Jessica Ilvoranta graduated in 2008. She works as Marketing Manager Trainee at the Swedish American chamber of commerce in San Diego, Tijuana. Jessica spent her 3rd year as an exchange student in San Diego State University. After having completed her studies there she got a job at UM Imports Inc. in Los Angeles where she worked at the production department and was responsible for monitoring of the execution of the projects.

Your Motives to Choose VAMK? After having lived and worked abroad for several years I decided that it was time for me to educate myself. The degree programme had to be connected to trade in an international context, so International Business seemed like the perfect choice for me. The fact that the programme was offered in the English language and in my hometown was an extra benefit.

Your Experiences of Practical Training? I conducted my practical training at Wärtsilä Gulf FZE in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates as Executive Assistant. This tenure taught me an enormous amount and gave me a valuable insight into the business world as well as it helped me to get my foot into the company. When I returned from the Middle East I was offered a summer job as project coordinator at Wärtsilä Finland Oy in Vaasa which I gladly accepted.

Your Opinion of the Degree Programme? The degree programme offers a very broad perspective of the business world. By holding a Bachelor’s Degree you are definitely fit for entering the work life. In my opinion the Bachelor’s Degree offers the basic understanding of business life and provides the tools with which to succeed at a chosen job within the field.

The Best Memories of the Studies? What I found most interesting from my studying period at VAMK was the diversity of my classmates. Being in a class with, sometimes, up to nine different nationalities definitely widens your perspective and teaches you to be more diplomatic, flexible, open minded and most importantly, tolerant.

Your Plans for the Future? I have made the right decision by studying International Business as this is the field in which I want to pursue my future career. I am eager to deepen my knowledge and I intend to do so by continuing my studies for the International Master’s Degree Programme at the University of Vaasa.

The degree programme in International Business provides the students with the knowledge and skills necessary for various demanding expert and leadership positions as well as special skills for both public and private sector careers. English being the language of instruction, the programme prepares the student for challenging international careers. Students from all over the world bring a variety of different cultures and experiences to this degree programme.

Careers

Graduates are employed as managers or experts in various international organisations in Finland and abroad in the fields of marketing, export and import, forwarding, transportation and custom clearance.

Study Methods

The studies consist of active problem-based individual and teamwork learning tasks dealing with marketing and foreign trade issues.Web-based studies and lectures are used in teaching and the databases of the library are in frequent use. Real-life working examples are covered in the form of various tasks and project assignments.

Basic Studies and Professional Basic Studies 95 cr

Basic Studies
Introductory Studies, Society and Entrepreneurship, Languages and Communication, Data Processing, Mathematics.

Professional Basic Studies
Business Economics and Legal Norms, Marketing, Company Economics.

Specialised Professional Studies 60 cr

Specialisation
International Marketing and Foreign Trade

- The main focus is on International Marketing, Foreign Trade and International Operational Environment.
- As another area of focus Asian Business or equivalent courses from other degree programmes, or courses at other universities of applied sciences or universities abroad can be chosen.
- A three-month stay in a foreign country according to the student’s choice is included in the programme, either in the form of studies or work placement. This gives the students the opportunity to improve both their English skills and other language skills, for example in German, French or Spanish and at the same time they will get a more profound knowledge of different business and cultural environments.

Free-Choice Studies 10 cr

Practical Training 30 cr

Thesis 15 cr

Curricula of the dg -programme is be found at the following link: OPS

Sivun ylläpitäjä: Sari Mäkisalo
Viimeksi päivitetty: 24.2.2010, Sari Mäkisalo

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