International businesses have a growing need for senior personnel with high quality management skills and specialist regional knowledge. As Cluj-Napoca has become more and more important and has developed into an emerging region in Central and Eastern Europe, this MA International Business Administration responds to this need.

The program addresses the current needs of the economic higher education system through a teaching process oriented towards the labor market that this highly influenced by changes and new requirements regarding the skills that graduates require. It offers the organizational framework to develop competencies for the identification and exploitation of international business opportunities. The program provides students with the know-how and skills to succeed in today’s competitive and globalized business environment. This is achieved by using a balanced mix of theoretical, practical and project-based active learning elements.

The program provides the premises for the development of a unique managerial culture through an educational system that offers students the necessary skills for successfully conducting nowadays businesses. With classes taught entirely in English, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration develops a holistic approach of organizational management which revolves around a highly ranked curriculum incorporating theoretical and methodological aspects of business administration as well as practical aspects that define entrepreneurial behavior. After completion of this program, the graduates will have the necessary skills to identify business opportunities and develop business strategies for both start-ups and existing companies, to perform feasibility analysis of new business ideas and develop business plans, to apply concepts and principles of human resource management and knowledge management, to develop marketing strategies to sustain businesses, as well as to implement efficient operations within companies, and to apply strategic and ethical behavior.

The master program focusses on the development of software development competences – for industry-oriented practitioners and industrial researchers, focusing on skills for working in novel or emerging paradigms with state-of-the-art technologies, and, respectively, scientific research competencies – for those aiming to pursue a doctoral degree or a research-oriented career in either academy or industry, emphasis is placed on how to organize a scientific research effort, covering methodologies, literature analysis and dissemination guidance on the topics addressed by the program.

The program’s main mission is to stimulate students’ passion for research while offering intensive training meant to facilitate their pursuit of a career in academia or business. We aim to extend knowledge from the nation towards the regional and international perspective, considering the similitude with US study programs.

The main objectives that this Master's program seeks to achieve can be summarized as follows: Appropriation and deepening of concepts, theories and methodology specific to the Department of International Management. At the same time, the master's program aims to deepen knowledge among students through DAAD, ERASMUS and ROTARY scholarships, but also to prepare them professionally for developing the necessary practical skills in German-speaking companies.

This program is part of the Faculty of Humanities.