In May 2022, students on the International Business Administration (IBA) degree programs were once again able to gain experience abroad as part of their studies, which had to be paused for two years due to the pandemic. The students started this semester with great joy! The fourth semester of this degree program is scheduled to include stays abroad, starting with six weeks at the HWG in Ludwigshafen, followed by travel. Students gain valuable experience in a wide variety of areas.
IBA students traveled to a location of their partner company within Europe for almost five months. During this time, they worked there and at the same time wrote their international thesis (an academic paper dealing with an international issue in the respective department abroad).
They went to a wide variety of places, in pairs, in threes or alone. The destinations were Oslo (Norway), Brussels (Belgium), Vilnius (Lithuania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Prague (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia), Vienna (Austria) and Budapest (Hungary). There, the students were able to work in various areas, e.g. Sales, Customer Service, Commercial, Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and Credit Management. The tasks were, for example: in HR departments, conducting quick interviews or looking for cooperation opportunities; supporting digital projects, solving problems regarding delivery difficulties, data analysis, product management, but also accompanying the given processes in order to get as many work-related impressions as possible.
The IBA students consistently gave very positive feedback on the countries and cultures. The food, the open-mindedness of the people and the different mindsets on the subject of career and lifestyle were particularly exciting.
We would like to thank the IBA partner companies BASF SE and JT International.
