Bachelor in Business (4 specialisations: Business, International Mgt, Mgt of Tech, Mgt of AI/ML)
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,950 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Brussels: €7,560 per academic year for EEA citizens and €10,800 per academic year for non-EEA citizens | UBI Luxembourg: €10,800 per academic year
Introduction
The Bachelor programme and Specialisations
Our 3-year full-time bachelor programme is a forward-looking business curriculum with a choice of 4 specialisations in the final year of study:
- Business
- International Business Management
- Management of Technology
- Management of AI & Machine Learning.
Students completing this academic journey will be prepared to become future leaders in managing international projects in today's technology-led economy.
UBI Business School’s suite of bachelor’s programmes aim to develop students’ international business knowledge as well as their management and leadership skills. Students get ready to face the challenges of an increasingly globalised environment within a digitalised economy and society while demonstrating good citizenship both on a personal and corporate level.
Our bachelor’s graduates are high-quality professionals who demonstrate a deep understanding of today’s companies’ needs as well as a strong awareness of the phenomena and trends in their corporate environment. They strive to identify, evaluate and implement business and management issues beyond the remit of their programme.
In 2023, UBI Business School is a Top 30 business school worldwide for its joint-EMBA programme has achieved a prestigious 5-star overall rating (Excellent) in the academically renowned QS rating system, with additional 5 Stars for Excellence earned in three important categories: Employability, Teaching and Online Learning.
The UBI Difference
Sharp and forward-looking focus on globalisation, digital economy, and good citizenship
- All programme specialisations are designed based on in-depth consultation with key industry stakeholders and alignment with future trends, with a particular focus on the impact of technology in international business.
- Opportunity to participate in UBI’s Venture Creation Lab. Through guidance from entrepreneurs and working with simulators, students learn how to develop the right skill sets and management teams to create innovative technology-based companies.
Hybrid learning ecosystem promoting flexibility and practical experiences
- The evolutive transition from student life to professional life:
- Year 1: ”traditional" lectures with an introduction to Structure Learning
- Year 2: all lectures with Structured Learning
- Year 3: online block teaching with Structured Learning
- Maximises quality of learning by leveraging the use of technology, overcoming the limitations of full on-campus teaching.
- Reflect current and future hybrid work realities in many professional domains.
- Deepens student engagement by enhancing study-life balance.
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 with renowned corporate partners.
- Company visits and industry guest speakers from renowned companies and organisations.
Global business experience
- Highly diverse faculty and student profiles with >25 nationalities represented in the programme.
- Students have the 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.
- Customisation in learning itinerary through the choice of language modules and selection of specialisations.
- One-on-one coaching and workshops to support individual growth and development thanks to UBI’s careers services office.
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.
Our bachelor's programmes are offered across two campuses
UBI’s suite of bachelor’s programmes is offered across both our Brussels and Luxembourg* campuses, two important business centres in the heart of Europe.
These programmes aim to develop students’ international business knowledge as well as their management and leadership skills. Students get ready to face the challenges of an increasingly globalised environment within a digitalised economy and society while demonstrating good citizenship both on a personal and corporate level.
Our bachelor’s graduates are high-quality professionals who demonstrate a deep understanding of today’s companies’ needs as well as a strong awareness of the technological phenomena and trends in their corporate environment. They strive to identify, evaluate and implement business and management issues beyond the remit of their programme.
*Luxembourg students who choose to join the BSc (Hons) Business and BSc (Hons) Business (Management of AI & Machine Learning) will follow their classes online, in a hybrid format with Brussels, for the final year of specialisation.
The only bachelor's degree in partnership with a British university
Since 2012, UBI Business School delivers academic programmes in partnership with Middlesex University London, a British university with a distinguished heritage of excellence and innovation in higher education. It is one of the top 100 Young Universities in the World (Times Higher Education) and top 10 transnational universities (Times Higher Education) in the world.
The Middlesex vision is to be internationally outstanding in teaching and research. The University has a reputation for the highest quality British teaching and research that makes a real difference to people’s lives and a practical, innovative approach to providing business solutions.
This is a programme developed, delivered and assessed by a partner institution, and quality assured by Middlesex University. Students receive a Middlesex award upon successful completion.
Degrees awarded upon graduation
With the successful completion of the bachelor programme, graduates will obtain a British degree from Middlesex University London in accordance to their chosen specialisation:
- BSc (Hons) Business
- BSc (Hons) Business (International Business Management)
- BSc (Hons) Business (Management of Technology)
- BSc (Hons) Business (Management of AI and Machine Learning)
Admissions
Curriculum
Programme Structure
Our bachelors are three-year, full time business programmes, validated by Middlesex University, London. Students are expected to complete 60 ECTS per academic year and must achieve 180 ECTS in order to graduate, within a maximum of five years from the time of initial registration.
UBI students are subject to a modern hybrid style of learning, which combines in-person and online/structured learning classes so as to allow for more independent and practical learning.
The Journey
UBI’s Programmes have been designed to engage participants in a cumulative process of developing skills and management and/or international business knowledge through a sequence of complementary stages:
- First-year: students develop management knowledge in broad contexts and a range of skills required to generate solutions to specific problems. The curriculum also allows them to practice self-management and supervise the work of team members.
- Second-year: students acquire specialised knowledge, develop an awareness of the boundaries of that knowledge, and learn a comprehensive range of skills required to develop creative solutions. They also further practice management in the context of unpredictable change while developing their performance and that of others.
- Third-year: students achieve advanced management and/or international business knowledge involving a critical understanding, advanced skills that demonstrate mastery and innovation to solve complex and unpredictable problems. Students manage complex technical or professional activities in international and cross-cultural settings.
Rankings
QS World University Rankings
UBI Business school has been ranked #21 worldwide by QS Executive MBA Rankings in the category of joint EMBA programmes! Further accolades include ranking:
- #1 for joint EMBA programmes in Belgium
- #1 in Career Outcomes
- #2 in Diversity
- Top 4 business school in Belgium
- Top 3 in Brussels
5-star Overall QS Rating, with further recognistion of Excellence in 3 categories: Employability, Teaching and Online Learning.
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Ideal Students
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, digitalisation and technology bring, as well as the changes in the business environment that they are creating.
Career Opportunities
UBI Business boasts a 100% employment or continuation of further studies within 6-12 months of graduation. Furthermore, our school offers students and alumni access to workshops and personalised support towards increasing employability through the career services office. Finally, the school has established a number of corporate partnerships with companies from a rich variety of industries to not only provide professional opportunities, but also a strong professional network with both key industry leaders and the alumni community.
As a graduate from such a forward-thinking business programme, our graduates can not only pursue their studies in any internationally renowed institutions for postgraduate studies, but also enter the workforce in the fields of, but not limited to:
- Accounting
- Consulting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human resource management
- International business
- Marketing
- Supply chain management
- Technology project management
- Wealth management
- And more... within the international or technology-led market