介绍荷兰的花卉园艺营销专业
介绍荷兰的花卉园艺营销专业
众所周知，荷兰是个农业大国，荷兰的花卉园艺业享誉世界。每年中国昆明的花博会，有80%的花卉都是来源于荷兰，郁金香是荷兰的国花，出口量世界第一。瓦格宁根大学是荷兰国立农业大学，相当于在中国的中国农业大学的位置，当然瓦格宁根大学的世界排名比中国农大要高很多。
瓦格宁根大学的本科是在它的万豪劳伦斯坦学院完成的，学制和别的H类院校都一样，4年的，毕业后可以直接升入瓦格宁根大学就读硕士，不需要加读硕士预科。花卉园艺营销是万豪劳伦斯坦学院比较有特色的一个专业，学生在学习花卉园艺方面的专业知识的同时，还有商科营销类的课程，这样毕业的孩子就是一个比较复合型的人才。
学生毕业后很容易能在荷兰找到相关工作，荷兰是世界花卉出口的第一大国，学生在这个领域是非常容易找到工作的，而且在学校上学的同时，需要做相关的实习，那么学生毕业后很可能就在当时实习的公司就业了。
以下是学校的课程设置：
First and second year
In the first two years, you will study together with students in Fair Trade Management (FTM) or International Agribusiness and Trade (IAT). You will build your competence in a wide range of subjects, such as market research, management and the planning and organisation of marketing. Then there is crop knowledge, conventional and organic crop cultivation, storage techniques and the transport of fresh and processed produce.
During the first period of the second year, you will undertake a nine-week work placement in a horticulture company. At the end of year two you will set up your own horticultural 'business' with a group of students, which requires creating and carrying out a business plan.
Third and fourth year
In year three you will move on to the Horticulture and Marketing major. The first semester is dedicated to a practical assignment. You will manage a mini horticultural enterprise in groups. Each group also analyses the sector of one of the common horticultural crops, including the consumer market. Following this, you and your group will carry out a quantitative research on your own crop cultivation and write a report about it.In term two you will also analyse a horticultural company of your own choice and write an e.g. ISO, GAP or MPS quality handbook about it together with your group.
The second semester is spent on one or two work placements, taking in total at least 18 weeks. One of these placements is expected to take place in a country that you do not originate from.
The fourth year starts off by choosing a suitable minor, for example International Agribusiness and Trade, Regional Development and Innovation or courses in Plant Sciences at Wageningen University. Your graduation assignment will be spent at an external company or institution anywhere in the world.
留学切记热门专业不一定适合自己
1.根据个人特长和爱好选专业
俗话说，兴趣是学习的最大动力。因此，要结合自己的专业特长和兴趣爱好，选择较易发挥和把握的专业，这样可以学得比较轻松，而且成功的机率也较大。但是中国传统的教育体制，让很多学生觉得自己没有特别的兴趣和特长。其实经过挖掘，还是可以找到每个学生感兴趣的方向的。
2.根据职业目标和长远规划选专业
选专业要提前为就业做准备，要根据自己的职业发展目标和就业市场的走向，选择有发展潜力的专业，并考虑该专业长远的职业发展潜力和空间。
3.先选专业再考虑院校
目前，中国学生大多先选院校后选专业，这种做法不科学。在国外，综合实力不强的学校并不意味着没有好的专业，而综合实力很强的学校也并非所有的专业都名列前茅。因此，先选定专业，然后才考虑在相关专业教育领域有优势的院校，这样才能提高“命中率”。现在有那些用人单位会仅仅盯着你手里的一纸“文凭”呢。还是“真材实料”保值期更长久。