For professional international business ‘Engineer (FH)’ growth potential of the German economy are further vocational training for years in the trade. The current unbalanced economy is past the worst, the trade will be again the expansion box according to the situation before the economic crisis. A statistics of the UNCTAD international trade shows Germany at 49 of 260 export categories in the first place. Growth and employment in Germany depend first and foremost global trade. So, in this country every third job is dependent on the worldwide sales of German products. Just the medium-sized companies have growth potential in this international business.

Also in the previous growth markets of Central and Eastern Europe and Asia, again great opportunities will be in the next few years. Just the EU enlargement facilitates access for German companies to the respective countries. However, with internationally competitive products alone is not done. To further increase the export quota of German companies, it takes sophisticated marketing concepts. The continuing study engineer (FH) “University of applied sciences Schmalkalden (fhS) offers a qualification for the professional foreign trade.” Foreign trade clerks (FH) “and foreign merchants (FH)” are able to develop successful and internationally-oriented marketing concepts to implement and to deal with the additional risks professionally. This is part-time absolvierbare studies with high practical relevance, especially to executives, people with special skills or special experiences on foreign markets. During the two semesters with several periods of personal attendance on the University campus following contents are taught: Business Administration/economics, international finance, national and international economic law, business English economic language, foreign trade, international marketing and international shopping, international International taxation, corporate governance, international negotiation. Learn more about the admission conditions to the application to the study process, the audit services, as well as tuition fees are available from the Center for continuing education at the fhS: University of applied sciences Schmalkalden Center for continuing education Asbacher Road 17 c 98574 Schmalkalden phone: 03683 688-1762 fax: 03683 688-1927 E-Mail: Web: foreign trade