Combining knowledge of business processes and IT
The dynamic field between IT/software suppliers and users drives innovation, reshaping organizations and industries. Technology and services flow in one direction, while revenue, attention, and data flow back, fueling a constant cycle of transformation.
The Executive Master of Information Management and Digital Transformations (MIMDT) equips professionals to bridge this crucial gap between supply and demand. By understanding both sides, how technology is developed, adopted, and integrated, participants learn to craft strategies that enhance efficiency, foster innovation, and create lasting value.
In a world where digital evolution never slows, the ability to navigate this intersection isn’t just an advantage, it’s essential.
Part-time MIMDT master in brief
This part-time Executive Master of Information Management & Digital Transformations (MIMDT) is made up of four core modules and four supplementary modules. The program is fully modular by design. You can choose to attend individual modules or the entire program. Depending on when you start, it is possible to complete the full program in 19 to 29 months. TIAS is also flexible in offering custom options, allowing you to complete elements of the program in your preferred sequence and at your own speed.
Each module is preceded by a two-hour online introductory lecture by the program’s Academic Director. This is also an opportunity to present your own organization’s dilemmas for discussion during the in-person lectures to follow.
These lectures take place at our campus in Tilburg. They are taught by experienced lecturers from universities, business and public organizations many of whom have international experience. They help you make connections between scientific models and your own practice.
The full master consists of four core modules and four supplementary modules.
Core Modules
Modula A - Digital Strategy and Management
A digital strategy is a continuation of an organization’s business strategy. Organizations use innovation and technology to create (public) value. To achieve this, mutual understanding and strong connections between users and suppliers of information technology are vital. This involves defining long-term goals, identifying the steps required to get there, and determining how organizations should be responding to changing market conditions and new technological developments.
Module B1 - Information Security Management
Information and cyber security will be discussed from a technology and management point of view. We will discuss as well as show malware and have experts explain how to defend your organization against cyber-attacks.
Module B2 - Business Architecture
Responding quickly to market opportunities and new technological developments requires the right architecture. Both enterprise and IT architecture are topics of discussion. To be able to design for change, these are the foundations.
Module C1 Data
Several IT assets are increasingly provided by external parties. Examples are ‘compute’ and storage in the cloud, SAAS and development capabilities that are outsourced or partially replaced by AI. Data may as a result become the core asset of an internal IT organization. And at the same time external platforms suppliers make (part of their) business about owning and selling your data. This module discusses the role of data from the point of view of suppliers and users.
Module C2 - Managing Implementation and Organizational Change
Digital transformations cannot be done by yourself. Partnerships and ecosystems are indispensable. n. We also devote ample attention to ways to guide organizations through digital transformations and your own contributions as a change manager.
Module D1 - Digital and Software Economics
Software has become one of the largest spending categories within organizations and software companies such as Microsoft and Google are among the most valuable companies in the world. ICT decisions like ‘make or buy’, ‘join a platform or go on your own’ and ‘give away or sell your software’ can make or break organizations. Economics play a major role in those decisions and this module brings the digital world and the economic insights together. We also look at the impact of new technologies’ on society.
Module D2 - Applications of AI
Artificial Intelligence will impact the future of ICT, organizations and the society at large. This module will look into successful applications of AI and the implications foreseen, both positive and negative.
You don’t have to take the above modules in any particular order. The program adviser will be happy to help you decide on a sequence to suit your learning ambitions.
Supplementary modules for Full Master
To be awarded an MIMDT MSc degree, you must complete both the core modules and the modules described below.
This module teaches you the basics of how to do research. It guides you through the performance of a structured analysis and the subsequent drawing of conclusions and formulation of recommendations.
Module 2: International Study Trip
For a week, we will be visiting companies and universities abroad. This will give you a behind-the-scenes look and the opportunity to engage in discussions with executive and senior managers. In 2025 we will go to Bilbao and Madrid where we focus on, among others, cybersecurity, IT in politics, software in Spain, Rioja, IT in transportation and art (Guggenheim museum with a multimedia exhibition).
Module 3: Capita Selecta
You carry out research relating to digital transformation within your own organization. This module can be used as preparation for your final project which allows you to dive deep into a relevant topic for your organization.
Module 4: Final Project
You directly add value to your company by designing a comprehensive digital strategy that integrates all the program’s key elements. This final paper serves as a culmination of everything learned during the program, allowing you to apply theoretical insights to a real-world business challenge within your organization.
You present the results to a panel of experts in a session that lasts two and a half hours. Their feedback ensures that your strategy is not only theoretically sound but also practical, effective, and aligned with industry best practices, strengthening the impact of your solution.
Result: A Master's Degree (MSC in Information Management & Digital Transformations)
This program is accredited by the NVAO (Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders) and is one of only 13 programs out of over 1200 MSc programs in the Netherlands to be rated excellent.