Accelerate your international management career. Ready to make an impact on the international scene? And steer your management career beyond borders? Then our Masters in International Management & Strategy is perfect for you. You’ll broaden your perspectives on management, sharpen specialist strategic skills in a global setting – and prepare to leap into a career that knows no boundaries.

The Masters in International Management & Strategy programme runs full-time from early September until the end of June - entailing 60 ECTS credits. Classes take place from 9am to 5.30pm and are a dynamic mix of working on real-life business cases, class interaction, company visits and group exercises.  

This programme expands your global mindset, giving you in-depth insights into every aspect of management in an international context. You get the skills to stay ahead of global challenges at societal, business and technological levels. And you gain hands-on experience that will push your strategic capabilities to new heights.

FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

• Global Immersion : Spend four weeks getting to know new countries through a mix of lectures, company visits, challenges and cultural trips. Explore thriving start-ups, large companies and new cultures – and learn how they are connected to the global setting and political systems. 

• European Strategy Tour: Visit companies, meet strategy professionals, solve real-life case studies and immerse yourself in new cultures and business environments as you explore Belgium’s neighbouring countries – and experience a real mix of industries and different types of business model.  

• Deep Dive Challenge: Working with senior management, begin to link management theory and practice by working on challenges from a real-life business case. 

• Global company project: Over two months, you’ll apply everything you’ve learned in a real strategic consultancy project or global social project of your choice. You’ll work outside of Belgium with clients from a different country and culture, navigate the nature of working in (virtual) teams across borders and boundaries – and gain hands-on experience of managing a global business. 

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Continuous feedback and coaching 

• Targeted skill development 

• Comprehensive career services 

• Multiple networking opportunities 

• Personal development portfolio 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE

• Becoming a Global Citizen: Become a true international leader by delving into the challenges of a globalised world, gaining exposure to international leaders and companies -  and immersing yourself in different cultures. Choose which language you want to learn or improve so you can set yourself apart in a multilingual world.

• My Vlerick Development Portfolio: Gain insight into your own strengths and weaknesses, and be challenged to reflect and take actions to improve.

• Management Skills Seminar: Join us off-campus for three days to focus on leadership development and the management skills you need for the digital age.

• Diversity and inclusion: Understand your own assumptions, biases and preconceived ideas about how the world works – or should work. Discover which behaviours are acceptable, open your mind – and begin to develop a broader world view.

• Career Coaching: Stay aligned to the current global job market as you gain the skills, insights and instincts to make a difference and explore your true potential.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• Gain advanced knowledge of strategy and international business by developing the broad-ranging analytical skills you need to master the complex constraints of strategic decision-making.

• Access Vlerick’s global network of strategic decision makers and experts in all areas of international strategy management.

• Broaden your network in Brussels, a top European business hub and home to the European headquarters of some of the world’s most influential companies. 

• Put your knowledge and skills to the test in a two-month consultancy project abroad – the perfect opportunity to connect with the people and organisations who will form your worldwide network.

• Visit top European companies on a week-long strategy tour and immerse yourself in one of the world’s fastest growing economies on a four-week global immersion

• Give your career an extra boost by choosing to complete a Vlerick Certificate in Strategy Consulting.