Wiebe Draijer, Extension Manager at Cocoa Abrabopa in Ghana. "I lead the Extension Team, which supports Cocoa Abrabopa's farmers and trains them to use natural pest control agents and fertiliser correctly. This resulted in a doubling of the harvest in the first year alone, later rising to an increase of 400%!"
Content programme
International Development Management teaches you more about geography, biology and green economy, but it also includes the following topics: international collaborations, intercultural communication, prevention of natural disasters and reconstruction following disasters, fair trade, business administration, strengthening of rural societies and you'll also learn how to set up projects.
Your study career
When you start off with the programme you will focus on the fascinating work field of International Development Management. You will study subjects like marketing (regarding the sector, international development and business), and organisation and innovation, which are presented from the programme's perspective. This approach will motivate you to make a well-considered choice for a specialisation.
You will do a taster internship, you'll expand your knowledge and you'll learn how to put your skills into practice, by, for instance, setting up your own business or service. You'll then go on to specialise further, by doing a minor to expand your knowledge further and broaden your expertise. You'll also do an internship where you can put your skills into practice.
You'll round the programme off by doing a graduation project for a company or organisation. The programme and its specialisations are offered in English.
Programme structure
"Sustainable production of food and fair prices for farmers"
