Application and admission International Management - national procedure

The following TiSEM Bachelor's make you eligible to the Master's program in International Management:

• Bedrijfseconomie 
• International Business Administration 
• Economie en Bedrijfseconomie 

The following TiSEM Bachelor's might grant you access after individual assessment:

• Economics 
• Fiscale Economie 
• Econometrie en Operations Research 
• Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

You can schedule an appointment for an individual assessment with the education coordinator.

The following Bachelor's of other Tilburg University schools provide direct access:

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, major Business and Economics

You must have a solid academic basis in the following areas in order to qualify for the Master's in International Management program:

• Marketing (6 ECTS)
• Management (6 ECTS)
• Finance (6 ECTS)
• Mathematics and Statistics (6 ECTS)
• Academic training (12 ECTS)
  Academic training means courses / experience in research skills and an academic way of working. E.g. if you have written a thesis or have done a research project this will count as academic training.

The requirements mentioned above are indicative. 

The final assessment lies with the Admissions Committee, for which they need the transcript(s) of your Bachelor’s program and relevant course descriptions of courses in the fields mentioned above. See under c), Step 2: Continue your application in our online application system below on this page.

Students with a Bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences (hbo) in the Netherlands are required to complete the pre-Master's program International Management prior to entering the Master's program.

You can get an indication of your eligibility to all TiSEM pre-Master's in the overview eligibility hbo to pre-Master's programs.

Additional requirement: hbo students are required to submit a GMAT score of 600 and higher

• The GMAT has to be obtained before the start of the program.
• The required minimum GMAT Overall score for applicants is 600. GRE test scores are also accepted. Scores should be recalculated to comparable GMAT scores via the conversion tool.
• The GMAT institutional code for Tilburg University is VMV-LT-02. The GRE institution code for Tilburg University is 0730. 
•  Check out and sign up for the test at www.mba.com.
  • Please note that it takes about twenty days for TiSEM to receive your official score.
  • For information on requesting additional time for a disability, eg dyslexia contact the GMAT test center.
  • Keep in mind that this is a very strict and prolonged procedure. You can take the  GMAT once every sixteen calendar days and up to five times a year.
  • While doing the GMAT, at the start declare that Tilburg University is allowed to receive your score.
  • You will be responsible for the cost of GMAT which amounts to approximately US $250.00.

For the MSc International Management we request all applicants to submit:

1. A motivation letter - download the template
2. An up-to-date resume

Although admission will be based on your educational background, a motivation letter and cv will give us insight in your reason for choosing this program.

You will not receive information about your application and admission until you have registered in Studielink. Therefore we advise you to register in Studielink as soon as possible. Studielink opens on October 1st.

For applicants with a degree of Tilburg University or another Dutch university:

• The name of this Master's program in Studielink:
  M International Management (croho: 60407)

Register in Studielink

For applicants with a degree of a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo):

• The name of the pre-Master's program in Studielink:
  In English: B Business Economics (premaster International Management HBO)
  In Dutch: B Bedrijfseconomie (premaster International Management HBO)

Register in Studielink

Enter an e-mail address in Studielink that you use regularly. Tilburg University sends you important information at this address to complete your registration. Please read the documentation in the e-mail carefully and check your mailbox (and junk mail) regularly.

This information is only applicable if you want to apply for the February 2024 intake. Do you want to apply for the September ‘24 intake? Please proceed to Step 2 – September intake. 

This step is not applicable for:

• TiSEM students who are currently enrolled in a TiSEM Bachelor's program.
• Students from a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo).  

In these cases you only need to register in Studielink. Please continue to 'Step 3: Admissions Committee's decision'.

Upload your documents in our online application system

After you have registered in Studielink, please go to our Master Application System and upload the following documents:

1. Grades list (Transcript of Records)
   This is an official list from your University of the courses you have taken in your Bachelor's degree, with the grades you have achieved.
2. Courses list (full descriptions of relevant courses)
   This is a description of the content of each course you took as part of your previous degree which is relevant to your application for this program. Please use this MSc International Management Course list template.

Upload your documents

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If you want to apply for the February ’24 intake, please go back to the previous Step 2 for the February intake. Do you want to apply for the September 2024 intake? Please follow the procedure below.   

This step is not applicable for:  

Students who are currently enrolled or have already completed a Bachelor's program at Tilburg University that makes them directly admissible for this Master’s program.  

• See the tab “Students of Tilburg University” below the heading Check your eligibility at the top of this webpage for an overview of Bachelor’s programs that make you directly admissible. 
• If you are directly admissible with your Bachelor's program, you only need to register in Studielink. Please continue to Step 3: Admissions Committee's decision. 

In all other cases, you must continue your application in OSIRIS Aanmeld, our online application system, after you have registered in Studielink. 

Application in OSIRIS Aanmeld

Within 1 week of your registration in Studielink, you will receive two e-mails from Tilburg University.  

• One e-mail contains your Tilburg University account details (your student number and Tilburg University e-mail address). You will not need these details for your application, but please save them carefully, as you will need them at a later stage.
• The other e-mail contains your OSIRIS Aanmeld account details as well as information on how you can start your application in OSIRIS Aanmeld. If you have not received this e-mail within 1 week of your registration in Studielink, please contact your Education Coordinator.

Upload your documents

Please collect the requested documents and upload them in pdf-format.  

• Grades list (Transcript of Records) 
  This is an official list from your University of the courses you have taken in your Bachelor's degree, with the grades you have achieved. 
• Course list template MSc International Management (full descriptions of relevant courses)  
  This is a description of the content of each course you took as part of your previous degree which is relevant to your application for this program. 

Depending on your exact educational background more documents might be required. You will see exactly which documents you need to upload once you have filled out the necessary details in Osiris Aanmeld.  

Submit your application before the deadline as stated above

If you submit your application either close to or on the deadline, but have not uploaded the correct documents, Tilburg University reserves the right not to process your application.

After submitting your application

Our Admissions Committee will check that your application is complete, according to the requirements above. 

If your documents are not complete, you will be asked to submit any missing or replace any illegible document(s).  

You can check your application status anytime you log in to your account in OSIRIS Aanmeld.