Overview

The ever-changing world requires a new mindset and skills for the experts of international business. The future managers must be critical and creative thinkers that are able to renew their business operations continuously and sustainably.

Graduates of the new International Business Management programme from University of Oulu become change agents in the economy and society who can respond to the challenges of dynamic business environment by relying on the Nordic principles of change management, sustainable leadership, and growth entrepreneurship in organisational and business development.

Occupational profiles of the graduates

The IBM graduates will be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in International Business Management. Graduates demonstrate a basic understanding of the key aspects relevant for the management of international businesses, basic understanding of management as an academic field of study and can analyse and solve business problems and justify business decisions.

Thus, graduates are ready to tackle business and marketing cases as experts in companies pursuing growth in international sales in fields such as high tech or health tech.

The degree provides a qualification for master studies in the fields of management and business administration. For continuing their studies, students will have an opportunity to enrol in the English-taught master’s programme in International Business Management offered by the Oulu Business School.

Master’s graduates work in many professional fields and develop to hold expert and management positions in Finland and internationally. They cover the whole spectrum of companies from start-ups to multinational corporations with titles such as:

Business Development Manager
Management Consultant
Director of Sales & Marketing
Global Demand Analyst
Key Account Manager
Sales Manager
Entrepreneur
Team Leader.

Programme Structure

As the new degree programme in International Business Management focuses on addressing the contemporary global business challenges from the Nordic perspective, by drawing upon the ideas of entrepreneurial leadership and responsible business, it offers students with:

business knowledge of the key aspects and theories of international business management based on state-of-the art research
a dive into the Nordic business context
opportunities to develop their management skills by complementing theoretical teaching with practical assignments
communication skills appropriate for business situations. Students will learn the basics of Finnish language relevant in a Finnish working environment.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-22 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

54

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TOEFL^® IBT

78

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Credits

300 ECTS

180+120 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oulu, Finland

Disciplines

Business Administration Management Studies International Business View 25 other Bachelors in International Business in Finland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

54

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TOEFL^® IBT

78

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Other requirements

General requirements

You can submit an application for this Bachelor’s programme, if you have completed one of the following qualifications:
- an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma
- a European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma
- a Reifeprüfung (RP) or a Deutsches Internationales Abitur diploma (DIA)
Applicants applying with qualification other than the Finnish matriculation examination, IB, EB or DIA/RP are selected on basis of a SAT test.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

10000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10000 EUR per year during 60 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Oulu

660 - 1040 EUR /month

Living costs

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