Students Costs Staff

8 Main Characteristics 3-year programme Completely taught in English Years/semesters/blocks 3 specialisations (excluding minors)  Economics  Business Studies  Economics and Finance Personal approach (e.g. mentors) Close monitoring

9 Main Characteristics Comparison with (Dutch) Economie & Bedrijfskunde  No “Accountancy & Control” and “Finance and Organization”  Selection process (e.g. English, Maths, Interview)  Smaller groups  On average higher performance  International group of students

10 Main Characteristics Comparison with English-taught BSc programmes in Economics and Business at other Dutch universities  Rotterdam  Maastricht  Groningen  Tilburg  VU Amsterdam  Utrecht

11 Educational System Admission Requirements  Completed high school education at VWO-level (for Dutch students with Wiskunde A or B)  TOEFL IBT> 92 or IELTS-score of 6.5 or higher (for international students)  Mathematics entrance examination  Interview may be part of admissions procedure  Application deadline: 1 st May 2013 (EU/EEA students)  Application first through our website (not Studielink). See:

12 Educational System Credits:  European Credits Transfer System (EC)  Each year consists of 60 EC  1 EC is approximately equal to 28 study hours  Each course is 6 EC  Each course has to be passed (grade 6 or higher)

13 Educational System Courses and Prerequisites  Foundation/compulsory/elective courses  BSc thesis  Course-specific prerequisites Examinations  Written/oral/assignments  Multiple-choice/open-question examinations  2 examinations each year (only one resit!)

14 General Structure First year: common foundation courses in economics, business, maths, stats, academic skills Second year: choose specialization between “Economics”, “Economics & Finance” or “Business Studies”, each with compulsory courses Third year: compulsory and elective courses, and BSc thesis  Possibility to study abroad  Possibility to follow a minor

15 General Structure First yearSecond yearThird year CommonSpecialisation Foundation courses common to all students Economics Economics & Finance Business Studies

16 First Year Semester 1 Period 1Period 2Period 3 Marketing & Strategy (6 EC)Microeconomics (6 EC)Academic English and Skills (6 EC) Mathematics & Statistics 1 (6 EC) Accounting (6 EC) Academic & Study Skills (0 EC) Semester 2 Period 1Period 2Period 3 Organization & Management (6 EC) Macroeconomics (6 EC)Research Project (6 EC) Mathematics & Statistics 2 (6 EC) Finance (6 EC)

17 First Year Honours Programme  Eligibility: (1) 30 EC in first semester of first year (2) grade average of 7.5 or higher  Honours programme comprises 30 credits  Courses are interdisciplinary  BSc diploma + Honours diploma

18 First Year Binding Study Advice (BSA)  At least 42 EC (out of 60) including ‘Mathematics & Statistics 1’ during the first year  Personal circumstances (illness, death of a relative, etc) should be reported asap to the Study Advisor  Decision by Board of Examiners

19 First Year Percentage of students starting the first year making it to the second year English Program 83%88%82%83% Dutch Program 54%46%54%53%

20 Second Year Which specialization? (1) Economics (2) Economics & Finance (3) Business Studies Students choose on the basis of: (i) Own experience during first year (ii) Personal academic skills and ambitions (iii) Future career prospects

21 Second and Third Year Economics: Money and Banking, Finance, Micro II, Macro II, International Trade and Money, Intermediate Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, etc Economics & Finance: overlap with Economics (second year), but more focus on Management Accounting, Advanced Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Theory, etc Business Studies: Marketing, Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Accounting, etc

22 Third Year Regular or Minor? Minor:  Available for both Economics and Business Studies  Consists of 30 EC (one semester)  Particularly suited for students that want to:  follow minor at the UvA  spend a semester abroad (e.g. ERASMUS programme) in one of our 100 foreign partner universities

23 Career Prospects Economics: positions in government bodies, multinational companies and international organizations Economics & Finance: positions in financial departments of multinational companies and financial institutions Business Studies: qualifies students for commercial and management positions, such as: organizational consultant, strategic manager, account manager, etc

24 Students >500 applications for accepted; 179 confirmed 46% female, 54% male students Origin: 26% Dutch, 24% NW/SW European, 31% Eastern European, 16% Asian, 3% other 32 nationalities in this cohort Around nationalities in BSc programme

25 Costs EU/EEA students tuition fees € 1,835 Non-EU/EEA students tuition fees € 9,000 Housing Books, etc

26 Information Website: Admissions office (10:00-11:00 and 15:00-16:00) Programme director: Massimo Giuliodori ;