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Solvay Business School - Université Libre de Bruxelles

“Based in the heart of Europe, the SBS MBA is a truly international programme dedicated to forming outstanding leaders and managers through a challenging personal journey”

Doing an MBA at the Solvay Business School is synonymous with embarking on an intensive journey comprising the following experiences:

Learning the basic management skills, from their theoretical foundations to their practical implementation.
From the very beginning of the programme, getting a clear job search strategy through the Career Advancement Programme.
Sharing your knowledge and experience with professors and classmates, as well as learning from them.
Selecting specialised electives according to your job search strategy.
Integrating your learning and knowledge into a real life Business Field Project or into an Entrepreneurial Business Plan.

We ensure that the whole journey takes place in a multicultural environment (30 different nationalities each year), with a high-quality faculty and experienced classmates.

The MBA is designed for quality, as witnessed by its recent AMBA accreditation and being the only Belgium-based MBA ranked in the top 100 world MBA by The Financial Times (top 20 in Europe).

Our ultimate objective is to crystallize this journey into your future professional success.

If you have the relevant work experience, a higher education diploma and a strong desire to improve your career prospects, do not hesitate to embark with us!

Accreditation: AMBA Accreditation. Ranked in the top 100 MBAs worldwide by The Financial Times and The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Solvay Business School
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 21
1050 Brussels Belgium

Phone: +32 2 650 41 67

Fax: +32 2 650 41 99

Email: mba@ulb.ac.be
Website: www.solvay.edu/mba

Course Offered

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The programme starts early September and finishes late June. The academic year is spread into 5 periods [8 weeks each] based on courses and seminars.

Students will follow 10 core courses [39 ECTS] in addition to a Business Field Project [5 ECTS] and a selection of electives [16 ECTS] to be chosen among 29.

Students eager to gain stronger skills in a specific field of study have access to 4 specializations: Finance and Control, Marketing and Strategy, Technology and Entrepreneurship and European Management.

Core Courses

Finance
Financial Accounting
Leadership, Communication & Teamwork
Macroeconomics in the Global Economy
IT & E-Commerce for Global Competitiveness
Managerial Accounting

Managerial Economics
Marketing
Organisational Behaviour
Strategic Management
Business Field Project
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Elective Courses

Advanced Accounting
Advanced Corporate Finance
Banking and Financial Regulation in Europe
Brand Management
Business Opportunity in Developing Economies
Business Relations with East & South-East Asia
Business Relations with Eastern European Countries
Corporate Governance
Structures & Decisions
E-Commerce Strategy
EU External Commercial Policy
Economics & Strategy of Intellectual Property (IPR)
Entrepreneurial Finance
European Competition Policy
European Economic Integration

European Insurance System
European Taxation
Financial Statements Analysis
International Business Strategy
International Investment
Introduction to the European Union
International Marketing
International Trade
Management, Organisation & Performance
Managing and Competing in the evolving telecoms industry
Organisational Behaviour and Information Technology
Risk Management
Strategic Management for Emerging & Small Companies
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Conditions for Admission:

The following are required as condition of admission:

Application Form
Copy of a university degree + Grade transcripts
Two letters of recommendation
At least 2 years of work experience for Full Time and 3 years for Part Time
TOEFL score (code 0550) or IELTS
GMAT score (code 0343)
Interviewing Committee

Application Deadline: 1 September

Registration Period: Rolling basis

Fee: Full-time programme: € 16,000; Part-time programme: € 20,000

Programme website: Solvay Business School MBA Programme