Master of Business Administration - Global Leadership & Intercultural Management Specialisation
MBA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 25,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for academic year 2026-2027, full-time | 12750 EUR per year for part-time | does not include one-off enrolment fee of 95 EUR
Are you excited by the idea of conducting business with companies abroad? Then this specialisation focusing on international innovation and entrepreneurship is perfect for you! Choose the Global Leadership & Intercultural Management specialisation of the Master of Business Administration programme.
Are you ready for an international top career? Continue your career in various management positions and across diverse industries, with various organisations that operate globally.
During your studies, you will learn about innovation, business management, business intelligence, marketing, strategy and leadership. You always learn within an international context, so you are ready to take on a management position with a major international player. With cases, research, company visits, workshops, and (guest) lectures, you will develop your international mindset, knowledge, and skills. At Tio, you learn the ins and outs of the profession.
Your success story
Our MBA and its specialisation in Global Leadership & Intercultural Management boosts your career to a higher level. At the best educator in the Netherlands you can count on outstanding guidance from experienced professionals.
Did you successfully complete your degree? As the holder of an internationally-recognised MBA diploma at a higher education level, you can now add your new Master of Business Administration title to your name. The diploma includes the annotation of Global Leadership & Intercultural Management.
Valuable degree
With Tio's Master of Business Administration, you are guaranteed a valuable diploma. Tio is renowned for its excellent quality of education, as reflected in the consistently high scores achieved by Tio's programmes for twelve consecutive years in various rankings, such as the Higher Education Guide. You can rely on excellent guidance from lecturers with extensive practical experience at the best educator in the Netherlands.
- Attend a MBA programme tailored to your needs and ambitions, and earn your MBA in just one year.
- Study at the leading private business school in the Netherlands, which stands for personal, excellent and entrepreneurial education.
- Lessons from top lecturers with practical experience, benefit from their experience and a direct link between theory and practice.
- The best guidance: Small classes with an average of 10 students and your own MBA coach.
- Take advantage of our large global network of collaborations and networking opportunities with top companies worldwide.
- We offer an all-inclusive student experience, from guaranteed housing to international study trips and exclusive events.
- Learning by doing means that this MBA directly links theoretical knowledge to practical application through case studies, masterclasses and company visits.
- Tio opens doors! Grow into an enthusiastic young professional with an entrepreneurial mindset: the best employers and clients are waiting for you!
The core curriculum forms the basis of this master’s programme. As a budding manager, you will learn all about good and inclusive HRM policies and learn how to streamline organisational processes as efficiently and effectively as possible. You will also dive into the financial documents of an organisation and develop your strategic skills through a simulation game, among other teaching methods. You will be taught modules on:
- Financial management
- Human Resource Management
- Operations management
- Strategic management
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) educates you to become an all-round management professional specialised in Global Leadership & Intercultural Management. Do you recognise yourself in one or more of these descriptions? Then this study is perfect for you! Are you:
- Ambitious?
- Driven?
- Business-oriented?
- Entrepreneurial?
- A true strategist?
- Analytical?
- Groundbreaking?
- Fancying a title behind your name?
What can you do once you complete the Master of Business Administration at Tio Business School?
You are widely employable and the international business world likes to work with professionals who have practical experience, but who also have well-developed analytical skills. Plenty of job opportunities!
Think of professions such as:
- Managing director
- Account manager
- Consultant
- Export manager
- Marketing manager
- Commercial manager
- Branch manager
- Sales director
- Area director
- Entrepreneur
- Market researcher
- Financial manager
- Policy officer
Where can you work? Examples include:
- Multinationals
- Event companies
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Government institutions
- Educational institutions
- Advertising and communication agencies
- Retail organisations
- Research and consultancy companies
- SME
- Healthcare institutions
- Your own business
Tio offers scholarships to foreign students from the European Union (EU /EEA) and to non-European students for its English study programmes. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year.
Tio super talent scholarship
The amount of this scholarship is 50% of the tuition fee per full-degree student. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year. It is possible to apply for this scholarship every year. You are eligible if you meet the following criteria:
- You must have outstanding study results.
- You must have an IELTS Academic score of 7.0 or higher, TOEFL iBT score of 95 or higher, PTE Academic of 65 or higher, Cambridge Scale of 200 or higher, Cambridge exam of CAE-A or higher, or CEFR C1 level or higher.
Tio talent scholarship
The amount of this scholarship is 25% of the tuition fee per full-degree student. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year. It is possible to apply for this scholarship every year. You are eligible if you meet the following criteria:
- You must have above-average study results.
- You must have an IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or higher, TOEFL iBT score of 79 or higher, PTE Academic of 58 or higher, Cambridge Scale of 190 or higher, Cambridge exam of CAE-B or higher, or CEFR C1 level or higher.
How to apply for a Tio scholarship
If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, you need to provide Tio with the following information:
- Send your letter of motivation and curriculum vitae in English.
- Attach a letter of recommendation in English from your former (secondary) school.
- Attach a legalised copy of all Higher Education qualifications translated into English.
- Attach a legalised copy of recent mark/grade lists translated into English.
- Attach a legalised copy of your English language proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL/Cambridge exam).
- Send in a self-made video of yourself of 2-5 minutes, in which you will introduce yourself and tell something about yourself. E.g., why you chose to study at Tio Business School, what makes you most excited about your study programme or about what you expect from living and studying in the Netherlands. Please note: this video will be used for your scholarship application only and will not be used for any other purposes.
After the deadline of July 1st (September enrolment) or November 1st (January enrolment), you will be informed whether or not the scholarship can be awarded. When awarded, the scholarship is paid out as a discount on your tuition fee. All scholarships are subject to availability and are only available for non-Dutch nationality students.