Students can apply for the International Financial Program until the 1st of July 2011. Experience shows about 50 students will apply. These students are active in the fields of Finance, Accountancy, Controlling, and Organizational & Management Control. Our aim is to deliver reports of high quality, which already starts at the selection of participating students. Therefore, students are required to meet a number of conditions to be selected. A few examples will be given:

• Sufficient financial knowledge (ensured by having 90 ECTS at time of application)
• Highly motivated and ambitious
• Internationally oriented
• Sufficient marks on the relevant courses
• Experience in teamwork

Close cooperation with professors from the University of Groningen will further enhance the quality of the research. Please contact us for more details on the selection procedure.
The preparation phase will cover a period of about eight months. The participants will attend evening lectures given by guest speakers about relevant topics. Furthermore, students will follow a Spanish language course in order to improve communication during the weeks in Costa Rica & Panama. In the months before the actual trip students will start with their research for the Dutch company, possibly involving visits to the clients’ offices in The Netherlands.
 

Approximately two weeks of field research will be carried out in Costa Rica & Panama. The project will mainly consist of interviews and company visits to gather all necessary information.

After our visit to Costa Rica & Panama, each participating student will analyze and process the information gathered during the previous phases of the International Financial Program. The students will present their individual research reports to the participating companies.