International Business Economics and Management

Overview

The Master of International Business Economics and Management (Brussels) is a master programme for holders of a degree in a non-business economic or management discipline that prepares for a career in international business through the acquisition of business economic insights, knowledge and management skills.

The curriculum adopts a practical and business-oriented perspective, but still provides a thorough treatment, based in science, of major international business economic and management issues.

If you have direct access, you can follow the one-year Master’s programme. If you do not have direct access, you must first follow the 27 credits preparatory programme from September till January and start the Master’s programme in February.

Strengths

• Business-oriented: The strongly business-oriented programme gives you the opportunity to interface with the business world. You will be able to follow training sessions, visit companies and attend guest lectures by prominent business leaders (e.g. from the European Commission, PwC, Cargill, Ericsson, UPS, FIT, KBC, BRUcargo, etc.)
• International focus: You will develop intercultural management and negotiation skills that will prepare you for the global job market. You have the possibility to do a double degree programme with Toulouse School of Management. 
• Accessible with a non-business degree: The programme offers holders of a degree in a non-business economic discipline a thorough study of the generic business domains in an international context

Objectives

A graduate of the MIBEM programme

• Masters the economic principles that underlie the behaviour of consumers, producers, workers and employers, has insight into how different market types operate as well as in the macro-economic context of a company.
• Understands the structure and workings of businesses, and has insight into the various management aspects of business operations.
• Analyses the strategic opportunities and challenges of a business by using scientific frameworks and models.
• Has insight into different areas of business management and their interrelatedness.
• Understands accounting information and financial data and can use both to make policy decisions.
• Has insight into the international markets for goods, services, labour and capital, and applies economic analysis to European and global policies affecting these markets.
• Has insight into the risks and challenges that are inherent to company policies in an international context and proposes potential solutions to manage both.

The MIBEM programme prepares students for management positions in a number of sectors. However, your personal interest and prior education play a major role in your post-graduation path. Our graduates find employment in a broad range of sectors, including sales, marketing, planning, financial management and ICT. Other follow a career in banking and insurance, become skilled civil servants, work in one of the European institutions, or set up their own cutting-edge company.

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