Economics is everywhere, you encounter it every day. The??programme offered by??might fit you, if you are interested in questions like:
- Why are some countries rich and other poor?
- What are the benefits of the euro as the principal currency in Europe?
- How can we make health care affordable?
- Why do people start their own company?
- How can subsidies and taxes help reduce pollution?
What are the needs and objectives of people and organisations in our complex society? What choices do they make in order to fulfil their needs and achieve their objectives? To find the right answers to these questions we analyse economic issues with the insights of other fields such as Geography, Law, Social Sciences and Data Science.
Careers
The vast majority of U.S.E. graduates enroll in?Master?s programmes in Economics?at Utrecht University School of Economics. Of course you can also choose to go elsewhere in the Netherlands or abroad. After the Master's programme, Utrecht economists often find jobs as:
- Advisors or consultants in multinationals;
- Investors or project developers in banks or other financial firms;
- Policy roles in governmental organisations, such as a ministry, the provincial authorities, employers' associations, trade unions or European bodies;
A small number of graduates become scientific researchers, entrepreneurs, university lecturers or teachers.
Studying Economics in Utrecht opens the door to a wide range of careers!
