Agroalimentaire et commerce international

International Agribusiness and Trade

These are exciting times. Climate change, CO2 emissions, world food supply challenges, cultural differences; challenges galore when looking at our future. This means that there are plenty of challenges, especially for students of International Agribusiness and Trade (IAT). Students who will come up with future-proof but above all future-defining solutions for us and our world. Solutions with sustainable impact. Real game changers to be sure.

Challenging

As challenging as the world is and as challenging as the field is, the IAT programme seeks to match it. Wherever you live, if you look around you, food, flowers and timber play a significant role. You will be taught about this international industry by internationally oriented lecturers. These lecturers not only teach in class, but also coach you during projects and accompany you on company visits. During the inspiring hands-on classes, lecturers will introduce you to issues such as marketing, logistics, finance, sales, change management, entrepreneurship, international trade, and sustainability in the agribusiness supply chain. All to provide you with the optimal mix of business knowledge, market insight, and research skills that will allow you to enter the job market immediately.

Appealing projects

In the IAT program, you will work individually or in groups on numerous appealing projects for clients in the professional field. The diversity of clients and assignments is enormous, given that the sector of agribusiness-related companies is also huge. This makes it possible for students to exert a great deal of influence over what their project or research is about, for example, by choosing a specific topic within the agribusiness. Through your internships and assignments you will come into contact with companies both at home and abroad. This is how you start building your own international network in your (future) professional field.

Living up to ambitions

Tailored purely to you personally, that's the IAT programme. With, on the one hand, as much individual guidance as you want or think you need. And at the same time all the space and opportunities to map out your own route. To determine your ambitions purely from your knowledge, skills, and personality, and to be able to realise them.

Building your world

Study at Van Hall Larenstein, the most sustainable University of Applied Sciences in Holland. Choose your own path and follow a study program that offers you the skills to build a future-proof world for you and your environment.

We offer a range of unique English-taught study programs in fields in which Holland performs at the top. So whether you are interested in nutrition, are looking for a bachelor's in equine sports and business, or want to work on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we have the right program for you!

Career

Van Hall Larenstein has close connections to the international business world and NGOs. This allows you to apply the theory into practice: besides obtaining highly valued work experience during internships abroad, students go on excursions at companies where they work on real-life cases. We also invite professionals over to give guest lectures. We strongly believe that international experience is crucial in the development of our students as intercultural competencies are required in almost all career fields. Right from the start, you will develop a professional network of students and colleagues from all over the world.

The lines of communication in our university are short: our students work in small classes with personal attention from the lecturers. Our programs are designed to give you the opportunity to make your own choices. This will prepare you for a fascinating career in a professional field that really matters!

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Why VHL?

• Small-scale University of Applied Sciences You will quickly feel at home here thanks to our personal guidance and you will meet many new, interesting people.
• Learning by doing You will conduct research using modern facilities and enjoy collaborations with (international) experts in your field.
• Study programs that make an impact With your specific knowledge and skills, you will have the tools to create a future-proof world. VHL graduates are in high demand for employers.
• International internships are incorporated into each of our programs to obtain well-valued international work experience even before you graduate.