Master of International Business Economics and Management 2014-2015

MIBEM 2014-2015

• • • • Who’s who? Study programme and professors Study coaching Useful information

Who’s who

Academic management

• • • Programme director Prof. Dr. Guido Pepermans [email protected]

02 608 14 09 Office: B06.23 ( T’Serclaes) Office hours: Wednesday 12.30-13.30 or make appointment via e-mail Campusdean Faculty of Economics & Business Prof. Dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck Office: 6th floor

Programme coordination

• Programme Coordinator Katrien Wauters [email protected]

02 210 16 34 Office: B05 25, 5th floor (T’ Serclaes) • • • Office hours: Monday to Wednesday 9:00-16:00 + appointment

Background students

• • Nationality Diploma

Student services

• Student Administration [email protected]

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) • Study coaches Krista Van Winkel: [email protected]

Annelies De Winter: [email protected]

02/210.16.07

Office: A01-07, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes)

Study programme and professors

Preparatory programme

Principles of managerial economics Macro-economics and economic policy Introduction to management Introduction to financial reporting Organisational behaviour Principles of marketing Business research methods Research proposal master thesis Stijn Vanormelingen Dieter Verhaest Annabel Sels Vicky Ghijselinck + Guy Walraevens Lieven Brebels (Elfi Baillien) Christel Claeys + Irene Roozen Nick Deschacht + Peter Teirlinck Alea Fairchild

MIBEM

International economics Corporate Social Responsability Economic elective Business elective Managerial accounting International corporate finance Strategic International HRM International marketing International business & strategy Business Game Project management Master thesis Ruxanda Berlinschi Marc Craps Jan Van Hove Anne-Mie Reheul Rosanne Vanpée Tim De Feyter + Jakari Griffith Yves Van Vaerenbergh Annabel Sels + Dario Rossa Dirk Van Lindt + Hilde Decan Peter Teirlinck + Eric Bloemen Carla Morlion

Elective courses

• Economic electives: o Advanced micro-economics o o Culture and economies Economics of innovation o o o Economics of social security and social insurance Environmental economics Public economics • Business electives: o o International study visit Recent advances in European business

Academic calendar

• 1st semester o 13 weeks classes o 2 weeks Christmas break o o o 1 week study leave 3 weeks exams 1 class free week • 2nd semester o 8 weeks classes o o 2 weeks Easter holidays 5 weeks classes o o 2 weeks study leave 3 weeks exams o 3 weeks re-take in August/September

Study coaching

Exams: Pass/fail?

• Passing a subject ?

o o o Min. 10/20 (= credit ) Only the courses < 10/20  2nd exam chance Remark: register digitally for the exams of June and 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

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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!

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 o Have a look into your exam Compare expected answer with your answer o o o Discuss study method Expectations lecturer Register digitally!!!

Feedback exams

• General feedback o Discuss overall results and study planning & study method o o Year programme & tolerances Study path coaches ( T’Serclaes 1st floor A-side)

Re-registration

• • • May re-register for the same degree program May re-register for the same course o o 2nd time in your year program: no problem 3rd time in your year program: • CSE ≥ 50%: no problem • CSE < 50%: no, you will be denied for one year! Remark: taking a course from the preparatory program for a 3rd time is possible.

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

Remark: CSE = Cumulative Study Efficiency = SE over x years = credits obtained in x years / all study units registered for in x years

Study progress monitoring

• Study credit: Flemish government o o o o o Limited time frame to obtain degree Backpack full of study units (SU) SU are taken out: study program Successful SU will be recharged in your backpack Not applicable to the preparatory program • Info? Student Portal or Ombudsman’s office

Problems in the exam period?

• • Contact the Ombuds Service!!! No agreements with teachers!

o Weekdays (8h-18h30) : 02/210.13.19

o Weekends (Saturday 8h-9h + 12h15-13h15 and Sunday 20h-21h) : 0496/99.83.91 : only for urgent matters, not for cancelling exams!

NOT by e-mail and NOT by voice-mail message When … o o you cannot participate in an exam (always contact them BEFORE the exam takes place) you experience problems of some kind

Ombuds

• • During the year: report absence to Ombuds Service T’Serclaes: first floor

Exchange programme

Exchange programme

• • Warsaw School of Economics (Erasmus) ICHEC (Erasmus Belgica) • • • Apply first in KU Loket Toledo group KUL HUB Mobility Office Deadline 5/10

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 Terranova Erasmus

Course Material

• • Course material centre  Ground floor T’ Serclaes building • • Course material list & opening hours  Student portal • • Digital learning environment  https://toledo.kuleuven.be

Information Sessions

• • • • 25/09/2014 12:30 – 13:30 Information session library (entrance library) 27/11/2014 09:00 – 14:30 Global village XL (Exchange – fair) 30/09/2014 12:30 – 13:30 Information session insurances (Euromut) 24/9/2014 12:30-13:30 Digital learning environment/ISP 1201 2215 1201 1201

Master thesis

• Information session: o Prep MIBEM 22/09/2014 12:00-13:00 o MIBEM 22/09/2014 11:00-12:00 • Master thesis fair: o 29/09/2014 12:30-13:30 4115 4115 0.105 (Kleine aula)

Library & restaurant

• Library o Located in T’ Serclaes building • Restaurant & cafeteria o o Cafeteria : Hermes building Sodexo – De Mineen: T’ Serclaes building

Communication & student associations

• • • Communication o KU Leuven e-mail o Notice boards online (Toledo) main entrance Hermes building • Unofficial: www.facebook.com/FEBBrussels

Lunch & workshops

• Lunch offered by KU Leuven o drinks on table o ROOM 1119 • Walking tours start at 12:30 from lunch room

Questions?