Faculty of Economics and Business International Staff Training Week 2019 Ingeborg Vandenbulcke, Head of FEB International Office

Agenda Welcome Who are we? Programme Questions and Answers

Welcome

A highly ranked university #1 European university in the Reuters World Ranking of Most Innovative Universities (2016, 2017, 2018); #7 in the world (2018) #48 in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (2019) #81 in the QS World University Ranking (2018) #6 The sixth university in the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme #10 The tenth university in the ERC grants programme with over 110 projects

1425 KU Leuven founded by papal bull 1929 Start of the Economics programme 1897 Foundation of a School for Commercial and Consular Sciences (within the Law Faculty) 1950 Foundation of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences 1965 Foundation of KULAK campus in Kortrijk 1944 Start of the Business Engineering programme 1967 Start of the MBA programme 2002 Twelve university collges enter into an association with KU Leuven 1971 Seperate Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics 2006 Transformation from two to five research departments 1999 Participation in Vlerick Business School (MBA) 2012 Successful Research Assessment Exercise for FEB’s research departments and centres 2013 NVAO accreditation for all Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees & Intigration of Brussels and Antwerp campuses 2014 EQUIS accreditation 2017 EQUIS accreditation renewed for 5-years

An International Faculty 4 Campuses Antwerp, Brussels, Kortrijk, Leuven 7,294 Degree Students 1,675 International Students 450+ International exchange students 500+ Outbound exchange students

FEB’s Mission

Mission statement A FEB education aims to prepare students for successful entrepreneurial endeavours and careers in the corporate world, in national and international public policy-making, or in research. To achieve this the FEB offers high-quality, research-based degree programmes in the fields of both economics and business, and from Bachelor to PhD. Secondly, the FEB wants to foster research with high academic and societal impact, and high visibility in the corporate world. The FEB’s ambition is to be the leading learning and research community in Belgium and to excel in the different research subfields the school hosts, thereby deserving its high rank among the top of European schools of Economics and Business. To achieve these twin primary objectives, the FEB wants to develop a stimulating environment for staff and students, in which they feel free to develop their innovative, ethical and entrepreneurial expertise in education, research and business, whilst emphasizing the role of economic policy and business in the greater society and keeping a global focus through international exchanges and cooperation.

Vision on teaching and learning A FEB education aims to prepare students for successful entrepreneurial endeavours and careers in the corporate world, in national and international public policy-making, or in research. To achieve this the FEB offers high-quality, research-based degree programmes in the fields of both economics and business, and from bachelor to PhD. FEB … strives towards a mutual interaction between research and education; teaching is informed by research, and research is informed by teaching complements its study programmes with a wide range of curricular and extra- curricular activities intended to develop professional skills. A focus on immersion in real business, corporate or management environments completes the educational concept   explicitly focuses on interdisciplinarity, supplementing the study of (business) economics and administration with a considerable input from other disciplines, including the sciences and engineering sciences stimulates internationalization, as well as inward and outward mobility within an excellent network of international partners worldwide fosters the dialogue between all stakeholders in teaching and learning.

FEB’s Programme Portfolio

Core programmes taught in English MASTER (1 year) Business Administration In English 1/14 tracks General management tracks Leadership and Change Management (B) Sustainability Management (B) Strategic Business Management (A) Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (B) International Business (A) European and International Relations (B) European Public Management (B) Specialisation tracks A ccounting (B) Business Information Management (B) Corporate Finance (A) International and Sustainable Flinance (B) International Marketing Management (A) Strategic Marketing Management (B) Global Logistics and Port Management (A) MASTER (1 year) Business Economics In English Majors in: Entrepreneurship Financial Economics International Business, Strategy and Innovation Marketing Accounting and Financial Management MASTER (1 year) Economics In English Specialisation in: Resesarch in Economics Financial Economics General Economics BA (3 years) Business Administration In English Business studies focusing on strategy, management and entrepreneurship, taught to an international group of students BA (3 years) Business Economics Dutch programme, with many courses taught in English Economic issues and problems related to business organisation, management, strategy and entrepreneurship BA (3 years) Economics Dutch programme, with many courses taught in English A solid education across the field of economics, encouraging logical thought and detailed analysis of economic issues BA Brussels MA Brussels & Antwerp Leuven Leuven

Core programmes taught in English MASTER (2 years-120 ECTS) Business Engineering In English Majors Brussels Quantitative Data Analytics Technology and Innovation Management Finance Majors Leuven Accounting and Financial Management Risk and Finance Marketing Production and Logistics Data Science and Business Analytics Industry, Global Value Chains and New Technologies Technology and Entrepreneurship MASTER (2 years-120 ECTS) Business and Information Systems Engineering In English Specialisations: Architecture, Infrastructure and Big Data Data Science Information Systems and Technology/Entrepreneurship IS and Human/Computer Communication IS and Production/Logistics IS and Marketing IS and Accountancy/Finance/Risk BA (3 years) Business Engineering Dutch programme, with many courses taught in English Business Studies combining management science and business economics with technology and engineering BA (3 years) Business and Information Systems Engineering Dutch programme, with many courses taught in English Business Studies with a focus on management science and information systems (Brussels and) Leuven Leuven

Master programmes taught in English Leuven Master of Science in Information Management 1 year - 60 ECTS Non-technical training in information management, with an emphasis on the efficient and effective application and management of information technology in various business contexts Master of Science in Financial Economics Master of Science in Actuarial and Financial Engineering 2 years - 120 ECTS Expanding students’ understanding of current and future problems and solutions in insurance and banking; focus on up-to-date, sound and advanced financial, actuarial and statistical skills (Advanced ) Master of Science in Advanced Studies in Economics 1 year - 60 ECTS Programme which takes students with an economic background closer to the research frontier in economics; advanced theoretical and empirical tools to analyse concrete economic problems Brussels Master of Science in International Business Economics and Management 1 year - 60 ECTS (up to 27 ECTS prep. programme) Programme targeting non-economic academic graduates, offering a deep insight into all major disciplines of business economics and management. Strong international focus. Master of Science in Advanced Studies in Economics

Admission Requirements General admission Bachelor’s: high school diploma that grants access to research-based higher education in country of issue Master’s: first degree which is equivalent to the Flemish degree Language test IELTS 7.0 (min. Subscores 6.0) TOEFL iBT94/PBT575/CBT233 (min. subscores 20) CAE/CPE: overall score 180 GMAT/GRE Required for all master programmes (score varies per programme) for non-EEA students SAT/ACT Required for bachelor programme for non-EEA students APS certificate for Chinese students

Academic Calendar 2018-2019 Autumn Term (First Semester) Orientation Days Week of 17 September Opening Academic Year 24 September Teaching starts 25 September Teaching Ends 22 December Exam Revision 7-10 January Exam Period (1st semester courses) 11 January – 2 February Mid-year Break 3-10 February

Academic Calendar 2018-2019 Spring Term (Second Semester) Orientation Days Exchange Students Week of 6 February Teaching starts 11 February Easter Break 6-22 April Exam Revision 25 May – 6 June Exam Period (2nd semester courses) 7-27 June Exam Retake Period (1st and 2nd semester courses) 17 August – 7 September

FEB’s Research

A highly ranked university Faculty Centres Centre for Economics and Ethics (CEE) Research Centre on Insurance and Financial Risk Management (LRISK) Behavioral Economics and Engineering (BEE) Centre of Expertise on Labour Market Monitoring (CELM) Centre for Research and Development Monitoring (ECOOM) Leuven Economics of Education Research (LEER) Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS) Research Centre for Regional Economics (VIVES) Fields of Research Accountancy, Finance and Insurance Economics Decision Sciences and Information Management Management, Strategy and Innovation Marketing Sustainability Work and Organisation Studies

Top journals in which faculty published (2016-2018 – Sample) American Economic Review Academy of Management Annals Accounting, Organisations and Society Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application American Political Science Review Decision Support Systems Econometrica Enterprise Information Systems European Journal of Operational Research Food Policy Global Environmental Change Journal of Accounting & Economics Journal of Financial Economics Journal of Economic Geography Journal of Informetrics Journal of Management Journal of Management Studies Journal of Marketing Journal of Statistical Software Management Science MIT Sloan Management Review Nature Operations Research Organization Studies Research Policy Review of Economics and Statistics Science Strategic Management Journal The Review of Economic Studies Transportation Research Part B

Research Chairs

Research and Valorisation Characteristics Rigorous research with high academic impact, while relevant to policy, business and society as a whole Commitment to a bottom-up approach for research, combined with quality assurance and evaluation A broad spectrum of disciplines that contribute to a true multidisciplinary character of the Faculty A balance between fundamental and applied research and strong cross-pollination with education, policy and government, and the corporate world Three structured doctoral programmes that guarantee a high level and quality of PhD graduates leading to impressive placement Faculty of Business and Economics - 2018

FEB Internationalisation

International Policy Plan 2018-2022 Provide a truly international experience to our students and staff and to connect them to global markets and opportunities, while making sure that our stakeholders know about it and value it. Attract and fully integrate top performing international faculty Attract excellent PhD students and support their (international) placement Recruit well performing international degree students and create leverage for quality of education Develop ‘globally competent’ graduates Ensure embedding in international networks and enhance global visibility of FEB

FEB Student Mobility 140 exchange agreements in Europe 60 exchange agreements outside Europe Partner criteria: Ranking: top 200 global rankings (THE, QS or other) + subject rankings; or top in country (International) accreditations (epas/equis, AACSB) + FT listings International outlook, network and activity Programme matches: preference to partners with multiple DD opportunities Multi (bi) lingual campus Attractivity to students in terms of location (and expected reciprocity) Potential for structural collaboration Programme % Business Administration (Antw., Eng.) 33.3% Business Administration (Brus., Eng.) 53.8% Business Economics (Leuv., Eng.) 43.2% Economics (Leuv., Eng.) 35.3% Economics, Law and Business (Leuv., Dut.) 60.0% Economics (Leuv., Dut.) 50.0% Business Engineering (Brus, Dut.) 61.5% Business Administration (Antw. Dut.) 20.2% Business Administration (Brus., Dut.) 19.3% EHS (Brus., Dut.) 35.7% Business Engineering (Leuv., Dut.) 59.5% Business & IS Engineering (Leuv., Dut.) 70.6% Business Economics (Leuv., Dut.) 32.6%   Campus Brussels Campus Leuven Campus Antwerp Total in out 2013-2014 153 96 158 255 22 26 333 377 2014-2015 168 125 239 276 19 32 426 433 2015-2016 152 114 268 317 17 24 437 455 2016-2017 113 79 290 295 9 46 412 420 2017-2018 86 372 36 494 Faculty of Economics and Business

FEB Student Mobility 140 exchange agreements in Europe 60 exchange agreements outside Europe Partner criteria: Ranking: top 200 global rankings (THE, QS or other) + subject rankings; or top in country (International) accreditations (epas/equis, AACSB) + FT listings International outlook, network and activity Programme matches: preference to partners with multiple DD opportunities Multi (bi) lingual campus Attractivity to students in terms of location (and expected reciprocity) Potential for structural collaboration Programme % Business Administration (Antw., Eng.) 33.3% Business Administration (Brus., Eng.) 53.8% Business Economics (Leuv., Eng.) 43.2% Economics (Leuv., Eng.) 35.3% Economics, Law and Business (Leuv., Dut.) 60.0% Economics (Leuv., Dut.) 50.0% Business Engineering (Brus, Dut.) 61.5% Business Administration (Antw. Dut.) 20.2% Business Administration (Brus., Dut.) 19.3% EHS (Brus., Dut.) 35.7% Business Engineering (Leuv., Dut.) 59.5% Business & IS Engineering (Leuv., Dut.) 70.6% Business Economics (Leuv., Dut.) 32.6%   Campus Brussels Campus Leuven Campus Antwerp Total In out in Out 2013-2014 153 96 158 255 22 26 333 377 2014-2015 168 125 239 276 19 32 426 433 2015-2016 152 114 268 317 17 24 437 455 2016-2017 113 79 290 295 9 46 412 420 2017-2018 123 89 328 375 12 44 463 508 2018-2019 166 80 281 368 45 456 493 Faculty of Economics and Business

FEB’s Partner Network 2018

Europe Inside Out 2019 FEB’s Short Term Programme Time: July 1-14 2019 Registration deadline: May 1 2019 Place: Leuven Focus: Europe Modules: Doing business with Europe(ans) Politics and policies in Europe Social and cultural interactions Innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe More info

International Alumni Chapters 11 International Alumni Chapters in 4 continents ± 55,000 international alumni Characteristics of an international alumni chapter » Mission: promote, support and develop initiatives that foster links and relations between alumni, students, researchers, … » Ambassadors of KU Leuven » Led by a steering committee of local volunteers » Open network: no membership, no fee

International networks Prominent position in European higher academic education One of the leading research institutions in Europe 21 European research universities Established in 2002 Approximately 850 institutions in 47 countries Established in 2001 37 European multi-disciplinary universities Established in 1985

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