Program Overview

Programme Highlights

Forward-looking focus on business & tech, globalisation, and good citizenship

• Programme and specialisations designed following in-depth consultation with key industry stakeholders and alignment with future trends in a technology-led economy.
• Customised academic journey through a choice of specialisation, internship option, and final project (e.g. venture Creation Lab project, where students work with entrepreneurs and simulators to create innovative technology-based companies).

Hybrid learning ecosystem and practical experiences

• Evolutive transition from student life to professional life:
  • Year 1: class lectures with an introduction to Structured Learning
  • Year 2: all modules with integrated Structured Learning
  • Year 3: block teaching with Structured Learning
• Maximises quality of learning by leveraging the use of technology.

Extensive networks of established companies participating in the programme

• Deep engagement with local and regional organisations, expanding participants’ professional networks.
• Valuable internship and employment opportunities thanks to our corporate partners.
• Company visits and industry guest speakers from renowned companies and organisations.

Global business experience

• Highly diverse faculty and student profiles with >40 nationalities represented in the programme.
• Option to spend a semester abroad in a partner institution and/or participate in an optional International business trip (e.g. LSE, Babson College, Boston University).

Personalised focus to support each student’s professional development

• Small class sizes of 30-35 students.
• Career workshops to support individual growth and development thanks to UBI’s careers services office.
• One-on-one coaching and tutoring to ensure a smooth academic progression thanks to our student community coaches.

World Class Faculty And Online Resources​

• Combination of experienced senior-level practitioners with over 15 years of professional experience in leading international companies and academics from world-renowned universities (e.g LSE, , ESCP Business School, Warwick University, Bristol University, University of Antwerp etc).
• Case-studies and simulators from Harvard and ProQuest.

The Bachelor's Journey

Year 1

• Core Modules:
  1. Economics
  2. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  3. Information Systems
  4. Marketing in a Digital and Global Society
  5. Mathematics for Business Decisions
  6. Organisational Behaviour
  7. Personal Development and Critical Thinking
  8. Professional Skills Development
  9. Sustainable Business, Entrepreneurship and Startups
  10. Foreign Language – Introductory level

Year 2

• Core Modules:
  1. Accounting and Corporate Finance
  2. Applied Research Methods for Business
  3. Cultural Diversity and Communication in a Global Society
  4. Data Science and AI in Business
  5. E-commerce and Online Consumer Behaviour
  6. International Management
  7. Managing Innovation and Technology
  8. People Management and Leadership
  9. Sustainable Operations Management
  10. Foreign Language – Intermediate level

Year 3

• Specialised Modules:
  • Students on the BSc Business (International Management) programme take the six core modules plus three electives or an internship
  1. Global Challenges
  2. Sustainable Societies and Economies
  3. Global Value Chains
  4. International Financial Management
  5. Sustainable International Business Development
  6. Integrative Management
  7. Elective*
  8. Elective
  9. Elective*

Admission Criteria

• A secondary school/high school diploma with evidence of a background in Mathematics
• Proof of command of the English language, usually IELTS (6.0) or TOEFL iBT (72) results.

Profile

• Candidates looking for a career in international management and/or entrepreneurship with an understanding of the use of technology in business.
• Our programme prepares students with the intellectual, analytical, critical and employability skills needed to succeed as managers and leaders in careers across different sectors.
• Students are expected to embrace the opportunities that globalisation, business & tech bring, as well as the changes in the business environment that they are creating.

Admission Process

• UBI offers two intakes for the BSc programmes: one in September (autumn) and one in February (spring).
• Application:
  • Applicants are invited to apply directly online.
  • Along with an application form, applicants need to submit a:
    • Secondary school/high school diploma and breakdown of individual subjects and grades (in English or French)
    • Scan of their passport
    • Portrait photo
    • Proof of command of the English language, usually IELTS (6.0) or TOEFL iBT (72) results
    • Personal statement: a 350-word critical analysis on the programme’s potential contribution to the applicant’s personal and professional development.

Tuition Fees

• UBI Brussels Bachelors tuition fee: EUR 8,320 per academic year for EEA citizens and EUR 11,890 per academic year for non-EEA citizens.
• UBI Luxembourg Bachelors tuition fee: EUR 8,320 per academic year for EEA citizens (Luxembourg citizens entitled to receive a scholarship from the Luxembourgish government (AideFi) are not eligible for the EEA scholarship) and EUR 11,890 per academic year for non-EEA citizens.

Visa Application for International Students

• Upon successful admission into the programme, students requiring a visa to study at UBI must make a first tuition fee payment to continue the enrolment process.
• UBI must receive the payment in full before providing any official documents (official registration letter; proof of subsistence via blocked account), that are required in the visa application process.
• The payment covers the tuition fees for the first semester plus an administrative fee of EUR 350. The tuition fees are fully refundable in case of visa rejection or a deferral/withdrawal before the start of the programme. The administrative fee is non-refundable.

Sufficient Means of Subsistence for Visa Students

• Visa students are required to provide proof of means of subsistence as part of the visa application process.
• These funds are aimed at proving that students have the minimum amount required to cover living costs, studies, and repatriation costs.
• For the academic year in Belgium, the minimum required fund is EUR 803 X 12 months = EUR 9,636.
• Important note: it is highly recommended that this fund be safely secured in a blocked account, which UBI can help applicants set up.

Teaching Teams

• Rajdeep Paul
• Dr Sofiane Lagraa
• Dr Maja Micevska
• Dr Camelia Nistor
• Prof Gaston Fornes
• Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder
• Dr Marcelo Leporati
• Dr Mine Afacan Findikli
• Yalcin Sahankaya
• Anh Nguyen
• Dr Djamel Khadraoui
• Dr Botakoz Kazbek

Locations

• Brussels
• Luxembourg
• Shanghai
• Madrid
• HyFlex