Study business
& technology
in one of Europe’s
leading
Universities

Bachelor in
International Business
& Technology

Who is the
Program
for

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The program is aimed at high school graduates from abroad who wish to pursue undergraduate studies and prepare themselves for global career in business; acknowledging the importance of strong fundamentals in modern, disruptive technologies and applications.

Greece is global leader in many industries like shipping and tourism, and also
a regional leader in IT, finance and entrepreneurship. The program bridges the divide between business studies and technology applications, with all AUEB
departments contributing courses. It offers transformative insights and provides top-class education at affordable fees. There is no requirement to know Greek as the program is taught entirely in English. Upon graduation, students will be able to confidently secure employment anywhere around the world, start their own business or continue further their educational journey with postgraduate and doctorate studies.

Roles that you may go into upon graduation include (among others):  

  • Management/Strategic Consultancy  
  • Start-up and Tech Roles 
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Operations and Logistics
  • Information Technology  
  • Cloud and DevOps Engineers
  • Business Analytics 

Key facts

Start date: September 2025
Application: Throughout the year
Duration / Mode: 4 years / full-time
Credits: 240 ECTS
Language: Exclusively in English
Fees: 6.000€ per year

Entry requirements:
High school degree & transcripts
Application & CV
Certified English fluency (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS) at B2 CEFR level
Personal interview may be requested.

Scholarships are available!
Wishing to provide the opportunity to students with outstanding educational credentials and potential to attend the Program and advance their careers, IBT offers every year a number of scholarships to both potential and active students of the Program, based on admission and performance criteria.

How to apply: Please fill the Apply Form

The foundation

of your career

The interconnectivity of different marketspaces and diverse marketplaces, the increased complexity, volatility and uncertainty, a shift of competitive antecedents, pandemic and other recent global crises have necessitated a revolutionary transformation of 21st leaders and executives’ mindset so as to navigate their organizations towards a sustainable future. This ‘new’ mindset needs to conclude in an ability to manage and balance lots of different things, set direction, secure organizational effectiveness, engage with peers, use personal energy, connect with stakeholders, choose and lead teams, foresee unpredictable hazards; it’s the ability to do all of that at once that distinguishes the best from the rest .The Bachelor in International Business and Technology will leave you well-placed to meet the growing global demand for graduates in fast-moving sectors and well-prepared to enter a broad spectrum of different careers within business and technology management, including the pursuit of further academic study. 

Our
advantage

Program
structure

The program lasts 4 years and bestows 240 ECTS. Taught entirely in English, students will be immersed in all aspects for international business and related technologies.

During the first two years, students take courses on a plethora of areas ranging from management, accounting and economics to strategy, negotiations, statistics, AI and data analytics. During years 3 and 4 students specialize by following one of two streams depending on their interests: 1) Management, Leadership and Strategy or 2) Technology and Analytics. All students are required to complete an extensive internship near the end of the program, whose goal is to enable students to acquire practical business experience and develop their network outside academia.

Student Handbook

For more information about the program and its regulations, please read through the Student Handbook here.

International Business & Technology

Years 1-2

 

Type

Hrs/Week

ECTS

Management

Required

3

6

Work and Organizational Psychology

Required

3

6

Microeconomics

Required

3

6

Introduction to Computer Science & Programming

Required

3

6

Mathematics for Business I

Required

3

6

Greek Language

Optional

3

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS
MarketingRequired36
Financial AccountingRequired36
MacroeconomicsRequired36
Data Structures, Programming and Algorithms (incl. LAB)Required36
Innovation in Organizations: Knowledge, Creativity and the Processes of InnovationRequired36
Greek LanguageOptional3
 

Type

Hrs/Week

ECTS

Managerial Accounting

Compulsory

3

6

Consumer Behavior

Required

3

6

Financial Management

Required

3

6

Database Systems

Required

3

6

Statistics I: Probability and Estimation

Required

3

6

 

Type

Hrs/Week

ECTS

Corporate Finance

Required

3

6

Organizational Behavior

Required

3

6

Analysis, Design and Management of Innovation Systems

Required

3

6

Technology and Management (incl. Lab on Enterprise Systems)

Required

3

6

Statistics II: Inference and Regression

Required

3

6

Choose a specialization stream

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Management, Leadership & Strategy Stream

Years 3-4

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS

Strategic Management

Required

3

6

International Management and the Global Firm

Required

3

6

Conflict Management and Negotiations

Required

3

6

CSR and Ethical Issues in Business and Technology

Required

3

6

2 Electives:
– Managing M&As and Strategic Alliances
– Cross Cultural Communication
– Management and Strategy Consulting
– E-Business
– Topics in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Electives

2×3

2×3

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS

Personal Skills Development

Required

3

6

Human Resource Management

Required

3

6

Managerial Decision Making and O.R.

Required

3

6

Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting

Required

3

6

2 Electives:
– Managing Family Businesses and SMEs
– Organizational Theory
– International Trade
– Business Process Modelling/Innovation

Electives

2×3

2×3

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS

Entrepreneurship

Required

3

6

Digital Marketing and Social Media

Required

3

6

International Supply Chain and Logistics

Required

3

6

4 Electives:
– International Economics
– Theory and Practice of Economic Integration
– Competing through Business Models
– Digital Business Transformations
– Project Management and Professional Practice

Electives

4×3

4×3

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS

International Marketing

Required

3

6

Strategic Implementation and Change Management

Required

3

6

Internship related to Business Management

Required

18

Technology & Analytics Stream

Years 3-4

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS

Strategic Management

Required

3

6

Data Analysis

Required

3

6

Mathematics for Business II

Required

3

6

Cloud and DevOps

Required

3

6

2 Electives:
– E-business
– Fin Tech Applications
– Privacy and Legal Issues in Technology
– Managing M&As and Strategic Alliances
– Network Economics and Game Theory

Electives

2×3

2×3

 TypeHrs/WeekECTS
Personal Skills DevelopmentRequired36
Business Intelligence and Data EngineeringRequired36
Mobile and Web Application DevelopmentRequired36
Artificial IntelligenceRequired36
1 Elective:
– Consumer Analytics
– Human Resource Management (Erasmus)
– Information Systems Management (Erasmus)
Electives36
OR   
2 Electives:
– Visual Analytics
– Categorical Data Analysis
Electives2×32×3
 TypeHrs/WeekECTS
Digital Marketing and Social MediaRequired36
Applied Machine LearningRequired36
Financial Time Series AnalysisRequired36
EntrepreneurshipRequired36
2 Electives:
– Project Management and Professional Practice
– Software Quality Assurance and Continuous Integration
– Digital Business Transformations
– IT & Cybersecurity
– Fundamentals of Industry 4.0
Electives2×32×3
 TypeHrs/WeekECTS

Strategic Management of Technological Innovation

Required

3

6

Distributed Ledger Technologies

Required

3

6

Internship related to Technology and Systems

Required

18

Tuition
and Costs

The program’s fees are 6.000 EUR per year of study. The very reasonable tuition fees and living expenses, in combination with AUEB’s high quality educational standards, make IBT as probably the highest value-for-money proposition for business and technology undergraduate education. Payment dates for the tuition fees for the Program are as follows:

  • Advance payment (60%) upon enrollment
  • First Installment (20%) before December, 31
  •  Second Installment (20%), before March, 31

Living Expenses

Living costs vary; as a rule of thumb, one could say that living expenses amount to approximately 600-800 Euros per month. This is estimated as follows:

  • Rent: € 300-350
  • Utilities: € 30-70
  • Food: € 100-150
  • Transport: € 30
  • Books: € 100
  • Other expenses: € 50-130

Please note that there are likely to incur additional costs during the tuition, and students are expected to cover these themselves. These may include: 

  • Visa costs (if required)
  • Travel to and from your host country 


Additional Student Benefits

  • It must be noted that all participants of the program have a student card, through which they can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner at the student cafeteria during the week at a cost of about € 2 per meal.
  • Also through the student card, all participants can benefit with significant reductions in bus fairs, theatre performances, etc.

Academic
Advisors

The Academic Advisor has the obligation to inform, discuss and advice students regarding the structure and curriculum of the program, the option of attending scientific seminars and lab sessions in order to optimize performance in the program’s examinations, the syllabi and outlines of the elective courses, the job placement opportunities and available liaisons with the labor markets, or any other issue that may arise during their studies attending the IBT program.

IBT has appointed the following academic advisors according to the stream of studies attended:

  • Associate Professor Dimitris Manolopoulos –Management, Leadership and Strategy Specialization – please contact the professor via email to schedule a meeting. Dr. Manolopoulos can be contacted at dmanolop@aueb.gr
  • Professor George Stamoulis – Technology and Analytics Specialization – please contact the professor via email to schedule a meeting. Dr. Stamoulis can be contacted at gstamoul@aueb.gr

What people say

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A once in a lifetime experience. I learned so much about business culture and communication, and Greece in general!

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Kelley School of Business, visiting student

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The program is exclusively addressed to:

  • (a) Foreign citizens of countries in or outside the EU who hold International Baccalaureate or Senior High School Graduate Certificate of a school based abroad and have attended the last two years of their studies in full time status on site.

or

  • (b) Foreign students of countries in or outside the EU who hold International Baccalaureate or Senior High School Graduate Certificate of an international school based in Greece if a) they and their parents do not hold a Greek citizenship and b) have attended the last two years of their studies in full time status on site.
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