English and Economics for Academic Studies Bridging Programme: Master of Business Administration (Brussels)

Inge Verhoeven

Who’s who

•

Prof. Dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck

, campus dean •

Prof. Dr. Peter Teirlinck

, BBA and MBA programme director •

Maarten Hulselmans,

BBA and MBA programme coordinator o [email protected], 02/210.16.34, T’Serclaes, 5th floor (B-05-25 ) o office hours 1st sem: Tue 11:00-12:00 + appointment by email

Inge Verhoeven

, E&EFAS and Bridge MBA programme coordinator o [email protected], 02/210.16.34, T’Serclaes, 5th floor (B-05-25 ) o office hours 1st sem: Tue 11:00-12:00 + appointment by email

Student services

Student Administration

Office: 1st floor, B (T’ Serclaes building) [email protected]

Social Services Department

Marieke Steurs: [email protected] Els Jacobs: [email protected] 02 609 88 16 Office: A01-04,1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Student services

Ombuds Office

Marc Ophalvens: [email protected]

Erica Mechelmans: [email protected]

Maarten Kindt: [email protected]

Leen De Wolf: [email protected]

02 609 88 21 Office: A01-03/03, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Student services

Study coaches

Krista Van Winkel: [email protected]

Annelies De Winter: [email protected]

02 210 16 07 Office: A01-07, 1 st floor (T’ Serclaes building)

Further information

Student Portal

https://www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students • Contact hours teaching staff • Course schedules https://www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/hubrussel/Students/Education • Education & Exam Regulations • Academic calendar • ECTS files

Campus Brussels

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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

 Toledo (https://toledo.kuleuven.be/)

Information Sessions

Important dates

25/09/2014 12:30 – 13:30 Information session library (entrance library) room1201 27/11/2014 09:00 – 14:30 Global village XL (Erasmus/Exchange – fair) room 2215 30/09/2014 12:30 – 13:30 Information and registration session insurances (Euromut) room 1201

Information sessions digital learning environment International Programmes

BRIDGE/MBA: 23/9/2014 EEFAS: 29/9/2014 14:00-15:00 : room 6215 15:30-16:30 : room 1201

Library & restaurant

Library

Located in T’ Serclaes building

Restaurant & cafetaria

 Cafetaria: Hermes building  Restaurant: T’ Serclaes building

Exams: Pass/fail?

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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 o Eg fail course in January • 2nd chance in August/September 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 Sociology • January: 9/20 • August/September: 6/20 => You keep the 9/20!

Tolerances

• Only for

minor insufficient

(FX=8 or 9) not for 7 or less marks •

Max. 10%

of credits (EEFAS and Bridging Programme) • 1/10 of 60 credits = 6 units tolerance => Exercise

Tolerances: example

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Tolerance up to 10% of total credits 1/10 of 60 credits = 6 units tolerance

Micro Economics Sociology Math B Analytical writing skills A 6/20 8/20 9/20 8/20 3 units 6 units 6 units 3 units No Ok Ok Ok The student can tolerate either Sociology, Math B or Analytical writing skills A  Registration within 14 days after the publication of the results

Feedback exams

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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!!!

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General feedback

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

Re-registration E&EFAS

• Students who need a residence permit You need to obtain

all 60 credits

this year to be able to continue your education and to get a new residence permit!!!

• Students who don’t need a residence permit You can retake the precourse but you can not subscribe for BBA, MBA or MIBEM before you have obtained

all 60 credits

of the precourse!!!

Problems in the exam period?

 Contact the

Ombuds Service

!!! No agreements with teachers!

T’Serclaes: first floor - during the week (8h-18h30) : 02/210.13.19

- during 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 leaving voice-mail messages When … - you cannot participate in an examination (always take contact

BEFORE

the examination takes place) - you experience problems of some kind  During the year: report long term absence to Ombuds Service

Lunch & walk in the Heart of Brussels

Get off to a flying start on the Welcome Day!

11:30 Lunch – offered by STUVO (Student facilities) 12:30 – 15:00 Discover the heart of Brussels (guided walk) 15:00 – 16:00 Programme coordinators are available for questions (2215) + Campus bookshop is open

Questions?