International Business School - IBS (reviews)

IBS Vienna offers a different experience to what we offer on our Budapest campus: it is an exclusive learning hub in a prime location in downtown Vienna. We only offer one Master’s programmes in Vienna, MSc in International Management.

BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES

All our bachelor’s programmes are 3-year full-time courses of modular studies leading to a Bachelor of Science degree conferred by The University of Buckingham. They start with a common first year that will allow you to make a decision with regard to your final specialisation choice by the end of the first year. In the fifth semester, you may choose between studying abroad or doing an internship. IBS offers a 50% Starter Scholarship for newcomers. We offer bachelor’s programmes in:

• Diplomacy
• Financial Management
• Management (with specialisations in)
  • Arts Management
  • Human Resources and Business Psychology
  • Marketing
  • Tourism

MASTER’S PROGRAMMES

We offer five postgraduate programmes in English, all leading to the Master of Science degree conferred by our British partner, The University of Buckingham. Our master’s programmes are full-time and can be completed within 12 months. In order to accommodate your work commitments, we provide a flexible schedule with courses delivered in teaching blocks. The schedule makes it possible for students even with a full-time job to participate as classes are held on weekday evenings on the Budapest campus and on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings and on Saturdays on the Vienna campus. Students on our master’s programmes come from a wide variety of learning environments. They are expected to be independent learners. Our faculty support and guide all programme participants throughout this process as we are convinced that independent study develops strong research skills and the ability to make sense of new material quickly. An additional core value of our master’s programmes is the development of individual and team building skills in a cross-cultural context. IBS offers the following MSc programmes: International Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, IT for Business Data Analytics. In Vienna we offer the MSc in International Management programme.

MBA IN DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Our unique MBA programme is a transformational experience which aims to develop essential professional and soft skills to nurture leaders of the 21st century. The programme explores and develops all areas of corporate management, with a strong emphasis on the most in-demand skills in business: analytical skills, data management, business intelligence and a wide array of soft skills. The IBS MBA experience is a one-year full-time programme, designed for professionals with 3 to 5 years of work experience. Our programme first focuses on ‘core skills,’ i.e. the necessary competencies to communicate and collaborate with other stakeholders, to acquire solid organizational, project management and up-to-date financial and analytical skills. The second part of the programme focuses on ‘functional skills,’ i.e. advanced skills for managing roles in corporate organisations, including data management and business intelligence, customer relationship management and strategic decision-making skills. The programme concludes with a capstone project assessing your newly acquired business acumen and business intelligence skills.

PhD PROGRAMMES

We offer PhD programmes in English, all leading to a degree conferred by our British partner, The University of Buckingham. These are research degrees which require an original contribution to a body of knowledge in a particular academic or professional discipline. Uniqueness of our PhD degree programme: -Work on your chosen research topic from day one for a UK degree for significantly lower tuition fee. -Personalised approach: Our PhD students are supervised by two academic experts in their field of research, who provide monthly individual consultations. -Research Workshops: Our PhD programme offers bi-monthly research workshops, where PhD students are advised on all the necessary steps in the process of completing a thesis: writing a research proposal, data collection and analysis, thesis structure and writing. Students are encouraged to share their own work and receive comments from both their peers and qualified professionals, thus fostering a supportive academic community. -Teaching Opportunities: We offer Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) opportunities to our students, which both help with costs and provide hands-on teaching experience, essential for a successful academic career. -Diversity: Current PhD students come from 7 different countries on 3 different continents. -Attractive location: we are based in Budapest, which offers stunning scenery, vibrant culture and nightlife and some of the lowest rental costs in Europe. To better reflect on the research interest of our PhD applicants, IBS offers a doctoral programme in two disciplines: PhD in Business and Management and PhD in International Affairs

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

IBS offers a one-year intensive English foundation programme with 400 hours of study including Business English combined with business subjects. At the end of the programme students who work hard and achieve good results throughout the year may take the LCCI Intermediate Language Exam free of charge at the school. Students will also have knowledge and practice in: English for Students of Business , Culture Projects, Academic Skills, Quantitative Skills, IT Skills