Master of International Business Economics and Management · Introduction to Management...

Master of International

Business Economics

and Management

2017-2018

Who’s who

Advisors

• Advisor Internationalisation

Liesbeth Pinti

liesbeth.pinti@kuleuven.be

02 609 82 49

• Office: A05-01/2, 5th floor (T’ Serclaes)

Office hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00-16:00

(+ appointment)

Advisors

• Student career counsellor

Astrid Slegten

astrid.slegten@kuleuven.be

+32 2 300 22 83

• Office: A06-10, 6th floor (T’ Serclaes)

• Appointments to be made through online agenda:

http://onderwijsagenda.econ.kuleuven.be/schedule/FEB_KU_

Leuven/Astrid_Slegten

Academic management

• Programme director

Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Lindt

dirk.vanlindt@kuleuven.be

02 609 88 10

Office: A06.08 (T’Serclaes)

make appointment via e-mail

• Campusdean Faculty of Economics & Business

Prof. Dr. Johan Eyckmans

Office: 6th floor

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Student nationalityAlbania USA Angola Australia

Belgian Brasilian UK Bulgarian

China Cyprus German Ecuador

Egyptian Philippines French Greece

Hungary Ireland India Indonesia

Iran Italian Japan Kenia

Koeweit South Korea Croatia Lebanon

Moldova Netherlands Nigeria Ukraine

Pakistan Peru Poland Portugal

Qatar Romania Russia Slovenia

Spain Taiwan Thailand Turkey

Uganda Vietnam Zambia South Africa

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Americas

Asia

Australia

Europe

CONTINENTS

Student services

• Student Administration

sa.brussel@kuleuven.be

Office: 1st floor, B (T’Serclaes)

• Social Services Department

Marieke Steurs: marieke.steurs@odisee.be

02/609.88.16

Els Jacobs: els.jacobs@kuleuven.be

Office: A01-04,1st floor (T’Serclaes)

Student services

• Ombuds Office

Marc Ophalvens: marc.ophalvens@odisee.be

Erica Mechelmans: erica.mechelmans@odisee.be

02/609.88.21

Office: A01-03/03, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes)

Student representatives MIBEM-B

In the Permanent Education Commission (PEC)

• Wim Knaepen (wim.knaepen@student.kuleuven.be)

• Patrisia Costenco

(patrisia.costenco@student.kuleuven.be)

Study programme

YEAR 1 - 1st semester

Preparatory programmeCredits

Principles of Managerial Economics

Macro-economics and Economic Policy A

Introduction to Management

Introduction to Financial Reporting

Personnel and Organization

Principles of Marketing

Business Research Methods

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6

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Total Credits 27

Preparatory programme

YEAR 1 – 2nd semester

Master programme

YEAR 2 – 1st semester

Master programmeCredits Credits

International Economics

Corporate Social Responsibility

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ELECTIVE1:

- International Study Visit2

- Recent Advances in European Business

- Capita Selecta Economics and Business3

Strategic International HRM

International Marketing

Master Thesis: Literature Review

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6

ECONOMICS ELECTIVE:

Advanced Micro-economics/ Culture and

Economies/ Economics of Innovation/ Public

Economics/ Environmental Economics/ Economics

of Social Security and Social Insurance

International Accounting and Control

International Corporate Finance

International Business and Strategy

Business Game

Project Management

Master Thesis: Research Project International

Business

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MIBEM

Master’s thesis

• The Master’s thesis gives you the opportunity to make an in-depth

study of a specific problem.

• It is a substantial part of the MIBEM programme: 15 credits (out of 60).

• Most of you start in January 2018.

• Two courses

o Literature Review (6 credits) – 2nd semester.

o Research Project (9 credits) – 1st semester of next year.

• Activate your ODISEE-account to find the topics!

Master’s thesis

More information

• Information session on Master’s Thesis on 16/11/2017

• online

o https://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students/masters-

thesis/masters-thesis and to start up on

https://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students/masters-thesis/start-

up-masters-thesis-2017-2018

• Questions to masterthesis_feb.brussel@kuleuven.be

Master’s Thesis coordinators Carla Morlion and Marlot Maas

Office: A06-10, 6th floor (T’ Serclaes)

Academic calendar

• 1st semester

o 13 weeks classes

o 2 weeks Christmas

break

o 1 week study leave

o 3 weeks exams

o 1 class free week

o 3 weeks re-take in

August/September

• 2nd semester

o 7 weeks classes

o 2 weeks Easter holidays

o 6 weeks classes

o 1.5 weeks study leave

o 3 weeks exams

Exemptions / Credit

Transfer

http://www.kuleuven.be/campus/campusbrussel/student/en/evk

Prep Programme Master Programme

Study counselling

Exams: Pass/fail?

• Passing a subject ?

o Min. 10/20 (= credit )

o Only the courses < 10/20 2nd exam chance

o Remark: register digitally for the exams of

August/September!

• 2 chances to pass the course

o Eg fail course in January

• 2nd chance in August/September

o Eg fail course in June

• 2nd chance in August/September

Courses < 10/20 2nd exam chance

• Retake a course for which you obtained less than 10 out of

20: Best result : you keep the best mark! (only within the

same academic year)

o Eg Advanced Micro-Economics

• January: 9/20

• August/September: 6/20

• => You keep the 9/20!

Courses 8/20 or 9/20 (prep MIBEM)

• Prep Mibem: 8/20 or 9/20 choice:

o Retake (2nd exam chance or next academic year)

o Tolerate:

• Only for 8/20 or 9/20

• Up to a maximum of 10% of the total amount of SU of the whole

preperatory programme minus exemptions

• Prep Mibem = 27 credits 2,7 credit tolerance after round

up 3 credit tolerance

• Advise: only tolerate after 2nd attempt, not in January!

Master programme: no tolerances!

Obtaining a master degree

o If credits obtained for 60 units

o Or if you only have one 9/20 and can graduate with

distinction (minimum 68%)

Feedback exams

• After every exam period (Jan, June and Aug/Sep)

• Feedback lecturers

o Have a look into your exam

o Compare expected answer with your answer

o Discuss study method

o Expectations lecturer

o Register digitally!!!

Feedback exams

• General feedback

o Discuss overall results and study planning & study

method

o Year programme & tolerances

o Study career consultant (T’Serclaes 6th floor A-side)

Re-registration

• May re-register for the same degree program

• May re-register for the same course

o 2nd time in your year program: no problem

o 3rd time in your year program: no problem

o 4th time in your year program: no, you will be denied for

three years!

Study progress monitoring

• Study credit: Flemish government

o Limited time frame to obtain degree

o Backpack full of study units (SU)

o SU are taken out: study program

o Successful SU will be recharged in your backpack

o Not applicable to the preparatory program

• Info? Student Portal or Ombudsman’s office

Ombuds service

• When…

o you cannot participate in an exam

o you experience problems of some kind

o Long-term absence

http://stuvoplus.be/en/brussel

Useful information

Student Portal

• Contact hours & details teaching staff

• Course schedules + ECTS files

• Master thesis guidelines

• Education and Exam regulations

• Academic calendar

http://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students

Campus Brussels

1 Campus – 4 buildings

- Hermes

classrooms

cafeteria

- T’Serclaes

Library

Restaurant

Course Material Centre

Student Administration

International Office

Course Material

• Course material centre

• Ground floor T’ Serclaes building

• Course material list & opening hours

• Student portal

• Digital learning environment

• https://toledo.kuleuven.be

Important dates

• 26/09/2017 Start of lectures!

• 16/11/2017 Information session on Master’s Thesis

• 11/10/2017 Admin deadline!

Library & restaurant

• Library

o Located in T’ Serclaes building

• Restaurant & cafeteria

o Cafeteria: Hermes building

o Sodexo – De Mineen: T’ Serclaes building

Communication & student associations

• KU Leuven e-mail

• online (Toledo)

• Unofficial:

www.facebook.com/FEBBrussels

Dutch classes on campusFree course

• 6 hours

• twice a week

• free

• spots limited

Intensive course

• 16 hours a week

• 4 times a week

• tuition fee

More information:

https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/talencentrum or Luc Dierickx - luc.dierickx@kuleuven.be

Questions?