MSc International Management

Tilburg University’s MSc International Management is a one-year (60 ECTS), English-taught management master at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) — an AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited Dutch business school — with two intakes a year and a GMAT/GRE requirement.¹

Overview

TiSEM is the economics-and-management school of Tilburg University, one of the Netherlands’ established research universities, and holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation.¹ Its MSc International Management is a focused one-year master built around international business models, negotiation, management-and-consultancy methods, sustainability and managing diversity — a research-informed but practice-oriented programme for graduates aiming at international management and consulting roles.¹ Applicants who lack the assumed academic foundation may enter via a pre-master’s pathway.¹

Curriculum & Structure

The programme spans 60 ECTS over one year, with practice-oriented cases, assignments and regular guest lectures across marketing, finance, management and strategy.¹ Several features add flexibility: the master’s thesis can be combined with an internship at an internationally operating company; exchange and double-degree options are available; an Extended Master’s adds a half-year traineeship; and the QTEM network programme adds a year at a QTEM partner university and corporate partner.¹ There are two intakes — a September start and a February start.¹

Application & Deadlines

Admission’s one compulsory qualitative requirement is a GMAT or GRE — Tilburg accepts the GMAT (with a stated minimum on the GMAT Focus scale) or an equivalent GRE, with results less than two years old, and the test need not be completed before you apply.² Non-native English speakers also need IELTS Academic 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in writing and speaking) or TOEFL iBT 90.² Non-EU/EEA applicants who need a visa face earlier deadlines than EU/EEA applicants, so apply well ahead and confirm the current windows on the school’s admissions page. For how to think about the test, see our guides to what GMAT score you need and GMAT vs GRE for a MiM.

Tuition & Funding

As a public Dutch university, Tilburg charges the EU/EEA statutory fee — €2,694 for 2026/27 — for EU/EEA students.³ Non-EU/EEA students pay a higher institutional fee, which Tilburg sets per programme band; we don’t quote a single figure here, so confirm the current institutional fee for this programme on the school’s own page before applying. A partial fee waiver may be available for some one-year master’s programmes.³ For how Dutch fees compare across Europe, see how much a MiM costs in Europe.

Career Outcomes

Tilburg reports that the majority of alumni find their first job within three months of graduating, and in its 2023 alumni survey 97% considered the programme a good career starting point and 92% would recommend it.¹ Non-EEA graduates are eligible for the Dutch orientation-year (zoekjaar) permit to look for work after graduating. Tilburg does not publish a single headline graduate salary for this cohort that we can verify, so we don’t quote one; confirm current salary and destination data on the school’s own page, and see the regional picture in our Netherlands MiM career outcomes piece.

Reputation

An AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited research school, a focused one-year international-management master with two intakes, and built-in internship, exchange and double-degree options make Tilburg a credible English-taught Dutch MiM — particularly for EU/EEA students who get the low statutory fee, and for applicants comfortable sitting a GMAT or GRE. For the wider context, see whether a MiM is worth it in 2026, browse the MiM in the Netherlands hub and the best MiM in the Netherlands shortlist, weigh the Netherlands against the UK, and compare programmes across the full rankings.