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Master of International
Business Economics
and Management
2017-2018
Who’s who
Advisors
• Advisor Internationalisation
Liesbeth Pinti
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
+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
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
Sweden
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Americas
Asia
Australia
Europe
CONTINENTS
Student services
• Student Administration
Office: 1st floor, B (T’Serclaes)
• Social Services Department
Marieke Steurs: [email protected]
02/609.88.16
Els Jacobs: [email protected]
Office: A01-04,1st floor (T’Serclaes)
Student services
• Ombuds Office
Marc Ophalvens: [email protected]
Erica Mechelmans: [email protected]
02/609.88.21
Office: A01-03/03, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes)
Student representatives MIBEM-B
In the Permanent Education Commission (PEC)
• Wim Knaepen ([email protected])
• Patrisia Costenco
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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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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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 [email protected]
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 - [email protected]
Questions?
