-To grasp the foundations of international business by looking at international trade, trade theories and foreign direct investment.

-To understand which interdependent factors influence decision making in an international context by including the economic, political/legal, cultural, institutional and monetary/fiscal environments.

-To learn how multinational corporations organize their international operations.

-To explore the ambiguity of corporate social responsibility, sustainability and business ethics.

-To develop skills and make use of introduced analysis tools needed to deal with complex problems and decisions in international business and management.

-To bridge the theory-practice divide through gaining practical insights and sharing experiences of guest speakers operating in the international arena.

For a passing grade you need 50% of the points from each assessment element and in total at least 60% of the points. The final grade is calculated as follows:

100 - 90 (1); 89,5 - 80 (2); 79,5 - 70 (3); 69,5 - 60 (4); 0-59,5 (5)