Your route to a rewarding international career

Modern globally operating organisations need professional teams of skilled individuals. These are self confident achievers capable of making shrewd business decisions while managing and respecting cultural diversity. Windesheim Honours College empowers you with the education and skills required so you can release your potential as a high performing player on the global stage. How do we achieve this? As a true international college we offer a multicultural residential setting with an international student body, lecturers with international backgrounds and partners from private and public domains.

Windesheim Honours College delivers a four-year international study programme leading to a Bachelor of Business Administration for ambitious, motivated and talented students from different cultural backgrounds. English, the international language of trade and commerce, is the language of instruction and communication at our multicultural college.

What type of career opportunities would be open to me?

Companies and organizations, both local and global, are all seeking the kind of future global professionals that graduate from Windesheim Honours College. Once you’ve completed your chosen course you will be equipped to become a project manager or consultant with a global orientation and a reflective and critical attitude. That’s because you will have gained multidisciplinary experience and possess a solid base in generic project management skills, as well as a deep understanding within your specific professional field. We also focus on the development of research skills (including applied research skills) to further reinforce your all-round capability for career progression.


Aim high, fulfil your potential and realise your dreams!

We are looking for go-getters who, after graduation, are ambitious to build an international career. Maybe you’re looking for a career as a project manager or consultant in, for instance, a health institution. Could be you favour an international communications role, perhaps in an international PR agency. Whatever your chosen field, you will need to have drive, ambition, initiative and a strong will to succeed.

If you can tick all the boxes, chances are the programme is right for you

  • You are inquisitive and results driven
  • You are socially aware and empathetic
  • You are interested in the political, economic and environmental factors affecting global trade
  • You feel strongly about globalization issues such as sustainability and fair trade
  • You can picture yourself studying and working in a stimulating and professional global setting
  • You are interested in living and learning with an intercultural group of students
  • You are keen to develop personally while still having a great time


Study and have fun together with friends from around the world

Windesheim Honours College is a residential learning community providing a unique and stimulating learning experience. You live and study together with a select group of students from across the world in the historical centre of Zwolle in the Netherlands. The medieval cobbled streets of Zwolle clustered around ancient churches, shady parks and canals provide an inspirational study environment. The programme is intensive and multidisciplinary and combines a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with the following two specializations:

  • Public Health
  • Communication & Media

Our students are expected to invest time in their studies. The curriculum includes approximately 20 contact hours a week with a further 27 hours required for independent study and group assignments. Living on campus makes it easier to study together.

Although the college ethos is to work hard, getting the right work/life balance is essential. There are plenty of opportunities to mix with friends and enjoy yourself at the numerous bars, cafes, restaurants, theatres, and sports and leisure facilities within the city and surrounding area.

Multi-cultural learning enriches your worldview

The groups you work within will comprise students from different religions, ethnicity and cultural backgrounds. They will help you and you will help them to gain a greater global perspective, beyond the limits of your own culture and professional field. You will also quickly discover that input from different cultures and professional fields can lead to refreshing, inventive and creative ideas and results.

Small classes intensify your learning experience

At Windesheim Honours College, classes are small (maximum 25 students) so there is a much closer and intensive interaction between students and lecturers. Our lecturers are highly motivated professionals with an academic background and extensive international experience. Dedicated programme officers will help you to map out your own study programme and career path. We also provide mentoring guidance - both personal and professional - from admission right through to graduation.

Learning by doing

The application of knowledge plays a key role in the courses you follow. We achieve this through case studies, mini enterprises, role play, business games and simulation assignments. These assignments are carried out in groups and focus on contemporary issues within an organization. Sometimes groups work on the same assignment simultaneously, which gives your group the chance to excel in providing the best and most creative solution for the problem at hand. You will find the methods of teaching and learning at our college are fun, diverse and highly interactive.