MSc in International Economy and Business

About the programme

The program reflects the increasing globalization and continuous evolution of international economics and business management. Besides giving a sound methodological foundation in statistics and micro- and macroeconomic theory, the program addresses the main aspects of the global economy: among others, trade, finance, factoring and information flows, multinational corporations, corporate strategies, international organizations, development, regionalism and integration or intellectual property.

Our undergraduate program aims to train economists to acquire high-level foreign language communication skills as well as the capability to manage international entrepreneurial activities based on the obtained economic knowledge and applied economic and methodological knowledge of their specialization.
Completion of this program allows students to continue studies in PhD’s program.

MAIN SUBJECTS: Advanced Economics, Quantitative Decision Methods, International Political Economy, Business and Globalisation, World Economy, Economic Sociology, International Law, International Finances, etc.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Middle/higher level division leader, prospect company leader, diplomacy, researcher, analyst, academic career, multinational companies, financial and service institutions, consultancy, media expert, political fields, etc.

Qualification at the end of studies: Economist MSc level

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Requirements

• Form for Admission to the English Degree Programmes of the University of Sopron;
• copy of BA/BSc certificate in English or German language; 
• copy of BA/BSc Transcript of Records; 
• copy of passport; 
• copy of language certificate(s): TOEFL or IELTS level B2, or Medium of Instruction Certificate (if you are a native English speaker, please skip this section); 
• copy of the bank transfer for the application fee; 
• any other documents (recommendation letters, motivation letters, CV). 

In case the required documents are NOT in ENGLISH or GERMAN language then a certified copy must be attached. 

English Language Certificate

If you are not a native English speaker, an English language certificate is mandatory for the application. The acceptable certificates and minimum scores are:

• TOEFL: Minimum 66 points (Academic)
• IELTS: Minimum overall band score of 6 (Academic)

 
After Application

If the enrollment committee approves your documents, you will need to complete the enrollment process, which includes an MS Teams interview and possibly a short test, related to your foreign language skills. If you are successful in both, the committee will make the final decision and notify you of the outcome. We will then provide you with further information.

Please note:

• In the case of the International Business BSc program the recognition of credits is complete.
• In the case of other economic-, social-, business-related bachelor degrees, minimum 15 credits are required for the admission, and additional prerequisites may have to meet with on the filed of: micro and macroeconomics, international economics, economic theory, history of economic theory, economic policy, mathematics, statistics, informatics, finance, corporate finance, corporate economics, marketing, accounting, management and organization, human resource management

About the Faculty

The Alexandre Lamfalussy Faculty of Economics has recently been named after the world-renowned economist. It means obligation, possibilities and high expectations now and in the future for students as well as for teachers. The Faculty puts emphasis on the personal contacts between students and professors. They offer training in small student-groups and the opportunity to establish personal contact to teachers and staff.